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Fog

Simple and clean, Fog is three column fluid theme by miloIIIIVII with an intelligent PHP menu by The undersigned.

Fog reminds us on one hand of those Sherlock Holmes-ian ghost-y stories – Hound of the Baskervilles and all that. On the other hand we can see reading poetry from these pages – compelling haiku, perhaps zen reflections.

Far across low mist
    Intermittently
    The lake
Lifts a snow-white sail
Gakoku

Choose ‘fog’ from Themeleon – our inscrutable theme shifter.

Kelabu (Gray)

Kelabu is the Malay word for gray. This theme was designed and built by Bob of Blog Oh Blog based on the famous Kubrick.

With speckled background the theme has a slightly grungy feel about it, relieved by the apple green accents. The header graphic can be adapted to suit your needs. We can see Kelabu (Gray) working for designers, rock bands, musicians, street artists, blacksmiths, car sales, electronics service, electricians, metal workers, panel beaters, engineers, armorers, military, historians, motorsports, cars, automotive, or spare parts companies. Choose ‘kelabu-gray’ from Themeleon – our grungy theme shifter.

Zip It

Zip It is another theme by the prolific designer, Small Potato.

The delicious buttery yellow reminds us of all those old National Geographics stacked up in attics and garages across the world. Tidy, but never bland, and with a clarity of the type usually reserved for better quality magzines. Zip It, we love it.

We’re thinking apairists, cartographers, conference organisers, geographers, magazine shops, photographers, travelers, wildlife artists … choose ‘zip-it’ from Themeleon – our zippy theme shifter.

Smashing Theme

Smashing Theme was designed by Elena Gafita from the DesignDisease team. Here’s what Elena had to say about her design when she talked to Smashing Magazine:

“Creating a WordPress Theme isn’t easy but I can’t call it yet a NASA Job. The theme I created for Smashing Magazine was a special task for me because I read this magazine every time they have something new so I wanted to give something back.

After I found out what Smashing Magazine team expects from this theme I got started by selecting the color palette. After this point I created the layout style and placed the background straps modular along with the layout areas. This choice was motivated by the fact that Smashing Magazine is a feed, a flux of information represented by the size and colors of the straps. Colors are — of course — inspired by the Smashing Magazine logo.

Every designer who creates a free theme must know the importance of the AdSense integration in the layout; therefore I’ve divided the content area in 3 sections (columns). Each of them for a specific AdSense unit (468 x 60), (180×150), (160×600).

In my themes I always try to make a clear visual separation between the Posting area and the Widget zone (2nd and the 3rd column). In this case I achieved this effect by creating a strong visual contrast: white for the written post (to ensure the optical silence for readers) and colorful/darker areas (active vibrant content motivates users to click on those surfaces) for the numerous categories, links etc.

Another fact which I care about is the space around the main content (posting area). The flux of information must breathe, so a 20/30px white space between information units is necessary. The space left between the different areas must be used as a module, repeating the spaces in key zones of the layout.

One of the most difficult tasks in designing a theme is to find a style for it. A unique style helps a blog to stand out from simplistic and minimalistic designs. I don’t have anything against minimalist style, but as a designer I feel I can express myself in a more colorful way.”

We love the gelato colors, and see them being used by cafés, confectioners, hospitality, ice-cream shops, interior designers, opticians, quilters, quirky, restaurants, sweet shops – choose ‘smashingtheme’ from Themeleon – our lickerty split theme shifter.

Calm

Calm was designed by Nick Barrett. The header image can be replaced with an image of your choice – or you can keep with the original image of the jellyfish. Sure, we’ll tidy up the credits to Nick and his site.

Maybe it’s the jellyfish image, but Calm speaks of those wonderful warm tropic waters, lapping gently on the coral sands. Maybe we all just need a vacation.

We’re thinking resorts, day spas, dive schools, boat rentals, chandlers, meditation, retreats – anything, anywhere, to ease back and r-e-l-a-x… choose ‘calm’ from Themeleon – our very relaxed theme shifter.

Blue Zinfandel

Blue Zinfandel is by Brian Gardner. A couple of choices are available – two columns (choose ‘blue-zinfandel-2c’ from the Themeleon) or three columns (choose ‘blue-zinfandel-3c’ from the Themeleon).

