Kerberos' Web

We love WordPress for blogs and simple presentation sites. While we prefer Drupal for more complex projects, WordPress is simpler and faster for basic projects as has a friendlier admin interface to boot. On top of that, WordPress has more themes available compared to Drupal themes.

There are many free and affordable WordPress themes available as well as good providers of theming services. But often you want something a bit more customized and unique. If you know some basic HTML and CSS, these guides and tutorials can help you do everything from small modifications to building your own theme from scratch:

Guides and Tutorials

• http://wpshout.com/wordpress-theme-design-basics/
• http://wpshout.com/wordpress-theme-design-basics/
• http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development

WordPress theming frameworks

• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/05/27/wordpress-theme-development-frameworks/

Simple Wordpress theme generator – as a starting point

• http://www.yvoschaap.com/wpthemegen/

WordPress tutorial videos (theming and others)

• http://sixrevisions.com/wordpress/30-excellent-wordpress-video-tutorials/

The iPhone 4 features a gyroscope for the first time (which is much more sensitive than the old accelerometer based motion sensor). This leads not only to much improved gaming but also a less jerky augmented reality experience.

The iPhone apps, however, have to be rewritten to take advantage of the new sensor. AcrossAir has done just that and posted a comparison video of the new improved AR experience.

How well does the gyroscope work for gaming? Take a look at the first iPhone 4 gyroscope game. Another video of “Gun Range” here.

As we rely more and more on Drupal for our Web projects, theming becomes an increasingly larger part of our development process. Everyone wants a site that looks and feels unique and professional. Luckily, there many resources available for Drupal theming if you don’t have as much time or are on a tighter budget:

Free Drupal Themes

• TripWire: 225+ Ultimate Drupal Theme collection (good complication of free and paid Drupal themes from many sources – easy to browse)
• Top Drupal Themes (large selection of relatively nice themes, good navigation)
• Free Drupal Themes (.net) (good selection and navigation)
• Free Drupal Themes (.com) (simpler themes but offer live demos so you can see the site in aciton)
• ThemeBot – Free Drupal Themes (varying success)
• Drupal.org 6.x theme listing (large selection, varying quality, contains many starter/base themes that need to be developed into full themes. Difficult to browse, better go with TripWire above)
• Drupal ThemeGarden (live preview, hard to navigate, a bit outdated)
• Drupal Themes Only (simpler themes, harder to navigate)
• Free Drupal Templates
• Siteground Hosting – Free themes (21 simple templates, need to register to download)
• Free Drupal 6.x themes from Acquia (hard to download)

Paid Drupal design themes and services

• ThemeShark (around $70 per theme, very nice looking and professional)
• CMS QuickStart Premium Drupal Themes ($75-$150, very creative)
• Adaptive Themes – Themes and Theming Services (7 day money back guaranteed but no themes available yet)
• TopNotchThemes (Drupal 5.x and 6.x, around $200-$300 with buy-out option)
• ThemeForest (varying quality, $17-27)
• SooperThemes (simpler themes, around $85, 20 day money back guarantee)
• Acquia’s list of theme providers

Coding sources/tools

• TNT Fusion – theme framework
• 960 Grid Systems

What are your favorite free Drupal themes?