<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">As far as I understand this is a barebones theme and "Style Tiles" are grid elements. I don't see any special case with this theme as far as the guidelines, I believe the author just expressed his genuine concern regarding the theme's uniqueness. Unless of course, as I said before, I'm missing something.<div><br></div><div>Daniel</div><div><br><div><div>On Mar 7, 2013, at 6:17 PM, Abhik Biswas wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra">I highly doubt that.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Uploader will immediately reject the theme if the theme doesn't pass theme check guidelines.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
As long as I remember, special case themes needs to be pre-approved before submitting.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Daniel Tara <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:contact@onedesigns.com" target="_blank">contact@onedesigns.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">You can submit it here:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/upload/" target="_blank">http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/upload/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Note that you need to be logged in. The theme will be submitted in the review queue and a ticket will be generated where you can follow the review process and receive feedback.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>
<br></div><div>Daniel</div></font></span><div><div class="h5"><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Mar 7, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Jesse Friedman wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Thanks Daniel<br><br>Whats my next step to submit it for review?<br>
<br>Jesse<br><br>On 3/7/13, Daniel Tara <<a href="mailto:contact@onedesigns.com" target="_blank">contact@onedesigns.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">We like to call these "barebones themes". There are several themes like this<br>
</blockquote><blockquote type="cite">in the repo, like Toolbox, _s, Biolerplate etc. Unless I'm missing something<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I don't see any reason not to accept such a theme in the repo.<br>
</blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Daniel<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 7, 2013, at 5:55 PM, Jesse Friedman wrote:<br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Hello All<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">Steve Fisher (@hellofisher) and I have created a very unique WP theme.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">It serves one single purpose and that is to create and present style<br>
</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">tiles. This theme will not serve to help create a website or blog.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Instead it will utilize the customize.php to create responsive<br>
</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">interactive styletiles live in the browser.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">We would really like to submit this to the Theme Directory but since<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">its so unique I'm not sure it will be accepted. It def does not follow<br>
</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">the guidelines of the theme unit test. However it is coded under<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">WordPress best practices.<br>
</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">I can attach the theme for review, but right now I'm on an airplane<br>
</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">with really poor wifi. For now any advice on the subject would be<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">greatly appreciated.<br>
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<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">WHAT IS A STYLE TILE?<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">Samantha Warren explains on <a href="http://styletil.es/" target="_blank">styletil.es</a> that:<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Style Tiles are a design deliverable consisting of fonts, colors and<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">interface elements that communicate the essence of a visual brand for<br>
</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">the web. They help form a common visual language between the designers<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">
and the stakeholders and provide a catalyst for discussions around the<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">vision and goals of the project. Style Tiles are similar to the paint<br>
</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">chips and fabric swatches an interior designer gets approval on before<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">
designing a room.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">As everything we do is represented in a browser we wanted to take our<br>
</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">style tiles a bit further. So here it is. An in-browser style tile<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">that helps us establish a visual language and design direction for<br>
</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">your project. Plus it is viewable in any modern device so you can get<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">
an idea of how things might feel on your device.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote>
</blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">--<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">thanks<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">
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