We’re giving away 3 copies of the Wordpress Theme, “Simple Please” to Tutorial9 readers from now until October 13th, 2008.
Simple Please is a wordpress theme which puts viewers focus back onto what’s most important — the content. Recently released on ThemeForest.net, the theme has been selling very well, and has already attained a 5-star rating.
This theme is simple, elegant, yet accommodates complex post formats with an attractive set of styles. It features a Widgetized Sidebar, four Customizable Ad Slots, two Featured Categories on the home page, and much more.
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Winning a copy of Simple Please is EASY! Just leave a comment below giving us your personal defition of what Simple means to you.
You can relate “simple” to whatever you’d like. We will determine 3 winners from the most creative and blissful answers posted. Users must comment with a valid email so that we may contact winners. This competition will close on October 12th at 12 a.m. EST.
So, again, What does Simple Mean to You?
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I think that simple has many different meanings and applications depending on your view. One word that I think describes and encompasses everyone’s version of Simple is Usability. In order to be simple, it must be easy for everyone to figure out and to use (if it is something that can be used) Color, form and function have nothing to do with it. It is all about Usability.
Simple is complex, user friendly and elegant!
Simple (or simplicity) means usage of necessity only—combining necessary elements into one aesthetic form, which doesn’t require any of its components to be removed or new ones added.
Simple is as simple does.
SIMPLE is a Pentium theme without design.
Simple isn’t stupid or slow. Simple is elegant and clean. Simple is not boastful. Simple stands quietly unassuming. Simple unveils herself like a rose, clean and beautiful on the outside, but as you delve deeper into she reveals herself for the beautiful and complex woman that she really is.
Simple is a only way to everything!!!
Simple is making something that is clean and usable at the same time where less = more.
Simple lies with in the brackets ( )
“Simple” maintains the highest aesthetic value while employing an economy of space.
Simple means to me, understanding your audience thoroughly and creating a product which enables them interact with minimal fuss or confusion. You should not need to educate a user in order to use a simple product.
Simple in design means few words, clean images and clear direction. In life simple means all things in their correct place at the right amount. Actually that works for design too.
simple is great! great is wordpress!
simple means simple
Elegance with clarity.
For a website to be simple, it has to be focused, elegant, and powerful.
Simple — the one which can make things easier.
i’mean simple is very small term with very huge mean. as someone once said it about life “It’s so simple to be happy, but so difficult to be simple”.
So again, simple is the one whic can make things easier… you can feel it but you cant earn it !!
It means letting the content do the talking. Letting the user (and other designers) think you haven’t done much when you’ve actually just made it seem that way because it all works so well.
Simple is clean, short, and uncomplicated.
simple for me is when you go basic and strip away everything but the necessary.
A grand illusion of perfection, invoked by powerful compositions formed of few particulates, if any.
Something I can do without thinking much about it.
simple is beautiful without extra, unneeded junk. simple keeps things elegant and “zen.”
simple is the only way to go.
Simple is understood by all. It sticks to the basics and does not distract the user form what is important.
Simple is not always easy but it is pleasant and peaceful to the mind.
Simple means easy to understand and follow.
simple;
to succeed,
with less.
Simple is achieving a lot with very little.
Great theme, thanks for the chance to win it!
simple its just the meaning of life… life its simple… we make it complicated…
Simple is future!
“That was easy”
Simple is anything that can be elegant, designed from the inside out, and not the outside in.
simple is easily recognizable … down to earth … lots of white space …. free space…
Simple is having the most with the least.
Simple is focused on the ease and usability
easy, simple, cool
Simple is enough!
simple - Beautiful
Simple is defined by the shortest path between communication and understanding.
Not grand or sophisticated; unpretentious: a simple way of life.
Simple: less is more!
Simple yet satisfying
Simple to me is just something that looks clean and organized but serves a great purpose and does it’s job well.
Love is simple, doesn’t asks anything. Hate is complex.
Smiling is simple, it takes only a few muscles. Anger is complex.
So be simple, Love & Smile
SIMPLE - LESS IS MORE !
