How often do you update your Tumblr theme? Since the new year tons of premium themes were added to the directory on Tumblr. If you’re looking to freshen yours up with a new premium theme, look no further. We went ahead and scoured the recent section to surface the 5 best themes we felt were different and unique in their own ways. Whether you have have photos and media to post or whether you prefer to stick with text, and whether you are a reblog addict or a Twitter addict — one of these themes is sure to satisfy:
Slideshow
This second newest premium theme on Tumblr lives up to its tagline, “A new way to showcase photo and video.” Perfect for iPad viewing, posts are arranged vertically in filmstrip fashion across the top of the page. The most recent image spans wide across the page, ideal for featuring photos and videos. For $49, this fresh new design is well worth the price.
Example: Preview page
Designer: 45royale
Price: $49
Stars: 5
Anchor
This fourth newest premium Tumblr theme is perfect for (as the description states) the professional blogger — or anyone who really maintains an active Twitter feed as well as profiles on other social networks sites like Flickr, YouTube, blogs, LinkedIn, or Foursquare. These social icons are prominently featured on the right side of the page, below a module with your latest tweet. The theme is also great for a multi-contributor blog, with an “editors” and “about” modules built into the theme. We also like how easy the theme is to customize with different colors.
Example: Die, Workwear!
Designer: sleepoversf
Price: $49
Stars: 5
Mars
This fifth newest premium Tumblr theme features three columns that you can customize with content. For example, you can have your recent tweet stream follow as someone scrolls the other columns, or feature a content full of just the posts you’ve re-blogged of others on Tumblr. The high resolution photo needed for this background contributes to the uniqueness of this theme, being partially transparent and in black and white. This contrasts with the colors you can choose to flag new posts, making it perfect if you’re featuring other colored photos or images. According to the reviews and comments, this theme is also highly customizable.
Example: Talk Me Thru It
Designer: jonathanmoore
Price: $49
Stars: 5
Wooden
This is the newest premium theme on Tumblr, featuring a high resolution light wood image as its background (it almost looks like the fine grain of the wood you see on the inside of guitars). Complementing the simple background and basic blog format, the sole column of posts has a blackish-brown, transparent background. The theme’s preloaded white text with black shadow stands out on this, as does any image or video you post with this theme. As the preview states, it also has a “beautiful audio player” for those of you into posting songs on your blog. This theme seems perfect for anyone with a simple style who posts in a variety of mediums.
Example: Preview page
Designer: tmblg
Price: $49
Stars: 5
Vintage Scrapbook
This light and airy theme is perfect for spring. It makes you feel like you’re writing in an actual journal, or on notepaper you would send to a friend. The gently used diary theme carries throughout, with the date prominent in a dark turquoise circle sticker against the cream background. Text posts include an envelope image and feature slightly worn, white ruled paper with typewriter typeface as the font; photos are also stuck with masking tape; and links and quotes are stapled to the backdrop. If you fall in love with the theme and are active on Tumblr (reblogs are flagged prominently with a red stamp), the $49 will be easy to swallow.
Example: Gabby is Active
Designer: tmblg
Price: $49
Stars: 5
What premium Tumblr themes are your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
