As a graphic designer you have a lot on your plate. Not only do you have to continue to advance your skills and creative mindset, but you also have to find new ways to showcase your work online. Luckily, WordPress makes showcasing your work easy with the massive selection of themes they have available.
However, because there are so many themes to choose from, it’s easy to get overwhelmed when choosing one for your site. Lucky for you, we’ve culled out the best of the best WordPress themes for graphic designers.
Keep reading and find a new favorite below!
1. Nemesis
Nemesis is a great portfolio WordPress theme that allows you to easily highlight your best work. This theme has a few different built-in layout options, which allow you to customize the theme to your liking.
If you’re a designer who prefers the minimalist aesthetic, then this theme might be a great choice for you. Plus, it’s responsive, so you can trust that it will look good, no matter what device it’s viewed upon.
2. Corpus
Corpus does a great job of showcasing your work and the designer behind the work. Today you need to show a little personality to stand out in a crowded space. This theme allows you to do just that.
Corpus is a very flexible theme and can be used for many purposes, but the clean and minimal aesthetic tends to attract a lot of designers to the theme.
This theme is built on HTML5 and CSS3 and utilizes WPBakery’s visual composer, which makes customizing the theme a breeze. Corpus also allows for Parallax scrolling, for improved story telling and interactive design elements.
3. Uncode
Uncode is straight up gorgeous. If you’re looking for a simplistic theme that you can use to easily showcase your best work, then this theme is for you. It’s based on the Twitter Bootstrap framework and is incredibly fast.
Better yet, the premium plugin, Slider Revolution, is included for no additional cost. This plugin allows you to easily embed beautiful sliders to showcase your latest work.
Uncode allows for easy customization. It comes equipped with 30 basic samples designs that you can draw inspiration from.
4. NewArt
NewArt might look simple, but it has a lot of power under the hood. This WordPress theme is a great fit for creative agencies, designers, and developers.
It comes with a built-in drag-and-drop builder that allows you to create beautiful pages in as little time possible. Plus, it includes the Slider Revolution plugin, so you can create eye-catching visuals to draw your visitors in.
If you’re looking to create a clean and beautiful website to showcase your best work, then give NewArt a try.
5. Helium
Helium is an accessible theme that allows graphic designers to showcase their work, and even write about it if they please. This theme goes beyond the simple portfolio themes and gives you a way to build an audience around your work.
Plus, it comes equipped with the plugin Easy Digital Downloads, so you can sell digital goods to your readers. Helium also has a built-in page builder that enables you to easily create stunning pages for your site.
If you’re looking for a graphic design theme that goes beyond what’s normal, then give this theme a try.
We hope the themes above will help you revamp your current WordPress site, or give you inspiration to start one from scratch.
Any cool themes we forgot to list above? Share your favorites in the comments below.
Kevin Wood writes about technology and human potential. You can find him at his virtual homes Wooden Writing and Counter Culturist.
Wow, these are the great themes for wordpress, their demos are looking so beautiful and stylish.