minimal
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Minimal Dark
The original VeloCMS dark theme. Clean, fast, and opinionated. Works for any blog.
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developer
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Terminal
Monospace, green-on-black developer aesthetic. Beloved by hackers and CTOs alike.
developershackersindie makers
magazine
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Curator
Magazine-style grid layout with bold typography. Perfect for high-volume editorial sites.
creatorsagencieswriters
developer
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Engineering
Structured and technical. Inspired by great SaaS docs. Built for product blogs and changelogs.
developersindie makersagencies
agency
Free
Atelier
Elegant showcase theme for product makers and app developers. Light, airy, and conversion-focused.
indie makersagenciescreators
gallery
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Aperture
Full-bleed photo gallery with immersive post covers. The go-to choice for photographers.
photographers
serif
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Serif
Long-form reading experience. Generous margins, beautiful typesetting, no distractions.
writerscreators
restaurant
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Restaurant
Warm palette, food photography hero sections, reservation-ready layout.
restaurants
podcast
Free
Podcast
Built for audio-first creators. Episode list, player embed, show notes — all first-class.
podcasters
newsletter
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Newsletter Hub
Subscriber-first layout inspired by the best email newsletters. Archive + subscribe in one.
writerscreatorsindie makers
agency
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Firefly
Luxury bento-grid layout. High-contrast sections, bold imagery, premium feel.
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portfolio
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Atelier Modern
Modernist minimal portfolio theme. Warm ivory palette, serif headings, asymmetric bento grid. Built for designers, photographers, and architects.
photographersdesignersarchitectsstudiosagencies
serif
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Studio Calm
Soft pastel minimal reading theme. Warm cream palette, Source Serif headings, strict single-column focus. Built for writers, journalists, and reflective publications.
writerscreatorsindie makers
news
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Brutalist Press
Bold editorial brutalist theme. Pure-white + true-black + cobalt accent, Space Grotesk headlines, JetBrains Mono metadata. Built for indie news outlets, opinion publishers, and counter-culture media.
writerscreatorsindie makersagencies
news
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Manifesto Black
Bold zine-style theme for political commentary and counter-culture. Pure black + bone white + vermillion accent, Anton condensed headlines, IBM Plex Mono body. Built for opinion publishers, activist writers, and indie news outlets.
writerscreatorsindie makers
business
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Studio Newsroom
Premium business journalism theme. FT salmon background, dark navy text, muted teal accent. Lora headlines, 3-column newsroom grid. Built for indie newsrooms, B2B publications, and policy analysts.
writerscreatorsagenciesindie makers
developer
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Hackerstack
Modern developer/engineering blog theme. Dark navy background, neon green accents, amber inline code. IBM Plex Mono headlines, Inter body, Fira Code blocks. Vercel-meets-Linear aesthetic — code as first-class content.
developersindie makerscreators
lifestyle
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Pacific Modern
Coastal California modernist lifestyle theme. Warm sand background, ocean blue accent, moss green callouts. Cormorant Garamond headings, Manrope body, zig-zag post grid. Built for lifestyle bloggers, travel writers, and West Coast indie creators.
writerscreatorsindie makersphotographers
fashion
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Velvet Editorial
Luxury fashion magazine theme. Rich cream + deep burgundy + blush palette. Cormorant Garamond italic display headings, Playfair Display Bold category labels, Source Sans 3 body. Full-bleed editorial hero, 2-column portrait post grid, oversized pull-quotes. Built for fashion publications, beauty editorials, art reviews, and high-end lifestyle bloggers.
creatorswritersphotographersagencies
academic
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Memo Garamond
Academic research blog theme for university faculty, scientific researchers, and policy think-tanks. EB Garamond body at 18px/1.85 line-height, single muted forest green accent, strict 640px reading column, right-margin footnote sidebar. Inspired by London Review of Books, JSTOR, and The Atlantic. Built for long-form essayists and citation-rich publications.
