New Theme: Basic Maths
Reminiscent of primordial grid designs used in different print mediums, Basic Maths is one of the most elegant, and smartly-designed themes we’ve ever seen. We are thrilled to have it now available for WordPress.com sites as a Premium Theme. One particular thing of note about Basic Maths, is that it comes with custom support direct from us, the Theme Team at Automattic, for the one-time price of $75.
Basic Maths, a grid based theme.
Apart from a thoughtful design, Basic Maths also offers some cool features, including the possibility to choose custom colors for links and other visual elements, helping you make this theme feel more personal to your site. If you want to make a statement about how important your content is, Basic Maths could be the answer.
You can check more about the theme, designed and developed by Khoi Vinh and Allan Cole, on the Theme Showcase. We hope you like it.
March 30th, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Nice fresh theme. No flashy gimmicks. Like it.
March 30th, 2011 at 6:34 pm
1 cool theme
+ WP support
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= cool!
March 30th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
“Primordial grid designs” ha! Well put! I like the clean/simple look. Nice.
March 30th, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Great looking theme, but does it resize photos to fit it. It seems a lot of these new themes aren’t “backwards compatible” with some that have many posts with a lot of pictures. The theme looks great but the preview looks like h*ll due to pictures all over the place. Is this just the preview?
March 30th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
We have made some changes and your preview should be, hopefully, looking better now.
March 30th, 2011 at 6:54 pm
I’d love to see how the custom header fits on this.
March 30th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
The custom header on this theme is a logo (170 × 150 pixels) which goes where the blog title is.
March 30th, 2011 at 6:54 pm
Don’t like it.
March 30th, 2011 at 6:56 pm
Wow, I look forward to seeing this theme around the web! Very sharp! (I’d consider it for one of my blogs if not for the $$).
March 30th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Very clean. Makes for easy focus on content.
March 30th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Wow, this theme looks very professional. Reminds me of a clean, modern newspaper layout. With the support, clearly worth the $75. I’m not sure I have a blog that’s worthy of this theme right now, but I hope to be able to use it in the future.
March 30th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Don’t like basic themes, hate paying money for making custom CSS
March 30th, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Need more colors
March 30th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
You can customize the background color on Appearance > Background and the link colors on Appearance > Theme Options, to any color you want.
March 30th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Too clean but very ordered.
March 30th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Looks clean! If I had a blog about Math or Computer Science maybe I’d use it… that being said I blog about Economics, so given the nature of the field maybe its not such a stretch… smooth looks and the color customization is a must!
March 30th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
This one is too busy for my liking, and I don’t really get a math vibe from it.
March 30th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
I don’t like it either. (It’s very boring.)
March 30th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Simply amazing. I love it!
March 30th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
This has to be my favorite theme so far, but I don’t get enough traffic to justify the purchase. Will there ever be a free ‘stripped down’ version of this? At least, until I can convince my wife of the “investment opportunities” of going premium?
March 31st, 2011 at 4:32 am
We don’t have plans for a stripped-down version of Basic Maths.
March 30th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Excellent theme. Would have used it were it not for the 75$ fee.
March 30th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
What a very simple and awesome theme. Thank you WP! Keep the themes coming. We like that.
March 30th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
Way too basic, or better said, simple.
March 30th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
I love how the selected text appears in blue. Blue is so calming.
March 30th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
I’m really digging the grid — makes the info very clear and accessible.
March 30th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
“Basic” Math sounds great. If it said University Math I would be hesitant.
March 31st, 2011 at 4:31 am
Don’t worry, no math is required to set up this theme on your site.
March 30th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
It’s awesome what we can do with this theme… the customization is really nice, and with cool typography the result could be just great!
March 30th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Nice theme—please make more free themes, too. Like Vigilance.
March 30th, 2011 at 10:49 pm
I don’t like it very much, but it’s clean and simple.
March 30th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Very neat! But almost too neat… Great job though!
March 30th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
Beautifully clean. You should get Allan’s Autofocus theme on here, that’s stunning too.
March 31st, 2011 at 4:33 am
We are big fans of Allan’s work, and Autofocus is on our wishlist.