The Zinfandel family are presented with clean, timeless lines and a pleasant combination of serif and sans serif font consistent with a crisp, classical feel.

It is possible Blue Zinfandel is named for the grape commonly grown in California, originally the Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski grape. Zinfandel makes excellent table grapes, wonderful red wine, however, in the USA, it is the white wine that is the biggest seller.

We believe the classical visuals will appeal to people with a need for crisp text presentation, and prompt and efficient load times – perhaps accountants, architects, copy writers, e-news, investment brokers, lawyers, not-for-profits, online magazines, pharmacists, or even oenologists.

A flask of wine, Themeleon, and thou.

Peaceful Rush

Peaceful Rush is designed by Small Potato of WPDesigner.com. The header image can be replaced with an image of your choice – or you can keep with the original image of the agapanthus lined road. It’s a lovely scene – perhaps from ‘My House in Umbria’?

Peaceful Rush reflects a comfortable outdoors-y idea – where someone has taken ‘that all important indoor-outdoor flow’ thing seriously. Rustic in a sophisticated and charming kind of way. That’s Small Potato for you. Image web sites for B&Bs, small hotels, hospitality people, diarists, wildlife artists, gardeners, wedding planners – any could find a cool and peaceful place to rest amongst the rush. Choose ‘peaceful-rush’ from Themeleon – our serene theme shifter.

Colorus

Colorus is designed by Reality Software, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Colorus is a tidy looking theme, in dark tones, however the bright header colours and wispy lines seeming to spark up the energy just a little. Loving the way the colours really seem to come alive against the dark background – very eye-catching without being excessive.

Colorus is ready for science web sites – physicists, teachers, chemists, or perhaps for science fiction contexts. Choose ‘colorus’ from Themeleon – our vibrant theme shifter.

Blossom

Blossom was designed by Sadish Bala of WP Themepark. Soft, mauve-y colours, a hibiscus flower adds a flourish to this clean and tidy theme. Sadish’s designs tend to work well across browsers and screen resolutions.

Blossom – well, it’s about Spring, growth, abundance, and beauty – suggesting a suitable design for travel related sites, or the more obvious nursery or horticultural world; however we can see the theme working for the health and healing sector as well. Choose ‘blossom’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

Ad Clerum

Ad Clerum was designed by Nat of Theme Terminal. “Ad Clerum” is a Latin phrase which means: “To the clergy.”

Ad Clerum is a perfect theme for churches or other non-profits, however the refined and conservative appearance suggests fine art galleries, finance, legal, politics, or the professions in general. Think buttoned down, crisp quality, white cotton and antique silks. Choose ‘ad-clerum’ from Themeleon – our classic theme shifter.

wsCorvette

wsCorvette was designed by Wired Studios. The legendary C6 Z06 Chevrolet Corvette is the star of the show here – 7 litres, V8, 0-60 in 3.6 seconds. According to Ultimate Car Page, “Chevrolet introduced the 2006 Corvette Z06 at the North American International Auto Show. It is the fastest, most powerful car ever offered by Chevrolet and General Motors. It is comprised of an unprecedented level of capability and technology, making it one of the greatest performance values on the market. And with an unmistakably muscular appearance, the ’06 Z06 has a visual attitude that always looks ready to demonstrate Corvette’s winning attitude to any challenger around the globe.”

wsCorvette is revved up for people in the automotive, racing, cars, motorsports, collectibles or memorabilia business, or, of course, for Corvette fans. Choose ‘wscorvette’ from Themeleon – our petrol-head theme shifter.

Xplosive Reloaded

Xplosive Reloaded was designed by Jai Nischal Verma. It contains a very interesting and innovative concept – your visitors can pick the colors they want your information presented in – red (satin), gold (autumn), blue (aqua), or green (prairie). Try out the color-shifter for yourself – it’s a great idea. Xplosive Reloaded also takes a novel approach to prioritizing blog/news postings – only the latest is presented in full.

Xplosive Reloaded is likely to appeal to people for whom color is a priority – designers, furnishers, textile, interiors; or perhaps for people who just want to add some interactivity on their web site. Choose ‘xplosivereloaded’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

Minimal Green

Minimal Green is another fine theme released by Kaushal Sheth. Kaushal is based in Mumbai, India. He’s found time to work on the themes while undertaking a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in field of Electronics and Telecommunication from D.J.Sanghvi College of Engineering, at the University of Mumbai.

