Topic: Allyouneedislists.com

Hello people,

I thought I'd share my enthusiasm for the great Arras theme in here by showing my website:

http://allyouneedislists.com/

The site has been active for quite some time now and has seen some different layouts and themes in the past, but Arras really sticks. I made some minor adjustments, mainly some CSS shadowy effects, but kept it quite default overall.

Anyone got any more cool tips on how to style the site? Of course some feedback on the content would be nice as well smile


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oh and by the way: since my site consists of content of any subject as long as it's written in the form of a list, maybe it would be cool to make a list of like the "Top 10 Wordpress Sites Using Arras Theme" or something. I'll go ahead and browse this Theme Showcase category to see what's out there. If you think your customized Arras website got what it takes, just post yours here.

Last edited by duckbilljones (2010-12-31 03:33:17)

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here's the list of themes that caught my eye in this Theme Showcase forum:
http://allyouneedislists.com/technology … ras-theme/

If you think yours should definitely be on this list, feel free to post it in the comments on the website or reply to this thread

in the meantime I would also like to hear what you think about my (minor) alterations to the Arras Theme

Re: Allyouneedislists.com

duckbilljones wrote:

Hello people,

I thought I'd share my enthusiasm for the great Arras theme in here by showing my website:

http://allyouneedislists.com/

The site has been active for quite some time now and has seen some different layouts and themes in the past, but Arras really sticks. I made some minor adjustments, mainly some CSS shadowy effects, but kept it quite default overall.

Anyone got any more cool tips on how to style the site? Of course some feedback on the content would be nice as well smile


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oh and by the way: since my site consists of content of any subject as long as it's written in the form of a list, maybe it would be cool to make a list of like the "Top 10 Wordpress Sites Using Arras Theme" or something. I'll go ahead and browse this Theme Showcase category to see what's out there. If you think your customized Arras website got what it takes, just post yours here.

Very nice, I'm impressed !

Could you please tell me how to obtain the shadowy grey background of your site?

Thanks in advance!


Max

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soli003 wrote:

Very nice, I'm impressed !

Could you please tell me how to obtain the shadowy grey background of your site?

Thanks in advance!


Max

hi Max,

Thanks for looking smile

The shadowy background is simply made in Photoshop. I could make you one if you want. Just show me to your website and let me know how dark and high you want to shadow to be.

Last edited by duckbilljones (2010-12-31 13:57:18)

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duckbilljones wrote:
soli003 wrote:

Very nice, I'm impressed !

Could you please tell me how to obtain the shadowy grey background of your site?

Thanks in advance!


Max

hi Max,

Thanks for looking smile

The shadowy background is simply made in Photoshop. I could make you one if you want. Just show me to your website and let me know how dark and high you want to shadow to be.

Thank you !

I'm working on my site here:
http://prova.playitusa.com/wordpress/

It's still a work in progress, so I can experiment !

I'm still looking for a nice background and also for a nice header-background that could match with the site background!

Thanks in advance !


Max

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soli003 wrote:
duckbilljones wrote:
soli003 wrote:

Very nice, I'm impressed !

Could you please tell me how to obtain the shadowy grey background of your site?

Thanks in advance!


Max

hi Max,

Thanks for looking smile

The shadowy background is simply made in Photoshop. I could make you one if you want. Just show me to your website and let me know how dark and high you want to shadow to be.

Thank you !

I'm working on my site here:
http://prova.playitusa.com/wordpress/

It's still a work in progress, so I can experiment !

I'm still looking for a nice background and also for a nice header-background that could match with the site background!

Thanks in advance !


Max

okay thanks mate, I'll have a look tomorrow. I have to survive New Years Eve first though smile

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Max,

here's an example of a shadow-sprite-kinda-thingy. Because your site is nice and bright, it wouldn't be cool to use a shadow too big and too out there. If you still want that I can make something else of course.

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and here's a screenshot of the settings in the Arras theme options

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duckbilljones wrote:

Max,

here's an example of a shadow-sprite-kinda-thingy. Because your site is nice and bright, it wouldn't be cool to use a shadow too big and too out there. If you still want that I can make something else of course.

Very nice!
It fits perfectly!

So, I see you sure have great ability and style with graphics so... can you help me with the header-background?

My site is about american sports, but I need a better header background: have you any ideas?

Thanks in advance!


Max
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http://prova.playitusa.com/wordpress/

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nice, glad you like it.

By the way, you now changed the background color as well smile the shadow sprite is transparent, so you can choose any color (I believe yours was white before)

What kind of header background are you looking for? I actually think the current one is pretty cool

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duckbilljones wrote:

nice, glad you like it.

By the way, you now changed the background color as well smile the shadow sprite is transparent, so you can choose any color (I believe yours was white before)

What kind of header background are you looking for? I actually think the current one is pretty cool

Yes, it was white before but I tried to use the grey I saw in your screenshot and it was good !

