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Neoclassical

Neoclassical is an elegant theme designed by Chris Pearson. You can use the Chris’s existing rotating header images, or use some sets of your own. Images need to be 865px wide by 180px tall.

Which part of the design stands out the most for you? The sleek typography (those are Chris’s words) or the header image? We love it all – we can see Neoclassical being used by astronomers, technologists, illustrators, writers, nautical, designers, freelance journalists, educators, teachers, counselors, architects, copy writers, museums, philatelists, clergy, horologists, healers — any fans of the classical look … choose ‘neoclassical’ from Themeleon – our palladian theme shifter.

Landzilla

Landzilla was made by Vladimir Simovic (aka Perun). Retain the header images, or use some sets of your own.

Landzilla – a Japanese reptile made of – ah – land? Who knows? We like crisp apple feel of the theme – we can see it being adapted for use by illustrators, therapists, bed and breakfasts, B&B, small hotels, hospitality, car sales, outdoor sports people, environmentalists, spiritual, zen aficionados, religious, teachers, counselors, pilgrims, travelers, geographers, travel agencies, scholars, diarists, cartographers, wildlife artists, opticians, clergy, travel guides, animal lovers … choose ‘landzilla’ from Themeleon – our global theme shifter.

Intense

Intense was designed by Sadish Bala of WP Themepark, based on a design by sofaspud. Sadish’s designs tend to work well across browsers and screen resolutions. Intense adds a interesting twist – the header images change when the page is reloaded. You can use the images as presented, or you can have a set of your own images. It’s an ideal theme to use to convey strong, yet changing visual dimensions.

A theme for all occasions – charitable organisations, community groups, conference organisers, e-news, jewelers, street artists, rock bands, musicians, bed and breakfasts, small hotels, embroiderers, designers, creative agencies, sculptor, neon artist, confectioners, travelers, travel agencies … choose ‘intense’ from Themeleon – our wound-up theme shifter.

Green Bug

Green Bug, by Shrihari and Nitrogen Designs, is a light hearted theme – check out those cute little bugs – with a crisp yet friendly look and feel.

We’ve got ants, let’s have a picnic with this theme – for pet shops, conservationists, animal lovers, healers, retreats, resorts, meditation, botanists, wildlife artists, ornithologists, students, scientists, educators, conservationists, zoologists, teachers, environmentalists, biologists, ecologists, landscapers, gardeners, organics, florists, cartoonists … choose ‘green-bug’ from Themeleon – our entomological theme shifter.

Eco Blog

Eco Blog is by Russian designers, Sabiostar for Natty WP. We love the mad sparkly freshness of it. Eco Blog is a great theme for blogs, but don’t let the blog name limit you – it’s a great theme for content managing your site too.

Eco Blog could make a splash for technologists, community groups, health food, environmentalists, geographers, ornithologists, conservationists, hunters, fishers, botanists, boats, poets, water suppliers, life coaches, aquaculture, pet shops … choose ‘eco-blog’ from Themeleon – our clean, green, theme shifting machine.

Abstract-Shylock

Abstract Shylock is by shylockblogging.com. Of course, the header image can be edited to reflect your requirements. We like the vector art swirls and the rich use of colours.

This decorative theme would be effective for cartoonists, jewelers, embroiderers, quirky, baby clothes designers, confectioners, baby supplies, bridal outfitters, beauticians, quilters, textile designers, romance writers … choose ‘abstract-shylock’ from Themeleon – our vector art fan theme shifter.

1024px

1024px is a light and extremely simple theme with 2 columns, based on Andreas Viklund’s 1024px XHTML/CSS template.

1024px is a deceptively plain theme – elegant in its simplicity – we think ideal for people wanting to communicate clear messages and bright images – we suggest for technologists, illustrators, writers, jewelers, freelance journalists, e-news, spiritual, religious, teachers, bridal outfitters, beauticians, hospice, healers, day spas, retreats, meditation, mediators … choose ‘1024px’ from Themeleon – our 32 x 32 theme shifter.

Zen In Grey

Zen In Grey, by Sajith Madhavan, is a 3-column variable width theme. Sajith reports live from Bangalore on life, bikes, and technology.

Zen in Grey is used here straight out of the box – if you like the layout and colours, changing the header image to something you supply is straightforward.

The theme will work for astronomers, book binders, charitable organisations, churches, clergy, designers, healers, historians, hospice, musicians, scholars, wildlife artists, zen aficionados … choose ‘zen-in-grey’ from Themeleon – our sound of one hand clapping theme shifter.

Unlimited

Unlimited is a 2-column fixed width theme, with the option of a custom header image, by WP Theme Land. Unlimited is presented straight out of the box. The header image can be changed for an image of your choice, or left as is.

Unlimited strikes us (it’s the header image – looks like Aloe vera to us) that it could be used by astrologers, florists, electricians, environmentalists, electronics service, scientists, ornithologists, hunters, fishers, botanists, poets, travel guides … choose ‘unlimited’ from Themeleon – our ‘no boundaries’ theme shifter.

SB 5 – Blanc

SB 5 – Blanc was designed by Swiss designer (and Fribourg resident), Mirko Humbert. SB 5 – Blanc is one of the more sparse themes available, however it is charming and elegant, and useful for people wanting to convey a quantity of information without the delivery getting in the way.

We can see SB 5 – Blanc being used by therapists, medical, counselors, pilgrims, travelers, scholars, diarists, clergy, churches, healers, day spas, retreats, meditation, hospice … choose ‘sb-5-blanc’ from Themeleon – our alpine theme shifter.

Get Some!

Get Some! is designed by John Crenshaw. Get Some! is a refined combination of grungy background and clear typography. The Adsense header can be fleshed out with your details, or with a banner (or images) of your own content.

