My first free design: phpBB or Wordpress?

[Deleted member 4320]

Hello,

I'd like to start getting back into designing again and hopefully get a few things onto my portfolio now and I'm just wondering whether people would like to see a phpBB style or Wordpress theme to be released from me. I'd like to make something that gets used whether it be just by 5 different people, that'd be great.

So the question is, would you like a phpBB style released by me or a Wordpress theme? Which would test my design abilities and which would be used more?

Thanks for any comments.

 

[GAF]

I would say phpBB would be better than Wordpress.

 

[master412160]

phpBB, what is your portfolio btw?

 

[TheNova]

A phpBB would test your design and coding skills more, but I'd prefer if you released a WordPress theme. A lot of people find it difficult to find a good WordPress theme (a free one at that).

 

[Deleted member 4320]

Well I've not done Wordpress before so that would give me experience but I suppose a phpBB would also test my skills. I'll end up doing both in the long term but as a sort of project to get a free theme out to build my portfolio I'm not sure...

phpBB, what is your portfolio btw?

Nothing right now, I need to get designing 😛

 

[NBK*Twitch]

If you are any good at making graphics I wouldn't mind do a co-op theme with you for MyBB.

 

[Deleted member 4320]

Interesting, I'd like to get a style/theme released first but after that a co-op effort might be a decent idea. I'll let you know if I'm ever interested, thanks.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

Interesting, I'd like to get a style/theme released first but after that a co-op effort might be a decent idea. I'll let you know if I'm ever interested, thanks.

Good to hear, Feel free to PM or email if you ever want to. I am wanting to do a CO-OP with someone so so much.


Anyways I would suggest doing a wordpress theme first. Its layout is a bit easier to work with.

 

[Expired Account 3]

I think it really depends on what you want to focus on more, like someone said phpBB would not only drive your design skills but also you're coding skills. But from your post you want to brush up on your design skills more than coding in which case I think you should put an effort into a wordpress theme not only because it will focus your design skills more but like nbk*twitch said, the layout is a bit easier to work with.