Often called the most versatile blogging platform on the net, WordPress has become the de facto back-end for countless bloggers. As a platform, it’s got everything a blogger needs (except writing skills), and it does come ready for use – right out of the box.

Despite its simple layout and ready-set-go functionality, most find it too dry to leave anything near its original state once they get their hands on it, and for good reason. Blogs aren’t just the words contained within. The look and feel of the entire site can make or break a blog, and that means themes. There are boxed themes and sample themes, dark themes and light themes. There are themes that don’t even look like WordPress drives them anymore, but underneath it all lies the very same, very free blogging platform we all love so much.

These 17 tutorials will show an amazing diversity in the methods a blogger can employ in designing their very own WordPress blog.

Create a grunge wordpress theme with Photoshop

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Tutorial Link: http://www.grafpedia.com/tutorials/create-grunge-wordpress-theme-photoshop



Premium WordPress Design

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Tutorial Link: http://how.todesignyour.com/blog/photoshop-tutorials/premium-wordpress-design-part-1/



How to Make a Green & Sleek Web Layout in Photoshop

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Tutorial Link: http://sixrevisions.com/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/how-to-make-a-green-sleek-web-layout-in-photoshop/



How To Create WordPress Themes From Scratch Part 1

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Tutorial Link: http://themetation.com/2008/07/14/how-to-create-wordpress-themes-from-scratch-part-1/



Create a Nature Inspired Painted Background in Photoshop

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Tutorial Link: http://designreviver.com/tutorials/create-a-nature-inspired-painted-background-in-photoshop/



Making the ‘Clean Grunge’ Blog Design

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Tutorial Link: http://psdfan.com/tutorials/designing/making-the-clean-grunge-blog-design/



Create A Nature Inspired Layout In Photoshop

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Tutorial Link: http://www.grafpedia.com/tutorials/create-nature-inspired-layout-photoshop



Photoshop Web Design Professional Layout Tutorial

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Tutorial Link: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/photoshop-web-design-layout-tutorial/



How to Create a Grunge Web Design in Photoshop

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Tutorial Link: http://psd.tutsplus.com/interface-tutorials/how-to-create-a-grunge-web-design-in-photoshop/



RocknRolla Blog Design

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Tutorial Link: http://psdthemes.com/tutorial-content-581-rocknrolla-personal-blog-design-tutorial.html



GreenPress WordPress Theme Design

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Tutorial Link: http://psdvibe.com/2009/03/02/greenpress-wordpress-theme-design/



Create a WordPress Theme – Design Tutorial

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Tutorial Link: http://www.pstut.info/tutorials/design-an-elegant-wordpress-theme/



Create Dark WordPress Theme

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Tutorial Link: http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/3070/1/Create-dark-wordpress-theme



Stop Tweaking! Create Your Own WordPress Theme

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Tutorial Link: http://www.webhostingsearch.com/articles/create-your-own-wordpress-theme-tutorial.php



Design A Creative Design Studio Layout

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Tutorial Link: http://www.grafpedia.com/tutorials/design-creative-design-studio-layout



Premium WordPress Theme Design Part 1 – The Photoshop Mock Up

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Tutorial Link: http://designreviver.com/tutorials/premium-wordpress-theme-design-part-1-the-photoshop-mock-up/



Chocolate Pro WordPress Style Layout

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Tutorial Link: http://psdvibe.com/2009/02/08/chocolate-pro-wordpress-style-layout/



Few More Resources For Reference

http://www.grafpedia.com/category/tutorials/web-layouts

http://sixrevisions.com/category/tutorials/