designbump

This week I had the opportunity to sit down (virtually) with UI Designer and Front-end Developer Chris Wallace (@chriswallace). Chris Wallace is the guy behind Design Moo and the popular Wordpress Gallery Theme. In addition to being a designer, Chris is also a cancer survivor and had some inspiring things to say about being a designer and coping with the stress of a life threatening illness.

DesignPile WordPress Theme, a theme designed by Site 5 and released for Smashing Magazine and its readers. The theme comes with 3 color styles and a couple of jQuery-based goodies. It can be used for portfolios and blogs as well as corporate webAs usual, the theme is free to use in private and commerical projects.

Today we are glad to release ASCII One — a free professional Wordpress-theme created by Piotr Godek. This theme was designed with the main focus being on typography — all graphical elements are made only of characters, and it holds for visuals, too. The theme is released with and via Smashing Magazine and is released as a gift to its readers.

Maparaan is a 5-in-1 professional free WordPress theme. Packed with a better framework and an admin options panel, this special WordPress theme has a customizable front page which will showcase the "About Us" and "What We Do" features. Download more free WordPress Themes.