# Filmbodies - First Elements Site Published **URL:** \ **Category:** Built with Elements\ **Created:** [March 24, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299 "2026-03-24T12:48:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/1 "2026-03-24T12:48:14Z")
I’ve been working on redesigning all my sites using Elements. Today I put the first one up live: > **[byThom Filmbodies](https://filmbodies.com)** > > The home page for filmbodies.com, which covers use of Nikon film SLR cameras, as well as film news and commentary. Still need to add the contact page, 404 page, and redirects, but everything else is up and running. Now, on to the next site… ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/2 "2026-03-24T12:52:50Z")
Congratulations on the launch, I know how much work it is to get a site online, so well done in getting there 👏 Looking forward to seeing updates and you’re other sites 🥰 ---
**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/3 "2026-03-24T12:56:34Z")
Nicely done ✅ ![IMG_9340](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/c/8/c8e79735f8d1dca2e1bc0c49ad0ddd37756cd84a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/4 "2026-03-24T13:02:45Z")
Thanks. Can’t tell you how many times I redesigned this site in Elements. I have probably eight finished variants, all of which look very different. I finally decided on the one that’s the smallest leap from the old site, in other words, the keep it simple stupid method. A couple of words for others considering Elements: yes, it can be daunting at first, even for someone like me who is on the very first beta many, many moons ago, and who’s followed every post and video. This isn’t really because of complexity, the dauntingness is mostly due to having to wrap your head around Containers, Grids, and Flex, then understanding some new-fangled coding such as Twig and Tailwind. I started with way too much Custom HTML Components because I didn’t understand the above. Now, I’m not sure I’ve got an HTML Component in the Project (though there are some in the next site I’m working on). Once you wrap your head around the “new stuff”, Elements is actually quite a breeze (at least on a big screen where you can keep lots of Panels open). I’m now starting to see things I should have done from the get go (I think @MichaelDroste will agree with me): if you don’t begin with your colors, fonts, and all the other things set up right in the Theme, you’re going to do a lot of “corrections” later as your site comes together. So I’m contemplating writing a book on “Approaching Elements for Site Design”. (As I reminder, I write books basically to lock in my own knowledge of a subject, so if I write this new book, that’s me trying to lock in my knowledge and then share it.) ---
**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/5 "2026-03-24T13:05:34Z")
Thanks. You’ve put a mobile screen shot up. I have to confess: I started with large screens and then later went back and did mobile. This caused a lot of work then rework. I was tempted to hide the menu system in a hamburger on mobile, but I can’t tell you how many people I keep finding that don’t know to tap a hamburger icon. Thus I kept the menu system simple and stacked in mobile, but made it horizontal on larger screens. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/6 "2026-03-24T13:28:38Z")
Yes 👍 my [WindyTown.com](http://WindyTown.com) site is a mess of custom colors under - now i understand theme studio and it really makes things easy… I still am still learning flex grid and other… the start end center etc settings confuse me … Very good job 👏 on your site ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/7 "2026-03-24T13:47:59Z")
Might help [https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/](https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/) [https://css-tricks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/css-flexbox-poster.png](https://css-tricks.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/css-flexbox-poster.png) ---
**Author:** ![WeaverPixel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/weaverpixel/32/25453_2.png) [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/8 "2026-03-24T13:57:52Z")
Very helpful links, thanks @upssjw for sharing 👍 ---
**Author:** ![WeaverPixel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/weaverpixel/32/25453_2.png) [@WeaverPixel](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/WeaverPixel)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/9 "2026-03-24T14:00:03Z")
Ahh, was not aware that you are also a Nikon photographer 😊 I have a Z7ii and Z6iii 😎 But never used their analog cameras, was always on Minolta ---
**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/10 "2026-03-24T14:09:28Z")
Thanks. That poster is nice. ---
**Author:** ![PLM](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/plm/32/31094_2.png) [@PLM](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PLM)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/11 "2026-03-24T14:33:51Z")
I still have my Nikon F4 and F100. Took some great travel photos on Kodak slide film back in the 1990s. ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/12 "2026-03-24T15:18:33Z")
nice, used your sites so many times when I was into Nikon cameras and trying to make a choice, I switch too many times Sony Nikon Canon and now Olympus ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/13 "2026-03-24T15:19:34Z")
this is when flex gets a bit more of a boost ---
**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/14 "2026-03-24T16:38:17Z")
Just sold my pen-1 Olympus… Wasn’t using it much… ---
**Author:** ![upssjw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/upssjw/32/26063_2.png) [@upssjw](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/upssjw)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/15 "2026-03-24T16:46:46Z")
I use mine for wildlife ![puffins](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/f/8/f85a0da5e0352867e81f4e653b165399c1d2bed2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/16 "2026-03-24T19:29:57Z")
Great Photo! ---
**Author:** ![radio64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@radio64](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/radio64)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/filmbodies-first-elements-site-published/55299/17 "2026-03-27T13:46:16Z")
Very nice. I hope I get to that level someday.