Minimal Green is indeed minimal, however we think its elegant and clean lines has a wide appeal for people with powerful messages – people who don’t want the theme to stand in the way of the message. Choose ‘minimal-green’ from Themeleon – our chlorophyll-ed theme shifter.

WP-Andreas01

One of the ‘granddaddies’ of themes, WP-Andreas01 is a simple and clean template with a classic theme, designed by Andreas Viklund, a blogger, web designer and music producer from Jokkmokk, northern Sweden. Andreas writes – “This was the first website template I ever released, and it is still the single most popular of all my templates since the first version was released in July 2005. Since then, the template has been updated and improved several times. Beside the default 3-column layout, two different 2-column layouts (left or right sidebar) and a custom print stylesheet are included.” The header image can be replaced with one of your images.

WP-Andreas01 is a classic, and its quiet charm is likely to appeal to a complete spectrum of users. Choose ‘wp-andreas’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

WP MagaPress

Designed by Patrick Chia, WP MagaPress is based on WP-Andreas01, and retains the hallmark stability and robustness of that theme. The header image can be replaced with one of your images.

WP MagaPress has a quiet strength and we can see that appealing to bed and breakfasts, landscapers, gardeners, diarists, kennels, cattery, wildlife artists, small hotels – people where the understatement is more than statement enough.

Choose ‘wp-magapress’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

jd-desert

Available in two or three columns, John Doe’s desert theme makes use of an image of desert. We can’t decide if it’s the Sahara, the Gobi, or the Sahel – no matter, the dunes look amazing. It is said that no-one crosses the desert and remains unchanged…

As with many of John’s themes, they are available as two and three columns – your choice – whatever works best for you.

Apart from making us want to pull into the nearest caravanserai for a leisurely refreshment (or two), we can see traders, pilgrims, travelers, writers, rug merchants, geographers, cartographers, historians, environmentalists, travel agencies, photographers, spiritual or religious organisations, and scholars finding these themes appealing.

Choose ‘jd-desert-3c’ for the three-column version, or ‘jd-desert’ for the two-column version from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

Limit

Limit was designed by Jai Nischal Verma. It’s a simple and elegant, lightweight theme (which means it loads quickly, not that the theme is feeble in any way), and the sidebar allows for two columns – effectively a four column design. The rounded corners and reflection at the foot of the page reduce any impression of severity. Nice. The image of the horses can be replaced with one of yours as part of the customization.

Limit is likely to appeal to people wanting clear communication – community groups, conference organisers, charitable organisations, accountants, architects, engineers, lawyers, investment brokers, insurance. Choose ‘limit’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

Kukuspring

Eric [Kukuthebird] Sim’s Kukuspring is part of a series inspired by the four seasons. Eric is a self-professed, ardent fan of fake-vector art, and this theme features sakura (plum) flowers, painstakingly drawn in Photoshop; combined with subtle gradients. He writes – “This theme portrays undying hope and passion. Hope springs eternal.” The theme was ported to WordPress by Grab a Theme.

Perhaps a theme for jewelers, therapists, florists, wedding planners, bridal outfitters, spiritualists, beauticians – for lovers of the elegant; the eternal believers in undying hope and passion. Choose ‘kukuspring’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

Gluttony

Gluttony, part of the Seven Deadly Sins series, is a food menu style theme by the famous Small Potato of Wpdesigner.com. The header {Gluttony} can be changed to an image (or text) of something more in keeping with your content.

Gluttony’s no-nonsense styling conveys a sense of seriousness – ideal for security guards, architects, engineers, private investigators, scientists, museums, philatelists, car parts, photographic suppliers or similar – where there’s a need for careful cataloging and detailed work. Choose ‘gluttony’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

Coffee Stained

Camden Bucey’s Coffee Stained is based on the classic WordPress Default. Despite the coffee stain, the theme is clean and tidy – as might be expected from Default, and the muted colours work very nicely. Brings back those memories of the all-nighters…

Coffee Stained seems like a theme for illustrators, counselors, cartoonists, freelance journalists, security guards, therapists, contact centers, students, copy writers, creative agencies, cafés, hospitality, teachers – all those sleeplessly seeking inspiration from coffee. Choose ‘coffee-stained’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

Screwdriver

“You need a screwdriver for all those bolts!” In keeping with its solid appearance, Screwdriver is a well constructed theme designed by ..::DeUCeD::... We can see this theme being used by blacksmiths, metal workers, panel beaters, engineers, heavy metal fans, steam engine buffs, armorers, submariners, perhaps even steampunk enthusiasts. Kindred souls of the metal aesthetic.

