I Really Like Using Artisteer!

February 25, 2010 by Chris
Filed under: General 

I use both WordPress and Drupal quite a bit for websites I build.  I love these content management systems, (CMS), because #1…they’re free.  And #2…they have so much support.  There are tons of “plugins” for WordPress and “modules” for Drupal.

Something else I love about them is if you don’t like the way your blog or website looks, you simply change the “theme”.  There are a lot of free themes available or you can purchase custom made themes.  While I like the ability to use the free themes that are available, I also had a desire at times to “create my own” website look.  Unfortunately, I knew absolutely NOTHING about themeing for WordPress or Drupal, and didn’t really have a desire to learn.  Well…I had the desire, I just didn’t want to take the time to learn it.

So then a “web designer” friend turned me on to Artisteer.  He had been using it to create themes for some sites he was working on and was really impressed with it.  The first time I used it I was hooked!  It makes it SOOOO easy to create my own themes!

It’s really cool because you have so much control over the theme.  Color schemes, blocks and image placements, menu’s, sheet layout’s, sidebar placements and on and on!  For those of us who wanted a custom theme but didn’t want to learn CSS, it’s a dream come true!

I will say that the software has felt a little cumbersome at times.  Part of that is just the sheer amount of options that are available to you.  It can be a bit overwhelming.  But the more you use it, the easier it all becomes.

After saying all this, I have to admit that the theme that I’m using for chrishoyt.com was NOT created with Artisteer.  I was using this theme before I purchased Artisteer and I really like it for this blog.  But…when it comes time for a change, I’ll no doubt be using this software.

Give it a test drive.  There is a demo you can watch on the site and you can actually download and use the software but I believe it puts a watermark on the themes until you actually purchase the software.  It gives you a chance to try it and see if you like it.

Let me know what you think.

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79 Comments on I Really Like Using Artisteer!

  1. Sean on Fri, 26th Feb 2010 8:51 am

    2. Looks like a very good software. I would love it if this is a no-brainer thingy and assists you as you go along with the design you want. I dread reading hundreds of lines of manual. This should be the answer to most of our design needs. Sometimes you come across another site with the same theme as yours and it isn’t very appealing to know that.

  2. men's silver jewelry on Fri, 26th Feb 2010 11:43 pm

    3. Most CMS’s won’t be able to use an html page though.It’s more likely to need the template to be in something like aspx. Dream weaver can still edit/create these templates no problem.

  3. BeeGoes Talk on Mon, 1st Mar 2010 6:20 am

    4. Hem… very usefull software i think. But, can u tell me more were i can get that manual instruction for this

  4. Electric under floor heating on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 5:29 am

    5. I don’t have any kind of blogging experience so it is difficult for me to tell which one is best WordPress or Durpal. But my friends are using wordpress and they are quite satisfy with that.

  5. data center cooling on Wed, 3rd Mar 2010 4:09 am

    6. we’ve poked around in Joomla a bit, though I’ve yet to be convinced it has much to recommend it over WP & Drupal. My impressions of it (though admittedly, my experience has been quite limited) have been that it’s a bit finnicky to install & configure compared to WordPress, and it doesn’t seem to have the flexibility or feature richness of Drupal.

  6. Mechsoft on Wed, 3rd Mar 2010 10:25 pm

    7. This software might be helpful to you for more in formatting (designing) while we are editing our content.

  7. Electric under floor heating on Wed, 3rd Mar 2010 11:49 pm

    8. Would you like to tell me that where I can get its manual instruction. Its seems very good software and and I wanna to try it.

  8. Remortgage Deals on Fri, 5th Mar 2010 4:15 am

    9. Wonderful post.Thanks for this informative and useful article. I like it very much. Its very worthy to read this.Keep it up.Keep blogging.

  9. gino @ Debt Settlement on Fri, 5th Mar 2010 5:35 am

    10. I never heard about Artisteer, Thanks for the information about joomla and wordpress theme generator.

  10. gangster city cheat on Mon, 8th Mar 2010 2:11 pm

    11. I have been fooling around with websites for a while now, buy I am the worlds worst website builder. I am always looking for help. Thanks for alerting me to Artisteer.

  11. PC TV on Tue, 9th Mar 2010 2:39 am

    12. its a most desirable post for me.this post help me to gain more lovely and educating information.Thanks for sharing this information.Keep it up.

  12. Lanzarote on Tue, 9th Mar 2010 3:03 am

    13. Very nice blog! Thanks for sharing the useful material. I think I will definitely get benefit from your content. Lovely and educating blog. thanks for passing the idea.keep blogging.

