Theme System

A theme is a combination of template + variant:

theme: classic-navy
#      ^^^^^^^ ^^^^
#      |       variant (color scheme)
#      template (layout)

Template = the HTML structure and typographic layout (classic, compact, modern, technical).
Variant = a CSS file that defines colors, borders, and accents within that template.

All themes live in the open-source devresume-themes repo.

Available templates

Template	Style
`classic`	Traditional two-column layout with strong hierarchy.
`compact`	Dense single-column. Good for technical CVs that fit on one page.
`modern`	Clean single-column with generous whitespace.
`technical`	Developer-focused, monospace accents.

Template	Variants
`classic`	`dark`, `blue`, `navy`, `slate`, `burgundy`
`compact`	`blue`, `charcoal`, `forest`, `navy`, `wine`
`modern`	`navy`, `slate`, `teal`, `burgundy`
`technical`	`light`, `dark`, `amber`, `ocean`

Eighteen themes total, all free. Set the full name in your YAML:

theme: technical-amber

A rendered resume is built from three pieces:

<template>/template.html — Go html/template with {{.Name}}, {{range .Sections}}, etc.
<template>/themes/<variant>.css — color variables, typography, spacing for that variant.
fonts/<font-id>/*.woff2 — base64-inlined at render time for pixel-perfect output.

The HTML template has two placeholders that get substituted before Go-template parsing:

The production backend and the local preview CLI produce byte-identical output, so what you see in the preview is exactly what production ships.

Themes are cosmetic, not functional — every section type renders in every theme. Pick based on role and context:

classic-navy / classic-dark — general-purpose, looks professional in any industry.
compact-* — when you have a lot of content and want one page.
modern-* — when visual polish matters (design-adjacent roles, PM, marketing).
technical-* — engineering roles that appreciate a developer aesthetic.

Want to build your own theme? See Contributing a Theme.