Comments on: Preliminary Sketch of Mimbo 2.0 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/ Web Design + Development Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: miami auto repair http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2127 miami auto repair Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:15:17 +0000 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2127 I have to say that, Mimbo 2.0 is more that I spected, the plataform and appereance in general. Now I've been implemeting ths on my on and the results make me happy!! Your job is really really good, thanks!!! I have to say that, Mimbo 2.0 is more that I spected, the plataform and appereance in general.
Now I’ve been implemeting ths on my on and the results make me happy!!
Your job is really really good, thanks!!!

]]> By: Corinne http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2126 Corinne Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:52:47 +0000 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2126 How do I add a Lead Story? How do I add a Lead Story?

]]> By: ANte http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2125 ANte Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:11:20 +0000 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2125 nice template, but can you tell me how to insert the big picture on the frontpage? Don't know where in the post I should insert it. nice template, but can you tell me how to insert the big picture on the frontpage? Don’t know where in the post I should insert it.

]]> By: MIkael Jaeger Jensen http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2124 MIkael Jaeger Jensen Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:56:40 +0000 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2124 Hi. As a graphic designer/magazine designer i am really exited by this new interest in magazine styles for word press. Its something i have been thinking about a lot but my own lack of coding skills have made it difficult to get any where so i love your creation. I am my self in search of something more "magazine" like http://www.pandamagazine.se. For me a lot of the word press magazine style themes are more like a News paper style (front page is txt heavy). If you pick up a magazine (life style or other wiser) what dominates is the images and catchy headlines (Check out esquire magazine) I wish that this could be transfered to word press. And a way to make articles appear on the front with a large header image and when a new post is added it takes the old onces place and pushes the old one down the page and displays a smaller image. ok im ranting :) I think you are doing a great job and i cant wait to have a look at the next version of the theme! Cheers Mikael Hi.

As a graphic designer/magazine designer i am really exited by this new interest in magazine styles for word press. Its something i have been thinking about a lot but my own lack of coding skills have made it difficult to get any where so i love your creation. I am my self in search of something more “magazine” like http://www.pandamagazine.se. For me a lot of the word press magazine style themes are more like a News paper style (front page is txt heavy).

If you pick up a magazine (life style or other wiser) what dominates is the images and catchy headlines (Check out esquire magazine) I wish that this could be transfered to word press. And a way to make articles appear on the front with a large header image and when a new post is added it takes the old onces place and pushes the old one down the page and displays a smaller image. ok im ranting :)

I think you are doing a great job and i cant wait to have a look at the next version of the theme!

Cheers
Mikael

]]> By: Kimmono http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2123 Kimmono Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:51:15 +0000 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2123 I cant wait for this one to come out! :) Any chance you can add a email list so that I will be notified when it is ready for release? I cant wait for this one to come out! :)

Any chance you can add a email list so that I will be notified when it is ready for release?

]]> By: Jim Edwards http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2122 Jim Edwards Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:50:53 +0000 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2122 Love Mimbo 1. We started implementing it two months ago for our church newsletter. 2.0 looks great, but I must admit, and I'm only speaking from how we use it. Not having the main article hit you in the face with alot of text on the home page would be a real limitation for us. Obviously our main article is a letter from our Head Pastor which is definitely the most read and wanted article. The other articles are used to inform and draw our congregation into service. I'd be interested to see a mock up with more text from the main article. Just a thought, I realize we may not be using it in a conventional way. Great work. an amazing template that really hit EXACTLY what I was looking for. Love Mimbo 1. We started implementing it two months ago for our church newsletter. 2.0 looks great, but I must admit, and I’m only speaking from how we use it. Not having the main article hit you in the face with alot of text on the home page would be a real limitation for us. Obviously our main article is a letter from our Head Pastor which is definitely the most read and wanted article. The other articles are used to inform and draw our congregation into service. I’d be interested to see a mock up with more text from the main article.

Just a thought, I realize we may not be using it in a conventional way.

Great work. an amazing template that really hit EXACTLY what I was looking for.

]]> By: David Tames http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2121 David Tames Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:55:56 +0000 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2121 This is an excellent theme and I suspect 2.0 will become a popular foundation to base other themes on, and the idea of starting with a minimalist, highly functional skeleton is appealing. For simple magazines, this might show how WordPress can be a very effective and minimalist alternative to more complex tools like Drupal, which of course is more powerful, but the simplicty of WordPress for simple sites is an attractive feature, not a limitation. This is an excellent theme and I suspect 2.0 will become a popular foundation to base other themes on, and the idea of starting with a minimalist, highly functional skeleton is appealing. For simple magazines, this might show how WordPress can be a very effective and minimalist alternative to more complex tools like Drupal, which of course is more powerful, but the simplicty of WordPress for simple sites is an attractive feature, not a limitation.

]]> By: G http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2120 G Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:40:52 +0000 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2120 this is great news. cant wait. this is great news.
cant wait.

]]> By: Matthew Clapp http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2119 Matthew Clapp Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:10:04 +0000 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2119 Can't wait. This is an excellent theme. If you could add more configuration options in the admin, I think this would be even more popular than it already is. Can’t wait. This is an excellent theme. If you could add more configuration options in the admin, I think this would be even more popular than it already is.

]]> By: Darren http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2118 Darren Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:22:57 +0000 http://www.darrenhoyt.com/2007/09/23/preliminary-sketch-of-mimbo-20/#comment-2118 Nomar: Keep in mind, Mimbo contains no images - all presentation is handled by the CSS. So, changing the header styling from lines to background colors is a very simple edit, and when the time comes I urge people to get creative with it. Mimbo was only ever meant to be a skeleton, not so much a true 'design'. If you're wondering, the lines and dashes were inspired by some of my favorite magazine-layouts like <a href="http://www.variety.com/" rel="nofollow">Variety</a>, <a href="http://www.stocktemple.com/" rel="nofollow">Stock Temple</a> and <a href="http://www.portfolio.com/" rel="nofollow">Portfolio.com</a>. Nomar:
Keep in mind, Mimbo contains no images – all presentation is handled by the CSS. So, changing the header styling from lines to background colors is a very simple edit, and when the time comes I urge people to get creative with it. Mimbo was only ever meant to be a skeleton, not so much a true ‘design’.

If you’re wondering, the lines and dashes were inspired by some of my favorite magazine-layouts like Variety, Stock Temple and Portfolio.com.

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