SharePoint 2010 – HTML 5 Master Page

Here’s a great HTML 5 master page…

http://kyleschaeffer.com/sharepoint/v5-responsive-html5-master-page/

SharePoint 2010 Branding… three free themes

Found this site that has three free themes which each include a master page and a few page layouts. These look like a great starting point if you are looking to change that OOTB look.

http://www.topsharepoint.com/themes

Pretty much the only way you should deploy a custom master page

Nov4

http://sharepointchick.com/archive/2010/03/26/deploying-a-custom-master-page-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx

Rounded Corners in SharePoint 2010

Feb9

I found a lot of posts on how to achieve rounded Web Parts corners in SharePoint 2007, but they didn’t work in 2010 due to some changes. I also found some posts on how to do this in 2010, but the approaches weren’t clean. Finally I found the approach below. It’s the cleanest approach I found. Plus the step-by-step is very detailed…

http://www.endusersharepoint.com/2010/11/29/web-part-style-in-sharepoint-2010/

SharePoint Branding Project in Visual Studio

Jan28

Here’s a great tutorial that shows you how to set up a branding project that can be activated as a feature.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg447066.aspx

My Site Branding Project

Jan26

I found a project on codeplex that allows you to customize the branding of my sites. It’s great because it’s just a wsp that is activated wherever your my site is hosted. It’s a great start for anyone looking to change the look and feel of My Site.

http://msbfeature.codeplex.com/releases/view/54047

Easy Font Replacement that works with SharePoint 2010

Jan19

Here’s a link to a blog with the “How-to” and a link to the site to create your js files to do the font replacement.

Blog –> http://fearlessflyer.com/2009/10/cufonize-your-pages-how-to-add-cufon-to-your-web-design/

Site –> http://cufon.shoqolate.com/generate/

SharePoint 2010 Branding – The steps involved

Jan17

This is a huge topic that has many optional paths, but this link is a nice walk through the basic steps involved…

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg430141.aspx

Wireframes… a better way

Sep17

I had originally posted a link to Visio files that I found to mock-up sites, but I think I found a better option. The Pencil Project is a free and open source tool for making diagrams and prototyping. Check it out…

http://pencil.evolus.vn/en-US/Home.aspx