Below are a couple of the blogs and other sites that I take a look at during the day. If there’s something missing that you think I should read - please let me know.
1934. A Domestic Design Journal. http://www.1934.cc/
my favourite blog from Seattle, Callie Neylan talks from a design angle
A Daily Dose of Architecture http://archidose.blogspot.com
a really passionate blog dedicated to architecture and the surrounding ideas by John Hill
Advertising/Design Goodness www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/
Frederik Samuel’s blog that show a lot of advertising and design visuals
alec soth http://alecsoth.com/blog
blog by photographer Alec Soth, very insightful and I wish I had more time to read each of his posts more carefully
All This ChittahChattah http://www.portigal.com/blog
blog by Steve Portigal that veers towards the anthro side of marketing and design
AmberMac http://www.ambermac.typepad.com/index.html
blog from Amber Mac who typically connects technology with the social side of things
aptbroadcast http://theapt.blogs.com/aptbroadcast
I first learned about these guys from their design of swich. Usually quick posts that are both stylish and funny at the same time.
Archinect http://www.archinect.com
lots of entry points on architecture and design
Architectradure http://architectradure.blogspot.com
Cati Vaucelle’s blog related to interaction design etc, I’m not sure how I missed finding her site for so long…
Are You Generic http://www.areyougeneric.org
their tagline: No Logo. No Brand. Pure Concept
atticus_finch http://atticus-wsdia.blogspot.com
a design blog by Atticus Finch - Jackson, why - because he likes design
black . white . bliss blackwhitebliss.blogspot.com/
Trisha’s about statement on her blog is pretty accurate I think: obsession with all things black and white. Most of the blog consists of those type of images
BLDGBLOG http://bldgblog.blogspot.com
very few blogs are of this quality in writing, if I could spend at least half an hour a day with this site I’d be so much smarter about design
Bobulate http://www.bobulate.com
I don’t have many individual portfolio sites listed here, but if you’re into interface design this is a good starting point from Liz Danzico
The Book Design Review http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com
I’m surprised I haven’t heard more about this blog, it’s really quick comments about book covers by Joseph who’s an ia
Boxes and Arrows http://www.boxesandarrows.com
an incredibly organized site dealing with the various ideas of design and practice
brand new http://garethkay.typepad.com/brand_new
a blog by Gareth Kay, an ad planner who share his random thoughts
Brooklyn Ramblings http://brooklynramblings.blogspot.com
a blog exploring what’s going on in Brooklyn by Sonja Shield
cellar door http://tokyohanna.blogspot.com
you can’t help but smile after reading a post by johanna, subject matter is as open as her creativity is for that day
Charles Gallant http://www.charlesgallant.com
Charles is a friend and guitar wizard that works at Renegade
The Charlie Rose Show www.charlierose.com/
it’s the man and his interviews - there’s a redesign of the site coming soon
Chris Glass http://www.chrisglass.com
his daily observations are days ahead of most out there
City of Sound http://www.cityofsound.com/blog
an assortment of design writing by Dan Hill
Communication Nation http://communicationnation.blogspot.com/
I have no idea how Dave Gray has the energy to keep up with his creativity, his blog reflects what’s going on with him
copyblogger http://www.copyblogger.com
everyone can use a little help when it comes to writing, Brian Clark and his blog are just trying to do their part
Core77 http://www.core77.com
industrial design supersite - need I say more?
Core77/BusinessWeek Design Firm Directory http://designdirectory.com
just like the title would suggest, it’s a directory of design firms
Coroflot http://www.coroflot.com
this site just started and already has 50,819 Profiles+, look at their work and search for design related jobs or build a like-minded group
Coudal http://coudal.com
a good kick to the pants with links and debauchery
CR Blog http://www.e-cr.co.uk/crblog
Creative Review has a blog and this is it
David Airey http://www.davidairey.com/
a really diverse design/advertising/art blog by David Airey
Creative Think http://blog.creativethink.com
Fun ideas to stimulate your creativity is a pretty good summation of this site by Roger von Oech
the curious shopper http://curiousshopper.blogspot.com
Sara Cantor, a retail planners blog all about the stuff you never would have considered before
Design-Feed www.design-feed.net
A constantly updated design blog aggregator
design fckr http://dfckr.com
how can you not want to go to a site that’s called design fckr and see what it’s all about? It’s Alex Giron’s blog about design
Design Observer http://designobserver.com
what really can be said about this blog that hasn’t already been written?