March 30th, 2011 at 11:26 pm
Yes, I agree with ‘john hayden’: it’s obviously a modern newspaper layout, and looks cool and ideal. I hope to use it in the future.
March 30th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Not sure I ‘get’ this one. It’ll be interesting to see how it’s used.
March 30th, 2011 at 11:34 pm
Ooh, love the custom colors for links!
March 31st, 2011 at 12:00 am
A little pricey.
March 31st, 2011 at 12:04 am
Too much use of grid lines, makes it look dated or awkward. Yes, I know some people LOVE Excel and this would be totally for them. But that’s not a design feature, that’s doing mathematical calculations and being able to read all the dense, fine numbers.
March 31st, 2011 at 12:31 am
Well, I still like Grid Focus, though.
March 31st, 2011 at 1:46 am
Nice theme.
However, I’ve just moved to Choco… and my visitors just love it. 
Thanks a ton.
March 31st, 2011 at 2:07 am
Clean as a whistle. Nice!
March 31st, 2011 at 4:00 am
I don’t really care for it. I like more fun, feminine but customizable designs. What is up with all these paid designs lately? I guess it would be okay if they were flashy, but there is nothing exciting about them.
March 31st, 2011 at 4:44 am
It has a lot going for navigation. Great for displaying your stats and archives, but I don’t think it would meet my needs.
March 31st, 2011 at 5:40 am
Clean and smart, just how I like em. Nicely done WP.
March 31st, 2011 at 6:50 am
Very nice. Another one to try.
March 31st, 2011 at 7:29 am
I am not too sure I like all the Premium Themes coming out lately.
The biggest thing that attracted me to WP.com was that the themes at least were free. While I understand that WP.com has to make money, I personally contribute by paying for a hosting upgrade.
I would also like to know whether the Theme Team is planning to come up with special mobile friendly themes (flexible width!!!) in the future, considering that in the future, the Internet will be mostly accessed by mobile devices ?
Cheers
March 31st, 2011 at 2:10 pm
Premium themes are in addition to free themes (which we continue to launch steadily), not at all a replacement.
Currently some of our themes are using media queries to better adapt to smaller views (Duster does, and Basic Maths does, too), so you should definitely see more of that practice around here.
March 31st, 2011 at 7:41 am
I didn’t like it.
March 31st, 2011 at 8:40 am
Wow…. good idea, it just like the name of it, kind of sistematical desgin.. more text than image. good work!
March 31st, 2011 at 9:30 am
I can’t stand too much blank spaces. Not good for your eyes.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:03 am
Nice, different.. I like it!
March 31st, 2011 at 10:21 am
Simple and elegant, yet a bit serious.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:49 am
I simply love this design simplicity. Beautiful!
Really like the theme I am using now and looked very long to find and settle for it, but this one is very tempting…
March 31st, 2011 at 11:39 am
I love it… Good job… Thanks
March 31st, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Seems to look nice. Now if you could turn off the iPad theme on the showcase I might even be able to have a closer look at it….
March 31st, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Love the ‘Asmodeus’ category…
March 31st, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Loved this theme.
March 31st, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Nice theme!
March 31st, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Fantastic! It’s elegant and neat. A great theme! Well done!
March 31st, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Yes, it’s a lovely new theme.
March 31st, 2011 at 9:28 pm
This is fresh! Thanks.
March 31st, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Why is it every blogger loves every new theme as if its the best thing in the world. For once I would like to see someone say they dont like it or the designer did a bad job. I’m not saying this one is done badly but its not very appealing to the eye. I think why Rusty Grunge for example, was so good was the colors. If your gonna show something off show it with color. I know you can customize and add color but you should show it with color. And the name ‘Basic Maths’ it reminds me too much off school, better yet math which is my least favorite subject. Seriously dude where do you get these name? Shouldn’t they be more like the actual theme?
April 1st, 2011 at 12:15 am
No worries, not every theme is meant for every individual.
We also try to keep the names of the original works for the themes we launch on WordPress.com.
April 1st, 2011 at 1:05 am
Interesting theme… It’s really unique and simple but growing up, I despise math with a passion so this is out of my style, haha.
