I’ve spent the last week trying to answer this question by putting together a guide that illustrates the design approach/process I take when it comes to theming. It is my goal that this guide will continue to grow organically with the help of the community and their feedback.

I bring you …

The Ultimate Theme Guide for Designers – will show you how to build a powerful, up-to-date, Vanilla Theme from scratch. Essentially, you’ll learn everything you need to know about Vanilla Theme development.

What You’ll Learn

• Your Arsenal – Development tools you’ll need to build  Vanilla Theme
• Installing Vanilla on your localhost
• Theme Template Directory Structure
• Anatomy of a Vanilla Theme
• Understanding default.master.tpl
• Understanding Template Tags
• Understanding custom.css
• Customizing Views
• Attention to Detail
• Adding Images

What are you waiting for? Go code yourself up something awesome!