writerscreatorsindie makers
mindful
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Wabi Sabi
Japanese minimalist blog theme for mindful creators. Paper-white background, sumi-ink text, terracotta accent. Cormorant Garamond headings, Lora body, IBM Plex Mono labels. Asymmetric single-column layout with intentional breathing room. Built for minimalist bloggers, mindfulness writers, ceramic artisans, and slow-living advocates.
minimalist bloggersmindfulness writersceramic artisansslow living advocatesmeditation teachers
investigative
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Editorial Noir
Investigative journalism and true crime blog theme. Near-black background, warm off-white text, dramatic crimson accent. Oswald condensed display, Source Serif 4 body, IBM Plex Mono captions. Newspaper headline strips, stacked post list with hairline rules, Case File meta signature. Built for investigative journalists, true crime writers, longform feature reporters, and noir fiction authors.
investigative journaliststrue crime writerslongform feature reportersnoir fiction authorsdocumentary filmmakers
design
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Bauhaus Geometric
Design and industrial design blog theme rooted in Bauhaus school principles. Pure near-white background, true black text, primary triad of vermilion red, primary yellow, and ultramarine blue. Geist Bold Uppercase typography — no italics (Bauhaus rejected italics as ornamental). 3-column monolith card grid with cycling primary-color blocks, geometric ornaments (circle/square/triangle), 2px black hairline borders, 3-row color-band footer. Built for industrial designers, architects, product designers, design students, and design historians.
industrial designersarchitectsproduct designersdesign studentsdesign historians
architecture
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Brutalist Architecture
Raw concrete blog theme for architecture journalists, urbanism researchers, and civic-tech writers. Concrete white (#F0F0F0) background, wet asphalt text, rebar orange (#B8651C) links. Inter Black headlines, IBM Plex Mono 11px lowercase captions in the style of architectural drawing labels ("fig. 1 — north elevation, 1972"). 2-column asymmetric post grid, full-bleed building photography, 3-column black footer with axonometric SVG drawing. This is Brutalism the ARCHITECTURE MOVEMENT — Boston City Hall, Trellick Tower, Habitat 67 — not brutalism the web design trend.
architecture journalistsurbanism researcherscity plannerscivic tech writersarchitectural photographers
gaming
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Cyber Synthwave
Neon-glow cyberpunk gaming blog theme. Deep cosmic void background, hot pink (#FF2E9A) + electric cyan (#1FEAFF) as the only two accent colors. IBM Plex Mono display typography, Inter body, grid-horizon SVG ornament, glow text-shadow on all accents. Sharp edges (0–4px radius), dark-only palette. Built for Twitch streamers, VTubers, indie game developers, esports analysts, synthwave music producers, and cyberpunk fiction writers.
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hospitality
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Tropicalia
Saturated tropical hospitality blog theme for boutique hotels, villa rental hosts, and scuba schools. Terracotta clay (#C8623F) + deep Caribbean teal (#2E6B73) + sun-baked cream parchment (#FCF6E9). Cormorant Garamond italic display headlines, Lora body text (17px, 1.7 line-height). Full-bleed 16:9 photography, no rounded corners. Hand-illustrated single-stroke palm-leaf SVG section dividers. 2-column asymmetric post grid with hibiscus-pink hover glow. Mediterranean texture meets Caribbean color depth — warm tones only, italic carries elegance, 1px hairlines with no box shadows.
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sustainability
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Solarpunk Optimist
Eco-futurism and sustainability blog theme rooted in the Solarpunk literary and design movement. Sun-warmed paper cream (#F8F1D9) background, solar gold (#F3D27A) ornamental accents, moss green (#4F7A56) headings, terracotta clay (#B26A48) CTAs. Crimson Text bold italic display headlines, Open Sans body (17px, 1.7 line-height). Hand-illustrated single-stroke SVG sprout, vine, and leaf ornaments — growth as visual metaphor. 2-column straw-paper post grid with leaf hover reveals. Golden ribbon ornament above hero headline. NO box-shadows, NO gradients, NO blob-rounded corners. Straw-paper footer (warm, NOT dark — solarpunk is hopeful). Inspired by 1970s Sierra Club posters, Whole Earth Catalog, and mid-century environmental print. Built for climate activists, sustainability writers, permaculture practitioners, urban farmers, regenerative-design researchers, and eco-fiction authors.