Designers who Blog http://www.designers-who-blog.com
a running archive of designers who blog by Catherine (Cat) Morley
Dexigner www.dexigner.com
an up to date account of what’s going on in the design world
Diablogue http://diablogue.typepad.com
if you were to combine a strategic planner from Naked in Sydney + a creative director at digital of Saatchi & Saatchi in Sydney, you would get an interesting blog by Michelle Lee and Sean Patrick Ganann
Diagram http://thediagram.com/
I sort of forgot about this site for a while, but I’m happy I rediscovered it lately. Essentially it’s about diagrams, but presented in a passionate way
Digital Agency http://digitalagency.typepad.com/digitalagency
the blog of Mike Coulter & Dr Alice Bartholomew
do.palicio.us/blog http://do.palicio.us/blog
Adrian Lai, another at Renegade that blogs about what he sees on a daily basis
Dumbo NYC http://dumbonyc.com/
I really enjoyed visiting Dumbo a number of months ago, and with Hideyoshi’s blog - I can keep up to date about the neighbourhood
ELMANCO http://elmanco.megablog.it
while this design blog is in Spanish and I don’t know how to read spanish, there’s always something interesting to look at
Experience Manifesto http://blog.brandexperiencelab.org/
David Polinchock’s blog that relates to the brand experience lab
La Femme http://eurobrat.blogspot.com
a fashion blog by Adeleine who lives in Toronto
first pullover http://pullover.blogspot.com
a favourite, all about the design of Hummel shoes by Richard Kuchinsky, the Footwear Department Manager for hummel International A/S
Fontleech http://fontleech.com
keep this site quiet, it’s all about free fonts you can find on the web
Fort Drastic http://www.fortdrastic.com
they’re writers, artists, musicians, sketch comedians and Monday morning coaches - and always interesting to read
frog design™ / frogblog www.frogdesign.com/frogblog/
I’ve been a fan of frog’s idea of what design is, so their blog just continues on moving the conversation forward
GDC/BC Blog http://bc.gdc.net/blog
the only Canadian design blog with relations to the GDC thanks to the British Columbia Chapter
Good Experience Blog http://www.goodexperience.com/blog
Murk Hurst’s blog is all about those good experiences and a lot of creative job listings, you should also sign up for his newsletter
Gothamist http://www.gothamist.com/index.php
a good place to catch up on what’s going on in New York
guardedly optimistic http://guardedlyoptimistic.com
who guards their optimism? Well Justin does and you’d be a foolish not to visit his blog to find out why
Haga clic para continuar http://hagaclicparacontinuar.blogspot.com
a really visual blog all about information design diagrams collected by Nicolas Ramallo in spanish
IcelandReview www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview
I really don’t know that much about Iceland, so I’m hoping this blog can help me
ideasonideas http://www.ideasonideas.com
a design blog that comes from Canada that publishes essays usually once a month
Idlemode http://www.idlemode.com/
as their blog states “Idlemode is a community of individuals who share their perspectives on the evolving state of the mobile user experience”, most posts come from Joe Pemberton, Jared Benson and Nancy Broden
impious one http://impiousone.blogspot.com
Mark Turuk is a good friend who has traded in the Toronto suit for that of a wet suit to explore his underwater photography talent, the blog is about all the other stuff
information aesthetics http://infosthetics.com
a great collection of information design compiled by Andrew Vande Moere
Infographics News http://infographicsnews.blogspot.com
an infographics blog by Chiqui Esteban
In the Kitchen http://kitchen.industrialbrand.com
Industrial Brand Creative isn’t just about business, they have a blog all about food they love
Industrial Brand Creative Blog http://blog.industrialbrand.com
the Vancouver based creatives blog
inhabitat http://www.inhabitat.com
a blog all about green design because green design is good design from a team of eight
Inkbase http://blog.inkbase.com/index.php
Jason Landry, a canadian designer blogging about a variety of things
Interactive Architecture dot Org http://www.interactivearchitecture.org
Ruairi Glynn blog that is a combination of interactive and architectural design
Internation Herald Tribune: Alice Rawsthorn www.iht.com
one of the smartest writers about design today, amazingly for a newspaper
The Internet’s #1 Source for Jason English News http://jasonenglish1.com
I’m sure Jason’s title has nothing to do with SEO and his blog is not merely for searching - it’s his collected color commentary, both insightful and inane…
Junk Charts http://junkcharts.typepad.com/junk_charts
a critique on all things charts by Kaiser Fung, why aren’t there more blogs like this out there?
