New Themes: Portfolio and Grisaille
Feeling creative? You’ve come to the right place–we have two new, fantastically artsy themes for your viewing pleasure!
First up is Portfolio, a clean, sophisticated premium theme by The Theme Foundry. Catalog all your creative efforts–photography, illustration, sculpture, poetry, and more–with a flexible and easy-to-use interface. Drag-and-drop simplicity coupled with a generous featured post slider helps you create an attractive, professional site with ease–which means you can spend more time making beautiful things!
Read more about how to create your own Portfolio on the Theme Showcase.
Next comes Grisaille, a free theme by Nudge Design. The term “grisaille” refers to the practice of painting in monochrome, particularly shades of gray, to achieve a three-dimensional effect–very appropriate for this classic, grayscale theme!
Grisaille is the perfect combination of grunge and minimalism, and it’s sure to complement to your work no matter the subject. It’s a great way to share your experimental pinhole photography collection, showcase your local museum’s latest exhibits, or blog for your contemporary painting class. Maybe you’re not into art and you just want a classy look for your site–that’s cool, too. Whatever your passion, it’s sure to flourish with Grisaille! Read more about its features on the Theme Showcase.
Jun 7th at 4:22 pm
I Like It….
Jun 7th at 4:31 pm
Nice themes!!
Jun 7th at 4:35 pm
NICE!
Jun 7th at 5:10 pm
Love the headline font of Portfolio — just wish I had more artsy/creative things to display on my blog, instead of just words!
Jun 7th at 5:26 pm
Oh, Portfolio is gorgeous! I love it.
Jun 7th at 5:42 pm
At last this is just the sort of creative theme I have been waiting for! I really love Portfolio, thanks!
Jun 7th at 5:56 pm
The lighting in the art is incredible.
Jun 7th at 6:16 pm
These are both fantastic! Thank you.
Jun 7th at 6:18 pm
The Grisaille theme looks beautiful!
Jun 7th at 7:41 pm
They’re good themes and I like them.
Jun 7th at 9:58 pm
Yet again, more beautiful themes!
Jun 7th at 10:37 pm
Grisaille is very nice, thanks.
Jun 8th at 12:17 am
Portfolio is cool.
Jun 8th at 1:02 am
I really love Portfolio, thanks!
Jun 8th at 2:38 am
Did I read somewhere you can “try these themes out” on your current blog to see what it would look like?
Jun 8th at 1:10 pm
Yes indeed! Try the Theme Customizer: https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/
Jun 9th at 1:06 am
Thank you!
Jun 8th at 3:29 am
Awwww, I just finished changing my theme yesterday to Pilcrow. I should have waited. I like Grisaille but I love the Portfolio font header. I will try this soon. Nice themes, thanks WordPress.
Jun 8th at 6:09 am
Love Portfolio type themes! Thank you so much~
I’ll try it out
Jun 8th at 6:11 am
I like portfolio. Too bad it’s not for free…
Jun 8th at 6:45 am
Love, love, love Portfolio
Jun 8th at 7:59 am
Wow I really love Portfolio theme… it’s so clean and bright. CONGRATS!
Jun 8th at 2:08 pm
Portfolio looks smashing, but given that I tend not to purchase themes, it’s good that another clean theme like Grisaille has been added to the free options. Thanks! Might experiment with it on one of my blogs when I get bored of the current theme.
Jun 9th at 2:33 am
Nice looking, clean, clear and close.
Jun 9th at 1:13 pm
I really like Portfolio. It’s clean, and elegant.
Jun 9th at 3:53 pm
Nice theme!
Jun 10th at 4:04 am
I really like Portfolio
Jun 10th at 3:49 pm
Is it possible to change my blog theme with this theme?
Jun 12th at 1:23 pm
Yes indeed! You can find info on how to activate themes here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/#changingactivating-new-themes
Jun 10th at 6:05 pm
Damn, I wish Portfolio were free..
Any other theme like that/similar to that which is free?
Jun 10th at 6:14 pm
We have lots of free themes that would be perfect for a portfolio–check out the Theme Showcase for ideas: http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/subjects/portfolio/
Jun 10th at 6:41 pm
Portfolio is lovely!
Jun 10th at 7:07 pm
Nice I wish this post was up a few weeks ago! I will keep it in mind for my photographer friends.
Jun 10th at 7:47 pm
Considering I’m a graphic design student, Portfolio makes me smile. A LOT! Haha, thank you!
Jun 11th at 12:07 pm
Nice theme but many look alike.
Jun 11th at 7:26 pm
Nice and status quo. Someone give us something out of the box, like DePo Masthead.
Jun 11th at 9:25 pm
‘Portfolio’ seems like an appropriate theme for me
Jun 12th at 1:07 am
Looks really good. Gonna try it.
Jun 12th at 4:30 am
Portfolio is nice. Grisaille is so artistic. Like it.
Jun 12th at 12:27 pm
Love Portfolio so much… but
Jun 12th at 1:02 pm
… but?
Jun 12th at 5:26 pm
I can’t buy it..hehehe
Jun 12th at 2:14 pm
I love Grisaille, but is it a bad thing to keep switching your theme?
Jun 12th at 2:21 pm
Thanks! And we certainly don’t think so–switch away!
Jun 12th at 4:14 pm
Nice additions to the themes on offer.
Jun 12th at 7:41 pm
Very nice themes.
Jun 12th at 11:58 pm
Ugh, once more, minimalistic, purist, BORING WP themes. Guys, I love WP, I think you offer the best features, but on themes you really drop the ball in my opinion (and yes, I’m aware it’s a matter of taste). I just don’t understand why, with millions of different blogs, you stick mainly to those minimalistic themes. Surely there are more users than just me who need and want more baroque, opulent and creative themes. Why can’t you make those happen just as regularly as your clean, boring ones?
Jun 13th at 2:02 am
Sorry Portfolio and Grisaille are not to your taste. We’re always looking for new themes to include on WordPress.com. Why not suggest some of your favorites on the Themes forum? Check out this post for instructions on how to do just that!
Jun 14th at 3:58 am
Awesome themes.
Jun 14th at 2:34 pm
I love Portfolio. I absolutely love it. Almost as much as my all time favorite “Coraline”
Jun 15th at 1:47 pm
I LOVE the portfolio theme. So clean. And perfect for a photographer, definitely going to recommend it to my mom.
Jun 16th at 7:00 pm
Love, love, love these themes! They’re simple but so effective! Very nice
Jun 17th at 4:59 pm
Love the Portfolio!! So clean! Love all white themes!
Jun 18th at 1:27 am
I wish I could afford one.
Jun 18th at 12:47 pm
We try to balance a selection of both free and premium themes so everyone can find the perfect theme to suit their taste (and budget!)
Jun 18th at 3:20 pm
That’s awesome! Thanks for thinking of the poor.
Jun 18th at 8:43 am
Is there an option to change the text “view project” on Portfolio?
Jun 19th at 8:46 pm
Not currently, but it’s possible the theme developers may take this into consideration for a future release!
Jun 18th at 12:51 pm
I love
Jun 18th at 1:58 pm
It looks very professional and clean, I like it.
Jun 19th at 3:20 pm
Where I can get Grisaille theme?
Jun 19th at 8:29 pm
Go to your Dashboard, then Appearance -> Themes and look for it in the A-Z list or search. More info is here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/#changingactivating-new-themes
Jun 21st at 7:02 am
Awesome themes