New Theme: Vostok
Vostok is an elegant one-column theme sporting a dark background and light text that is readable and easy on the eyes. The minimal layout is perfect for publishing your personal lifestream in a clutter-free layout.
Vostok's layout is simple and clutter-free.
Options include a custom header image, custom background image and color, and a full navigation menu in the header. For a completely steamlined look—and to put the focus completely on your content—both the header image and header navigation menu are hidden unless you choose to display them.
Example display using a custom image header and full navigation menu in the header.
Two columns at the bottom of the page are ready for all your widgets, and a full page navigation menu is always visible in the footer.
Two-column widget area below the main content.
The Vostok theme is now available for your WordPress.com blog and, for self-hosted WordPress.org blogs, from vostoktheme.com.
May 4th, 2010 at 10:43 am
Nice! I like it!
May 4th, 2010 at 10:53 am
Nice! But not as good as previous few! But individually it is good!!
May 4th, 2010 at 10:53 am
Very nice… Peaceful.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Though clean, I’m so fond of sidebars I just can’t use this, but I’ll keep it in mind for the VideoPress blog I was thinking of. This makes a great theme for a channel. Thanks.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Right purdy.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:08 am
Rubbish theme this time… Structure theme was very good.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:09 am
This is a nice Theme. I will to try it. Thank you.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:10 am
Nice man! Love black… my favorite.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:21 am
It would have been better if there was a wider column choice as well. I saw the demo, looks good though. But it seems there will be too much chaos in the footer area.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:24 am
This will be great for using your logo as the header image and my Twitter or Buzz stream as content. Thanks.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Awesome! I’m gonna use a new theme for my blog when summer starts and this one just might be my pick.
Great work, as always!
May 4th, 2010 at 11:30 am
This is so nice…
May 4th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Yes, yes, yes. Specifically for the sporting image, perhaps also for other special images. It’s beautiful. Congratulations.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:58 am
Thanks for the theme… good creation… what a nice dark themes.
May 4th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
WordPress has come up with another creative idea! Thanks!
May 4th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Wow. I love colors, but I hate one-column templates!
May 4th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Awesome, let me try it.
May 4th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Neat indeed but colours used are a little like one of the existing themes…
May 4th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
I got all excited when I saw the “Vo” in hopes that the rest would be “dka”….but this is great too.
May 4th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Good work! Was looking forward to a one-column theme. Thanks!
May 4th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Sorry. I’d still prefer a Blogger style template designer than themes with options. I can never get the options to change the things that I want to change, like fonts, type size, number of footer widgets, colours…
I find many of these new themes have text that is too small for me. Twenty Ten is better but lacks the options to make it look as I want.
You need to create a Blogger/Squarespace type dashboard area where I can set the template to look as I want it. A couple of options simply doesn’t offer sufficient choice.
May 4th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
This is great.
May 4th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Sure! This seems decent and worth for giving a try!
May 4th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
I think It is suitable for young peoples. Thank you.
May 4th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Sweet and minimalistic. I like it. =)
May 4th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Looks like a good theme, but I’m afraid I won’t be using it. Sorry, but I like my current theme.
May 4th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Custom background image and color? Wow that is pretty new in WordPress, I think? Good job!
May 4th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Well, it’s great to see regular release of new and gorgeous themes. But one column theme is just not right for me.
Couldn’t be happy with it. It will help others who are OK with one column.
May 4th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Awesome… Theme and theme again. Keep up guys. It makes WP better.
May 4th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
A very beautiful minimalist design. I think it is perfect for personal blogs highlighting photographs.
May 4th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
This theme is like a warm one it’s so easy to read and nice and very nice colors and header. Looks like it’s getting better, keep it up WordPress.
May 4th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Cool Beans! It seems that WordPress has gone thematically crazy!
May 4th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Hello, good Morning: yes, nice color and elegant… but I am still waiting for layout with dark colors and 3 columns. Thanks!
May 4th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Wow — Vostok looks nice!
May 4th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Nice… it’s simple.
May 4th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Is there ever going to be one just for me? None of these but Vigilance I can work with, and even that one is a little off.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Looks neat! I just might make this my summer theme.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Wow, clean and minimalist. How about if we add a black minimalistic frame.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Looks great, good work.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Wow! That’s really nice… I might use this one. Thanks for the awesome design.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Really nice!
May 4th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
I like it, very plush. Thank you for the great work!
May 4th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Wow… great for blogging photos.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
I think it would be better if the blog title and page text’s colour was editable on Theme Options in addition to the background colour etc. The blue is a little garish! Great otherwise.
May 4th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Looks nice!
May 4th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Nice! It would work wonderfully for people like my younger sisters who don’t blog regularly, don’t have a lot of widgets, and are not tech savvy. I am madly in love with the Structured theme. When do you think we will get some new widgets?
