New Site Launches

We've just launched the new Six Apart site that unifies the separate sites that made up our various domains, including the typepad.com and movabletype.org and sixapart.com pages. This has been a long process, trying to capture the mood of Six Apart, while still being able to present the company and products in a much more cohesive manner. The biggest problem with the old sites was that it was impossible to understand how our products were related or even easily learn about Six Apart. So, we faced the challenge of maturing our web sites while not being too corporate. Along the way, we improved the TypePad portal page that includes a focus on highlighted sites and an easier way to post after logging in.

Movable Type powers the entire site and we made sure to really push the limits of the tool. As I said in this earlier post, we plan to write up a case study about how we're using our tool and what our customers can do to get the most out of the software.

We feel that we've got a great new site that has the best characteristics of a weblog and a more traditional website. The elements of two-way communication are still present and we've made sure that the weblog content that makes up the site can be found in a singular feed, so that people can get as much Six Apart news as they can handle.

Thanks go out to Erika and Mike at Mule Design for working with and bearing with us during the redesign. I think they captured well our vision for the new site. Much thanks also go to the members of the team who helped make this site a reality, especially Deborah Schultz, Nick O'Neill and Alaina Browne. Thanks go out to the entire staff, many of which are featured in the various banners and promotions on the site. If you see a person featured on the site, they're more than likely a Six Apart staff member. We should probably offer a prize to the person who can accurately name everyone who appears on our pages.

Since this site was such a large undertaking, you may run into a Whoops! page while looking around. We're in transition and most problems should be settled in the next twenty-four hours.

Feedback is encouraged -- we've turned on TrackBack to hear your comments and suggestions. I hope that you're happy with the changes we've made.