Lets be honest, when you look at the volume of WP themes that are available, there is not really that much originality. They are basically they same theme re-hashed in a different style. That maybe fine for some, but not for me.
I look for all of those individual elements that add up to something original and unique, something that sets the theme apart from the rest. Perhaps that is why I am always drawn to a minimal theme, where the elements and the unique functions are obvious, and the developers skills are clearly evident.
Anyway, for this article, I have collected 25 fresh WordPress themes that I think set themselves apart from the rest, purely for there uniqueness.
Near the bottom of the post you will find the minimal themes that I love so much, and you will also find, for the WordPress purists, a theme that is a combination of the legendary themes Unsleepable and K2 called Unwakeable.
Aparatus
GoodTheme
Zexee
The Structure Theme
Crispp
Mayumi
WpStream
Newspress
Hipsterist
DailyNote from DesignDisease
Bueno
Unwakeable Theme
Obscure
Gadgetizer Theme
Tanzaku
MiniCard
BlueBubble
Satoshi
Clear
Fifty Fifth Street
Neutra
mnml galleria – siimple
Purple Block
Functionalism
Ulap Theme
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25 Jan, 2010
Always love your compilations! Thank you for including Mayumi in your list.
25 Jan, 2010
Great list – Mayumi and Newspress look great and user friendly. Andreas
25 Jan, 2010
Always nice to see a list of WordPress themes that I have never seen (very rare). Good list.
25 Jan, 2010
I agree with you. It seems like most of the wordpress themes out there have been redone over and over again. Thanks for the rare great ones.
25 Jan, 2010
Very nice compilation.
Specially like clean designs
Thank you
25 Jan, 2010
Maybe something is missing :)
25 Jan, 2010
woah! tanzaku and greg are very fresh und innovative!
25 Jan, 2010
Paul,
Glad you like Crispp! Thanks for mentioning it.
Regards,
Trevor
25 Jan, 2010
So clean and beautiful themes,I like them:)
26 Jan, 2010
thanks…
some themes really nice
26 Jan, 2010
Excellent compilation.
tanzaku, satoshi and Hipsterist are amazing.
Thanks for sharing this post!
26 Jan, 2010
great stuff :) thanks so much.. good to see some newies.
26 Jan, 2010
Excellent! Thank you for sharing :)
26 Jan, 2010
Great list, thank you for this truly original compilation. BTW: are there any language-aware templates in here?
26 Jan, 2010
Really nice collection :-)
26 Jan, 2010
Thanks for the collection, some really nice new themes.
26 Jan, 2010
Thank you for including aparatus. much appreciated.
26 Jan, 2010
Really nice collection, thanks for sharing this post
27 Jan, 2010
:) kool!!
27 Jan, 2010
Thanks a bunch!
Very great design theme
1 Feb, 2010
another free WP theme here – Squared 2 – http://www.briskstudios.com/blog/free-wordpress-theme-squared-2/
10 Jun, 2010
Doesn’t work Mike – any advice?
2 Feb, 2010
Great themes! Thank you very much!
2 Feb, 2010
all the themes are nice, but Tanzaku theme seemed to be different. no header images, no sidebars, only posts in blocks. the designer thought of a different idea this time. good :)
6 Feb, 2010
Great list. Thanks for this.
I think my favorite ones are Newspress and Tanzaku. :)
6 Feb, 2010
Wow, Mayumi looks awesome.
11 Feb, 2010
cool themes. thks
11 Feb, 2010
nice templates, thanks..
19 Jul, 2010
Who used «Satoshi»? How it’s work?
2 Mar, 2010
I’m using the Aparatus theme, atm, and I love it. Easy customization and user interface. Painless to set up, and although it’s free he does provide support. Great theme, great list.
10 Mar, 2010
I have downloaded teh structured theme, and it’s the ideal one to customize for my web hosting site. Thanks
22 Mar, 2010
Some superb themes. Thanks for sharing.
2 Apr, 2010
I absolutely love these! Thanks.
2 Apr, 2010
I like DailyNote and Unwakeable. Thanks for sharing these nice templates.
17 Apr, 2010
Oh great! Some of them are really new and innovative. I like expecially WP Stream.
Thank You for this great resource :)
28 Apr, 2010
wow… gress..
21 May, 2010
whooohoo very unique and nice
27 May, 2010
nice themes ;)
8 Jul, 2010
Awesome.
I love it.
Works perfect on my website :D
10 Aug, 2010
Wow, nice themes. Thanks
18 Aug, 2010
thats very good themes..i like that