silo

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This is a brand new theme created by paul giacherio (how awesome is that name?). Silo is an amazing theme in that it’s laid out completely different than most tumblr blogs. The unique box-grid system really sets it appart. The header is straightforward. The title is to the left and the “archive” and “feed” links are to the right - all within the constraints of the width of the blog giving it a simple, and uniform look.

regular post

The posts are divided into three sections. More importantly, they are designed in a 3x4 grid layout. This box-style theme gives readers the ability to quickly see multiple posts without scrolling multiple pages down. The regular post has the date placed at the bottom right corner (out of the place but noticeable).

quote post

Silo does us a favor of showing quotes in large tan (yellow?) text. They’re quickly distinguishable and have a quotation mark on the left.

image post

Image posts on silo are probably my favorite. They are resized to fit perfectly inside each box. It’s a nice way to show off your photography portfolio.

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Silo is compatible with the latest features of tumblr right out of the server (though, from what I see, the “following” feature that allows you to show who you follow on tumblr is not supported). They permalink pages are amazing. They show a couple of extra things such as: who this post was re-bloged from, tags (finally they’re used for something), and the date posted. The posts are semi-transparent allowing you to see the cool, modern background image. When moused-over the post background becomes fully opaque. Another extra is the “older” and “newer” navigation box (only visible on “index” pages, not permalinks). Though it’s an overall great theme, there are several things you should be aware of.

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The theme can be downloaded directly here.

You can view a live demo here.

peacock tail

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This is a fairly new theme created by the infamous Richard Dunlop-Walters. This one’s for the typography buffs. It is incredibly clean and is one of the best typographically-based themes out there. peacock tail is also built with the latest tumblr features such as “follower variables” to display a beautifully contrasted list of people you follow. Links, as well as other content that is meant to grab attention, are clearly visible in a bright red. Seemingly important areas are contrasted from the rest by black backgrounds on white text.

regular post

The posts are divided into four sections. The permalink is easily accessible from the “TEXT” label. The date is shown above the post title with an outstanding “day number” in larger, red text. It has been designed so that the date is shown only once for each day (not every post). Finally, the content area is placed below the post label with a centered title.

quote post

In italics, simply left-justified with a right-justified source in red. Again, everything is clean, simple, just easy to read.

chat post

These are no different than other post types. The “speakers” are in bold to give us a quick understanding of who said what, and the lines are divided with a light dashed bottom border.

footer

I just had to include the footer in this post. It is very simple and gives the theme author the appropriate accredited space.

other details

This is version 2 of the theme. Though it does not support custom colors, it is clear that in this instance it is better to keep it that way (especially for those without much web-development experience). If those that have more experience wish to change colors, the CSS code is supplied in-line so it can be quickly edited. This really is, “a typographically splendid tumblr theme.”

download

The theme can be downloaded directly here (v2) (v1)(?).

You can view a live demo here.

dannyhasatheme

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This is my personal theme. It has a basic, clean look. The header is fully customizable depending on the name of the blog. It uses a simple transparent png trick to let you customize the tan color to whatever you wish. The transparent png will also allow the “dips” that go down into the stripes to change color.

 

regular post

The posts are divided into four sections. The permalink is placed on the icon-‘text’ area as well as the Title area. The date is shown in simple text above the title and the post text is placed under the title with some spacing. When a mouse-over is done on the title, the text enlarges and the background color changes to a white while the text color changes to a main-red. This transformation is done smoothly with javascript from moofx. All colors, including those that are affected solely by the javascript are customizable.

 

quote post

Quotes are displayed in a solid block in italics. The quote, when posted, does not require that you type the quotes, or the tilda for the source - since they are automatically inserted upon submission.

 

chat post

These can include a title if desired. The “speakers” are in bold. When the background color is changed for the theme, the background color of the even chat posts are also changed to match.

other details

The theme icons were designed by Cameron. You can download them here.

The theme will be updated this month to include the recent changes and upgrades made by tumblr. It will support re-blogs, author posts, and “followed blogs” among other things.

download

The theme can be downloaded directly here.

You can view a live demo here.

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