Choose ‘screwdriver’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

Sandbox

Sandbox? What’s Sandbox? Like everything WordPress, Sandbox is the work of a small team, Andy Skelton and Scott Allan Wallick. Here’s what they say: “The Sandbox is truly unique. It is a theme that aims to be anything and to be the best at being anything. It degrades beautifully. It embraces the best available practices in blog design.” OK, in short then, Sandbox is a theme that other people can customize.

Or leave it just as it is. Sandbox as is isn’t a theme for everyone, but it’s just great for people who appreciate the minimalist, content-is-king approach. Ideal for scientists, writers, zen aficionados, people concerned with the spiritual or religious, teachers – people focussed closely on honest, rich content, rather than the idle shim-sham of display. Choose ‘sandbox’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

Fluid2

Welcome to the Fluid2 family of fine themes, released by Kaushal Sheth. Kaushal is based in Mumbai, India. He’s found time to work on the themes while undertaking a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in field of Electronics and Telecommunication from D.J.Sanghvi College of Engineering, at the University of Mumbai.

Fluid2 is based on Dave Reeder‘s fluidity template ‘for business or fun’. There’s a full range available, so choice and flexibility is the name of the game here. First up is the three column version, choose ‘fluid2’ from Themeleon.

Fluid2ls builds on the basic design, with a single sidebar located on the left side of the screen. Choose ‘fluid2ls’ from Themeleon.

Fluid2rs also uses the same design, however the single sidebar is located on the right side of the screen. Choose ‘fluid2rs’ from Themeleon, you know the drill – our happy theme shifter.

Kaushal’s use of dark grays, electric blue, and acid green make this a family of themes look quite vibrant, and the italic font really adds to the impression of action – things moving and changing.

The header image can be refined to suit your application, including using random images to really spark up your site. We can see this dynamic family of themes being used by educators, electricians, electronics service, environmentalists, gamers, magazine shops, outdoor sports people, photographers, street artists – for people not afraid of strong images and strong colour. We’re looking forward to white water rafting or mountain biking sites in particular.

FluidYellow

FluidYellow has been released by Romow Web Directory.

Soft yellows and golds, coupled with the use of gray text, and consistent rounded corners and indented paragraphs make this theme subtle without being bland. The use of the lacy floral designs in the header adds understated elegance and interest. For florists, landscapers, gardeners, organics, health food, cafés – anyone with a sunny disposition. Choose ‘fluidyellow’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

Red Marinee

Red Marinee, by Kaushal Sheth, is based on the original Green Marinee by Ian Main. The theme was ported to Textpattern by Thame – and then re-ported to WordPress by Kaushal Sheth. Phew!

Sensuous pinks and sooty blacks make this a great theme for candy-sweet moments. Nigella Lawson has assured us that, in India, pink is the new navy – and what Nigella says, goes. For restaurants, bubble tea shops, confectioners, baby clothes designers, baby supplies, florists, wedding planners – you make it work for you. Choose ‘redmarinee’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

3c-Black-LetterHead

3c-Black-LetterHead is based on Robin Hastings‘ Letterhead, with CSS colors modified by Ulysses Ronquillo, and adapted by Hakan Aydin’s into a theme using a three column layout. It uses the default Kubrick theme as a base.

The lush black background makes this an ideal theme for showing off photographs – portfolios perhaps for a blacksmith, car sales, comic book shops, gamers, games shops, hot glass, illustrators, leadlighters, musicians, neon artist, rock bands, technologists – the list goes on. Anyone who has a need to show their images off in a bold style. Choose ‘3c-black-letterhead’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

2colours

The full name of this theme is 2coloursExtended 3.0 and it has been coded up by miloIIIIVII. It’s another approach on a magazine-like three column fixed theme with some custom painting and an intelligent PHP menu by The undersigned. Give the menu a try – it works rather well.

