There has been a lot of talk recently about responsive web design – using media queries to adjust a layout to specific sizes, at its most basic it means serving up different versions of your web site depending what size screen resolution a person is using. There are a number of WordPress themes with responsive layouts thats have been released for free, which I will cover in this blog post.

iTheme2 Free

iTheme2 is a revamp of iTheme that was originally released by Nick La. Now with the Themify framework, it is even better and have more options. It is the perfect theme for technology & Mac related blogs. It uses media queries to target different displays such as desktop, notebook, iPhone, iPad, and other mobile devices.

Good Minimal – A Responsive WordPress Theme

Good Minimal is a clean and minimalist style theme that is good for portfolio, blogs and businesses. This theme is flexible and is used media queries to adapt screen sizes, weither it is iphone, ipad and wide screens.

Skeleton

Skeleton is a simple, responsive (video) theme from Simple Themes. If you like this theme, we encourage you to try some of our other WordPress themes.

Foghorn

Foghorn is a minimalist theme built off the foundation of Twenty Eleven. It has a custom options panel for switching layouts, removing sidebars, uploading a logo, backgrounds, and changing footer text. It’s design is responsive, meaning it looks good at any browser width including iPhones and other mobile devices.

Free HTML5/CSS3 WordPress 3.1+ Theme With Responsive Layout: Yoko

Yoko is a modern and flexible WordPress theme. With the responsive layout based on CSS3 media queries, the theme adjusts to different screen sizes. The design is optimized for big desktop screens, tablets and small smartphone screens. To make your blog more individual, you can use the new post formats (like gallery, aside or quote), choose your own logo and header image, customize the background and link color.

Super Skeleton WP: Responsive, Minimal, Beautiful

SuperSkeleton for WordPress is responsive (try resizing your browser)… that means that it’ll flex to fit massive screens, or itty bitty iPhone screens (and everything in between). Touch gestures even work on the slider!

The Novelist: Responsive WP Theme for Writers

If you’re looking for a basic blog, you’ve come to the wrong place. This theme is built for the serious writers looking to showcase their talents. ‘The Novelist’ is a premier RESPONSIVE portfolio theme for authors and/or copy writers. Content is king people.

Artboard | FullScreen Portfolio + Blog

Artboard is a full screen portfolio theme + a full featured blog that leverages the best that WP 3 .2 has to offer!

Mercury Business Portfolio Theme

Whether you’re brand new to WordPress or a seasoned pro, Mercury from Friendly Themes caters for you with its incredibly powerful but easy-to-use options panel and ground-breaking ‘real’ WYSIWYG editor. Each blog post, page or portfolio item can be completely unique using the ground-breaking shortcode editor which enables you to build your content visually, rather than having to remember proprietary shortcodes. View the WYSIWYG editor in action

MoonCraft

MoonCraft is a premium WordPress theme with a primarily dark style. It is fully optimized and highly customizable.