  13. Joules Sale on Fri, 12th Mar 2010 12:59 am

    14. I was really interested in this until I saw the word “purchase”! Since I don’t yet make any money from my online efforts I have decided to be very careful what I spend money on – while this sounds like a great idea, it will have to wait a while – I’ve added it to my list of things to buy when I start making some cash!!

    I am going to do the demo though – and then will probably like it so much, i end up paying for it anyway……

  14. LISA TORRES on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:58 am

    15. Its difficult for me to tell which one is best WordPress or Durpal. But my friends are using wordpress and they are quite satisfy with that.

  15. relatieplanet on Tue, 16th Mar 2010 1:46 am

    16. Well I think I need to invest some money again. I already own Thesis and Headway, but Artisteer is great too.

  16. farhan on Sat, 27th Mar 2010 1:36 am

    17. i have like your post and i am thinking to by Artisteer iit was great software i think so

  17. sms on Sat, 27th Mar 2010 7:03 am

    18. i have like your article and i think to take Artisteer and it was good software

  18. Bespoke pop up displays & graphics on Mon, 29th Mar 2010 8:48 am

    19. I will keep my eyes out for Artisteer. I haven’t used it before but may give it a try.

  19. Ryan Michael on Tue, 30th Mar 2010 8:37 pm

    20. I’ve only used Joomla and WordPress thus far – I’ll have to give Artisteer a try. The demo video looked very impressive. I’m quite excited about your comment that it is so easy to use. Thanks for the tip!

  20. online investment services, on Thu, 1st Apr 2010 11:43 pm

    21. CMS is a very good system to learn about content management. Is these software are easy to use? Actually my hobby is writing and want to be a writer. What kind of content issues are shared over there? Is these are available in trial version or Is it just full version? Please share with me.

  21. pink nail polish on Sun, 4th Apr 2010 11:47 am

    22. I hear so many people using Artisteer right now. I will give it a try!

  22. pastry chef salary on Tue, 6th Apr 2010 4:18 pm

    23. i have artisteer but never used it much but maybe its a good idea to go back and learn how to use it and make some customize themes

  23. mej looner on Sun, 11th Apr 2010 7:17 pm

    24. that’s a good news to all who wouldn’t want to learn CSS but who loves to create their own theme..

  24. Hypnosis MP3s on Tue, 13th Apr 2010 9:52 am

    25. I have used Artisteer in the past and it is very good for making themes for WordPress and Joomla. However it is very hard to edit the html themes in Dreamweaver which can be a pain.

  25. San Diego movers on Fri, 16th Apr 2010 2:05 pm

    26. i was recently turned onto artisteer by a web friend and i gotta say i love it. So much so that i have started using it on my blog. One thing i would like to see is more support and applications for it.

  26. GL ONEAL on Mon, 26th Apr 2010 6:36 pm

    27. Thanks for the info. Keep up the good posts that you do.

  27. New York Mets on Wed, 28th Apr 2010 1:29 pm

    28. I’ve been using WordPress for four years and love it. The flexibility is great and I change the theme about twice a year. It’s a great way to add a new look and new features to the site.

  28. Local Internet Marketing on Tue, 4th May 2010 12:45 am

    29. Will have to give it a shot.

    Thanks!

  29. Oleg on Wed, 5th May 2010 7:09 am

    30. oh my God this looks fantastic! Where have you been all my life?
    I didn’t even know such a software exists! Thanks a lot for letting me know about it.

  30. chicago web development on Tue, 11th May 2010 11:26 am

    31. Artisteer is great because it outputs very workable code…. so if you do know how to customize code you can then take it to the next level with ajax effects and more customized CSS!

  31. MedicareandMedicaidServices on Wed, 12th May 2010 7:58 am

    32. CMS requires technical expertise in the beginning and may be hard to adapt but things gradually become simpler later when you get a grip of it. What do the others say?

  32. Ian on Wed, 12th May 2010 10:59 pm

    33. We use word press for our blog and for every new web site we produce. We find it extremely easy to update when needed and there are heaps of plugins and free themes to use floating around on the web. I just wish our first site was word press!!

  33. mixtapes on Sat, 15th May 2010 10:03 pm

    34. thanks for aristeer i plan on using it on some of my upcoming sites.

  34. Tampa bay fl homes on Sat, 22nd May 2010 7:34 am

    35. Nice to see word press and alistree work side by side.

  35. Website Monitoring on Mon, 24th May 2010 3:42 am

    36. Really a nice & very much informative post. Artisteer is seems to te cool one. And as you said it is really helpful for websites.

  36. Indiana Dating on Wed, 26th May 2010 11:42 am

    37. CMS requires technical expertise in the beginning and may be hard to adapt but things gradually become simpler later when you get a grip of it. What do the others say?

