Are you looking for a snazzy new WordPress theme, but you still want to have a relatively clean look to your site? One possible solution is the Lefty WordPress Theme by AJ Clarke.

As its name implies, the theme is designed to have a left-aligned sidebar, along with one main content column that takes up the remaining two-thirds of the horizontal real estate. Some of the key features include the built-in post thumbnail function, about the author sections, “tweet” and “like” buttons for posts, and custom fonts via Google Fonts.

Easily one of the biggest features that will immediately catch your eye, however, is the NivoSlider. This automatically cycles through the main images associated with posts within a category that you define. You can also choose from a number of different transitions for these images too. The resulting images at the top of the site are naturally links back to their respective posts.

To get the best sense of what to expect from Lefty WordPress Theme, check out the live demo. You can then go to WPExplorer to download the theme. It comes with a free GPL license.