I'm looking for a theme designer. I don't care which platform they design for currently, since I'm really looking for a design that doesn't fit an existing platform, and whatever platform they habitually design for should be fine - porting it from another platform is no concern to me, but we are talking about a forum.

 

Overall I'm looking for a modern light/dark theme, ideally with not everything being flat - I'd like something ideally that lands in the category of 'timeless classic' if that makes sense. Colours, I'm not wedded to a palette, but I could see modest blues working, I could even see earthy browns with a lush green accent working. Something with neutral-to-positive vibes but without being too prescriptive on design elements.

 

I'm being vague because I don't have solid answers for some of the obvious questions yet, which is why I'm trying to find out who people generally recommend as an opening position.

https://pixelexit.com gets a huge thumbs up from me. Cedric would recommend http://www.dohtheme.com/

Contact [mention=84]SarahKik[/mention] for a theme print design if you’re looking for something more classic to the old VB days, glossy, modern, nothing flat at all.

I'm looking for a theme designer. I don't care which platform they design for currently, since I'm really looking for a design that doesn't fit an existing platform, and whatever platform they habitually design for should be fine - porting it from another platform is no concern to me, but we are talking about a forum.

 

Overall I'm looking for a modern light/dark theme, ideally with not everything being flat - I'd like something ideally that lands in the category of 'timeless classic' if that makes sense. Colours, I'm not wedded to a palette, but I could see modest blues working, I could even see earthy browns with a lush green accent working. Something with neutral-to-positive vibes but without being too prescriptive on design elements.

 

I'm being vague because I don't have solid answers for some of the obvious questions yet, which is why I'm trying to find out who people generally recommend as an opening position.

I'm going to second Pixel Exit. I use them every time. There are a lot of great settings to fine-tune it and make it perfect, too.

Ehren at IPB Focus is very good. His work is top notch. He designs for IPB and xenforo. He is the theme designer for IPB.

 

https://www.ipsfocus.com/

https://pixelexit.com gets a huge thumbs up from me.

Definitely recommended if you want flat UI as almost all his current styles are just that.

Cedric would recommend http://www.dohtheme.com/

But if you want flat UI 2.0 (like with a little shadowing or borders), I'd suggest DoH.

 

I'm currently working on an edit of one of their themes to roll out on a board.

 

I also had Russ of PixelExit do a custom theme, which was a basic edit of the default style. I also got him to convert his free Invision theme for 2.3 support (dark mode). He's easy to work with if you want customization.

 

To add uniqueness to your forum, you might like the XF addons from BassMan (on XF), or contact him after you have something in mind to tweak a bit more as he's great all-around with CSS.

Definitely recommended if you want flat UI as almost all his current styles are just that.

 

But if you want flat UI 2.0 (like with a little shadowing or borders), I'd suggest DoH.

 

I'm currently working on an edit of one of their themes to roll out on a board.

 

I also had Russ of PixelExit do a custom theme, which was a basic edit of the default style. I also got him to convert his free Invision theme for 2.3 support (dark mode). He's easy to work with if you want customization.

 

To add uniqueness to your forum, you might like the XF addons from BassMan (on XF), or contact him after you have something in mind to tweak a bit more as he's great all-around with CSS.

I'm really looking for a design that doesn't fit an existing platform, and whatever platform they habitually design for should be fine - porting it from another platform is no concern to me, but we are talking about a forum.

He’s not looking for XF add ons, nor anything specific XF, but just a designer who can design a template so to speak.

DOH has done some great work, I have purchased a couple of themes from him in the past.

He’s not looking for XF add ons, nor anything specific XF, but just a designer who can design a template so to speak.

I know. I'm just recommending 3 that are capable of and offer the services requested, based on my anecdotal experience working with them on XF-specific styling.

 

BassMan is the only one I asked for CSS services (styling) that wasn't specifically for XF.

I know. I'm just recommending 3 that are capable of and offer the services requested, based on my anecdotal experience working with them on XF-specific styling.

 

BassMan is the only one I asked for CSS services (styling) that wasn't specifically for XF.

Ah apologies. Didn't realize BassMan offered these services. 😇

Ah apologies. Didn't realize BassMan offered these services. 😇

I don't think he does publicly, that I'm aware (of like a "services" page), but I knew from experience of asking him for custom XF styling that he might be able to help, so I reached out to him to ask for corrections which he was able to do.

 

Very talented in the CSS department and my #1 go-to if I need anything done in that area, but mostly it's for XF as I mainly work with XF.

Contact [mention=84]SarahKik[/mention] for a theme print design if you’re looking for something more classic to the old VB days, glossy, modern, nothing flat at all.

Thanks Ced! <3

 

If you're still looking, here's some prints/designs I've done! Mostly from the ZetaBoards days but there's some newer random ones in there too :)

https://ko-fi.com/album/Forum-Graphics-W7W1124OCY

Some thought provoking designs in there, for sure.

 

I am still looking - I haven't found what I'm looking for yet but what I'm looking for is... niche to say the least.

Some thought provoking designs in there, for sure.

 

I am still looking - I haven't found what I'm looking for yet but what I'm looking for is... niche to say the least.

When you do - tell us what you go with! :)

Some thought provoking designs in there, for sure.

 

I am still looking - I haven't found what I'm looking for yet but what I'm looking for is... niche to say the least.

Sarah is like ChatGpt. Give her a prompt and she’ll design something mighty fine! 😄😂

Some thought provoking designs in there, for sure.

 

I am still looking - I haven't found what I'm looking for yet but what I'm looking for is... niche to say the least.

I've always loved working on niche/themed skins so if you want to pass along some more info I can give it a try :D No obligations, I can just play around with ideas, give you a preview (I usually start with the category design) and if you like it we can go from there :)

That project is a niche all of its own and has requirements I’m not even fully able to document at this point because I’m not sure how to explain them.

 

Lots of very specific “vibes” involved. I even spoke to the designer in my team (as we build a lot of stuff together) and even she’s like “I can’t even envisage what you’re thinking of” which is telling in itself since we are normally very in sync.

 

At this point I think I’m actually putting that one on hold until I can actually make sense of my own requirements.