TUT 9; Thank you so much for a great place of creativity and inspiration!
Simple or simplicity is one of the maximum expressions of intelligence. It is to achieve the maximum with the minimum. The way you describe something is the way you should perceive it.
Audience´s have less time each day, and are not preoccupied about understanding all the messages they see and they will reject all bad intents of communication.
Simple uses only what is mandatory, with no frills. It does not contain any complex features that could distract from the main and only feature. Simple is clean and elegant, when used correctly.
simple is: THIS!
I should win the template, that’s simple.
Simple is something that all teenagers can easily get used to.
its when you think “I so wish I had done that” - its so simple, its perfect!
@Jason: I think that’s Staples
Simplicity is clear and easy on the eye.
Simplicity is a way of looking at life.
Simplicity is a light in the darkness.
Simplicity is easy to understand.
Simplicity is in all aspects.
Simplicity is professional.
Simplicity is to the point.
Simplicity isn’t messy.
Simplicity is an art.
Simplicity is short.
Simplicity is win.
Simple.
Clean.
Consistent.
Easy on the eyes.
Easy to read.
Communicates its purpose clearly.
It so much yet so little.
Other than SimpleTiger, I think anything that is encompassed by the following terms is textbook simple:
-Standards Compliant
-Clean Syntax
-Lightweight
-Externalized code wherever possible
-High Conversion
-Easy User Interface (through beta testing)
-Free
-Minimal sign up requirements (like email only)
-Fast
-Optimized with web standard colors
-Grade A, C & X Browser Compatible
-Target audience relevant to advertising medium
-Open source back end support
I feel like there are a few more though, I swear. Thank you for the opportunity, hope I get it!
Simple is the finest way to do and act like.. but no simpler. Trust me, Albert knows
Simple is when you fall in love with the first sight. Simple is a strange way of doing things right.
Thanks.
simple.
Simple, simple is this comment.
It’s the straight line to the goal.
Simple is clear and concise. It shows the reader what they need, and nothing more.
Simple is functional and without the need for instructions.
Simplicity transcends its message with indistinguishable essence and class.
Its that simple.
Simple is Simple! Clean is Clean! tutorial9 is design! xD
Simple is simply indescribable
Simple is clean: clean to use, clean to view.
Simple is noise.
Simple is what life should be, but not what it is. Very unfortunately.
Simple is elegant and lite.
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Clean, bright, easy. Lovely.
Simple can be defined in many different ways, depending on what it is describing. In this case, it is probably a website. On a “simple” website, you must not have so many elements and colors that overwhelm the user. For example, fonts shouldn’t be crazy or overdone. They should be simple, such as the one I am using to type this comment.
Basically, “simple” means to define something minimally without adding so much detail and extra bits of everything.
Simplicity is elusive. You just don’t notice it.
Yet you crave for it when it’s absent.
Simple: used or understood without effort, often sublime.
Simple is the achievement of maximum effects with minimal means.
Simple’s clean and effective without being cluttered and unfriendly.
Basic and to the point
OH, and I just passed by this theme today..:) I’ll try my luck too
Simple, to me, means no more than what is needed to be useful, and no less than what is required to be functional.
In terms of a website, or more specifically a blog, it means to be pleasing to view, easy to navigate and quick to deliver what is requested.
Simple is just free.
simple is the most basic form of design. simple takes a whole bunch of clarity and mixes in a little bit of elegance and color to make something both beautiful and effective.
Simple is…good usability, easy navigation, to create a greater communication and user-friendly.
Simple is a word made up so that stupid people don`t feel so stupid. It is something that almost anyone(including the ones mentioned in the previous sentence) can do/use/work with.
Simple is elegance gained from sincerity rather than complex embellishment. Simple does not necessarily mean shallow but the ease for usage and understanding. It is usually an adjective describing something that is not greatly adorned but to capture the basics of a subject with modest approaches. There is beauty in simplicity for its fluidity and efficiency using the least components.
