I picked the following themes based on their looks and features, and chose the ones that would be most likely to appeal to anyone wanting to customize a theme to suit their needs. Those that made the list also didn’t have any obvious code issues that might make it difficult to modify as needed.

Dkret2 is a 2-column theme with easy administration, and is widgetized, ajax-itized, & scheme skinnable. Note: This theme requires WordPress 2.2).

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Drikatruu Jelly is a 2-column theme. This one has some great code that is nicely commented, including telling you what each of the elements’ colors are, so you can quickly swap them out for colors of your choice. You do need WordPress 2.1 with the widget plugin or WordPress 2.2 (comes with built-in widget support) to be able to use drag-and-drop type editing functionality for some page elements.

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GPS Fluid is a fluid width 3 column theme that very image-light. Both sidebars are widget-ready. This one makes for a very good basic theme that can be used as a starting template for more complex designs.

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WuCoco is a simple, theme for WordPress 2.x, available with one-column, two-column, or three-column layouts with widget support for 2 and 3 column formats. This flexibility in number of columns allows you to try different things with no hassle. Because of its simplistic design, it is easy to imagine modifications such as new colors and graphics.

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Pride is a three-column, fixed-width theme, compatible with WordPress 2.x. Although it seems graphic heavy, Pride is really graphic-light. The speech bubbles in the sidebars give this theme an interesting look.

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