WordPress Styles

I would like to design a nice blog on WordPress. I understand that I will need to upgrade to their premium version to get more features and options. That’s ok with me. What web techniques (things like CSS, HTML, etc..) should I need to design a nice blog? I have been working with HTML in Dreamweaver in designing a few websites but that was a “long” time ago! I haven’t kept paced with new things like XML, CSS, etc.. Do I need to learn those things? Also, do I still design the whole thing (say, using Dreamweaver) on my local machine and then upload it on WordPress website? Or are blogs working a different way?
Let's say for example that I want my blog to "look" like this: http://allthingsd.com

You will need to understand php to design a wordpress theme.

This is a good beginning tutorial.

http://www.wpdesigner.com/2007/02/19/so-you-want-to-create-wordpress-themes-huh/

Also, you should familiarize yourself with the WordPress codex.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development

There are a lot of free themes available that look very much like that one. I suggest you find one that is almost exactly what you need and customize it to suit your needs.

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