>> that looks simple but sufficient, as a basis for new styles (either
>> [[themes]], or wikis that want their own unique stylesheet), and derive
>> the other themes from it. --[[smcv]]
+
+> Ikiwiki's minimal theme is not modern. It's postmodern. I like it for the
+> reasons described here. <http://kitenet.net/~joey/blog/entry/web_minimalism/>
+> " The minimalism sucked you in, it made the web feel like one coherent,
+> unified thing, unlike the constellation of corporate edifices occupying
+> much of it today."
+>
+> I see an increasing trend back toward these principles, driven partly
+> by limits of eg, smartphone UI. So I certianly won't be changing the
+> look of any of my ikiwiki sites, including this one.
+>
+> `auto.setup` and `auto-blog.setup` could have different defaults,
+> or allow a theme to be picked as [Branchable](http://branchable.com/)
+> does. Perhaps actiontabs for auto-blog and default for wikis? --[[Joey]]