You may notice a few things missing from WeBlogBetter.com’s design. I’ve eliminated the Facebook fan page widget, the Twitter list widget, the two remaining banner ads, and some other odds and ends. Why? Well, partly because of yesterday’s post and the discussion that followed in the comments.

I think there are different styles of blogs. Some are clean, white, and minimalist. Others are busy, noisy magazines. I wanted this blog, in particular, to resemble the style of the average personal blog, primarily because that’s for whom I’m usually writing.

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When I launched We Blog Better, I wanted to get the content going and worry about the design later. I did manage to find one of my new favorite free Wordpress themes – Phyto Theme by WebDesignLessons.com. But it’s time for the unveiling of the official We Blog Better custom theme, designed by… well, me.

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Out of millions of blogs on the internet, few rise to the top as well-designed. Perhaps we feel that we can type a lot of words and get away with cruddy design, but that mentality really needs to change. If we’re going to blog with excellence, we must be inspired to design the frame in which our content is presented.

Here’s a round up – 25 of my own favorite blog designs (culled mostly from one of my favorite sites: Blog Design Heroes), plus 314 others by way of links to some great showcase posts on other good blogs.

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