I'm not so sure about the header background, I think colors perhaps doesn't fit well with rest of the page... maybe flag's colors should be turned a little grey...

Or maybe a better header background could be a background image of an american skyline, maybe NY...

Any ideas?

Max

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how about a header background like this (see attachement)?

When you use the same logo, though, the background will be way too bright. Give it a try and I'll see how to make it more readable.

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Do you have the PSD for the logo you have so I can make it a bit more compatible with the background?

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duckbilljones wrote:

how about a header background like this (see attachement)?

When you use the same logo, though, the background will be way too bright. Give it a try and I'll see how to make it more readable.

Wonderful !!!!

You're great !!

Anyway, here's my psd file, if you need it...

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soli003 wrote:
duckbilljones wrote:

how about a header background like this (see attachement)?

When you use the same logo, though, the background will be way too bright. Give it a try and I'll see how to make it more readable.

Wonderful !!!!

You're great !!

Anyway, here's my psd file, if you need it...

you should definitely keep it this way, you're current logo owns and is still very readable (I thought it might blend in with the new header background) Good luck mate  cool

Re: Allyouneedislists.com

duckbilljones wrote:
soli003 wrote:
duckbilljones wrote:

how about a header background like this (see attachement)?

When you use the same logo, though, the background will be way too bright. Give it a try and I'll see how to make it more readable.

Wonderful !!!!

You're great !!

Anyway, here's my psd file, if you need it...

you should definitely keep it this way, you're current logo owns and is still very readable (I thought it might blend in with the new header background) Good luck mate  cool

Thank you very much for all !!!

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done some more editing, came up with a bit simpler design. What do you think?

http://allyouneedislists.com

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duckbilljones wrote:

done some more editing, came up with a bit simpler design. What do you think?

http://allyouneedislists.com

Great job, very clean and professional !!

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Nice list of sites powered by the theme. smile

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zy wrote:

Nice list of sites powered by the theme. smile

thanks Zy, maybe you could showcase it somewhere for people to see what this theme can do?

Anyway, now that the site is picking up more and more traffic and there's a daily/weekly stream of new content, I found out the site was getting slower and slower by the day. I now signed up for Amazon S3/Cloudfront and set up CDN through the W3 Total Cache plugin.

Please have a look and tell me what you think. Also please tell me from what country you're viewing the site and how you experience browsing speed on http://www.allyouneedislists.com

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duckbilljones wrote:
zy wrote:

Nice list of sites powered by the theme. smile

thanks Zy, maybe you could showcase it somewhere for people to see what this theme can do?

Anyway, now that the site is picking up more and more traffic and there's a daily/weekly stream of new content, I found out the site was getting slower and slower by the day. I now signed up for Amazon S3/Cloudfront and set up CDN through the W3 Total Cache plugin.

Please have a look and tell me what you think. Also please tell me from what country you're viewing the site and how you experience browsing speed on http://www.allyouneedislists.com

From Italy: it takes 3 seconds, then it loads well.

What about that Amazon service? Is it expensive or cheap? Is it user frienldy or for nerds?
I knew it exist but I don't know much about it.

Right now, I'm on a VPS (knownhost.com) ...


Max

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thanks for your reply mate, 3 seconds is pretty acceptable. Earlier this week it was getting slow as hell.

It took some time to figure it all out, because although W3 Total Cache Plugin for WP is pretty straight forward, Amazon itself is actually very confusing at times.

The service shouldn't be too expensive: currently all traffic for allyouneedislists consumes about 15-25gb/month. That multplied by $0,15/gb = about 3 to 4 USD per month.

We'll see how it goes.

Re: Allyouneedislists.com

duckbilljones wrote:

here's the list of themes that caught my eye in this Theme Showcase forum:
http://allyouneedislists.com/technology … ras-theme/

If you think yours should definitely be on this list, feel free to post it in the comments on the website or reply to this thread

in the meantime I would also like to hear what you think about my (minor) alterations to the Arras Theme

Heavily Customized 1 page layout, much different from the rest. Let me know if you think it can meet your criteria.
www.jenkemmag.com/home

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I am very impressed with the way you have done your site. It looks like something I have wanted to do but never had the 'graphics' talent!

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elements23 wrote:

Heavily Customized 1 page layout, much different from the rest. Let me know if you think it can meet your criteria.
www.jenkemmag.com/home

awesome style man, I really like the magazine feel you created. Added to the list!

chrismaheu wrote:

I am very impressed with the way you have done your site. It looks like something I have wanted to do but never had the 'graphics' talent!

thanks for the kind words mate. There actually aren't many graphical skills involved, most is CSS based around the awesomeness of the theme smile