Groovy is a video gallery premium theme designed by Izuddin Helmi, converted into a theme by the good guys at Woo. A little history about Groovy: Woo Themes launched a design concept contest October 2008. Amongst hundreds of submissions, Groovy is the first price winner. So you’re looking at a design that has been filtered down to the best and developed by the experts at Woo. I mean, look at this puppy – this has to be one of the best looking theme I’ve seen in a while. And I’ve seen many.

Definitely Web 2.0

Groovy posses that unmistakable true Web 2.0 identity. The Cooper Black fonts, jagged borders, bright and grooved backgrounds and transparent rounded containers all contribute to the distinct look of this theme. Additionally, the use of shiny icons, for instance in the star rating system is elemental and enhances its presence even more. Exploring the theme deeper, one can’t help but see why this design was chosen to be a winner.

The Template Styles

Home page is split in half. You have a single feature post in the left side, followed by list of pages right underneath. The rest of the latest posts sit in the right half, each contained in a transparent rounded box – which is a different approach, but works very well. The sidebar appears in the single post pages, which is widgetized, along with a custom handle for your Flickr feeds. The entire comments template carry the same transparent rounded boxes – which remains consistent to the design and identity of the theme.

The archives template resembles the same style as the home page recent posts containers. This kind of looks incomplete when there’s not enough posts being pulled, but looks good when all four columns are filled in.

Stylized Footer

One thing brilliant about this design is the footer. A nice footer is like wearing a nice pair of shoes. Your website just doesn’t seem complete without it. Groovy’s footer is built to have both functionality and attractiveness. A tabbed bar that contains thumbnails of your most popular and random posts spans atop of this extra thick footer. The jagged edges that divides it from the rest of the page is also a big hit. Right below the thumbs are three columns that house your tags, recent comments and subscription tools – all you need to complete a well designed page.

Other Features

Groovy comes with features such as a provided easy to use interface for creating video posts – which is what the theme is designed for: “Vlogging” or “video-blogging”. Other features which come standard in all Woo premium themes include: theme options, threaded comments, built in Gravatar support and advertising embed functionality. As if that’s not enough, Groovy also comes in 17 different color options.

Woo Themes sells Groovy for $70 single license, $150 developers or get it as part of the themes club – where you get access to all Woo themes at a set recurring price.