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August 26, 2013 at 7:37 pm #58975jtorresMember
I am looking at having my site designed by one person, getting he PSD files and handing them over to someone who does their magic and turns it into the child theme.
My questions are:
1) The person creating the PSD, are they who make the site responsive, or is that the person who slices it into a child theme?2) When looking for someone to slice it into a child theme, do they need to have any "specific" experience, such as that this will be for a site running Genesis, or any other things such as HTML5, CSS3, etc....basically I need to know what experiences I need to look for in my freelancer.
3) Considering Genesis is a theme, I understand I cannot just purchase a theme, it has to be a child theme...is it possible to buy a "theme" and turn it into a child theme?
And lastly, not sure if this is allowed in the forums, but as you can see I am searching for someone capable to do this.
August 26, 2013 at 8:00 pm #58980Gary JonesMember1. Generally the developer, and it should really happen once you've got some content in place, but if the designer wants to suggest how a narrow screen might look, then that may help the developer.
2. If they are creating your design as a Genesis child theme, then they should definitely have experience and an understanding of Genesis. It's all too easy for those not experienced with Genesis to either get into a mess when the pressure is on, or end up hacking Genesis itself which will only lead to trouble for you later on (i.e. Genesis gets an update and all your styling is wiped out - I've heard stories of this happening).
The other thing a developer wants to know is the minimum browser you want to cater for. If you ask for IE6 or 7 (or even 8 for some developers), expect to pay more. If you want HTML5, then say so, but any decent developer will be doing it with that anyway, especially now Genesis 2.0 has got all the microdata goodness that comes with having a HTML5 child theme.3. No need to purchase a theme. A child theme is basically a functions.php file and a style.css file. Most developers have their own starting theme that they have semi-customised already anyway, but otherwise you can start with the free Sample theme (see your my.studiopress.com downloads list) - developers working with Genesis will know of this already anyway.
4. I'm not sure there is a jobs board anymore, but posting here is fine. I think there is also a list of Studiopress Recommended developers, and you could also try the author of community themes. Otherwise, hit #genesiswp on Twitter with a request and folks will come forward to you.
WordPress Engineer, and key contributor the Genesis Framework | @GaryJ
August 26, 2013 at 8:56 pm #58987jtorresMemberThanks Gary,
I have someone who is doing the design portion (PSD's), so I will need someone to turn it into a child theme. I might have to do as you suggested and hit #genesiswp on Twitter with my project request.One other question, if I decide to not use my resource for the design of the site, could I just use one like this for example http://themeforest.net/item/rgen-opencart-modern-store-design/2228135?WT.ac=category_thumb&WT.seg_1=category_thumb&WT.z_author=R_GENESIS and just hand it over to whomever is going to turn it into a child theme?
August 27, 2013 at 12:49 am #59003Gary JonesMemberIn this case, yes, that looks to have sufficient views to get the bulk of the work done. Usually, designers might only provide a view of the home page, but then the developer has to ask what a post looks like, or a landing page etc. Try not to leave the developer with any questions for what they should or should not be doing.
WordPress Engineer, and key contributor the Genesis Framework | @GaryJ
August 27, 2013 at 4:14 pm #59119jtorresMemberGary, thanks for your help....one problem, I never used Twitter, in order to post a message to #genesiswp so everyone an see it, what do I do just compose a new tweet and in the beginning enter #genesiswp and then my message?
August 27, 2013 at 5:31 pm #59130Gary JonesMemberYes. The #genesiswp hashtag doesn't have to come at the start - middle or end is fine as well.
You may also like to join the Genesis groups on Google+, Facebook and LinkedIn to ensure you catch as many people as possible.
WordPress Engineer, and key contributor the Genesis Framework | @GaryJ
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