David Airey

Design blogs I subscribe to

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David Airey
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Every few days I’ll drop by Google Reader Feedly to see what’s new on good blogs.

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@Issue Journal of Business & Design
A List Apart
Ace Jet 170
Ad Contrarian
AisleOne
Anagrama
Beast Pieces
Brand New
Colossal
Container List
Creative Review
Daniel Gray
davidthedesigner
design work life
Frere-Jones
FormFiftyFive
Graphic Journey
Hicksdesign
I Love Typography
ideasonideas
Information Architects
ISO50
kottke.org
Letters of Note
Moving Brands
Pentagram
Noisy Decent Graphics
russell davies
Shoebox Dwelling
Social Design Notes
Subtraction
swissmiss
The Branding Source
The Crossed Cow
the johnson banks thought for the week
this isn’t happiness
Typographica
Unit Editions
Visuelle.co.uk
We Made This
WordPress Blog

I also make a point of visiting the websites of those who leave comment, and people I follow on Twitter often have me clicking their tweets.

Comments

40 responses to “Design blogs I subscribe to”

  1. Theo Avatar
    Theo

    Half of them are new to me so thanks for sharing this list!

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  2. erin / dfm Avatar
    erin / dfm

    LOVE this list — thanks, David! Great round-up; these are some of my all-time faves!

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  3. Markus Reuter Avatar
    Markus Reuter

    Wow, this is a great selection. Thanks for sharing. I see some overlaps between your list and my list. And since I get some inspiration by your list, here is mine: http://bettertastethansorry.com/network/

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  4. Anvesh Avatar
    Anvesh

    Nice list, will bookmark quite a few, thanks! I also like to visit http://ubersuper.com and http://veerle.duoh.com/ on a regular basis.

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  5. Ian Cylkowski Avatar
    Ian Cylkowski

    Superb resource, thanks a lot, David. =]

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  6. lee newham Avatar
    lee newham

    Great list. Hopefully I will get mine on the list when I get some time to update the bloomin’ thing!

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  7. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    Useful list, thanks. Hopefully the Stadium blog will make it onto the next list you put together! http://www.stadiumcreative.wordpress.com

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  8. Kent Avatar
    Kent

    Thanks David, I’ve been looking for more blogs to read, myself.

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  9. Jon Liebold Avatar
    Jon Liebold

    Thanks for posting these David. Been looking for sites to populate my Delicious bookmarks 🙂

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  10. David Airey Avatar
    David Airey

    For the “what if” series, Lee, I imagine it takes a lot of time creating something new. I want to give it a shot myself.

    To everyone else, thanks, and you’re very welcome.

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  11. Tin Avatar
    Tin

    Wow David,a big list, how great, you even order them alphabetically!! I will post a list of designers we can’t afford to miss their blog in the near future, have you ever come by http://nubbytwiglet.com/ ?

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  12. Suzie Wong Avatar
    Suzie Wong

    David, there is a new site online:

    getaddictedto.com

    Maybe you find it interesting, too 🙂

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  13. Dan Brunn Avatar
    Dan Brunn

    Thanks for the list! We’ve been looking for an up to date summary of good design blogs. Thanks for sharing!

    – Dan Brunn Architecture

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  14. FULLfx Avatar
    FULLfx

    David,

    Most of them are new to me. Thanks for revealing them. Now we know what all you appreciate.

    We at antzFxWay.com have published a list of blogs that we appreciate. Here and here. Hope some of them interest you.

    — FULLfx

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  15. David Airey Avatar
    David Airey

    Nubbytwiglet’s a good shout, Tin, and although I don’t subscribe, I drop by every once in a while to look at the photography. There are some great pieces of advice there, too, such as:

    How do you market yourself as a designer?

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  16. sean green Avatar
    sean green

    Oh wow. Nice list. Thought I had enough to read already! just added a couple of more to my reader… thanks!

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  17. Derek Oscarson Avatar
    Derek Oscarson

    Thanks for adding to the list of stuff I need to compulsively check.

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  18. Dan DuBose Avatar
    Dan DuBose

    Thanks for the list David. I hope to find a little time later today to check a few more of them out.

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  19. Typegeek Avatar
    Typegeek

    Great list David. A few I want to check out and a few I haven’t been to in a while.

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  20. Lee Newham Avatar
    Lee Newham

    Yep, I’ve got a few What if’s on the way David. I think you will like the new ones, they need finishing and polishing first.

