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Hmmmm... There comes a time in every designers life when he knows his site and design is tired and do for change. Honestly we get bored quickly and time permitting we would probably change our sites daily.

Time isn't really permitting me, but I have concluded that I will go without sleep until easter in order to get seyDesign a fresh skin and I am well on my way. So you can imagine my relief when a colleague of mine who works at PUMP Communications pointed out this little gem of a site to me ↓:


I won't bother to point out the similarities, they are quite apparent on their own. All I can say is I am happy I will be moving on soon. Don't get me wrong, I like the site, and I like my own site, but I am tired of my own and since there are two of us now, I have all the more reason to move on.

Anyhow, go check out our Doppelgänger at Liquidesign.

THEME UPDATE: 2hadow r6 now works with YouHead plugins!

Thank to the dedication of Isaiah of YourHead Software, I proudly present you 2hadow r6, which now works with all of Isaiah's plugins. That's right, Accordion, Carousel, Kwix, PayLoom... It wouldn't be possible without Isaiah's hard work and endless talent. Download the update here.

YourHead took pity on 2hadow

I just wanted to give a heads up to everyone, that Isaiah, the amazing leader of YourHead Software took it upon himself to resolve some of the issues that our 2hadow r5 was having with his plugins. I am happy to tell you that because of his genious and dedication to RapidWeaver and theme compatibility, there will soon be a 2hadow r6 update that plays nicely with all of Isaiahs plugins. Watch for it early this week.

THEME UPDATE: 2hadow r5 for RapidWeaver 3.6

2hadow is our last theme to make it to the RapidWeaver 3.6 table. All the control you have ever wanted in the original Shadow and 2hadow themes is now a reality. There are no more graphics in the layout so there is a whole lot of opportunity available, like multiple widths, and color background with any page color with any border color... It's really quite liberating.

And, yes, you guessed it, drag n' drop interchangeable header graphics with RWmultitool Lite (free from http://www.rwmultitool.com), split navigation, logo placement and more...

NOTICE: This theme has trouble playing nicely with YourHeads Accordion Plugin (because of the conflict between Mootools and the script used to make this themes rounded corners). If you are an Accordion user, this theme is not for you.

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Learn more about 2hadow here.
Download the update here.

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The Quicksilver saga continues in the hands of ANKUR

Those familiar with the LifeHacker article with ALKOR knows that Quicksilver is on shaky ground. ANKUR from Lipidity.com has taken on some code cleanup and is now releasing some new betas.

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From a client who I have had many dealings with and who has been so appreciative of our support that they once sent us an entire case of their World Famous spices and sauces (mmmmmmmmm), I am proud to show you Wee Willy's^TM web site of amazing products and delicious recipes.

2hadow is in the shop

Work has begun on the 2hadow update for RapidWeaver 3.6. As with all of the other updates, we want to bring this one up to full capacity with more options and flexibility the ever thought possible. Some of you might now be aware of the history behind our 2hadow theme. It all began in the fall of 2005 when we produced the original "Shadow" theme for RapidWeaver 3.1. That was the theme that got us started and shortly thereafter, in November of 2005, we started this store. Since then, Shadow went through many iterations, eventually being replaced by it's big brother "2hadow" (Shadow 2). 2hadow is getting old and tired. Born from a design now two and a half years old, 2hadow needs a little refreshing and a lot more flexibility. Stay tuned as we keep you posted on our old friends facelift. Shadow and 2hadow will live on.

Look for more styles

I have had a few questions come in about where to get the theme styles (.rwstyle) that I use on my showcase sites. They are now starting to show up right in the theme pages navigation. If you go to either viEw or bloop! you'll notice in the navigation that appears directly above the pinned up image of the theme you'll notice it says "Features", "Demo", "More styles", etc... Click on more styles and download only the ones you like. This feature will make it's way to all theme pages before long.