Anders Norén – Designer and creator of free WordPress themes

I’m a freelance designer & developer living in the Swedish mountains.
I’ve been a WordPress user since 2007, worked with it full-time since 2015, and been self-employed since 2019. These days, I mostly design and build things for Automattic, although I’m always open to talk about side projects.
I’ve released 33 free WordPress themes that have been downloaded over 4.7 million times and are used on hundreds of thousands of websites. I also designed and helped build Twenty Twenty, the default theme in WordPress 5.3.
Me, my girlfriend Rebecka and our dog Storm live in mountainous Härjedalen, which has the lowest population density of all Swedish provinces. We spend as much time as possible in the woods and mountains, on skis in winter and in hiking boots in summer, and for days at a time when we’re able to. You can follow our adventures on my Instagram.
I enjoy musicals, would die without coffee, spend too much time on video games, and watch an unreasonable amount of movies.
This site and all of my theme demos are hosted on WordPress.com.
Absolut CompanyAutomatticBonniers KonsthallBonnier MagazinesConan PropertiesForumCiv
Hedengren AgencyH&M FoundationJung RelationsKlarnaPeople of PrintRed Room Pictures
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Absolut CompanyAutomatticBonniers KonsthallBonnier MagazinesConan PropertiesForumCivHedengren AgencyH&M FoundationJung Relations
KlarnaPeople of PrintRed Room PicturesRehnberg & SwartzSpendrupsStop AAPI HateSvenska SpelTumblrZeta
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