Launched the redesign of Squidly.com.

Launched the redesign of The Commons, another blog-site hybrid.

Launched the new weblog Division of Labour.

Nothing quite says "happy web designer" like a steady stream of repeat customers. Tweaked and upgraded Sand in the Gears to add in fancy Movable Type tools such as a mySQL database, TrackBack and MT-Search after software upgrade. A self-updating photo feature and 'in memoriam' tribute close out the tab.

Launched the redesign of Ed Driscoll.com, another blog-site hybrid.

Launched the Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow flavored redesign of Vodkapundit this evening. I think it's safe to say Stephen is as giddy as a schoolgirl over his new look.

Now, if I could just convince him to use that pic I Photoshopped of him in the aviator goggles and bomber jacket...

Launched the redesign of the popular blog IMAO.

As with so many of our weblog projects, this wasn't so much a 'redesign' as a 'reorganization'. The look was updated a bit but the real change is in how the various sidebar items are pulled in and organized. It should make for a faster and better surfing experience for Frank's visitors.

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.

The Presurfer wanted a new look for his weblog, and came back to Sekimori for a second 'go-round. Make sure to stop by for your daily dose of diversion!

Just launched the redesign of Classical Values, complete with logo update.

Proving we're more than just weblogs... Created a new logo for the Shoe Goddess Boutique, a soon-to-open retail store carrying high-end women's fashion shoes. The boutique will open September 1, 2004, in Redding, California. Website soon to follow.

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.

Walden Font Co - Purveyors of Fine Historic Fonts

Sure, there are cheap imitations to be found, but when you have that client who just has to have the creepiest possible font:

Here we have a gnarled and twisted hand that was used on an actual spell, which which was found tucked under the beams of a 16th century house in southern Germany. The incantation was wrapped around a fossil belemnite (also known as a “thunderbolt”) Evidently this protected the house from getting hit by lightning. There are brown stains on the ancient parchment, which could be blood.

From the Hostmatters forums, a bit of wisdom on circumventing nasty MT comment spammers:

The key is that spammers have automated scripts that look for Moveable Type blog sites and they then post to our comments using a direct call to the "mt-comments.cgi" script. If you installed Moveable Type into the default directory (/mt) then they know exactly where the script is and how to call it.

The solution is simple: rename the script to some odd name (ex. qwerty.cgi) and edit your mt.cfg to point to the renamed CGI script. Look for the line that is commented out and reads "# CommentScript mt-comments.cgi". Uncomment the line and change the name of the script to the new name. You need to rebuild the site before it takes effect. Users will not be able to post comments while you are doing this but the entire process only takes a few minutes.

I've been getting slammed with around 30 comment pr0n spams a day lately, trying this method in 3, 2, 1...