I've been blogging with TypePad for over four years now. My biggest complaint was that their designs were limited. So I created my own at my various blogs like This Mama Cooks! and The Write Spot, and I think I've done pretty well tweaking what TypePad had to offer.
But due to pressure from outside sources (I'm guessing WordPress, both self-hosted and on WordPress.com), they're finally coming out with a bunch of new designs. I won't be changing my designs since like what I've created here on my TypePad blogs. And for my self-hosted WordPress blog, I've hired Girly Blog Designz to redesign my former TypePad blog at ClubMom.com, My Readable Feast.
However if you're looking to change your TypePad blog and have some design skills, you should enter the HP “What do you have to say?” theme design contest. All you have to do is design a theme that showcases your personal style and creativity. The winning themes will be made available to millions of bloggers on TypePad, Vox and LiveJournal. If your theme is chosen as the winner, you will get some cool prizes from HP.
Click here to find out how to submit your design. You have until April 4 to do so. First Prize is an HP.com gift card ($1,000.00 face value).
Second Prize is a $500 HP.com gift card and Third Prize is one for $300.
So far there aren't that many submissions and while what's on there is good, I've seen better. Really, if you're a blog/web/graphic design, get working and enter the HP “What do you have to say?” theme design contest.
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