New Themes: Escutcheon and Orvis

Introducing two dark, minimalist free themes for writers and visual artists.

January 21, 2016

Caroline Moore

Happy Theme Thursday, everyone! Today we have two new free themes for your perusal.

Escutcheon

Escutcheon WordPress Theme

Escutcheon, designed by Automattic’s own Mel Choyce, boasts a smoky color palette and bold typography. It’s a striking theme for writers who want to stand out, with a front page that gives just enough information to entice your readers. Individual posts and pages are stylish and easy to read.

Find out more about Escutcheon on the Theme Showcase, or activate it on your site.

Escutcheon Responsive WordPress Theme

Orvis

Orvis: Portfolio Page Template

Orvis, designed by Thomas Guillot, is the perfect companion for all photographers and designers. It is a minimalist, vibrant, and flexible theme, whose bold grid design keeps the spotlight on your projects, and scales to fit any screen size. Orvis also lets you share your thoughts and engage in a conversation with your visitors through the blog, which shares the same minimal look.

Orvis: Responsive Design

Check out Orvis on the Theme Showcase, or activate it on your site.

 

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  1. xbox36050 Jan 21st at 5:45 pm

    Nice

    Liked by 3 people

  2. aqilaqamar Jan 21st at 6:47 pm

    I wish you guys will bring back the former version of Misty Lake. These are nice for food bloggers or photographs. Longreads require something else. I am hoping for new text oriented themes for 2016 🙂

    Liked by 3 people

  3. Jessica M Jan 22nd at 2:57 am

    Very nice. Hoping for some serif fonts in the next batch of themes!

    Liked by 4 people

  4. Arohii Jan 22nd at 10:18 pm

    Looks Lovely

    Liked by 3 people

  5. thefujifreak Jan 23rd at 2:14 pm

    I’ve updated my blog and am now using Orvis, which I love. Thank you for producing it…

    Liked by 2 people

  6. theartfulblog Jan 23rd at 6:54 pm

    Both beautiful elegant themes. You WordPress peeps are always doing fine work. Thank you for all that you do. Grateful.

    Liked by 2 people

  7. PiedType Jan 23rd at 7:16 pm

    Always interested in seeing new themes. But a text-heavy theme should never be based on reverse type. Looking for more beautiful text-based designs (we don’t all focus on images) that feature excellent readability.

    Liked by 3 people

  8. jabrush1213 Jan 23rd at 7:19 pm

    Cool themes

    Liked by 1 person

  9. Barefoot Justine Jan 24th at 1:13 am

    So many of these new themes seem so cold and gray, so slick and basic. It would be nice if we began seeing a few more romantic themes, a few more gently mystical and exotic themes.

    Liked by 6 people

  10. flawinek Jan 25th at 11:36 am

    Beautiful design 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  11. Minoring In Baseball Jan 25th at 2:13 pm

    Escutcheon looks pretty sweet.

    Liked by 1 person

  12. sexyladiesworldblog Jan 25th at 9:25 pm

    Nice one thanks

    Liked by 4 people

  13. kobeyuen Jan 27th at 12:02 pm

    Tremendous

    Liked by 2 people

  14. user12vv Jan 27th at 1:05 pm

    Nice themes

    Liked by 4 people

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