Minimalist is an extremely light weight, configurable template, with no images at all! It’s completely fluid, so no matter what the user’s screen width, you don’t waste any space, browser font resizing is completely supported, and it is source-ordered. It includes stylesheets to display main content on the left or right, as well as many alternative colors including grey, green, blue, purple, red, and brown! It validates as XHTML Strict 1.0, and is released as Public Domain. It is available for download over at OpenDesigns.org.
I just converted Minimalist to a WordPress theme, and uploaded it here for anyone that wants it. I was lazy, so it defaults to green/grey with content to the left. If you want to use a different combination, edit the header.php file to use whatever css files you want (all are included). I also included a contact page template, but again was a little lazy, so you will need to edit contact.php and put your contact info on lines 73-75, as well as your E-Mail address on line 17. The only other real changes that were made was styling for comments (as well as unique styling for admin comments), and I added a pencil icon to use for “editing” (it’s still image free for your users).
BlueBox is an extremely light weight template. It has no images at all! It’s completely fluid, so no matter what the user’s screen width, you don’t waste any space, and browser font resizing is completely supported. Changing the color of this template should be very easy, since it has no images simply modify the colors in the stylesheet. It validates as XHTML Strict 1.0, and is released as Public Domain. It is available for download over at OpenDesigns.org,and you can see it in use at a few sites:
As a web programmer that is not graphically inclined, I find myself drawn to good, free graphics. Iconbuffet.com has just such graphics. They currently have 87 free icon sets, each having between 7 and 55 icons. There is a community that trades them, and they’ve added a bit of a twist by creating a points system that gives users bragging rights (as well as some other added benefits). Every month you are given 10 tokens (30 if you pay to be VIP), and can use those to accept icons from your friends. Each set is worth 1-10 tokens (bronze sets are worth 1, Silver are worth 3, Gold are worth 5, and Diamond are worth 10). You also earn stamps, which are used to send sets (again, according to how the set is rated).
The icons are all quality icons, I find that the community is a nice place to take my focus when I need a breather from my programming. So, how can you check it out and become involved?
First, check out all their cool icons.
Then, Sign Up (If you use this link, I get some extra points and stamps.)
Lastly, come over to my profile and let me know what icon sets you want. I’ll send them over right away.
