Maybe some people want to know how to create a Wordpress theme. Here’s some resources I’ve found useful for putting one together.

Include two parts:Graphic design and XHML/CSS templating.

Graphic design:

• Useful to have: Photoshop/Fireworks or the like to create your graphics
• For inspiration: sites like Netdiver, Design Melt Down, CSS Beauty, Unmatched Style etc can help sometimes.
• Color scheme ideas: Colorschemer, Daily Color Scheme and Flickr (photos are a brilliant source for color combinations). Flip through your favourite magazines (I love looking through my How Magazines and books for ideas. Look at how you’ve designed your house/bedroom/office - what color combinations do you like?
• Fonts: DaFont for free fonts and Linotype for purchasing professional fonts.
• Images: SXC for free photos and iStockPhoto for inexpensive illustrations and photos.

XHTML/CSS templating:

• W3Schools for learning or for quick reference.
• Firefox web developer toolbar - essential for checking and testing your code. Great for live changing of your CSS.
• A text editor like Notepad++ to write your code.
• Browser Shots - for testing your design in different browsers
• For reference: Listamatic, Layoutomatic, Practical CSS and A List Apart in general, CSS Zen Garden for insight into how to achieve different layouts and effects using CSS and Layout Gala

• Understanding how Wordpress themes are put together. I can’t emphasise enough how important the Wordpress manual is. Don’t miss the Stepping into templates information.
• Understanding “the loop” and various Wordpress tags.
• Knowing when and how to install plugins. WP-Plugins.net has many plugins, but doing a Google or delicious search for “Wordpress plugin” and then the type of plugin you’re wanting will help you find many others.
• Knowing at least a little bit of PHP if you don’t want to feel so scared by Wordpress tags, the loop, plugins and your templates. There’s some tutorials on W3Schools which can help.