Dieline is a blog which focuses specifically on packaging design. I thought this blog was especially interesting after our identity project. Dieline is considered to be the “Bible” of the packaging design sector. Here, designers can review, critique, and stay informed of the latest industry trends as well as check out design projects that are being created in the field. For graphic designers that specialize in packaging design Dieline is crucial to know about.

This blog is designed with a sleek, modern tone with the viewers usability kept in mind. This can be seen by the unique search bar located at the bottom of the screen. This bar utilizes a plain, black background with simple, white text over the top. The bar not only has a keyword search but 5 different categories to filter the results. The search bar includes multiple aspects that can be manipulated but utilizes simplicity with color and font to keep it from becoming too complicated for users.

The simple and sleek design can be seen when diving into any of the posted articles as well. Their main goal as a blog is to keep designers informed and it is obvious that they want to do it by giving the reader/viewer little to no distractions from the information.

I choses to look at web designer depot. the fist thing that caught my eye was the colors and the logo. both are very well deigned and thought out and are a warm welcome to the web page. This web page is well designed and easy to find what you are looking for. there also seems to be a ton of resources to help you along in your graphic design career. I also really like the sub headlines that break up the first page, they help to organize and look visually pleasing. They also have a whole section just for free graphics design types/ Fonts. they also have a quiz section where you can test your knowledge on graphic design elements. this could be very helpful to someone teaching themselves and is a nice addition.

Design Week is a company in the UK that used to be an actual magazine. In 2011, they switched to online-only viewing. They feature lots of posts and information regarding different brands, graphics, interiors, and more. There is tons of news about different designers and also have job postings right on their website. I think this is a great design blog because it offers many unique features, like the job postings, that make it stand out from other design blogs.

Feel free to check it out.

/https://www.designweek.co.uk

I found the design blog “Femme Type” to be beautifully done. This blog allows women a space to post about different styles of type whether they are type focused designers or creators. The header used for the website is eye-catching as it is built from a variety of type faces. This is appropriate for a design blog about type design and creation. As one scrolls down the page, women note each interesting piece of type they have found or are exploring. It is truly a fascinating collection of women who share the same love and interest. For a closer look, find the website here @ https://femme-type.com

I love this website and I thought it will be a good idea to share it here. Abduzeedo is a collective of individual writers sharing articles about architecture, design, photography, and UX. Founded by Brazilian designer Fabio Sasso in 2006, it’s particularly strong on 3D work, which doesn’t get much attention from most design blogs. with its wide variety of topics and writers this is the perfect place to go when you are looking for inspiration. on the websites goal is to be an open and safe space for the design community, and it highly encourages feedback which this is one of the reasons I love it so much, is a great way to meet people and share work. beside this the website offers a wide variety of tutorial for the well know design apps and program. Created from artist to help artist.

Made by Folk is a design blog where the main focus is interviews from different artists and designers. In each interview they talk about the designer will talk about the work they create and their process. The blog itself is also very well designed and very pleasing to look at with the interviews neatly organized by number and place in a grid format. www.madebyfolk.com/

https://www.madebyfolk.com/

The Design Blog was founded, designed, and curated by Croatian designer, Ruby Bacanovic. TDB includes carefully curated design inspiration from designers and design studios, mainly focusing on young designers and students, all across the world.

I love the color pallete of this blog: different shades of yellow, dark brown, white, and pops of bright blue. Every color contrasts each other so that it stands out. It makes the blog feel bright and fresh.

This blog is easy to navigate and provides a great source of visual inspiration. There are many specific categories to choose from, which makes finding artistic inspiration straightforward.

Link to blog: https://fonts.ilovetypography.com

by Ayannah Newton

I Love Typography is a great blog with an abundance of news and info about typefaces. They hold a number of events including a series called “Font Fashion Week” (below), which features and celebrates the latest trends in the world of typography. They even have a great amount of typefaces by numerous designers available for purchase. The design of the pages may seem a bit cluttered, yet they are very organized which makes things easy to find. For example, if looking to purchase a typeface you can view the available fonts based on the typeface category (as seen on in the first right-hand sidebar).

I think http://incredibletypes.com/ is a great example of a nicely done design blog. This page is very simple and clean. I love that you can see the columns on the webpage, at first I thought that it could be a programming error, but I like that from a designers perspective, you know exactly what the columns were used for.

This blog is a curation of many different graphic designers and I like that it’s in black and white when you first open the page. When you scroll over an image, it turns to color and includes the title and page that the design originates from. This makes the design stand out against the rest without clicking to a new page.