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Here is a start at a list of requirements based on the comments below:\r\n* lightweight (not too many template / theme function overrides)\r\n* attractive (like Squarespace or WP)\r\n* responsive (yes, obviously)\r\n* well-thought-out front end architecture (what does this mean?)\r\n* support full-width image blocks\r\n* allow for easy change of:\r\n  * colors\r\n  * fonts?\r\n  * ~~corner styles~~\r\n\r\n[See all existing contrib themes for backdrop, here.](http://dev-backdropthemes.pantheon.io) thanks @biolithic \r\n\r\n***\r\n\r\nORIGINAL ISSUE:\r\n\r\nThis was mentioned in #1359:\r\n\r\n@stephit, https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop-issues/issues/1359#issue-118069106\r\n>> More/better default themes, along with theme creator engine. Bartik is great but it is very 2003. Come up with two or three really nice, lightweight, attractive and RESPONSIVE themes that come in Core so that small businesses can just pick something easily and customize it. Add a theme engine creator where you can change fonts, colors and corner styles. Along with layouts, this would be so helpful for small businesses!\r\n\r\n@quicksketch, https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop-issues/issues/1359#issuecomment-158604336\r\n\r\n> I thought for sure we already had an issue for making a new core theme but I can't find it. Absolutely agree. We started with the admin theme but we'd love a new front-end theme as well.\r\n\r\n...but I'm sure that it must have been in almost everyone's head for some time. It would differentiate us from D7/D8 and honestly, it is about time that Bartik R.I.P.\r\n\r\nMay I suggest a few things:\r\n\r\n1. Start a \"contest\" and call out for theme designers to propose their ideas/mockups here.\r\n2. In the meantime, lets vote for [one of the already contributed/ported themes](https://backdropcms.org/themes) and build upon it.\r\n3. Should we establish this as a thing we do for every major release like Ubuntu does with their wallpaper contest?\r\n\r\nThis is a and/or list and I would love to hear people's thoughts."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/backdrop/backdrop-issues/issues/comments/176422657","html_url":"https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop-issues/issues/1361#issuecomment-176422657","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/backdrop/backdrop-issues/issues/1361","id":176422657,"user":{"login":"biolithic","id":1211406,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1211406?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/biolithic","html_url":"https://github.com/biolithic","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/biolithic/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/biolithic/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/biolithic/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/biolithic/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/biolithic/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/biolithic/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/biolithic/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/biolithic/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/biolithic/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-01-28T21:16:20Z","updated_at":"2016-01-28T21:16:20Z","body":"hey @klonos thanks for updating the list.  If we're going to work on something, we should know what we are working towards.  For example, I've never seen the Color module in production before.  Someone with more authority or money than me usually says, \"I want this design - look at this Photoshop mockup/napkin. Now make it\"...and I do or someone does (in some code).  However, maybe we are really missing an audience that would really use Color module (it's hard to do gradients/background graphics/shadows/etc with it).\r\n\r\nI played around with some site-building this weekend trying to copy some websites and noting where themes/layouts have some issues.  We have a way to go but we can get there."}}