May 4th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Wow — I really like this. Calm, yet with POP for the eyes. Again, thanks to all of you for your creative, wonderful, hard work. It’s amazing to see what people can do… when they are doing what they love.
May 4th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Looks cool.
May 4th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Wow! I’ve been loving your new themes! I’ll be using this one.
May 4th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
I love the new theme. I am using it now.
May 4th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Hooray for new themes!
May 4th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
This is a great new theme! I’ll definitely consider using it. I’m thinking of starting a blog in which I write one haiku every day for a year, so this would be a wonderful theme for that.
Thanks so much for giving me another reason to sit down and commit myself to haiku-a-day!
May 4th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
I like the previous one better but the custom background/color is always a nice option!
May 4th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
I think this will appeal to more people who are looking for themes similar to those of Tumblr. I suspect it will see lots of activity!
May 4th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Beautiful and different cool layout. Variety of themes is so important. I am just too used to sidebars ;(
May 4th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Looks good… I might try it!
May 4th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
LOVELY!!!… Big ups to WordPress and the team. There is an obvious, massive improvement.
May 4th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Very nice… Like it a lot…
May 4th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
This theme offers no distractions. I like it and may give it a go soon.
May 4th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Nice, but till date haven’t seen any theme as simple, as elegant and sophisticated as the Pressrow theme by Chris Pearson.
May 4th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Sigh…
I just love how often you guys are whipping out the themes lately! WordPress, I am a fan.
May 4th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Again – thanks for giving us more choices to ponder over. This theme is very simplified – nice and tidy.
Sometimes it’s nice to see the whole reason behind a blog – get to the subject of the matter.
The heart of its purpose without any distractions.
May 4th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Very nice design.
May 4th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
I like the colors, but I would prefer to make it wider.
May 4th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
The design is very succinct, I like it.
May 4th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
It looks a bit too bland… I guess if you’re going for minimalistic or simplistic, it’s a catch though.
May 4th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Interesting. Looks very nice.
May 4th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
This one is really nice, so elegant!
May 4th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
It’s not my style, but still decent for those that want the simple clean look.
May 4th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Another nice theme, you’re a good team! Anyway, any chance to see a magazine (or such) theme on WordPress.com?
May 4th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
It looks good, gotta try it. Keep on the good work.
May 4th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
I like that all the gagets and clutter drop to the bottom after the posts. The colors are a little dark for my taste.
May 4th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
You should try a theme with more options and let us choose among them the ones that fit our interests. Don’t split the features between themes with strange names when what some of us need are a piece of every template available so far. Kind of a Frankenstein, but we have the right to make it. Give us full control!
May 4th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
It looks elegant and very simple, but not my style though… I personally prefer those themes with changeable background-option and sidebars.
May 4th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Vostok looks nice. For a photographer, maybe. But I really preferred Inuit Types, it just looks more professional.
May 4th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Not so impressive.
May 4th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Too many clean themes! Bring on the dirty messy cluttered ones. PLEASE!
May 4th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
Not so impressive. Same as Relansat.
May 4th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
I LOVE the color scheme of this theme, but it’s too narrow for my existing content. It squishes my photos. Could you please introduce a way to adjust the width of the WP.com themes, or at least make them wider from the get-go.
May 4th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
I like it. It looks really clean.
May 4th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
This one looks good, neat.
May 4th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Like a rocket into cyberspace.
May 4th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
LOL at amartist… I like dirty and messy too! (And it’s not what you think, so get your head out of the gutter!)
May 4th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Looks good, simple and very professional. I’ll definitely consider using it once I’ve had enough of my current theme.
May 4th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Good work… NICE.
May 4th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
It’s quite clinical but I like it! Nice work churning all these new themes out!
May 4th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
This is very good for people who enjoy simple themes. The custom header and background can add a really nice touch to this theme!
May 4th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Nice one… the theme team works!
May 4th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Not for me, but it is really nice. The simplicity of it could come in handy for someone.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Looks great but not sure how I could use it for my blog. Still getting to grips with WordPress.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
That looks awesome, going to preview it on my blog right now!
May 4th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
Keep up the good work!
May 5th, 2010 at 12:02 am
Not bad. I liked the last two better, though.
May 5th, 2010 at 12:08 am
Very minimalistic. Nice!
May 5th, 2010 at 12:40 am
Another theme that looks just like the others. Nice.
May 5th, 2010 at 12:54 am
Very interesting! Elegant, stylish. I like the blue background, though I know it’s optional. I’m sure it will be well suited to some of us.
I would like to see more Inuit Types like themes with the featured thumbnails and excerpts on the front page. Would love to see Inuit Types with a white widgets on white instead of the heavy colors on sidebar.
The Theme Team rocks!
May 5th, 2010 at 1:28 am
I like it, it’s a very nice theme.
May 5th, 2010 at 2:30 am
Good work… nice theme.
May 5th, 2010 at 3:22 am
Another good theme.