keeping track http://keepingtrack.wordpress.com
Sarah Leeab’s blog about what interests here
kottke.org http://www.kottke.org
if I have to tell you about this blog, where have you been for the last seven years?
Leftwich http://leftwich.blogspot.com
Neal Shaffer’s blog, it defies categorization
Limited Language http://www.limitedlanguage.org/discussion/
Monika Parrinder and Colin Davies contribution to design knowledge
Living Lightly http://livinglightly.wordpress.com/
Christina Peressini’s blog with an eye towards the environment
Logic + Emotion http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion
David Armano’s blog that talks about all that’s going on in the marketing world today and tomorrow
Lunch http://lunchstudio.blogspot.com
my favourite blog about the ritual of lunch
magCulture.com/blog http://magculture.com/blog
if magazines are your passion, this blog by Jeremy Leslie is a must visit
Marketing for Good http://www.marketingforgood.net
Drew Neisser’s blog about the positive in marketing, and yes he’s part of Renegade
marktd http://www.marktd.com
kind of like digg, but for marketing
Mental Floss www.mentalfloss.com/blogs
who doesn’t want to read a blog that will make you feel smarter again?
Miss Representation http://www.missrepresentation.com
I would hate to piss off this person
MoCo Loco http://mocoloco.com
founded by Harry Wakefield with contributors from all over the world - it’s all about design in all its forms
modernblog www.moderntots.com/blog
preface: I’m not a parent and I don’t plan on being one for quite a while. a really neat blog that about design for modern children and it’s store ModernTots
Monocle www.monocle.com
an extension of the magazine of the same name, it uses the web to contain videos and other add ons from the stories it writes about
The Morning News http://www.themorningnews.org
a good read in the morning
Motionographer http://motionographer.com
I really like their plan of action: Motionographer seeks to be a source of inspiration for filmmakers, animators and designers
Nebraska Roots http://nebraskaroots.blogspot.com
It’s all about Dave Kortum and his first blog experience
The News is NowPublic.com http://nowpublic.com/
an updated news site that seems to find things I might have otherwise have missed
NextD http://www.nextd.org
from Garry K. VanPatter and Elizabeth Pastor, is it about innovation or design - you decide
the nonist http://thenonist.com
I’m not sure if JMorrison would be insulted if I said I keep coming back to look at it (as opposed to coming back to read it), but it worth taking a look at
No!Spec http://www.no-spec.com
if you’re a designer and value what you do, don’t give away your talent for free
Noah Brier http://www.noahbrier.com/
the next big thing and fellow friend and Renegade person, lots of thoughts and questions
notebookism http://www.notebookism.com
all about notebooks, it’s been an inspirational site for many - founded by Armand B. Frasco
the oh so quiet show http://music.diskobox.net
all about music that makes me wonder if I know anything about the subject - written by Robyn Lee
Offbrand http://www.afterthenews.co.uk
Neil’s take on brands through his blog
One Floor Up www.onefloorup.com/
Consistent posts of high quality on design
papressblog http://www.papressblog.com
inside the world of Princeton Architectural Press by Russell Fernandez
Placement http://mathematos.com/placement/
by E. Tage Larsen, sadly not published anymore but the archives are worth reading
Personism http://www.personism.com
Jen Bekman’s collection of notes from her gallery and other sources
PingMag http://www.pingmag.jp
yes this site is an inspiration, Uleshka is Chief Editor and has an incredible team from Tokyo
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc www.in-hindsight.blogspot.com
I always appreciate people linking to me, especially from Australia. MM Andamon’s blog is offers observations (mainly design related) after her graduate school experience.