  37. free website monitoring service on Wed, 26th May 2010 10:51 pm

    38. Thanks for the info about aristeer ; it is great. I will try to use it.

  38. dexwoodcruz on Tue, 8th Jun 2010 10:00 am

    39. great post! very informative, useful and nice to read thanks.

  39. Arun Thakur on Thu, 10th Jun 2010 1:21 am

    40. Artisteer is a great site providing good templates for site making every one should checkout.

  40. Direct Response Copywriter on Mon, 14th Jun 2010 4:31 am

    41. I normally use WordPress too but will definitely give Artisteer a go and let you know how it goes. Thanks for the tip!

  41. Vonter on Wed, 16th Jun 2010 12:44 am

    42. Thanks for the info! Could you tell how CMS security?
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    44. I will love it if this is a no-brainer thing and assists you as you go along with the design you want. I dread reading hundreds of lines of manual. We find it extremely easy to update when needed and there are heaps of plugins and free themes to use floating around on the web.

  44. Sports News on Mon, 21st Jun 2010 2:08 am

    45. Great info about artisteer, thanks for sharing

  45. Massage Styles on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 6:48 am

    46. How cool. Thought it would be way too techy to learn this sort of thing. Will definitely be checking out Artisteer. Thanks

  46. Safety Equipment on Wed, 23rd Jun 2010 10:21 am

    47. Great article i learned something today.

  47. Emma on Fri, 25th Jun 2010 6:49 am

    48. I have use Artisteer for two projects until now and it is really easy to use. Especially for Drupal for whitch its difficult to find nice themes it was pretty cool…BUT…I have to say that themes created with this software are quite difficult to change by hand, e.g. when you want to insert a special menu.

    I would recommend it if you don’t want to build more complex websites.
    Emma

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  49. Julie on Tue, 29th Jun 2010 5:28 am

    50. Hi there,

    I was always wondering how to get a nice looking template for my Drupal project since I don’t have the knowledge to build one on my own. There are a few, but mostly they are pretty boring. Than I found Artisteer and it worked like a charm.

  50. sasha on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 2:50 pm

    51. Looks like a very good software. I would love it if this is a no-brainer thingy and assists you as you go along with the design you want. I dread reading hundreds of lines of manual. This should be the answer to most of our design needs. Sometimes you come across another site with the same theme as yours and it isn’t very appealing to know that.

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  53. Used Sewing Machines on Mon, 12th Jul 2010 9:59 am

    54. Hello,

    I have been using Drupal and WordPress for a long time also… I now prefer WordPress as I always got very nervous when teh drupal updates were due..

    I have also been using Artisteer for about a year now and I like the ease of it and if you can find people to do good custom headers then you are on to a winner.

    I have been using artisteer to build sites for my offline clients and they love how good it is.

    However like anything it does have its limits

    Danny

  54. Health Care Management on Wed, 14th Jul 2010 8:02 am

    55. I find drupal quite difficult to navigate sometimes actually.

  55. dal on Thu, 15th Jul 2010 2:24 am

    56. I never heard about Artisteer, Thanks for the information about joomla and wordpress theme generator.

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    57. cab you tell me that where I can get its manual instruction.

  57. Borla Muffler on Mon, 26th Jul 2010 2:21 am

    58. I share the same problem of knowing nothing about designing and used to have a hard time doing so… It was with the advent of CMS such as Joomla, PHP Fusion, etc that life became so much simpler… I also found a few sites offering very proffesional ready made themes for Joomla etc… But to try and create one yourself is sure a thing I would wanna try! Artisteer would sure be worth a try :)

  58. mpo101 on Tue, 27th Jul 2010 3:19 am

    59. I once purchased XsitePro and I loved the way it functioned. Now, I know another tool that is worth purchasing when I have some cash.

  59. Mike Elman on Sat, 31st Jul 2010 8:16 am

    60. Do you use drupal 6? Because I heard that the modules are even better on that one.

  60. federal grant money on Tue, 3rd Aug 2010 2:39 pm

    61. Thanks for the information about aristeer , it’s nice. and someday I will use it..

  61. Spa Equipment on Wed, 4th Aug 2010 3:29 pm

    62. I’ve been using WordPress for a while and I love it. It’s a nice way to add a new color scheme and some new features to the blog.

  62. fairbanks movers on Thu, 5th Aug 2010 12:41 pm

    63. Artisteer really is pretty useful and also easy to use. I have used it to make some websites and what I like most about it is that it not only makes WordPress themes but it can also output the site design in regular HTML format so that you could use it as a static site. The designs you can make are pretty basic though. You won’t get a really advanced site out of Artisteer.

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    66. I love CMS as well, I’m gonna make a switch to WordPress and try it out soon.

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  73. johnmarc on Mon, 16th Aug 2010 12:49 am

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  74. limaj on Fri, 20th Aug 2010 2:34 am

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