Simple to me means it is not a crowded or busy design, but not so minimalist it just looks boring. Basically a minimalist design with some flare and a colorful effect.
Simple to me means not having to go through hell to achived results, and I love to believe regardless what you do, there is alwasy gonna be an easier way - that’s what drives the world forward.
simple
apparent, candid
complying, streamlining, clarifying
path of least resistance
K.I.S.S.
Simple means no headaches during development and website setup. I hope I win :=)
To me, simplicity means freedom from stress. Unnecessary complexity is wasted energy, and completely preventable- when we choose to focus on viewing and understanding our world in a simpler way, we are freed from immense pressure. Why is a free-floating soap bubble perfectly spherical? Because it is the most efficient and simple way to get things done. If a free-floating soap bubble was shaped like an ampersand (&)… well, that would be really cool for a while, but it wouldn’t be simple. Eventually people would get sick of it. Come on, admit it. You know you would.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler
Simple is your solution
Simple: essential harmony
Simple text and thin line.
simple - clear
Everything starts simple.
Simple is simply all if you believe it.
Ciao!
Simple is something without unnecessary parts, and is invariably the easiest to use.
When something is simple it’s made the best way without any frills so that it is user friendly, efficient, and held to some standard.
Simple doesn’t mean bland, it means elegantly minimilistic to the point that it gets the job done, does the job well, and does so with a no nonsense approach.
Simple design is more than just a simple frontend interface, it is simple code that doesn’t make the user search for what they’re looking for and doesn’t spend more time loading than it does being used, and it’s structure is clean and basic enough that it doesn’t break the user’s browser or cause their computer to stall.
And that’s about as simply put as possible.
Simple is everything but looks like nothing. Everything you need nothing you don’t.
It is what you want and need. Nothing Else.
Simple is a relative term. However in general simple is a measure of difficulty, more specifically how difficult it is to accomplish something.
simple:easy looking with great elegance,make the hard work look easy
simple: make the hard work look easy
an easy looking with a great elegance and a stylish look
simple reduced to the max
it’s simple: just what you need!
simple: When what you are imagining is completed before you start.
Simple: simply means easy and clear
Simple means easy breathing, no instructions required
Simple? SIMPLE?! Oh…ok, simple.
Simple is whatever whoever makes of it. It’s a subjective problem. But “simple” is trully simple only when everyone understands it. And everyone should. That’s why most apps, UI and any other platforms that connect the user with the web medium should be…simple.
So…keep it simple!
Simple, what you need in the time you need.
It’s the simple things in life that make all the difference, that make everything easier and more beautiful. That’s why my I love the KISS ( keep it simple, stupid) mentality.
simple is the feeling of having everything you need to feel comfortable, while you can do everything you need to do simply
Simple is what i understand quickly… so.. what a 5’s old children can understand immediately… Simple is a black font on a white background.
Simple is the heart of design. Simple isn’t clutter free or featureless. Simple is direct. Give info and take info as direct as possible. Streamline function, design.
Simple is design.
design isn’t simple…
keep it simple
Simplicity is highly advanced, and complexity is barbarianism.
The greatest complexity is the greatest simplicity. The more “complex” a system is, the more simple its design. Indeed, it is utterly elegant in its Simplicity.
Okay, this is going to be difficoult, i guess…
I’m german, so please ignore the mistakes i make.
SIMPLE is a way to put form and function together.
The design, for example, needn’t to be a text-only-design, it can be as detailed as you like.
In one sentence:
Simple is a way to put a detailed and good looking design together with its functions. (form follows function etc.)
@Luke. Sorry to bring the NEWS to you, but the competition has already been closed and the winners can be located here. Well, good luck for further competitions. I had just stumbled upon this blog, so must have you.
Winners - http://www.tutorial9.net/news/what-is-simple-premium-wordpress-theme-contest-winners/
Let’s avoid dictionary definitions and warped conceptions of simplicity.
In reality simple is conveying the intended idea(s) without added deviating distractions.
Simple is fat free.
Simple is low calories.
Simple is an ideal.
Simple is a fading necessity.