Minimalist designs in WordPress and good themes to get started

Minimalist is maybe not what comes to mind when someone start designing a new website. In our post-web2.0 era everyone wants more fancy and flashy sites.

Less is often better and that’s something we designers seem to forget to satisfy our lust for intricate designs. Detail is what makes a good design, and minimal is all about that. Minimal is fresh, often very usable and doesn’t blow your mind up with things to concentrate on.

We’ve done a small selection of nice minimalist WordPress sites and a few minimal themes to quick start your next project.

Some themes to get you started

Minimo is a simple and attractive one page portfolio showcase theme, $10 for single use (demo)

Minimal WordPress Template, $25 for single use (demo)

Apricot, a nice free WordPress themes. Might need some adjustement to make the most of the latest versions of wordpress but it is a good start.

Press from Obox. Premium template, single use cost $50 but the theme is awesome

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Posted August 30, 2009 at 4:40 pm | Permalink

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Schaeffer Somers

Posted August 28, 2009 at 2:26 pm | Permalink

The premium theme available @WooThemes by @danrubin called Big Easy doesn’t have a monochromatic style built-in, but it’s not hard to create a nice piece of webdesign minimalism: Big Easy | WooThemes http://bit.ly/XWbb8.

Thanks for compiling a great list. — @schae_rad
admin

Posted August 28, 2009 at 10:27 am | Permalink

Thanks for the link Justin, definitely a good resource for minimal designs. Will have to check all those sites now :P
admin

Posted August 28, 2009 at 10:25 am | Permalink

Thanks for the comment and I totaly agree with you. it’s harder but worth it!
justin

Posted August 28, 2009 at 7:12 am | Permalink

Just a recommendation: http://www.siiimple.com/ they have a couple free minimalist themes that are pretty cool – and the gallery is built in wordpress
Catherine White

Posted August 27, 2009 at 9:59 pm | Permalink

Beautiful – I just love minimal.

Minimal takes discipline and more effort!

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