New Theme: Koi
Say hello to Koi, our newest theme. This light and colorful theme provides a beautiful framework for your WordPress.com site with delicate, hand-drawn illustrations and refined typography. The tasteful artwork featured in the header and footer are suggestive of koi, an ornamental fish often considered a symbol of love and friendship.
Example of Koi's layout showing the lovely illustrations behind the header and navigation bar.
Enjoy the playful artwork and textured background, or customize the look with a custom background color and image, custom header image*, and custom navigation menu.
Add a background image and change the background color via the Custom Background menu.
Koi’s right-hand sidebar and three footer columns are ready for all your widgets. If no widgets are enabled in the footer widget area, it will not appear.
Example of Koi's three footer widget areas and more of the design's gorgeous artwork.
Designed by Nick La of N.Design Studio, Koi is now available for your WordPress.com site and is coming soon for self-hosted WordPress.org sites.
Quick Specs (all measurements in pixels):
- Main column width is
545, sidebar is266. - Main column width for the single image layout (no sidebar) is
873. - Custom header image dimensions are
980by200(width, height).
* Koi allows both title and description text to be hidden completely from the custom header area.
Jun 22nd at 4:10 pm
Oh that’s pretty – like it!
Jun 22nd at 4:12 pm
Beautiful themes!
Jun 22nd at 4:14 pm
It looks good.
Jun 22nd at 4:15 pm
Quite a pleasant theme.
I still prefer the two Journalist style themes.
Jun 22nd at 4:17 pm
This is a truly lovely theme! I love the Asian art and colors.
Jun 22nd at 4:18 pm
Beautiful. Just inherited a blog and am looking to change the look. Looking at Bueno but I’m really impressed with the latest additions. Way to go, WP!
Jun 22nd at 4:19 pm
Not really my type, but keep on the good work!
Jun 22nd at 4:21 pm
Nice theme.
But, where is the fish? 
Jun 22nd at 4:22 pm
GORGEOUS! More like this, please.
Jun 22nd at 4:22 pm
This is different alright! Great work guys!
Jun 22nd at 4:24 pm
Very appealing!
Jun 22nd at 4:27 pm
Excellent look. The aesthetic is strong and pleasing. I love all the “eye room” you provide in this new theme!
Jun 22nd at 4:28 pm
THIS is the theme I didn’t know that I was waiting for! It is beautiful and fun and fits like a favourite little black dress! Thank you for spoiling me WordPress. Viva los art themes!
Jun 22nd at 4:28 pm
WOW, I like it! I’ll apply it now to my personal blog.
Jun 22nd at 4:30 pm
This is awesome… I might try it. I know the girls will like it. However, I might be more apt to change the background as I am a guy!
Jun 22nd at 4:32 pm
Jeepers, this one is different! Have to say i like it, and I’d use it… if i was a girl, blogging about girlish things!
But, alas, it might prove a little too confusing for MY readers, but maybe i can finally get my wife blogging, with this.
Thanks WP, keep em coming – especially them creative ones. Nothing more exciting than new themes!
Jun 22nd at 4:44 pm
It’s not my thing but it IS really nice. Thank you for making it available to everyone.
Jun 22nd at 4:49 pm
I liked the one before this better. Still using it. Good stuff though. Thanks!
Jun 22nd at 4:52 pm
Awesome theme. Very cool.
Jun 22nd at 4:54 pm
Wow! I really like it. If the name of my blog wasn’t so closely tied to my theme, I’d change my blog to this one!
Jun 22nd at 4:57 pm
I’m loving all these new theme to play with! Koi looks really beautiful.
Jun 22nd at 4:58 pm
Wow, really great. This is a departure for WordPress, and an extremely welcome one!
Jun 22nd at 4:58 pm
Wow, this is BEAUTIFUL, I love it! Bravo, bravissimo! Keep up the good work with happy coloured themes! YAY.
Jun 22nd at 5:00 pm
Very pretty! I love the symbolism behind the name.
Jun 22nd at 5:01 pm
I love it!
Jun 22nd at 5:02 pm
Very artistic! I like the “custom background” option. Thank you!
Jun 22nd at 5:03 pm
Beautiful!
Jun 22nd at 5:09 pm
Well done and a big thank you.
Jun 22nd at 5:09 pm
Ooh, I really love the artwork on this one! Can we have more of these, please?