April 1st, 2011 at 3:31 am
I like it; it’s got a newspaper feel to it… too bad it would not look that good on my site.
April 1st, 2011 at 4:43 am
Cool, but I’ll stick to my current theme
April 1st, 2011 at 9:00 am
Simple and cool.
April 1st, 2011 at 9:46 am
Absolutely math
Nice, good job 
April 1st, 2011 at 10:12 am
Nice theme!
April 1st, 2011 at 10:12 am
As a maths junky, I’m loving it!!
April 1st, 2011 at 2:03 pm
I hate maths but I liked Basic Maths
April 1st, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Now “Basic” doesn’t mean basic… it’s more than enhanced.
April 1st, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Good name “Basic Math”. It reminds me of my Calculus Professor Mr. Harper. Very clean, organized and professional
April 1st, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Not bad.
April 2nd, 2011 at 1:42 am
I think the theme is great, and it will be, if it’s fully flexible and customisable.
April 2nd, 2011 at 2:43 am
Cool theme! I will try it, thanks!
April 2nd, 2011 at 5:59 am
Oh gosh, I don’t like this one at all, sorry WP Team! I hate math too, maybe that’s why? Just too many lines, and too much going on all over the place here. That’s ok though, can’t win ‘em all.
A for Effort?
April 2nd, 2011 at 8:25 am
Really cool… I always love light themes.
April 2nd, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Nice and clean. And, while not for me personally, it is another great addition. Thanks.
April 2nd, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Hmm. The first new theme I am not liking. But doesn’t matter!
I already love my recent theme 
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:00 pm
It is cool, but it is also overpriced.
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Too simple and plain.
April 2nd, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Very nice this theme, thanks for sharing!
April 2nd, 2011 at 9:35 pm
One of the more intriguing designs in a while! It doesn’t fit my site’s scheme, but it’s pretty cool! Thank you!
April 2nd, 2011 at 9:56 pm
This is the best theme I have seen yet. It is simply stunning. I will start a new blog just to use it!
April 2nd, 2011 at 11:58 pm
Whoa, Math. It makes me chill. (Way back in my former course in college.) This theme is good!
April 3rd, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Too busy for me. I’d be afraid it would turn viewers away because of cognitive overload.
April 3rd, 2011 at 9:13 pm
I’m not too keen on this theme but with so many wonderful WordPress bloggers I know someone will like this! Keep ‘em coming.
April 3rd, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Well, Its fine but its seems confusing to get around and stuff.
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Nice clean design and one I would love to have on my blog, but $75 for something only a few people read. Not for me yet!
April 4th, 2011 at 12:03 am
Need more colors and WordPress magic.
April 4th, 2011 at 12:12 am
I LOVE this!
April 4th, 2011 at 12:55 am
Nice. If only it were for free…
April 4th, 2011 at 9:39 am
Nice. Been waiting for this theme to be available… Subtraction.
April 4th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
WOW!
April 4th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Good work!
April 4th, 2011 at 7:28 pm
We need more themes with dark content area and light text as these are easier on the eyes than white space. Why are only a few WP themes like this? I changed my blog theme recently and I only found one that I liked: Modularity Llte, with black content area. There should be some other options for the color of the content area. For example, I would like to change a WP website theme to a blue content area.
April 4th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
I wish I could afford this unfortunately I can’t. It’d be nice to see some free themes
I know they are a lot… 
but still 
April 4th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Looks kind’a dumb to me.
April 5th, 2011 at 3:50 am
Love this! But are there options for the home page of the blog? I have featured images for many posts, and like there to only be a preview on the front page vs having the entire post show up. I adore how each post looks, but would need to know just how may options there are for customizing the front page before even considering laying out the purchase price on this one.
April 5th, 2011 at 5:12 am
Cool theme, but costly.
April 5th, 2011 at 10:07 am
Wow, looks really great.
April 5th, 2011 at 11:37 am
Exelllent job, bro.
I love it.
April 5th, 2011 at 11:50 am
Oh, I like it! Very clean and easy to read. Definitely considering switching.
April 5th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
I really like it. It reminds me of a newspaper layout. Good job WP.
April 6th, 2011 at 1:13 am
Don’t like it. Way too basic for me.