Dusty Designs

The most dynamic WordPress theme ever made has been the K2 theme. Based on the blockier, not-as-attractive default Kubrick theme, K2 has consistantly proven itself to be the most customizable theme offered. Throughout the years, I’ve used a lot of WordPress themes, but I always come back to K2.

Since I’m a coder and not a designer, it’s important to me to find WordPress themes that I can customize and edit without putting in too much work. I don’t want to spend more than a day re-working any theme to my liking. I leave the theme making to the designers; I’ll take over the CSS on my own time. This is what makes the WordPress theming community so fun: there are plenty of resources out there for both designers and coders.

Currently, Dusty-Designs is using the three-column version of K2. I like the orange theme. The background comes from Squidfingers with the color scheme based off that image. I used this scheme about a year ago before I took it down, but I’ve always liked it:

Dusty Designs 3-col K2

I use a two-column theme at my test blog. I think a 2-column theme best suits a personal blog. A simple content-and-sidebar concoction makes for a simple, easy-to-read site. This is another color scheme from a Squidfingers background. I like this green so much: it’s not distracting, yet it catches your eye at the same time:

Test Blog 3-col K2

My photoblog, Sophisticat, utilizes the single-column option. I believe all photoblogs run with WordPress should be 1-column: the reader’s attention should go immediately to the photograph. All information, like archives, logging in, and links, should be left at the bottom. The background image comes from Scribble Scratch — it’s a nice, cute purple-y scheme that makes me think of bubble gum whenever I go there:

Sophisticat 1-col K2

WordPress.com blogs also come equipped with the K2 theme — you can customize it, or leave it alone. Either way, have fun with the theme. You’ll see quickly why it’s one of my favorites.