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  21. Shelli Avatar
    Shelli

    Hi david – I have been following you for ages and love your site. Just wanted to say thanks for the list and hopefully you might want to check out my new site.

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  22. Shelli Avatar
    Shelli

    Hi David – I have been following your site for ages and just wanted to say thanks for the list, I am always looking for new sites to check out. Maybe you might want to check out my new shellshockdesign co uk site and let me know your thoughts.

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  23. Nathan Avatar
    Nathan

    That’s quite the exhaustive list. Thanks for posting because I’m currently working on expanding my website with a smoother, more user friendly design.

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  24. Drew Avatar
    Drew

    Great list David, thanks for sharing.

    David, what are your thoughts about deviantart.com? Do you visit it?

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  25. David Airey Avatar
    David Airey

    No probs, Drew. I’ve never used deviantART. Some years ago a few people would direct me to their work on the site, but that’s about it.

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  26. Alessio Avatar
    Alessio

    @David thank you for the list, there are quite a few on there that I’ve never visited before.

    For my list it’s been UnderConsideration’s ventures (FPO, Brand New and Quipsologies), September Industry, sometimes Swiss Miss, etc.

    @Drew deviantART is too full of manga-maniacs to make it an easy-browsing design site.

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  27. Max Avatar
    Max

    Hey David – thanks for the list. Any chance of a OPML export for a 1-click import into Reader? Would save a whole lot of time. Thanks!

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  28. David Airey Avatar
    David Airey

    I thought about creating one, Max, and actually started until realising how long it’d take me, but if you’re adding all of these to your current subscriptions, you’ll have a hard time keeping up.

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  29. Max Avatar
    Max

    David – can you explain why it would take so long? Google Reader can export a list in a few clicks.

    On my end, I already subscribe to far, far more feeds than I could read daily – I have software that sorts through them and finds interesting/popular/relevant posts.

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  30. David Airey Avatar
    David Airey

    It’s because of a distinct lack of intuition on my part.

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  31. Richard Fearon Avatar
    Richard Fearon

    Thanks for the list David, great inspiration on a wet day!

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  32. dave blackburn Avatar
    dave blackburn

    I am doing an article about great designers and this list was a great help in showcasing some great ones!

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  33. Ebi Atawodi Avatar
    Ebi Atawodi

    I keep coming back to this list. Thanks so much for putting it up.

    Can I suggest that you tag it under “resources” also. Is that possible?

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  34. David Airey Avatar
    David Airey

    Done. Thanks for the suggestion, Ebi. Glad to be of help.

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  35. Mauricio Gofas Avatar
    Mauricio Gofas

    Obrigado por compartilhar tuas fontes de inspiração, acaba de ganhar um seguidor tb.
    You’re on my subscription list!

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  36. Jenni Madson Avatar
    Jenni Madson

    I was doing a search for good design blogs and came across this page. Great list David! Design Notes & A List Apart are two of my favs, but I look forward to checking out some of the others I hadn’t heard of before.

    If you have time you should checkout the new blog at Northern Ground (full disclaimer I work there now), but specifically follow Jay Beckman’s design posts. He’s incredibly talented and there are lots more good things to come from him:

    http://northernground.com/blog-posts-by-author?ownerid=74

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  37. Nathaniel Avatar
    Nathaniel

    Hi,
    Thanks so much for posting the rather extensive blog list – I’m setting my own up (very early days and I’m working it all around my family and day job) and I’m looking to network. I’m a freelance graphic designer looking to eventually own and run my own agency.

    If you get the time please visit my blog and portfolio.

    Again, big thanks for posting this! 🙂

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  38. Kelly Avatar
    Kelly

    Hi David, thanks for this very extensive list! I’ve recently started blogging for our own graphics design work and want to network as much as possible. This is definitely a big help!

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  39. Hayden Dawkins Avatar
    Hayden Dawkins

    Hey David, great websites.

    I think its time for a new list! Don’t you? If you do happen to add a new list, please look over the website I run, The Capsule. It features stories and images from various design disciplines such as graphic design, architecture, photography, and more.

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  40. Alexandra McBride Avatar
    Alexandra McBride

    Hello! My name is Alexandra McBride and I am a graphic design student. I am currently reading your book, “Work for Money, Design for Love.” Eventually I want to be able to freelance full time and your book inspired me to start making a plan for it. If you have time, I would really appreciate it if you could take a look at my website and give me feedback on how to improve!

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