Launched the redesign of the Invisible Heart site for economics professor Russell Roberts.
The entire site is powered by Movable Type, and pulls in feeds from both Typepad and a separate MT weblog using the indispensable Feed Digest service.
Another one of our long time clients, Vanity Fair writer David Kamp, is releasing yet another Snob book (The Food Snob's Dictionary) and needed an update on his Snobsite.
With three books to post about, leaving everything in the traditional weblog format was just getting too confusing, both for readers and for him on the back end. We really did not want to abandon the ridiculous ease of updating the site via Movable Type, so we opted for a multi-blog format instead.
Each book's posts are broken out into a single column, only the excerpts of the most recent posts showing up on the main page. Different anchor class colors are also used to also keep surfers from getting lost in the sea of Snobbery.
Check out the books, they're highly entertaining. And for existing fans, the Snob Shop will soon include the long-awaited Snob Gear, so keep an eye out for that!
One of our oldest and dearest clients, Roth & Company, P.C. desired an updated look to their site and weblog, featuring their beloved "reflex blue." Toss in some interior photos from Des Moines, IA landmarks and presto!
Sleek, modern and eminently usable, this is one of our favorite redesigns.
Launched the new website for The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI). Once again we've taken the amazingly flexible Movable Type software and trained it to jump through hoops, providing both an easy to use back-end and an aesthetically pleasing (and easy to navigate) front-end.
The new and improved Publius Pundit makes use of two separate Movable Type weblogs to generate and maintain their site pages. Yet another example of how flexible MT can be to manage your whole operation.
Launched a very interesting site for a group of economics professors, called From Abba To Zeppelin, Led: using music to teach economics. This site uses Movable Type with a wide variety of back-end customizations to make it easy for the eggheads to generate the specialized end-product format.
Plus, it's pretty.
Launched the site for "the TV station New Jersey doesn't have" for the fine folks at the NJ Star Ledger: TV Jersey
Powered by a multitude of Movable Type weblogs (and handy-dandy plugins), this site can be managed quite easily by a single person. The site will feature themed contests and has a weekly listing of cool events in the area that will be video-worthy.
Every state could use a site like this, regardless of whether they have existing tv stations. User-generated content is where it's at, people.
Launched the Movable Type powered blogsite for MTV/VH1 producer Fred Graver here at Fred Graver.com. Fred will be posting video and music selections of the day, so be sure to check him out.
On a site note...the more we wrangle MT's backend around, the more appreciative we are of how flexible and customizable it is. So don't be surprised if we suggest it to you when you contact us regarding your next site plan!
Launched the second blogsite for Vanity Fair writer David Kamp, in support of his new book, The United States of Arugula.
David's a vintage afficionado, so we cooked up a Western Union telegram knockoff for his look. For his rather complex navigation requirements, we harnessed Movable Type's powerful customization abilities into the site's backend. Every bit of content on the site is posted like a weblog entry, yet not all of it displays like a weblog. Nifty, huh? :)
Launched the blogsite for breastfeeding mom/author, Andi Silverman, Mama Knows Breast.
Launched the blogsite for the new Counterterrorism Blog.
Launched the blogsite for Military.com's newest weblog, OpFor.
Launched the website for Anaheim mayor Curt Pringle. This is a prime example of a blogsite, a website that integrates a weblog as a simple-to-use and effective communication tool.
Search engine optimization tactics become relatively unnecessary when a weblog enters the mix, as Google, et al, are already highly interested in a site with a great deal of incoming and outgoing links.
Launched the companion site for the book, The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit.
Launched the redesign of the Weblog Awards
Launched the redesign the website of talk radio's Tammy Bruce, featuring an integrated MT powered weblog and a sideblog into which she throws quick snippets during her radio show.
Launched the redesign of the Michael Fumento.com website. The site also features an integrated weblog, with excerpts from the last few entries pulled onto the main page for quicker thumbnail browsing.
Launched the redesign of the website of radio host Hugh Hewitt.
Launched the website for Northern Plains Fire, Inc.
Like many other businesses, NPF has discovered the benefit of having a weblog integrated into their site, the better to make quick updates and receive instant feedback from their target audience.
Utilizing the highly flexible Movable Type, we launched the A Guy In New York, an e-zine about the "good (and affordable) places to eat and fun things to see and do in Manhattan."
Launched the redesign of author and PhD Art De Vany's blogsite.
Launched the redesign of Critical Mass, with new custom-made logo.
Redesigned longtime-clients Power Line to speed up loading time (mainly by moving the sidebar to the right side), include additional premium ad space, and streamline the nearly-four-year-old design into something a bit sleeker.
Launched the blogsite, Nature's Voice of Reason. Pardon their Latin, they're just getting started. We can't wait to see the content!
Launched Snobsite.com, the online home of The Rock Snob*s Dictionary for Vanity Fair writer, David Kamp. It features illustrations by Ross MacDonald, extensive excerpts from the book, and is powered by the still-amazingly flexible Movable Type.
Launched the new Baseball Analysts site, featuring two veterans from All-Baseball.com, Rich Lederer and Bryan Smith.
Launched The Artful Writer for screenwriters Craig Mazin and Ted Elliot.
Launched the redesign of Beautiful Atrocities. Jeff wanted ransom letters, we gave him custom made ransom letters.
Recently finished the new design for Promote the Progress, which also included a migration from Typepad to server space with Movable Type.
