Being a blogger, I’m always on the look out for other blogs, I love seeing what interests other people, it creates a small discussion online and it’s good to see all sorts of opinions too. I like to see what other designers are reading and noticing, so for all of you: I’ve listed my favourite blogs, most of them I’ve always been a fan of and have always been a regular subscriber. Others, I’m a new fan of and they are just as good. The following blogs are ones I’d highly recommend. NB: I’ve left my friends’ blogs out because they will be on a different post, which also doesn’t mean these guys aren’t my friends (just so that nobody gets offended!)
Written by Ben Terrett, noisy decent graphics was one of the reasons why I started blogging and why I’ve wanted to stick at it. Ben is a Graphic Designer too and his blog notes all the noticings of an observant designer.
This is a personal favourite of mine, David and I have actually met before without knowing it. He’s always really supportive of us ‘young ones‘ and since the new year he’s had a few guests on his site, providing us with a new voice telling us what their opinions are on just about everything design related. With features like ‘This made me smile’ combined with everyday goings on and sometimes a little rant about the spinning disc of doom, David the Designer is a highly recommended read in my opinion.
Acejet170 has been a long term favourite of mine, there is always something original to look at on here, something beautiful, some lovely typography or even about the antics of his chickens.
It’s nice that is a ‘must-read’ for all creatives, noting the ‘things’ that they get sent, interviews with other artists and they even do a graduate feature, documenting newly graduated creatives who are just starting out in the world.
Frank Chimero is a new favourite of mine, I just find all that he writes about really interesting and I always see my work in a different light after reading what Frank has to say. He’s also bringing out a book, it looks really cool, well, the video for it does anyway!
Creative Review is a great magazine for opinions, news and reviews on everything that is going on in the creative world. When I can’t get to a shop to buy the printed version I look to the Creative Review blog for all the latest news. With the printed magazine coming being issued monthly, the information here is usually a bit more up to date.
I met the guys from shellsuitzombie in the summer at D&AD new blood. They say first impressions are everything, well, when I saw them scooting around the exhibition on a rickshaw shouting through a megaphone, that was it, first impression made! I bought their magazine and found it so useful when was graduating from uni. I wonder if there’s a newer issue out.
This is a blog of great little illustrations about the stuff that no-one tells you but you learn anyway. It’s great fun and you end up learning a bit. Most of it is more funny than ‘serious’ lessons.
I’ve written about this blog recently. People submit their photos of stuff organised neatly and they’re published on this site. It’s great for something different to look at. It’s also interesting to see how beautiful things can look when they are placed ‘just so!’
