IMNS » site template http://www.iamnatesmith.com Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:18:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Mojo Themes, the ThemeForest Alternative http://www.iamnatesmith.com/mojo-themes-the-themeforest-alternative/ http://www.iamnatesmith.com/mojo-themes-the-themeforest-alternative/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:01:41 +0000 imns http://www.iamnatesmith.com/?p=134 Mojo Themes, a fairly new site that is loosely modeled after ThemeForest. So far my first impressions are very good. I like the layout and the site design is pretty awesome with some nice vector illustrations in the background. I had a chance to talk with one of the owners and he was a super nice guy, which counts for a lot in my book. Here are some of my observations about the site so far.]]> I recently signed up at Mojo Themes, a fairly new site that is loosely modeled after ThemeForest.  So far my first impressions are very good.  I like the layout and the site design is pretty awesome with some nice vector illustrations in the background. I had a chance to talk with one of the owners and he was a super nice guy, which counts for a lot in my book.  Here are some of my observations about the site so far.

What they offer?

You can purchase WordPress, HTML/CSS, Tumblr, PSD , Email and Magento templates.   They do have a link to a "more " section that currently has nothing under it, so I assume they are planning on offering more in the future.  As of right now, the selection is pretty small, but in time I am sure that will change soon as people find out about the site and their templates.  The templates they do offer seem pretty well made with the high quality designs you expect from an upscale market place like this.

What's the same?

A lot of the site is the same as ThemeForest.  Most of the categories, the quality of themes and the overall structure of the site is very similar.  One thing I have noticed is that the organization of Mojo Themes is a lot better than ThemeForest and I personally like the design of the site a lot more.

What's different?

The first thing I noticed is that they don't have a "friends" feature built in,  which to me is great.  So many sites now-a-days have social networking features built into them, when it's out of place and not needed.  I have friends on facebook, which makes sense.  On a site like this, it's really just a pain in the butt and to much time out of my day to build up a friend list.

Like I said before, things seems to be laid out better and in more user friendly locations.

One more thing...

I had to throw this two cents in before I finished.  The support for the site is awesome.  I emailed these guys at almost 1am and got a reply in less than 5 minutes and they were super nice.  I then made a suggestion about the site and they literally changed it on the spot, right away.  It's hard to find really good support like that on the web and I was very impressed.

In conclusion

Overall, I hope this site takes off because it's really well done.  Hats off to the founders JR Farr and Brady Nord for doing such a great job creating the site and I wish you the best of luck with it.

Also, I would like to point out that this is a totally unbiased review and I was not paid or contacted by mojo themes to write it.

]]> http://www.iamnatesmith.com/mojo-themes-the-themeforest-alternative/feed/ 3 Vibrant*Foto – A free site template with a portfolio http://www.iamnatesmith.com/vibrantfoto-a-free-site-template/ http://www.iamnatesmith.com/vibrantfoto-a-free-site-template/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:36:28 +0000 imns http://www.iamnatesmith.com/?p=36 Vibrant*Foto is a colorful template that is a prefect base for a creative professional.

DemoDownload

Key features of the template:

  • Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional and CSS 2.1 tableless files
  • 6 PHP template files
    • Home Page
    • Projects Page
    • Individual Project Page
    • Static Text Page (About Us)
    • FAQ Page
    • Contact Page (Fully Functional)
  • Fully degradable dropdown menus powered by jQuery
  • Portfolio page with jQuery powered lightbox
  • Cross Browser Support (IE6+, FireFox, Chrome, Opera, Safari)
  • SSI Includes for Easy Updating
  • Custom Logo (PSD Included)
  • Layout PSD Included
  • Well Documented Code
  • Working Contact Form with Server Side Validation

Extra Heading Images and Buttons

Here is a list of all of the heading images included with this template

You can preview them by going to about us >> extra stuff in the demo

  • about us
  • vibrant*blog
  • contact
  • featured
  • features
  • hosting
  • mail
  • mailing*list
  • personalized
  • pricing
  • process
  • resources
  • vibrant*support
  • testimonials

There are also a couple of extra graphical buttons included that aren't shown in the demo.

  • Mailing List
  • Search the Site
  • Specials
  • Buy Now
  • Online Demo

Support

The download comes with really great documentation.  The docs are located in the "help-files" folder, just open up "read-me.html".  Please look through the help files before posting any issues here.  Of course, if you do find a bug please let me know about it.

License

All of the Vibrant*Foto code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.

It would also be cool if you kept the "Designed By: IMNS"  link in the footer, but I understand that sometimes it's just not as awesome to do that.

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