Jun 22nd at 5:10 pm
Nice design!
Jun 22nd at 5:19 pm
That’s perfect for my MindlyMatters Blog. I have already taken it. Thanks. Cheers!
Jun 22nd at 5:20 pm
Oh my goodness, it’s beautiful! You’re trying your hardest to tear me away from Twenty-Ten, aren’t you?
I love it, and keep making themes like these! I hate to admit it, but I like the girly ones. But I also would love to see more themes like Greyzed, with a rugged military/apocalypse vibe.
Keep up the fantastic work!
Jun 22nd at 6:56 pm
Our goal with new theme launches is definitely not to have everyone switch over to it. Instead, we want to offer great options so that everyone can find a theme that fits them perfectly.
So don’t feel bad or apologize if you are going to stick with your current theme—we think that’s great!
Jun 22nd at 5:22 pm
Yay! A pretty, girly, COLORFUL theme! Thank you WP, you’re awesome!
Jun 22nd at 5:22 pm
Wow, that’s really nice. Have to give it a go.
Jun 22nd at 5:25 pm
I love this theme, very beautiful! Though I am too fond of my current theme to switch over to this one.
Jun 22nd at 5:35 pm
OMG, how pretty!
Jun 22nd at 5:36 pm
I love it!!
Jun 22nd at 5:40 pm
Love the theme and I’m using it! Great job! Even the background goes well with my blog. Really awesome… and thanks!
Jun 22nd at 5:45 pm
I don’t like it. Not at all.
Jun 22nd at 5:45 pm
Wow, very artsy. Nice work with the layout and design, the hand drawn graphics are a great touch.
Jun 22nd at 5:51 pm
Very beautiful and pleasing theme.
Jun 22nd at 5:52 pm
I absolutely LOVE IT! I may switch over from “rounded” to this theme… it’s almost too beautiful to resist.
Jun 22nd at 5:55 pm
I love this one! Great job!
Jun 22nd at 5:58 pm
Love it!
Jun 22nd at 6:10 pm
Wow, very artistic! Honestly not my style but still this is a beautiful theme! Especially the header and footer! Thanks.
Jun 22nd at 6:14 pm
Very pretty!
Jun 22nd at 6:22 pm
Love the theme! This is the girly theme other bloggers were looking for. I love the art work and custom background.
Keep up the good work!
Jun 22nd at 6:23 pm
Oh, very pretty!
Jun 22nd at 6:24 pm
WOW! Love the header and footer! Perfect accent to the background.
Jun 22nd at 6:40 pm
I love it, it looks chic! I’m using it already. Congratulations great job!
Jun 22nd at 6:49 pm
Wow, that’s gorgeous! Well done.
Jun 22nd at 6:55 pm
Whoa, I really love this theme… I’m almost tempted to change from my beloved Cutline now!
Jun 22nd at 7:06 pm
Thanks for the very attractive theme with customizable features.
Jun 22nd at 7:09 pm
Oh-m-geeee! Such a pretty theme! Oh, we do need a lot more of this type. Pretty <3
Jun 22nd at 7:25 pm
Think I’ll get it!
Jun 22nd at 7:41 pm
Love it!
Love it!
Love it!
Love it!
Jun 22nd at 7:45 pm
Now you’re doing much better! I like it.
Jun 22nd at 7:51 pm
A very beautiful WordPress theme, especially the color. Nick La is amazing.
Jun 22nd at 8:27 pm
He is an amazing designer. We launched another of his gorgeous themes, Notepad, last month.
Jun 22nd at 7:53 pm
GORGEOUS! Best one so far — congrats!
Jun 22nd at 7:58 pm
It looks great!
Jun 22nd at 8:09 pm
Just beautiful!
Jun 22nd at 8:21 pm
I have been waiting for this for ages! Awesome, thanks!
Jun 22nd at 8:22 pm
Fabulous, beautiful. If I hadn’t just changed my theme, I’d switch again. But I’m going to go and try it on for a few minutes….
Jun 22nd at 8:45 pm
I like the Koi. In aestethic terms. It appeals to the artist in me.
Jun 22nd at 8:45 pm
Hey Lance! This theme renders a peaceful pace when you look at it. Keep them coming, Theme Team! Thanks very much! Cheers!
Jun 22nd at 8:49 pm
Very pretty–but I hope people customize it so the blogs don’t all look the same.
