General design
One of the most noteworthy characters of the design is the way all the elements are arranged to create a harmonious and simple layout. Basically, all the elements are made from straight lines, which brings about the sense of being classic and solid. And I see that there is almost no unnecessary detail in the layout and design. Thereby, the reader can see the seriousness and decency in this theme, just like they are walking in a garden where all the trees are planted and trimmed carefully.
Other elements
The colors used in the demo orient to the classic and elegant style of the whole theme. They are black, white, and sometimes the red elements help embellish this theme.
The use of Playfair-display font for the heading is so effective because it makes the heading so special and beautiful. Meanwhile, the Open-san is a good choice for the body content, which allows you to have an enjoyable reading journey in a long post.
Next, the header is made to be absolutely straightforward and airy. But still, the menu and title are symmetrical with other factors of the whole site so that it can be both free and tidy. To make this area more interesting, the search tool opens a new bar when you click it. One more special feature is the sticky sidebar that keeps your main navigation always at the top of the page while scrolling.
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Without the featured post slider, this WordPress theme would be less attractive. Thanks to it, the most important posts can be shown up in the homepage very outstandingly. The difference of this slider from the other theme's slider I have reviewed is that two posts appear on this area when you navigate to the next slide. That allows the reader to view more post at the same time. Moreover, I'm really in love with the fade-in effect when hovering, making them more interesting.
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The body layout of the demo is the default one. The sticky sidebar is on the right side, under the slider, which is the suitable position of a sidebar.
The large featured images on a list structure is a strong point of this theme. With this design, this free WordPress blog theme can boast of the ability to display the photograph really effectively and conspicuously. However, the free version doesn't display the featured image in the single post page, which I think is the only weakness of the design.
Lastly, you see that the footer area is very pretty with the existence of an Instagram carousel, right? Unfortunately, this feature is just available in the Premium version. In this Free version, you just can add social linking icons. There is no footer column here, but I prefer this simpleness of the design. Without the footer column and Instagram carousel, this area still looks good.
Responsive
This theme proves its powerful design by the way it fits with all kind of devices like smartphone, PC, laptop or tablet. It looks fine without any mistake in all the browser and devices like this example. I tested the responsive design by ami.responsivedesign.is.
