WordPress

The objective of this WordPress Web Development Project was to create a portfolio website.

Project location:
diana-di.com

Here you can find descriptions of all the web-design stages from the Mood Board to the final development with WordPress tools. These stages are necessary for all website development.

MOOD BOARD

My intention was to combine a simple "close-to-nature" color palette, contrast, clean typography, and professional photography to make the viewer feel comfortable while exploring this website.
A blue-based monochromatic color set was used for framing utilities (navigation, buttons, etc) in combination with more colorful pictures for a stylish look.

WIREFRAMES and Comps

While creating wireframes and comps my goal was to increase clarity.
The user-friendly design facilitates navigation and makes it easy to find any information that website visitor needs.

LOGO

Logo created in Adobe Illustrator.
Two capital letters D presents “DianaDi-Digital”, fictitious business name that is going to be used for working with clients.
Developing a visual identity with a logo is an important part of establishing any business. Together with an effective website, it is the key to a successful business.

Tech

Even though it might seem like it contains multiple pages, the website is actually just one page with a lot of JavaScript under the hood, which is auto-generated by WordPress.
The singular page has different sections like Testimonials, Home, About, etc.
The tool that allowed me to achieve this effect was Fusion Builder (ThemeFusion Page Builder Plugin).

WordPress Theme

I used the Avada Theme for this project.
Plugins used:
- Flamingo: A trustworthy message storage plugin for Contact Form 7
- Contact Form 7 ( Simple and flexible contact form plugin)
- Fusion Core: ThemeFusion Core Plugin for ThemeFusion Themes
- SG Optimizer: This plugin will link your WordPress application with all the performance optimizations provided by SiteGround.
Additional CSS and HTML was applied.