Finally found the time to make a list of bad-ass premium themes again. This time listing 10 of the best themes released in August 2012. Apparently people get more creative in the summer, because I must have found over 30 list-worthy themes, so it took a while to narrow it down to 10.

Here’s what I think is the best of August 2012:

Simply click the screenshot to view the theme

1. BigBang – $45

Responsive Personal Portfolio

Features:

  • All pages are W3C Valid
  • Fully tableless design
  • Several Pages templates:
    • 2 different Layout solutions:
    • 6 Portfolio post formats:
    • Portfolio single page
    • 6 Blog page layouts
    • 6 Blog single post layouts
    • 2 different Layout solutions for contact page:
    • Clients page
    • About page
    • Fullwidth page
    • Sidebar page
  • Many Shortcodes
  • Brankic Panel
  • Many jQuery Features

2. Blanco – $55

Responsive E-Commerce Theme

Features:

  • Zoom to enlarge product images
  • Grid page for 4, 5 and 3 products
  • New Block on Product Page
  • Powerful Admin Module
  • Related products slider
  • Optimized for Fast Loading
  • Slide-show designed perfectly for touch screens
  • Background uploading facility thorough admin panel
  • Possibility of the Template colour scheme change
  • Use product scrollbar
  • And much more..

3. Lucid – $39/yr

Modern Magazine Theme

Features:

  • Perpetual updates
  • Secure and valid code
  • Browser compatibility
  • Complete localization
  • Five unique color schemes
  • Unparalleled support

4. Balance – $45

Gym/Fitness HTML5 Theme

Featured:

  • Fully HTML 5 Valid theme
  • 4 homepage variations and 6 Sliders
  • Unlimited portfolios
  • Unlimited sidebars
  • Per page custom backgrounds
  • A fair amount of shortcodes
  • Native HTML 5 self-hosted audio/video support
  • Powerful custom administration panel
  • Skin constructor. Changing the look of theme is extremely easy.
  • 17 page templates / 6 custom widgets / 6 variations of portfolio view / 2 types of blog layout
  • 2 Custom types for slider and portfolio management (with drag&drop ordering)
  • Numerous CSS3 Enhancements
  • Ajaxified Contacts Page

5. Ikaros – $45

Responsive Business & Portfolio Theme

Features:

  • clean & professional design
  • fully responsive grid layout
  • incredibly awesome, easy to manage slider
  • three custom portfolio types
  • filterable portfolio
  • lightbox galleries
  • swipe sliders with mobile gestures
  • six homepage layout examples
  • jQuery enhanced
  • great theme options panel
  • change all typography colors
  • shortcodes generator
  • custom login logo and gravatar
  • and much more…

6. Scrollider – $70

Responsive Business/Portfolio/Blogging theme

Features:

  • Fully Responsive Design
  • Featured Slider
  • Custom Homepage
  • Powerful portfolio management
  • Custom typography
  • Custom Widgets
  • Styling options

7. Inspired – $40

Responsive Business WordPress Theme

Features:

  • 20 Responsive Skins
  • 500+ Google & Cufon Fonts
  • Unlimited Fonts w/ Font Uploader
  • Unlimited Sidebars w/ Sidebar Creator
  • Robust Admin Panel w/ 500+ Admin Panel Options
  • 100+ User Friendly Visual Shortcodes
  • 17+ Tiling Bg Patterns Included
  • 20 PSDS (one psd for each skin)
  • 15+ Included Page Layouts
  • Accordion Style Menu for Custom Menu Widgets
  • Pricing Boxes Shortcode
  • Easy Slide Creator (unlimited unique sliders)
  • 8 Image Sliders (w/responsive fallbacks)

8. JPhotolio – $40

Responsive Wedding Photography Theme

Features:

  • Deep integration with WPML
  • Compatible with Multisite
  • Front Slider with video support
  • Fully responsive
  • Filterable portfolio
  • Unlimited Portfolio size
  • Masonry & Normal Portfolio
  • 2 Type Portfolio Expand Mode
  • Built in like (vote) function for portfolio
  • 90+ style & color option, 500++ with variant google font + Style / Skin Manager (build your own skin)
  • Shortcode Generator (Grid, Toogle, Accordion, Tabs, Dropcaps, Highlight, Button, etc)
  • Touch Icon Support
  • iOS Web Apps Capable
  • Touch Device Friendly
  • Multiple Address Contact with Google Direction
  • 29 Social Icon, 93 Navigator Icon, 140 Icon.
  • Powerfull Admin Themes Option

9. Blocked – $45

Responsive WordPress Theme

Features:

  • 30 Unique Layout Components
  • 532 Fonts to choose from
  • 3 Responsive Sliders: Blocked Unique, RefineSlide, NivoSlider
  • Form Builder, build any form you can imagine
  • Flexible Typography
  • Color Picker for all Design Elements
  • Multiple Widgets & Shortcodes
  • State of the Art Theme Options
  • Typography Manager, download new fonts when they’re available!
  • Multiple Post Types: Gallery, Portfolio, Icons, Pricing, Staff
  • Multiple Widgets: Advertising, Flickr Gallery, Google Maps, Latest Posts, PHP Code, Quick Shortcode
  • Responsive Video embed on Posts
  • Pricing Boxes, Staff Display, Toggles, Accordions, Tabs, Notifications, Testimonials, Blockquotes
  • List Style icons
  • Google Maps (featuring a full screen map)
  • Update Manager, be notified on updates

10. Hoarder – $50

Responsive WordPress Blog Theme

Features:

  • Multiple Homepage Layouts (3 Col, 2 Col + Sidebar, Blog Style)
  • Responsive Design (Optimised for iPad and iPhone)
  • Accent Color Control (via Color Picker)
  • Full Localisation Support (contains .po/.mo files)
  • 4 Custom Widgets (Twitter, Flickr, Video, Ads)
  • Post Format Support (Image, Aside, Galleries, Standard, Quote, Link, Audio, Video)
  • WordPress 3.1+ Ready (Menus & Featured Images, Post Formats)
  • Page Templates (Archives, Full Width, jQuery Contact Form)
  • Custom Admin Login Logo
  • Built on the ZillaFramework
  • Compatible with the ZillaShortcodes Plugin
  • Compatible with the ZillaSocial Plugin
  • Compatible with the ZillaLikes Plugin
  • Compatible with the ZillaShare Plugin