Blogs are helping to elevate the perception of designers beyond that of
decorators to the level of powerful content providers in a world-wide
community.
The medium has given designers a platform to share what
inspires them and to explore what it means to
be a visual communicator and savvy business person.
There are hundreds of blogs about design that cover all aspects of the
profession. From cerebral and serious to fun and silly, there’s a blog
for you. Most of us don’t have the time or desire to spend all day
weeding through all of them, so I’ve done it for you.
This is only a short list of what’s available so add your picks here.
NEWSY
News Designer
A must stop for news designers. Filled with examples, discussion and resources.
Similar to NewsDesigner but for the sports niche.
News and discussion from the southeast region.
News design for print and online
Technically not blogs, but since there aren’t many visual journalism blogs I feel compelled to include them:
Visual Editors
NewsPageDesigner
Design Observer
A rich resource with contributions from some of the best in the business
Interviews, articles and opinion on the design world.
A graduate student design blog from the School of Visual Arts. Even if
you’ve been working for years the CRIT blog has something that will
spark creative thinking
This blog from the American Institute of Graphic Arts is an essential resource that covers issues relevant to graphic designers.
Netdiver
Features the latest sites, portfolios, tips and tools online.
“Interactive narratives are informational and storytelling experiences designed and produced for the web.”
A broad look at design, culture and new ideas.
Swiss Miss
Everything design, from wearables to fine art and cool tools on the Web.
About design and visual culture.
Paperclipping
Mines resources and links to improve skills.
Tips, tricks and other cool stuff you may not know about.
Exactly what it says.
A great resource for the rapidly changing web design world.
UPPERCASE
Gallery and Web site that highlights unique works of visual communication
Wayfinding refers to a person’s ability to find their way to a
destination through signage, graphics and architectural elements.
While specific to this area of design, this blog is useful anyone who
deals with user navigation. Especially information graphic artists and
web designers.
