Comments on: Watching the Market: 16 Hot Templates

By: Ashley Adams : Postcard Printing

Ashley Adams : Postcard Printing — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:02:50 +0000

Nice list there. While reading it, I’ve been trying to understand what makes a template great and really effective in the long run. I think it all boils down to striking the right balance – between design and usability, between text and graphics, between overall aesthetics and user-friendliness.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:31:08 +0000

Great list Would love to have more design flare, great to be a developer but doing the front end development cant get to far without a little design. Thankfully through designers like those featured above I can get on with my work and not have to worry about getting in a pickle about green and orange not working together

By: Corporate WP themes — Sky Rocket

Corporate WP themes — Sky Rocket — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:26:08 +0000

[...] Some nice corporate Wordpress themes over at ThemeForest: In the Woods – Watching the Market: 16 Hot Templates. [...]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:11:01 +0000

Nice list. Definitely some nice themes for anyone who wants their site to look good. And to think some of them are only $10. You can’t go wrong.

By: Ponjoh

Ponjoh — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:56:46 +0000

Thanks featuring Simpla Admin, Jarel =)

By: YA

YA — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:42:35 +0000

Great article, Jarel. Cool templates!

By: Jimmyme

Jimmyme — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:47:58 +0000

Wow! Nice themes…

By: Simon North

Simon North — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:06:42 +0000

Yay I got featured, thanks Jarel. Some really nice templates here.

By: Samuele

Samuele — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:38:38 +0000

no magazine/portals templates in theme forest?

By: WorldFamous

WorldFamous — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:40:38 +0000

What I hope prospective designers notice is the color schemes – an abundance of white, black and blue. Nice, conservative, safe shades that can be used for personal sites as well as for business sites.

I’ve seen quite a lot of designs that are supposedly targeted to businesses that use nightmarishly bright or neon colors (especially green). Very few (if any) business sites will ever use one of those ‘colorful’ templates – one doesn’t want your customer or client to have to wear sunglasses to view it to prevent eye damage.

Unless you’re going after a market catering to ravers, keep the colors and the shades basic and simple. Splurge on the design.