I’ve long been a fan of iWork and Pages, and enjoy the design aesthetics of the templates included with the app. I recently went on the hunt for some third party templates that could make the Pages experience even better.

Some are free, others are commercial, but hopefully they will help to make Pages more versatile and powerful than ever before!

Jumsoft Pages Templates

This is a commercial package that includes over 100 Pages themes for $39. It’s a good price for the different styles on offer, and well worth investigating further. Here are twelve examples from the Jumsoft collection:

Kickbox

Great Interiors

Brochure

Photo Album

Photographer’s Portolio

Menu

Black and White Album

Green Newsletter

Book

Stripy Newsletter

Various Posters

Various Advertisements

StockLayouts Pages Templates

These templates are commercial, and come in with a fairly hefty fee. They cost $99 each, or you can join StockLayouts for three months for $399 (this allows you to download 150 templates, and essentially works out at $2.66 per theme). It’s a really awesome deal if you’d like to build up a great collection of templates, but not so much if you’re only looking for one or two. Here are twelve really excellent StockLayouts examples:

Tanning Salon

Natural Health Spa

Insurance Agent

Senior Living Community

Education Foundation

Landscape Design

Nutritionist & Dietician

Private Bank

Marketing Consultant

Health Insurance

Vineyard & Winery

Architect

One Eyed Goldfish

One Eyed Goldfish have an interesting range of templates. Some are far superior to others, but a few decent templates can be found in and amongst. You can either pay £50 for access to all the templates, or purchase them individually for £10 (around $16).

Matchstick

Metro

Citrus Black

Other Free Templates

If you’d prefer not to hand over any money for a selection of new templates, these free examples may be appealing. They don’t have quite the same design quality as commercial offerings, but certainly expand the range of styles available!

Certificate

Note Paper

Guitar Tab Paper

Bulletin Board

Red Poster

Weekly Newspaper

Curriculum Vitae

Apple Notes Template

2010 Monthly Calendar

Photo Album

Wedding Inventory

Creating Your Own Theme

Macworld have an excellent guide for creating your own Pages theme. The basic steps involve:

1. Start with a blank document.
2. Add text, images, and placeholders (these allow drag-and-drop functionality for images).
3. Repeat for the different pages you’d like to see in the template.
4. Save your document as a template, rather than a standard document.

Have fun, and feel free to share any other great templates with us in the comments.