MIX Online, our community for designers and developers who build the web, is now 1 year old.

We took the cover off the new site last year on October 22nd, with a fresh (some would say "non-Microsoft") aesthetic and our first lab, Oomph.

Our goal? Build a site that we would want to be a part of.

We created a place where folks can read insightful articles from our friends, hear our opinions (we are an opinionated bunch), and download free, open source labs that help you build and do things. No marketing speak or 3-letter acronyms.

We also wanted to promote our MIX conference, where we all get together and learn stuff.

Thanks to you, our community of friends, we're still going strong one year later. Your kind words and suggestions have given us confidence and urged us to grow.

For our one year birthday, we're making some big changes to Mix Online and MIX10 conference site, as well as creating new labs. We think you're going to like it.

With your support, MIX Online will stay brutal. Thank you!

Let us know what you like, don’t like, and would like to see in the comments below. Follow us on Twitter at @mixonline or me at @tommylee.