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July 17, 2010 — Are you interested in WordPress template design? Find out how to create your own unique, flexible design to set your site apart from the crowd! This is an introduction to theme file structure and logic, followed by a look at a theme frameworks and how to modify them. It includes a heavy focus on child theming and framework design.

July 10, 2010 — Josh Byers, Kevin Conboy, and Kevin Menzie discuss the challenges and peculiarities of designing specifically for WordPress, including thoughts on full-stack development, methods and techniques for getting started and staying on-target, and how to design for clients’ needs.

Video provided by Blaze Streaming Media.

May 1, 2010 — Jane Wells uses real examples to demonstrate how to best design your WordPress user experiences to mesh with those of the core software and fulfill the expectations of your users.

Video provided by Blaze Streaming Media.

May 1, 2010 — Daniel Cook explains using game mechanics to teach users how to learn features and controls in applications. What the Office Labs team did can provide inspiration for engaging users with your new product or website.

Video provided by Blaze Streaming Media.

April 24, 2010 — Colin Loretz discusses specific methods for using WordPress as a content management system, including when WordPress is best for your site and how you can optimize your WordPress use for a complete site.

Video provided by Blaze Streaming Media.

March 15, 2010 — Take a look behind the curtain of WordPress and its theme engine, and get a step-by-step road map of how to use Expression Web 3 with WordPress to take a boring standard blog theme and make into a functional CMS site design in this talk by Morten Rand-Hendriksen.

Video courtesy Microsoft and MIX10.