Google Blogspot has recently introduced Template Designer feature to spice them with some more colorful design.
I am sure all old or new Bloggers must have used Google free service. Well some of the templates are great but are not very good.
Now this new feature will help you to customize the new 15 themes easily according to your need like 2 or 3 column. Many backgrounds and images are taken from iStockphoto.
You can start from Draft. On their post they have also mentioned some important points for users and How to design your blog.

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Google is trying their best to compete with WordPress, first they launched pages option and now this.
Thats true. They want to capture the market.