I am a designer who specializes in blog design and blog consulting by helping new users get up and running on the web, publishing their content with relative ease.
Wiley Publishing is putting out yet another fantastic book on blogging technology from the '...For Dummies' series of books - I'm convinced that while other publishing companies try hard, Wiley really has cornered the market on getting quality, relevant books on various blogging technologies and methods. Everything from how to work with individual platforms to marketing and social media - - they get it.
Thought I'd do a little digging around the web to see if I couldn't find some examples of TypePad blogs sporting some great custom design work. There are so many default TypePad templates that are very easy for you to use on your blog. Right out of the box, they are functional and look nice. However, sometimes a blogger will put in that extra effort with Custom CSS or Advanced templates to really create a template for their TypePad blog that is outside the standard norm. I surfed around and found these - if you have a one, or more, to share that you know of - please do!
I've been a TypePad user since 2004. That fact surprises some people, because I am somewhat known as a WordPress girl. True, I do a lot of work in the WordPress community helping users customize their blog through design and custom development. A little fact that gets lost, however, is that I have also been helping users in the TypePad and Movable Type community with the same thing, for a lot longer! Since 2002, I've been working with TypePad and Movable Type blog design - and I actually have SixApart to thank for really helping me get my start in the blog designing world.
TechCrunch has a piece on it: Not A Typo: Six Apart Opens Up Suite Of Products For Rival WordPress about Anil Dash's announcement at Saturday's WordCamp Mid-Atlantic that Sixapart has developed a plugin for WordPress users, as well as a 'whole bunch of powerful services available to WordPress users".( see SixAparts dedicated WordPress page.). Anil Dash, co-founder of SixApart, delivered a very captivating keynote at WordCamp Mid-Atlantic concerning social media, why we blog, and connecting across the social web.
