Author: Thad Allender

  • Our Latest Theme Sideswipe Makes Your Portfolio Beautiful and Hip

    Our Latest Theme Sideswipe Makes Your Portfolio Beautiful and Hip

    We’re pleased to announce our latest WordPress theme, Sideswipe. Beautiful and hip side-scrolling gallery slideshows are the hallmark of this theme. This fun and minimalist theme pays homage to one of our most popular photo themes, Sidewinder. In our new theme Sideswipe however, you’ll get the chance to update and customize your theme, and see…

  • Gridspace now available on WordPress.com

    Gridspace now available on WordPress.com

    Today we’re happy totally freaking psyched to announce that our very own Gridspace theme is now available as a premium theme on WordPress.com. As mentioned on the WordPress.com Gridspace theme page, Gridspace is a clean and modern portfolio theme that is perfect for showcasing vertical, horizontal or square images. Built by photographers, for photographers, Gridspace removes…

  • Introducing More Themes for PhotoShelter Integration

    We’re stoked to announce that for the past few weeks, we’ve been working hard to extend our partnership with PhotoShelter, and six of our newer Graph Paper Press WordPress themes now integrate with PhotoShelter. For the uninitiated, PhotoShelter provides photo sales, portfolio and licensing tools for serious photographers. When you partner that with the robust…

  • Get Sleek and Professional with Our Newest Theme Albedo

    Our newest theme Albedo is a sleek and professional magazine-style WordPress theme that is absolutely gorgeous and ideal for photographers. We’re thrilled to announce that Albedo also includes the amazing Live Theme Customizer which allows you change background colors, upload a custom header image, or choose between over 20 Google fonts and watch the changes happen instantaneously. Check out…

  • A Portrait of Portraits: Brilliant Photographers Using Our Themes

    A Portrait of Portraits: Brilliant Photographers Using Our Themes

    Each month we like to feature users who are inspiring us with their brilliance and finesse.  So far this year, graphic designers, editorial photographers, and illustrators are among the artists we’ve highlighted. And this month we’re shining the spotlight on three impressive portrait photographers. First, photographer Kevin Umlauf is utilizing our Fullscreen theme to showcase several of…

  • Top 3 Pitfalls of Portfolio Websites

    Top 3 Pitfalls of Portfolio Websites

    It’s amazing what can happen when the right theme is combined with a little creativity. We love producing beautiful, minimalist themes, but it’s no secret that it’s your vision, ideas, and hard work that determine the impact your online portfolio has on your viewers. With that in mind, here are a few pitfalls to avoid…

  • Mixfolio Now Available on WordPress.com

    Mixfolio Now Available on WordPress.com

    We’re stoked to announce that our Mixfolio theme has been chosen as one of the latest additions to the collection of themes available at WordPress.com. If you’re a WordPress.com user, you can read more about its features on the WordPress.com Theme Showcase or dive right into previewing the theme on your blog from Appearance → Themes. If you’re already a Graph…

  • Instamate Ushers In Live Customization & Instagram Integration

    Instamate Ushers In Live Customization & Instagram Integration

    Our newest theme Instamate takes a huge step forward by introducing never-before seen features in any of our themes including live theme customization previews and optional integration with Instagram and Twitter. Plus, it has those big, minimalist slideshows that we know you all love. Instamate is the beginning of a new era of WordPress themes at…

  • Theme Sneak Peek: Instamate

    Theme Sneak Peek: Instamate

    Theme customization is about to take a GIANT leap forward. This week’s sneak peek is for our soon-to-be launched Instamate WordPress theme. Instamate includes features never seen before in any of our themes including live theme customization previews, optional integration with Instagram and Twitter and has big, minimalist slideshows that we know you all love.…

  • Get Inspired by These 3 Graphic Designer Websites

    Get Inspired by These 3 Graphic Designer Websites

    It’s our favorite time of the month and that means it’s time to shine the spotlight back on our users! In case you’re just catching up, we’ve looked at wedding photographers, illustrators,  and editorial photographers using our themes. This month, we’re getting inspired by how graphic designers and artists use fonts, patterns and line to make an impact. Illustrator,…