Here’s the screencast (11 MB) of the install of Canvas and the Kiwi theme.
Canvas Installed – The Movie
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2 responses to “Canvas Installed – The Movie”
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This is very cool indeed, and a classic example of “state the need (or idea, or function), and then find or invent the technology to meet it.” Drag-and-drop modular site design for blogs. That’s it. Very simple. And very powerful in its ramifications.
Thanks for this experiment, and for the characteristically engaging and informative screencast.
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[…] So the inimitable Jim Groom beat me too it (commenting on the previous post), by referring to my new theme. I don’t think I made an announcement for every new theme so far, but the new one has a purpose. The old one that I announced previously was becoming an eyesore frankly. Oh, that neon-green stage of my life. It was based on Canvas, which I (and Martha) thought would “catch fire” because it added drag and drop customizability. Well, it still hasn’t gone anywhere really, and Automattic is “widgetizing” everything. The WordPress Theme site allows you to search for “widget ready” themes and I narrowed it down to a few. I wasn’t looking for the perfect theme, just one that had a basic structure that I could customize. I settled on Coffee Spot. The banner is a photo that I took of the facade and columns of the building that I work in at UMW, DuPont Hall. […]
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