Anytbody Use Or Review Artisteer?

Andrei Rotariu · 10-30-2011, 09:54 PM

I seen this today:

Artisteer Web Designer - Product Intro

Wondering if its as easy as the video?

Im wanting to design my own blog template instead of A) buying a custom made one or B) using the tacky free ones with the links down the bottom.

-Andei

Insite · 10-30-2011, 10:30 PM

I've been using artisteer for about a year.
The template for the psychic site in my sig was designed with it.

My personal view is that purchasing Artisteer was the best thing I could have done. Creating website templates takes only a few minutes, maybe half an hour if I get fussy. Has saved me hundreds of hours already.

Pros:
Easy intuitive interface (wysiwyg).
Plenty of color themes to choose from.
Makes templates for cms or straight html.
Suggestion mode for all elements of a template.
Hover over options to see the entire template adopt that option as a preview.
Support is quick to respond and helpful.

Cons:
Slows down after long periods of use - I assume because it is storing every change you make in memory.
CMS templates produced may not work when the cms version is upgraded, but not a big concern because they've always produced an artisteer upgrade within days of cms changes.
Includes jquery into every templete even if it isn't required

Hope that helps. Overall the power of this tool outweighs the minor cons it may have.

pagunston · 11-02-2011, 05:56 AM

I purchased it about three weeks ago and I have found it to be exactly what I was hoping for. It is definitely a worthwhile product.

tdot416 · 11-03-2011, 03:36 AM

It's a nice software - but I decided to drop it, instead i use themes like woothemes, heatmap and other premium designed themes.

But you can use artisteer for simple blogs.

daykotah · 12-19-2011, 08:58 AM

Artisteer is awesome. You can do so much with it.

10-30-2011, 09:54 PM	#1
Andrei Rotariu LOLing To The Bank War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,646 Thanks: 368 Thanked 173 Times in 116 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Anytbody Use Or Review Artisteer? I seen this today: Artisteer Web Designer - Product Intro Wondering if its as easy as the video? Im wanting to design my own blog template instead of A) buying a custom made one or B) using the tacky free ones with the links down the bottom. -Andei

10-30-2011, 10:30 PM	#2
Insite Taking Care of Business War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 19 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Anytbody Use Or Review Artisteer? I've been using artisteer for about a year. The template for the psychic site in my sig was designed with it. My personal view is that purchasing Artisteer was the best thing I could have done. Creating website templates takes only a few minutes, maybe half an hour if I get fussy. Has saved me hundreds of hours already. Pros: Easy intuitive interface (wysiwyg). Plenty of color themes to choose from. Makes templates for cms or straight html. Suggestion mode for all elements of a template. Hover over options to see the entire template adopt that option as a preview. Support is quick to respond and helpful. Cons: Slows down after long periods of use - I assume because it is storing every change you make in memory. CMS templates produced may not work when the cms version is upgraded, but not a big concern because they've always produced an artisteer upgrade within days of cms changes. Includes jquery into every templete even if it isn't required Hope that helps. Overall the power of this tool outweighs the minor cons it may have.

11-02-2011, 05:56 AM	#3
pagunston Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Calliope, Australia Posts: 78 Thanks: 12 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Contact Info	Re: Anytbody Use Or Review Artisteer? I purchased it about three weeks ago and I have found it to be exactly what I was hoping for. It is definitely a worthwhile product.

11-03-2011, 03:36 AM	#4
tdot416 Warrior Fan War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Etobicoke, Humber Bay Canada. Posts: 42 Thanks: 6 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Anytbody Use Or Review Artisteer? It's a nice software - but I decided to drop it, instead i use themes like woothemes, heatmap and other premium designed themes. But you can use artisteer for simple blogs.

12-19-2011, 08:58 AM	#5
daykotah Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Missouri U.S. Posts: 17 Thanks: 15 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Anytbody Use Or Review Artisteer? Artisteer is awesome. You can do so much with it.