climate activistssustainability writerspermaculture practitionersurban farmersgreen tech foundersenvironmental journalistseco fiction authorsintentional community organizers
wedding-event
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Ribbon Florist
Elegant wedding and floral blog theme inspired by luxury bridal magazines and archival print. Ivory paper background (#FAF6F1 — warm peach undertone, NOT pure white) + antique gold (#D4B07A) ribbon ornaments + powder blush (#F4DDD7) card surfaces + dusty rose (#B4665C) links + eucalyptus sage (#C2CDB4) SVG ornaments only. Cormorant Garamond Italic 500 display headlines (64-72px) — italic carries elegance, never bold for accent. Lora regular body text (17px, 1.75 line-height). Antique gold drop-cap on first paragraph. Pull quotes with gold ribbon left border. Hand-drawn single-stroke SVG ornaments (gold ribbon bow, single rose, eucalyptus sprig) — NOT icon library shapes. 2-column pearl-card post grid with blush-pink hover fade. 1px hairline borders, NO shadows, NO gradients, NO rounded corners over 4px. Generous whitespace throughout. Inspired by Brides Magazine editorial layouts, Martha Stewart Weddings print spreads, Victoria magazine (1987-2003). Built for wedding planners, florists, bridal-shop owners, event venue managers, wedding stationery designers, wedding photographers, and wedding cake artists.
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adventure-travel
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Aurora Borealis
Adventure travel and Arctic photography theme inspired by Nordic-design lifestyle and polar-night expedition writing. Deep midnight blue background (#0F1633 — slight blue undertone, NOT pure black) with aurora green (#6EDD9F), aurora purple (#C988EA), and aurora cyan (#7BDFE0) accents restrained to 15% of surface. Inter Variable ExtraBold uppercase display headlines with subtle aurora-green text-shadow glow on h1 only (NEVER on body). Source Sans 3 17px / 1.7 body. IBM Plex Mono 11px uppercase captions in alternating aurora purple and glacial cyan. Hand-drawn single-stroke SVG ornaments — mountain silhouette, snowflake crystal, aurora-band gradient curves (the only gradient in the theme, used as hero ornament). Frost-glow box-shadow hover state on post cards. 3-column twilight-surface card grid. 1px hairlines, no shadows on body, no rounded blobs over 6px. Dark theme only — Arctic means polar night. Built for adventure travel bloggers, Arctic photographers, Nordic-design lifestyle bloggers, ski and mountaineering writers, extreme-sports journalists, cold-weather expedition diarists, and dark-sky astronomy enthusiasts.
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interior-design
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Mid-Century Modern
Interior design and lifestyle theme inspired by 1950s-1960s Eames, Braun, Saarinen, and Aalto design legacy. Warm eggshell background (#F7EFE0 — slight cream undertone, NOT pure white) with espresso brown-black (#36281D) foreground and a fully earthy accent palette: golden mustard (#D9B341), burnt orange (#C97343), sage olive (#687F58), and teak wood brown (#886A4D). Fraunces Italic 500 display headlines (64-72px) — italic carries warmth, never bold-condensed for display. Public Sans regular body 17px / 1.7 line-height. DM Mono 11px uppercase captions alternating between burnt orange and olive green. Mustard-yellow 4.5em Fraunces Italic drop-cap. Pull quotes with teak brown 4px left border and starburst SVG ornament. Hand-drawn single-stroke SVG ornaments (atomic-particle starburst, boomerang shape, geometric leaf, Eames-chair silhouette) — NOT icon library shapes. 2-column pale-teak post grid with washed-teak 1px borders and burnt-orange hover underline animation. 1px hairlines, NO shadows, NO gradients, NO rounded corners over 4px. Generous whitespace. Atomic-age optimism — the OPPOSITE of brutalist concrete or cyberpunk neon. Built for interior designers, mid-century furniture restorers, vintage furniture dealers, home renovation bloggers, product design historians, Eichler-house owners, and design book reviewers.
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