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Experimenting Fresh Technology, embedding fonts on WordPress theme

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Hey all!

Wow, doesn’t this look better now? After a year of simpleX on WPshoppe, I got a little time to play around with a new theme. I was inspired because much awaited technology of embedding creative fonts onto a webpage has now been possible. This is surely going to be another revolution on the web world as this has been dreamt by a lot of designers out there.

Just few days ago, TypeKit launched its long time beta tested font embedding service. I couldn’t wait to realize this technology before its too late. So, I started working on a quickie theme naming it Typewriter. Now, why this name? Because, I subscribed to TypeKit as soon as I heard about the news. I browsed some 7 pages of free fonts and wasn’t quite convinced of the free fonts they have in their library. The only font I thought looked great was the old typewriter font, John Doe… and that clicked on my mind. What if I could make an old looking theme that used typewriter font?

So, I started working, and eventually put the site live today. And when I published the site with the typewriter font, oh my..  it really didn’t look good. I hated it. Maybe perhaps I was theming with Georgia font in my localhost with a clean white background. So, I just looked over TypeKit Library and found another font called Anonymous Pro. And voila, I liked how its matching.

Its good to be on the frontline on this new technology and staying away from the default arial, georgia fonts after 10 long years (for me). You guys should definitely check TypeKit as well. I have 4 invitations left so if you want one, just message me down here.

AND yes, hope you like the new look (still needs bit of work) and do let me know if you would also like this theme as a free download. :D

Cheers all!

Photo: kevinzim

A new theme in the making… POETRY!

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I have been quite interested past few days of doing something different from what I have been doing lately. I always loved the classic books, how the typography was used and how small the fonts were. I especially loved the Poem books where everything was centered. So, inspired from that, I have come up with a mockup (actually I just finished the first page minus few styles) for another clean theme and I am calling it POETRY! Yep, this one should be perfect for those who scribble poems now and then. Not necessarily long ones but like 4 lines would be indeed perfect. The alignment is all centered so I am not sure how readable it will be if you use it for a blog.
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Smashing Magazine tweet about Cleanr!

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Oh Yes! I didn’t even know this and when I did, I was really excited about it. Having noticed by Smashing Magazine, one of the favorite sites of mine, is a really BIG thing for me. This site has been a resource and inspiration hub for me all this time and having a 200,000 fan following isn’t a small site now, is it? So, yesterday, they had tweeted about Cleanr, which is also my favorite theme. Past few weeks has been really great for me and unexpected things are happening. This was one of them and I couldn’t stop sharing for all of ya guys. :)

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Interview: Meeting with 7 Amazing WordPress Theme Designers

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WebHostingSearch just carried out interviews with 7 of many great WordPress theme designers and I was lucky enough to be on the list. If you are an aspiring WordPress theme developer, feel free to read views from designers all over the world. I am particularly a big fan of Adii Rockstar who co-founded WooThemes and I envy what they have been doing at WooThemes. I feel very honored that I have been listed along with him. Thanks to Brian Franklin for publishing this interview.

If you want to know any additional facts about me, let me know. :) Cheers!!!

A support forum!

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Its been quite a long time I posted. But this is why. I have been getting quite a lot of questions regarding customization to both simpleX and Cleanr themes. I will be upgrading both of these themes a little in a few days but just to keep things on a right track and not having to answer same questions again and again and  as well as people who use these themes at a later time would find it helpful to see the solutions that their predecessors might had, I am setting up a support forum.

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Another Free Theme : Work-a-holic [Portfolio + Blog]

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This is yet another free theme that I recently worked on. Its called Work-a-holic. And as the name suggests, it is to showcase your work on the web while having a separate blog of your own. I made this theme for Graph Paper Press. There are many features to it and can be downloaded from the Graph Paper Press website. Its, of course, free but you have to sign up for a free membership which takes about a minute. This theme will come with a lot of interesting features very soon. :)

Ah, by the way, I would like to thank all of you who have been using Cleanr and giving me all the positive feedback about it. Its just wonderful to read those comments. Plus, I would like to thank some of you who have made a valuable donation for the themes I have made. Its so helpful. More themes to come soon.

Thanks!

P.S. WordPress 2.8.1 is out and all of you should upgrade it as it is faster, lot of bugs from 2.8 fixed and more secured!!

22,000+ downloads and a revamped Cleanr!

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Hey everyone,

I hope everyone is doing just great and enjoying life! Its been a long time and you might be wondering where I got lost. :) Well, I am still alive and doing good. I just have been pretty busy with things here and there.

So, I just checked the stats at WordPress site and wow, I must say simpleX has been quite popular. There has been 22,000+ downloads as of today. I am impressed! Thank you all for the wonderful support. Continue reading →

Whats cooking?

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So, if you have come across this site for something new, I do have some news. :) I am working on another clean theme .. just plain white one. I have some great plans for this theme. It should be ready in a few weeks. Keep crossing your fingers for yet another FREE theme.. ;)