Where to Find the Best Tumblr Themes and Templates

Tumblr is a fresh and appealing site that lets you build free blogs using a number of customizable themes and templates. Tumblr differentiates itself from other free blog platforms by featuring themes that accentuate pictures, videos, conversations, and links. Finding the right Tumblr theme is the secret to making your blog stand out and fit your personality. There are a number of excellent resources online to find templates. Here are some of the best.

Tumblr Theme Garden

Tumblr's official collection of user-submitted themes, the Theme Garden is a great place to start when looking for the perfect template. Sorting themes by date posted and popularity, as well as having a section for featured themes selected by Tumblr, the site makes it easy to peruse your options and find something that suits your taste. The most appealing benefit of selecting a template through the Theme Garden is one click installation. If you're signed into Tumblr already, a simple click of the mouse will install any of the themes instantly to your blog.

The drawback of the Theme Garden is that it is slow to be updated and often features the same themes for long periods of time. Additionally, since this is the primary place people visit when looking for templates, you may end up feeling like the theme you choose is being used by too many others online.

To visit Tumblr's Theme Garden, click here.

Fresh Tumblr Themes

This site has a few beautiful themes you won't find at Tumblr's official site, so it's a great second stop on your hunt for the perfect template. It also lets you sort themes by layout (one column, two column, grid, and more) so you'll be able to match up the vision of your blog that's been floating around in your head with a downloadable template. Right now, Fresh Tumblr Themes has a very limited selection, but hopefully we'll be seeing more from them soon.

Check out Fresh Tumblr Themes here.

Theme Forest

If you're serious about blogging and are willing to spend a few bucks on your Tumblr theme, check out Theme Forest. These premium templates feature more creative designs, unique layouts, and eye-catching artwork than you'll find anywhere else. Most themes cost about $15, which is a small price to pay for the quality designs they offer.

Check out this live preview of Theme Forest's Tumbl News theme to see what they offer.

For more from Theme Forest, click here.

Allthemes.Tumblr.Com

This site allows anyone and everyone to upload Tumblr themes they've created. Because of this, it has a diverse selection with some templates you won't find anywhere else. The site hasn't been updated in a while, however, so its selection is stagnant at the moment. This is also a great place to go if you've designed your own Tumblr theme and want to get it out the masses.

Visit All Themes here.

Once you have found the perfect template, start playing around to make it your own. Tumblr's Customize menu will let you change fonts, colors, and layouts to your heart's desire. Once you have found a beautiful theme and tweeked it to your preference, you're well on your way to showing your new Tumblr blog off to the world.