Print is Dead http://printisdeadblog.com
what’s going on with books these days when there’s the web? this blog attempts to find out
printfetish http://printfetish.com
“News, information, reviews and history on the subjects of beautiful magazines, self-published ‘zines, handmade books, small press, comix, art books and miscellaneous printed ephemera”
PSFK http://www.psfk.com
Piers Fawkes, need I say more?
Resumé http://resume.se
find out about advertising and design in Sweden
Roboyouth http://www.roboyouth.com
I’m not sure how Chet Gulland’s blog fell through the cracks, but I should have placed it on my links page a while ago, it’s his obersvations of a youth marketer
rion.nu http://www.rion.nu
It’s just a really nice photo blog by Rion Nakaya
russell davies http://russelldavies.typepad.com
one of the smartest people that I’ve had the chance to have coffee with, and you can read for yourself why
Search & Destroy http://www.sad-blog.com
a blog about “art, fashion, culture, and the variations and battles between the three”
Signal vs. Noise http://37signals.com/svn
you can’t help but learn from 37 Signals and this is their blog
Social Design Notes http://www.backspace.com/notes
I’m surprised there aren’t more blogs with a social bent like this, written by John Emerson
Something Glorious http://somethingglorious.typepad.com
how can you go wrong with great bands, restaurants, food, wine, cities, gadgets and other recommendations? written by Ari
Speak Up http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup
one of the first sites that really gave non design superstars a voice
Spin Technologies http://www.spintechnologies.ca/flashblog
friend Randy Troppmann is one of the smartest flash thinkers I know, he shares an idea from time to time on his blog
State of the Art http://stateoftheart.popphoto.com/
yes, it’s the group blog from the editors of American Photo magazine
Street Use http://www.kk.org/streetuse
who would have guessed some of these things could have been created, blog by Kevin Kelly
Subtraction http://www.subtraction.com
often looked at, rarely duplicated, Khoi Vinh’s website
Superlocal via Poketo http://www.poketo.com/hello/superlocal
I have no idea what this blog is about, but I keep coming back
swissmiss http://swissmiss.typepad.com
my favourite site to read every morning by Tina Roth Eisenberg
Taxi Design Network http://www.designtaxi.com
news from todays design day
Things do not change, we change http://thingsdonotchangewechange.blogspot.com
Michael Johnston creative bind in blog format
things magazine http://www.thingsmagazine.net
so many links, so little time
This Blog Sits at the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics http://www.cultureby.com/trilogy
I don’t read Grant McCracken’s blog everyday, but there are gems at time’s
ThreeTwentySeven http://echowood.blogspot.com
yes, Adam Uhrynowski is from Renegade and he has a blog
Three Minds @ Organic http://threeminds.organic.com
some of the posts are really before the curve while others are not
Tropolism http://www.tropolism.com
Chad Smith’s view on things
Type for you www.typeforyou.blogspot.com
I haven’t really been following the typography blog scene for a long time (not too sure why not), but this blog run by Valdemar Lamego, Pedro Serrão, Pedro Mesquita, Pride Paranoia got me back up to speed pretty quickly
unbeige http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige
the first large scale design site to give me props, and yes I go back at least three times a day to see what’s new, now written by Steve Delahoyde and Alissa Walker
Uniquely the Epitome http://uniqueepitome.blogspot.com/
I appreciate the things that Marc Rapp finds as interesting
Uppercase http://www.uppercasegallery.ca
my favourite place that I never got to visit in Calgary while I lived in Edmonton
Visual Culture http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture/
David Oberholtzer’s take on his visual culture
유타 시간 http://utalam.wordpress.com
Uta Lam’s blog, it’s one part info design, one part pop and one part misc., and all good
we make money not art http://we-make-money-not-art.com
too many cool things to look at
Why Advertising Sucks http://adssuck.blogspot.com
is everyday a Monday to her?
YEONDOO JUNG www.yeondoojung.com/wonderland.html
once you’ve had the chance to see how this artist visualizes children’s drawings, you’ll look at things qute differently
Youngna Park http://www.youngna.com
sometimes it’s fun to watch from the sidelines
