15 Free WordPress themes to get you started with Responsive Design

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August 17, 2012

[“\"\"<\/a>Have you ever gone to a website using anything other than your desktop or laptop (smartphone, tablet, etc.) and had a bit of a struggle enjoying the site, mainly because everything couldn’t fit inside the browser window?<\/p>\n\nFortunately most smartphones and tablets make it easier to see these sites by being able to zoom in or out, but even still, you end up missing something and being unable to enjoy the entire site.\n\nQuite frankly, at this point in time, I’m not really sure why this is happening. Pretty much all smartphone users and tablet users have at some point used their device to try to peruse the Internet\u2014so why aren’t more designers creating responsive web designs? Isn’t it about time?\n\n

It is time<\/h1>\n\nResponsiveness in a website design is nothing more than the ability for the design to adjust to different browser\/window sizes. Most times when people think about it, they automatically think about mobile phones but it’s for the person who browses the internet using their mobile device as well as the person that uses their desktop at a screen resolution of 19201080 or higher.\n\nReally, though, responsive design has come about thanks to the person that uses their mobile phone and their tablet to browse the Internet. Something has to give with all the pinching and phone flipping in order to have an easier user experience. Responsive design takes all these things into account as well as the future of web site browsing: What devices will be invented next? What’s the rising percentage of people who actually browse on their smaller devices? Will responsive design ever become the norm? These are all questions worth asking and preparing for.\n\nAnother great thing about responsive design is it makes it unnecessary to create a website specifically for different mobile devices. Doing so can be confusing, bulky, costly, and a waste of time if you can put together an effective responsive website. If you are a web designer or even just a business owner, learning how to create responsive sites or switching to responsive sites can make a huge difference in months and even years to come. You want to be a step ahead, right?\n\n \n\n

15 free responsive themes<\/h1>\n\nSometimes it can be tough to keep with the ever advancing technology that makes responsiveness happen. I know for a stone cold designer like myself, code just doesn’t come to me as quickly and sometimes I need a bit of help. And help can either come in the form of a solid tutorial or someone or something getting the process started.\n\nBelow, we’ve found some of the best responsive WordPress themes to get you aligned with the times. Most of these are very minimalistic but keep in mind, many of these themes are to be used as a bare bones structure from which to build your site design. Many are fairly customizable (or you can get into the CSS to make your changes) and work more like templates than finished themes. Pick your favorite and ride off into the wonderful land of responsiveness.\n\n*Developer descriptions are italicized.<\/em>\n\n

Ari Wordpress Theme<\/h2>\n\n\“Ari is a\u00a0free WordPress theme with a\u00a0clean, mini\u00adma\u00adlistic design. The theme has a\u00a0responsive layout that is opti\u00admized for dif\u00adfe\u00adrent browser sizes and mobile devices (tablet, PC’s or modern smart\u00adphones). Ari is a\u00a0simple to use, fle\u00adxible blog theme best suited for small blogs or per\u00adsonal blog\u00adging. You can easily change the back\u00adground, text and link colors in the theme option page. In the theme options, you can also change the logo by using your own logo image. With Ari you can start blog\u00adging wit\u00adhout having to set up a\u00a0lot of things and your rea\u00adders can enjoy rea\u00adding your blog posts from their tablets, PC, or smartphone.\”<\/em>\n\n

Kendra Gaines

Kendra Gaines is a freelance designer from Virginia, USA. Connect with her.

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