I have done a lot of sites and many are based on WordPress and here is a quick look at designs of days gone by from 2008-2011 or so.
Cathy Bratter a local painter oil on canvas artist basically but does sculptures as well and very good by the way.
This was done on the early version of Genesis for WordPress and I did a great job really.. not fully deployed due to financial issues (read the *artist*).. shame really this was going to be a huge step for me and the artist as this would showcase us both.
I found this test site is still up after something like 4 years..
I doubt the artist knows this is still there..
This is the site that was originally just old html and css converted from PSD and AI files to WordPress and the early genesis framework.
This shows the power of Genesis over time not mobile ready but a strong design and the menu is set to dual of course this is not finished and I cant get in there to set it up but I think this holds up well and I have no problem displaying this.
Underbooks was a app site for students to find discounted text books.
I did the design and the drew the mascot than made a vector- and we had some success with this. This site was chosen for a tech award way back in 2009-10 by a local outfit Ill look for the press release and post it here.. This project was a big step for me in that this site was design and programming on a advanced level.
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I did a nice design for a local remodeler in Minneapolis way back 2008 this is WordPress and a custom theme. I think this shows that even in my early days I could spin out a decent design and code it to WordPress and hit the ground running. This was a fast turn around.. and to this day I like to work fast and deliver the goods before expected.. Speed is win win in the web business I think.