Rainmaker provides a smorgasbord of StudioPress themes that you can choose with the click of a button.
But how do you pick the right one for you and your site? And how do you make simple customizations once you have chosen it?
Rainmaker Digital Lead Designer Rafal Tomal joined Jerod in this session to give you the insight you need to make this important choice.
Agenda — Timestamps have been included for your convenience:
- Rafal Tomal (00:02:00)
- Rafal’s first point (00:02:48)
- Design with Rainmaker (00:05:04)
- A quick tip to start … (00:06:43)
- Agenda (00:09:55)
- Start with content (00:11:07)
- Step one: Pick a basic theme (00:11:21)
- Step two: Use the sample posts and pages (00:12:19)
- Step three: Create samples specific to your content (00:12:41)
- Which theme is best for long paragraphs? (00:17:04)
- How a post is set up on two different sites (00:19:00)
- Why you should plan ahead (00:20:06)
- Step four: Choose your theme (00:22:17)
- Identify your brand’s feeling (00:23:36)
- Create a mood board (00:26:56)
- Tweak the theme to fit the feeling (00:31:35)
- Step one: Go to the Appearance editor (00:32:08)
- Step two: Changing your colors (00:33:21)
- Step three: Change the backstretch/background images (00:37:53)
- Step four: Change the header image (00:45:09)
- Step five: Edit content areas (00:52:19)
- Take advantage of the live preview option (00:56:34)
- Rafal’s favorites (01:01:42)
- Demo showing the versatility of Rainmaker themes (01:06:27)
Helpful Resources
- Edit image sizes online with Canva
- W3Schools CSS Tutorial and Guide