We can see the Get Some! theme working for illustrators, cartoonists, comic book shops, writers, designers, street artists, creative agencies … choose ‘city-slicker’ from Themeleon – our slightly smudgy but irresistible theme shifter.

Elegant Brit

Elegant Brit is the the Sean Connery of the theme world. Urbane, classy, looking good in every thing – classic blue, classy green, and genteel orange. What? Can orange be genteel? Well, yes, when integrated with designs by Nick.

Nick’s an architecture major from North Carolina (USA). Not only is Nick into architectural design, but he also does graphical and web designs, plays the guitar, listens to music, plays tennis and golf, and snowboards in winter. Clearly, there’s no stopping this guy. He’s been designing web sites for a few years, using Photoshop, a text editor, and the Gimp.

Enough about Nick already. Let’s take a look at the themes and how they could be used…

We can see Elegant Brit (blue) bring great for nautical applications, lawyers, accountants, counselors, therapists, tailors — anyone seeking the cool, sophisticated look. Vodka martini, stirred, not shaken.

Elegant Brit (green) suggests florists, landscapers, gardeners, organics, health food, pilgrims, botanists, wildlife artists — fresh, crisp green tones – for those seeking to recreate the calmness of ‘England’s green and pleasant land’ perhaps.

Elegant Brit (orange) — the amber colours and soaring shapes seem to suggest travel guides, geologists, not-for-profits, motorsports, cars, automotive, opticians, cartographers, geographers, engineers, architects, quilters, textile designers, interior designers – people looking for a finely crafted finish.

Nick’s basic layout doesn’t change, but the alternative colour options bring a very different feel and presence to the themes. Nice work, Nick. Choose ‘elegant-brit-b’ for Elegant Brit in blue, ‘elegant-brit-g’ for Elegant Brit in green, or ‘elegant-brit-o’ for Elegant Brit in orange from Themeleon – our licensed to thrill theme shifter.

12 Apostles

12 Apostles, by Ronan Menton uses a picture taken at the 12 Apostles, South West from Melbourne, Australia, along the Great Ocean Road. Ronan notes that, in his opinion, it’s one of the most spectacular sights in Australia.

A rather moody and atmospheric theme, 12 Apostles seems to lend itself to web sites for outdoor sports people, environmentalists, photographers, scientists, counselors, therapists, geologists, geographers, travelers … choose ‘12apostles’ from Themeleon – our outback theme shifter.

Internet Music

Internet Music is designed by Luka Cvrk, and WordPressed by Ericulous from a style sheet by David Herreman. Another great WordPress collaboration.

We like the rust-red and grays colour combination, set off with the dash of cornflower blue. Makes us think of red cattle – paprika, and charcoal – hey – this is more about barbecue than music. You decide how you’ll use this theme. Of course the subheader can be customized – unless you have a special thing for Latin-ish. Well, no, we didn’t think so either.

Internet Music themes will show off black and white photos, or images with dark items – laptops, cameras, engine/car parts etc, or scenic shots – blue sky, blue water; splashing, flashing marlin.

We’re thinking museums, hunters, boats, photographic suppliers, car parts, metal workers, outdoor sports people, sculptors … choose ‘internetmusic’ (two columns) and/or ‘internetmusic-3C’ (for the three column version) from Themeleon – our ‘hooked on barbecue music’ theme shifter.

YGo CMS

YGo CMS is designed by Amitabh Shukla. Content Management Systems (CMS) is a way you can leave the layout of your web site to the theme, so you can concentrate on the really important part – developing your valuable content. And this is part of YgoY’s strategy –

‘Why go why’ or in short ‘YgoY’ strongly believes that knowledge is empowering and the magic of knowledge is in knowing and knowing more. We also believe that the only ability that has helped mankind develop is COMMON SENSE, thru which we present it to people who are looking for the RIGHT information on the overloaded Internet.

YGo CMS is presented here fresh out-of-the-box, and will probably need a little customization for your site. It’ll make a great theme for writers, freelance journalists, e-news, online magazines, churches, teachers, educators, copy writers, clergy, club newsletters, sport clubs … choose ‘ygocms’ from Themeleon – our managed theme shifter.

Wooden Mannequin

Wooden Mannequin has been authored by Kasper Solberg. Some people think that business people are just puppets – but no, this light-hearted theme shows it’s all about wooden mannequins. Who knew?

This theme is an interesting option for people wanting a business theme with some humor, spirit, or general feel-good factor. Perhaps for business and/or life coaches, recruiters, charitable organisations, conference organisers, investment brokers, consultants, traders … choose the quirky ‘wooden-mannequin’ from Themeleon – our ‘woodworm freaks me out’ theme shifter.

Oldschool

Oldschool is another fine theme from the house of Small Potato.

Visually uncomplicated, clean and tidy, just as a good copy book should be. That blue-black ink feeling brings back scary classroom memories – ink stained fingers, spitballs, passing notes, girly swots, and staring longingly out the window…

A great choice for writers, freelance journalists, e-news, online magazines, churches,teachers, educators, diarists, students, copy writers, memorabilia, clergy … choose ‘oldschool’ from Themeleon – our ‘the dog ate my homework’ theme shifter.

Modernpaper

Modernpaper is a sturdy and business-like three column theme by Performancing.

Modernpaper is about text on the screen. Simple as that. With minimal graphic content Modernpaper loads quickly – ideal for online magazines, journalists, writers in general – in other words, ideal for people where the written word, loaded quickly, is more important than bandwidth clogging images.

A great choice for writers, freelance journalists, e-news, online magazines, churches, investment brokers, traders … choose ‘modernpaper’ from Themeleon – our modern 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.