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Redbook Theme

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Redbook theme for WordPress preview imageThe latest classic Performancing theme for WordPress, Redbook represents balance, structure and symmetry.

Created in collaboration with Brian Gardner, Redbook lives up to its name by incorporating what we think to be salient aspects of a physical book with the modern feel of a sophisticated website (hence “red book”). Viewing a blog powered by the Redbook WordPress theme, one would feel as if unfolding an actual hard-bound book, with the left and right sidebars “folding” out, and red and grey liners reminiscent of a book’s cover and leaves.

Redbook is a three-column theme with a sidebar on each side. The main column is mainly white-on-black, which is excellent for readability and adds to that book-like feel. The presentation of the sidebars is organized, with dark grey lines that separate each major heading. This theme is ideal for professional or personal bloggers who wish to convey a sense of organization and structure.

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Update: Redbook has been updated for compatibility with WordPress 2.7 and up. Download the latest version here.

Estranged Theme

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Estranged Theme for WordPress preview imageEstranged is the latest classic Performancing theme for WordPress that reflects a no-nonsense, straightforward look. The theme was developed in collaboration with designer Thord Daniel Hedengren of BloggerTalks fame. Thord has worked on developing and/or overhauling several other Splashpress Media blogs and services, such as the Eatonweb Blog Directory, Jack of All Blogs, Blog Network Watch, Blogger Jobs, and well as Audival, and did some improvements to the Blog Herald look.

Estranged is a two-column theme that features large, standout headers, and easy-to read body and link text. The color scheme involves subtle shades of grey and red, with a bit of orange, and these add to that simple yet eye-catching look. The proportions of the columns and the headers are just right, making ample use of the rule of thirds popular among those in the visual arts. Contrast is just right–having adequate readability, but not at the cost of being too much of a glare. The theme also makes adequate use of white space, so the blog doesn’t look cramped.

Estranged is suitable for both personal and professional bloggers who prefer a clean looking theme with enough space for the essentials. The right sidebar is wide enough to accommodate square ad space (text links or images) up to 250 pixels in width. This is great for bloggers who would rather not stuff in too much information, but would rather present essential information in blocks. This is due to the fact that there is only one sidebar, and that the footer does not support lists or longer content than the copyright statement.

Update: Estranged has been updated for compatibility with WordPress 2.7 and up. Download the latest version here.

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News Theme

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News Theme for WordPress preview imageThe News Theme is one more classic Performancing WordPress theme. The theme intends to mimic the look and feel of a print magazine or newspaper, with paper-like upper and lower edges, which is quite suitable for blogs that want to put forth a newspaper-y type of image (aided by the display of the current date on the masthead).

The color scheme uses subtle shades of grey and blue, with the sidebar standing out with orange tints.

News Theme is a two-column theme with a horizontal navigation bar at the header, and space for details and links at the footer. This gives the site a clean look and feel, with a wide fixed-width main body and a sidebar wide enough to accommodate long link text or banners. The space on the header can also be used for horizontal banners.

The theme was authored by Design Disease in cooperation with Performancing. Support is available at the Performancing theme support forum.

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Update: News Theme has been updated for compatibility with WordPress 2.7 and up. Download the latest version here.

Blue Laptop Theme

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Blue Laptop theme for WordPress preview imageWe think that variations on a great theme can make another great theme. For that reason, we are excited to announce the release of The Blue Laptop Theme for WordPress, cousin of The Dark Laptop Theme.

Blue Laptop is the daytime version of Dark Laptop. Filled with about six different shades of blue, the theme has a calm, soothing effect on its readers. Just like Dark Laptop, this theme is chock-full of stylistic curves and design elements that you haven’t seen in any other theme before. Straight out of the box we believe that the Dark Laptop and Blue Laptop themes are among the most professional and original looking free WordPress themes ever available. If you’re looking to distinguish yourself from the crowd, without spending a penny on theme design, these are the themes to use.

Blue Laptop is the perfect theme for any topic in entertainment, technology, literature, or even professionals in counseling or law.

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Update: Blue Laptop has been updated for compatibility with WordPress 2.7 and up. Download the latest version here.

Visit the Performancing forum for the Blue Laptop theme support.

Dark Laptop Theme

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Dark Laptop for WordPress Theme preview imagePerformancing is pleased to announce the launch of its July 2007 free WordPress theme called Dark Laptop.

Dark Laptop is a stylistic, fresh, original blog design with a modern, late-night feel (bet you’ve never heard a theme described that way before;-) Designed by GeekWithLaptop, this theme is loaded with unique blog design elements which give it that extra-bold style missing from so many free themes.

Dark Laptop is an extremely distinctive “look at me” WordPress theme and it would work well for blogs on topics ranging from city-life and movies to gadgets and tech.

Update: Dark Laptop has been updated for compatibility with WordPress 2.7 and up. Download the latest version here.

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Photopress Theme

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Photopress theme for WordPress preview thumbnailImages speak louder than words on this one. Performancing’s June Theme release is Photopress, a WordPress theme perfect for Photo blogs.

Have you ever wanted to display your pictures in a photoblog without sidebar uglification? Well, that was the motivation behind Photopress; a one column WordPress theme specifically designed for photoblogs. With Photopress you can display large 640px width images without any clutter; perfect for the 640×480 landscape standard.

If you want your photos to be front and center on your photo blog, with little interference from your WordPress theme, then Photopress is the theme for you.

Photopress was designed by Brian Gardner.

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Update: Photopress has been updated for compatibility with WordPress 2.7 and up. Download the latest version here.

Gangway Theme

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Gangway theme for WordPressIt’s another new month, and we are proud to announce the third Performancing WordPress theme to date, and our May feature: Gangway!

Gangway! is a three-column theme for WordPress that’s well-suited for group or team blogs. Developed by the Performancing team in cooperation with Forty Media, Gangway! is focused more on the content, and less on heavy visuals. Blog posts, links, archives and authors are presented in a grid-like fashion, to give that organized feel.

Update: Gangway has been updated for compatibility with WordPress 2.7 and up. Download the latest version here.

Visit the official Performancing forum for Gangway! theme support here.

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Modern Paper Theme

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screenshotWe are pleased to announce our second Brian Gardner designed theme ModernPaper For WordPress.

As is emblematic of his style, Brian has given us a clean, professional look with ease of customization.

The name ModernPaper hints at the fact that this theme is well suited for modern publishing of all kinds and straight out of the box has a nice journalistic feel. We wouldn’t be surprised to see this theme adopted by a wide variety of professional online publications, from traditional news to pop media.

As with the Nightlife theme, we want you to get the most out of your ModernPaper experience, which is why we’ve created this post to support the growth and maturation of the theme. Feel free to ask questions and make suggestions.

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Update: ModernPaper has been updated for compatibility with WordPress 2.7 and up. Download the latest version here.

Visit the official Performancing forum for ModernPaper support.