About The New WordPress Theme
A lot of people have been asking me lately “Where did you get your theme?” “Who designed it?” “Can I use it on my blog too?”
Actually, this post about the new design was only half the story. You see, I ordered a PSD blog design from Design Guru Ryan for $250 to get a completely unique one. His first concept was this:
Although the design was clearly unique, the colors didn’t blend that well and some parts of the blog did not get that much importance like the signup box – that I wanted to prioritize.
After receiving the design, I requested a full revision with the colors I wanted and some more fine tunning. I then got this second one:
I was stunned with the sparkle of the red shadings so I said to myself “This must be it”. Although I didn’t feel that much comfortable with the logo and the featured post box, it was cluttering the whole concept but so far I was satisfied. I sent the payment and let the design sit for about a week.
After that, I browsed for some inspirations for the puny lil’ feed button. Then I saw Freelance Switch’s tucked in RSS. I emailed Collis and asked his permission. Luckily he agreed for me to take the idea.
I also wanted a simpler, less graphic heavy design so I reduced the colors in the header, content and footer. (Design Guru Ryan can’t edit because I only paid for two concepts only) Without further ado, here’s what my photoshop skills worked out:
There you have it folks, Carl Ocab 2.0!
About The Logo
You can read it in the middle part of this post.
Can You Use It On Your Blog?
It’s like asking Google “Can I use your logo?” – Of course that would be a big NO.
Like my logo, my theme has been established as one of my blog’s brand. Giving it away would degrade and devalue my brand – and what the heck? I paid for it.
WordPress Theme For Bloggers?
Since I’ve seen a lot of people on the hunt for themes like mine, I will create a theme for bloggers and it will probably be available for download next month.
If you have suggestions, feature requests, I would appreciate if you could drop a comment below.
Update: It has arrived, the Ultimate Blogging Theme.
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12 Comments Add yours
February 25, 2008
9:35 pm #comment-1
Design turned out really well Carl and I can’t believe you got it so cheap.
Mine cost me around $1,000 with the logo too!
August 19, 2010
4:58 pm #comment-2
Wow! A thousand bucks for a site? 0_0 I got mine for only $50!
Hope you get lots of profit from yours though.
February 26, 2008
1:24 pm #comment-3
He did a really good job with the concepts. If you have those designs carl, please give me an email;)
February 26, 2008
4:05 pm #comment-4
You got a VERY VERY good price on this theme. I love it! Very simple :)
-Mike
February 26, 2008
4:30 pm #comment-5
People are retarded for asking to get the theme for free…. Why don’t they get it?
February 28, 2008
2:02 am #comment-6
If I hadn’t seen this evolution to Carl 2.0, I’d swear it was inspired by another great blog: http://www.Copyblogger.com
Nice site Carl. Just subscribed.
February 28, 2008
4:28 am #comment-7
I love seeing the design process and how things started, and how they ended!! nice design!
March 30, 2008
5:55 am #comment-8
Very nice looking site.
May 9, 2008
3:48 am #comment-9
wow…sure look very kewl, i want one!hehe….
October 22, 2008
7:28 pm #comment-10
I like the last design but I think the colors of the first design is more appropriate for your niche.
November 1, 2008
4:06 am #comment-11
Thats a great looking blog, just paid for your ultimate blogging theme.
July 15, 2010
2:59 pm #comment-12
I think, you have brought a professional look for your blog that Design Guru Ryan could not do. However, the template lacks 3D look. Can you add some glossy images in the header section to make it look better?