Designing to Inspire

From our recent launch of the Design Assistant for Movable Type and TypePad to the announcement of tons of new themes for TypePad users, we’ve been extremely focused on design for bloggers this year. Today, we’re thrilled to present the next step in our effort to improve the state of design in the blogosphere: What do you have to say? contest.

We’re calling out to the design community online to create new banners and themes for use on TypePad, Vox and LiveJournal blogs, and enter in the running for HP gift certificates of up to $1000 in value.

At Six Apart, our platforms power every kind of blog, from individuals blogging for friends and family to small businesses or enthusiasts writing about their areas of expertise to some of the biggest media companies in the world. And one thing we think every kind of blogger deserves is the best design on the web. So we’re excited to have HP as a contest sponsor as the next step to encouraging the creation of beautiful new designs for your blog

You can start submitting your design entries in the contest today, with a final deadline of April 4. After that, we’ll move to the voting and judging phases of the competition with a goal of determining a final winner on April 22.

So get started — show the world your design chops, and get in the running for some amazing prizes from HP.