What does your web site say about you when you’re not around?
Neoclassical
September 28, 2008 on 8:03 pm | In fixed width, header image, light, three columns, white | No comments
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.
Ocean
September 14, 2008 on 10:07 am | In blue, custom header, flexible width, two columns | No comments
Ocean was designed by Reality Software, a Toronto, Ontario (Canada) based design company. Nice. But, oh boy, check out that wave! Reminds us of those wonderful days on an isolated beach in Kauai, catching wave after wave … and afterwards, passionfruit and rum cocktails made with fruit gathered fresh from the jungle - laughing with friends and watching the sun set.
* Sigh *
Ocean is a variable (flexible) width theme, ideal for nautical applications, outdoor sports people, fishers, scuba schools, boats, surf shops, wind surfers, aquaculture … choose ‘ocean’ from Themeleon - our surf’s up theme shifter.
Elegant Brit
September 9, 2008 on 8:42 am | In background image, blue, cool colors, fixed width, green, orange, simple, two columns, warm colors, white | 2 comments
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.
Calm
August 27, 2008 on 9:53 am | In blue, cool colors, fixed width, header image, light, two columns, white | No comments
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.
WordPress Default
August 2, 2008 on 2:35 am | In blue, custom header, fixed width, light, two columns, white | No comments
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.
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