Launched the redesign of Conneva, Inc.'s website, and included a new integrated weblog powered by Movable Type.
For those of you who are wondering, the integration of a weblog into your site can drastically increase your Google rankings. Search engines habitually index sites with incoming and outgoing links much more often, and higher, than they do traditional, static sites.
Launched the blogsite for journalist Micah Halpern.
Launched the design for Take Control of Your Period, The Well-Timed Period: From Quality-of-Life to Cancer Prevention - authored by Diana Kroi, M.D., women's health editor for Global Health Options.
Launched the blog-site Lab-Tested, a site devoted to testing toys, collars, bedding, etc. for Labrador Retrievers and other big chewers.
The site uses Movable Type 3.11's nifty subcategories as a primary means of navigation. Once entries are posted in the categories on the right, the archive pages are automatically created and the sidebar links updated to reflect their URL. The folks at MT never fail to impress.
Launched the brand new weblog for Vanity Fair culture columnist James Wolcott.
Launched the redesign of The Commons, another blog-site hybrid.
Launched the redesign of Ed Driscoll.com, another blog-site hybrid.
Yes, the era of the great honking green/gray arrow is over. Long live the orange dots!
Launched a lovely minimalist blogsite for author Rachel Howard. She's still contenting, so don't give her any grief about Latin pages.
Launched the new logo and site design for MichelleMalkin.com, now featuring a Movable Type weblog, as well.
More and more journalists are realizing how important blogs can be, both in the reknowned "fact checking your a$$" and in face to face communication with their audience, rather like stand up comedians playing small venues, instant gratification.
Hm. You can take that analogy any way you like.
Launched an updated look for Instapundit today, featuring user switchable stylesheets so you can Have Your Punditry Your Way.
In conjunction with Big Blog Company, launched SMLXL, a blog-site hybrid for the prominent U.K. agency.
The biggest challenge was working around their predilection for print-style layouts, but we translated their vision to the web and can add one more extremely pleased client to our list.
Completed a cosmetic (and content) update of Landlord Counsel and added a weblog, Commercial Leasing Lawblog.
Can I just say I am both pleased and proud at how often our old clients come back to us for updates, redesigns, etc. Thanks everyone!
Pardon me while I indulge in a brief pat on the back for myself and Robyn... The proprietors of Woolwinders informed us this week that sales from their online store have doubled since the redesign.
Go. Us.
This is a logo and site design for a group of scientists who wanted something more than the run-of-the-mill homegrown site the university IT guys will deign to kludge together for them. Since it's password protected the thumbnails below will have to do...

...but you get the idea.
Woolwinders: A Knitting Salon redesign launched Saturday, January 3rd.
The main page of the site is now a weblog powered by Movable Type (of course) where they will post product updates and general store news. This is a fast growing trend with businesses (*cough*Sekimori) and one that just makes good sense. The blog interface is simple to use, even for techno-nulls, and gives shoppers more of a sense of interactivity since your average blog post is less formal than website content. Also, the comments are enabled so instant feedback is possible, always a big plus with end-users.
The shopping cart is powered by osCommerce, an open-source application. My general problem with os software is the poor documentation, and this app is no exception. There are very active user forums though and the beginnings of a pretty good wiki, so it's not completely hopeless. I was able to adequately customize the site to the clients' need without sacrificing too many chickens.
This was a team effort this time, Robyn handled the weblog and very nifty overall site design and I took on the nitty gritty of the shopping cart. This was my first experience with osCommerce...powder-ground teeth and new land-speed record for foul language aside, it is a robust app and will serve them well.
Next year I'll talk them into upgrading to Squirrelcart. Muwahahaha...
Our favorite hosting company gets a facelift: Hosting Matters
Clean, professional...NOT a Michigan Wolverines fansite.
Launched the redesign of The Carlisle Group website.
Reid-On.com has a sharp new look, showcasing exactly how versatile Movable Type can be in making your site look less like a weblog while still utilizing one-click posting.
Launched The Conservative Crust on July 8, still tweaking things here and there though. Chase is a fine political cartoonist in need of a righty newspaper. Check him out. And syndicate him.
Launched the Big Blog Company blog-site. A hybrid weblog/website, TBBC offers consulting services to corporations interested in setting up weblogs for their employees.
Also, pretty blocks.
Launched the Command Post site redesign. A weblog/site hybrid, CP was built to utilize the mad information threshing skillz of bloggers to pull together news stories on the conflict in Iraq. The CP team keeps track of other issues as well, both domestically and abroad.
Launched the Telford Work site redesign, another weblog/website hybrid.
Launched the Dr. Bradley site redesign.
Launched the Stockton College Lit Program site redesign.
Launched the Historic Federal Hill site redesign.
Launched the Landlord Counsel LLC website.
Launched the Rightsolve website.
Launched the Roth & Company, P.C. site redesign.
Launched the Tongue Tied site.
Launched the Economic Strategies, Inc. site redesign.
Launched the DB's Medrants site.
Launched the Amateur Economist site redesign.
Launched the Instapundit site redesign.
Launched the Banshee Studios site redesign.
Launched the Blue Coyote Studio website redesign.
Launched the I.F. Rooks & Associates redesign.
Launched the Banshee Studios writers forum site. Developed logo as well.
Launched the Blue Coyote Studio site and logo redesign.