2colours is used here ‘straight out of the box’ and some of the footer content is including the standard Flickr feeds etc. This can be customized or removed for your web site – everything will play nicely on your web site. We think 2colours would be great for rock bands or musicians, freelance journalists, writers, street artists, creative agencies, e-news, online magazines, the quirky and the fascinating. Choose ‘2colours’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter.

01-Dragee

A dragée (pronounced dra-ZHAY) is a classy name for a sugar covered chocolate candy. You know, like ‘M&Ms’. In this instance, 01-Dragee is Julian jez Klewe’s rather sweet theme. According to his web profile, C. Julian jez Klewes is a 23 year old student from Germany. Living in Kempen, near by Düsseldorf, he studies International Business and Management Studies at Fontys in Venlo, the Netherlands. In the past years he published different kinds of work on the web and did freelance designing, as well as consulting and researching.

01-Dragee is used here ‘straight out of the box’ and some of the images are not always playing nicely with the text. They will play nicely on your web site. If you like the layout but want to use your own image (instead of the dragée) in the center that’s easy to change. We think 01-Dragee would be great for pharmacists, sweet shops, bed and breakfasts (B&B), small hotels, for people in the hospitality, medical, or education businesses – looking for crisp and cool concepts. Choose ‘01-dragee’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter – and see how sweet it is.

jd-nebula

Available in two or three columns, John Doe’s galactic theme makes use of an image of the Horsehead nebula, possibly from Hubble. In 2000, some 5,000 students, teachers, and professional and amateur astronomers across the internet voted to select this object for the orbiting Hubble telescope to view.

From the constellation Orion to your web site, thanks to John’s themes. We loved the design and layout, in fact we customised a three-column version for Get Going Online. Apart from our use, we can envisage the theme being ideal for astronomers (of course), astrologers, technologists, illustrators, cartoonists, comic book shops, writers… in fact, anyone reaching for the stars or, as the Maison d’Ailleurs offers, “science fiction, utopia and extraordinary journeys”. Choose ‘jd-nebula-3c’ for the three-column version, or ‘jd-nebula’ for the two-column version from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter – and begin your own extraordinary journey.

WordPress Default

The default WordPress theme is based on the famous Kubrick – the theme designed and built by Michael Heilemann; the theme that launched 1,000 themes. Often themes based on Kubrick still maintain the distinctive hallmark – the lists use the double right quotes » as bullets.

The header can be edited so instead of having just the crisp nautical blue and white you can have colours (and graduated colours at that) to beat the band. The header can also be replaced with an image. Here’s one we prepared earlier – note how we used the signature » bullets. Seems almost an in-joke so we figured, sure, why not?

Kubrick is frequently used by people who really want to be clear – not quite ‘just the facts, ma’am’ because Kubrick’s graduated colours and rounded corners make for a more human approach – however the almost Scandinavian, IKEA-ish, no-nonsense design is great for conveying information. While Kubrick is the vanilla ice-cream of the web world, you can change the header and juice it up to suit. Conference organisers, community groups, charitable organisations … most any business where communicating written information is a priority. Choose ‘default’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter – and experience the cool crispness of Kubrick.

WordPress Classic

WordPress Classic is the original WordPress theme. It graced versions 1.2.x and prior. WordPress has come a long way since Dave Shea designed, and Matthew Mullenweg modified, this clean and elegant layout. Only the barest minimum has been defined – the useful variable width, two columns, and neutral gray colours. Of course, the colours can be refined to create your very own classic. We’re tempted by those Morris Minor colours – imagine (from 1948 to 1953) Platinum Grey, Romain Green, Black, Maroon, Mist Green, Gascoyne Grey, Thames Blue, Clarendon Grey, Empire Green, Birch Grey, and from later, Sage Green, Smokey Blue, Rose Taupe, Antelope, Pale Ivory, and Sandy Beige. Colours that defined a generation, a nation, an empire.

We see the WordPress Classic theme being used by people seeking a sophisticated and classic air – where their work can be complemented by neutral (but never bland) tones. Jewelers, book binders, designers, embroiderers, fine food purveyors, writers, therapists, lawyers, accountants… the list goes on. Choose ‘classic’ from Themeleon – our happy theme shifter – and see how to add a classic touch to your web communications – and as ever – adapting the design to your business cards, signage, and other communication forms is an option.