Jun 22nd at 8:50 pm
I think this is one of the most beautiful themes that you offer! Wow!
Jun 22nd at 8:54 pm
I like this new theme. I might try it one of these days.
Jun 22nd at 9:00 pm
I totally love it! I already know my new theme.
Jun 22nd at 9:01 pm
I love that you’re beginning to offer more themes that have background images/patterns/colors that still have some flexibility for personalization. Thank you!
Jun 22nd at 9:02 pm
Thanks to all of you for the incredible support you provide. Gorgeous work!
Jun 22nd at 9:12 pm
Gorgeous but can’t use it. Keep going people, I can’t wait to see what’s next.
Jun 22nd at 9:18 pm
Very nice! I have to say I’m not a fan of having the widgets at the bottom of the page — I prefer them on the side as you scroll down — but the theme has nice aesthetics.
Jun 22nd at 11:13 pm
As I mentioned in the post—the footer widget area is empty unless you explicitly enable widgets for it.
Jun 22nd at 9:18 pm
I switched to it immedately! I love it!!!
Jun 22nd at 9:36 pm
Lovely; have switched to it immediately.
Jun 22nd at 10:02 pm
Love it. Gorgeous.
Jun 22nd at 10:08 pm
I LOVE IT! Soooo much better than recent “minimalist” gray, cold themes that have been coming out… love it.. Very warm, and seems easy to navigate. Will change to it immediately! (Still waiting for a horse-related theme though…
)
Jun 22nd at 10:12 pm
Really a beautiful theme!
Jun 22nd at 10:26 pm
Very inspiring and individual, procures a light and happy—but also thoughtful—with some kind of draft. Amazing work!
Jun 22nd at 10:51 pm
How lovely! I would totally consider this look if I were on the hunt for a new theme.
Jun 22nd at 10:59 pm
Is there a way to change the font color as well? When using a darker background image the font color gets lost.
Jun 23rd at 5:12 am
Sephani: only the background color can be changed for this theme. Based on the way the theme is designed, it’s best to use a lighter background color since the text is dark.
Jun 22nd at 11:11 pm
I LOVE IT. *Jumps up and down and tries not to squeal with excitement.*
Jun 22nd at 11:14 pm
This is so awesome. I am using it for my tea blog already. The design works very well with the worm, peaceful but colorful and lively looks and feel of tea theme. Just looking at it makes me happy. Thanks very much!
Jun 22nd at 11:24 pm
Beautiful! Guess I’ll try it.
Thanks!
Jun 22nd at 11:29 pm
Stunning! What else can I say? Thank you, guys!
Jun 22nd at 11:32 pm
Aw, after Notepad now Koi. Great! But I’m still waiting for Modern Clix!
Jun 23rd at 5:13 am
Hi Earl — what do you like about Modern Clix?
Jun 22nd at 11:41 pm
Nice… love it.
Jun 23rd at 12:25 am
Pretty. Keep up the good work.
Jun 23rd at 12:26 am
Now that’s a lovely Asian theme.
Jun 23rd at 1:04 am
This could be handy for our Costa Rica Artificial Reef Project site. With a tad bit of color change it would be totally oceanic. Condofish is using “Bueno” right now and it’s working well. I’m always looking for something new though.
Jun 23rd at 1:15 am
Wow! Cool theme!
Jun 23rd at 1:25 am
If the color of the background is tweakable, and you change it to something dark, will it change the whole page and simply place the (lovely) illustrations on top of the new color, or will the new color only change in the post’s backgrounds, with the peachy color around it?
Jun 23rd at 5:14 am
If you just change the background color, the illustrations will still appear but the color will fill all the rest: post background, page background, header, footer.
If you you upload a background image, the illustrations will disappear and the entire background will use the image you upload (depending on the settings you choose for tiling, repeating, et cetera).
Jun 23rd at 1:26 am
I’m using this for my Nihongo blog.
Jun 23rd at 1:35 am
Nick is very talented… I’ve liked his work for awhile now.
Jun 23rd at 1:43 am
Wow, pretty!
Jun 23rd at 1:51 am
Yeah, I love it. An ornamented oriental theme! Is it inspired by an instrumental music titled ‘koi’?
Jun 23rd at 5:18 am
I believe it’s inspired by koi, the fish.
Jun 23rd at 1:53 am
Elegant!