The 99 Greatest blogs you aren't reading
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
What's the best way to keep track of journalism and technology? Read non-journalism blogs.
When I am asked how do I find all the cool and innovative sites and tools featured at 10,000 Words, I quickly reply that I subscribe to more than 150 blogs, using Google Reader to keep track of them all. For the first time, here is a list of many of those blogs and sites, edited for relevance. Most of these blogs have little relation to journalism and cover everything from technology to design to photography and everything in between. You'll find my absolute favorites and suggested reads at the top of the list and even more great sites following after.
Advice and opinion on the art and business of photography
Tips on how to become a better blogger
FFFFOUND! allows users to post and share their favorite images found on the web
FlowingData explores how designers, statisticians, and computer scientists are using data to understand ourselves better - mainly through data visualization.
A blog that covers all the cool new Google Maps mashups, tools and applications being created by people all over the world.
Collects projects that represent data or information in original or intriguing ways
The best linkblog on the net
Social media news blog covering cool new websites and social networks
Blog full of random interesting tidbits about life, the world and the internet
Provides analysis of web products and trends
Useful and innovative information about the latest trends and techniques in web development
Reports about everything that influences the future of the Web
The best of the rest...
A design blog that focuses on web design, graphic design, tutorials and inspirational articles
Insightful doodles from Andre Jordan
Follows the future of advertising technologies and media
An inspirational resource focused on graphic design, typography, grid systems, minimalism and modernism
Computer tips, internet tools and software news
Tips and help for creating and maintaining successful, profitable, great blogs
Design tutorials, graphic design articles and free vector downloads
A blog about maps and the technology and design that fuel them
Tech and gadgets from a woman's perspective
Focuses on how new technologies are changing cinema - the way movies get made, discovered, marketed, distributed, shown, and seen.
The best blog dedicated to consumer affairs
The latest in men's fashion and style, gear, tech, gadgets, and media
A site dedicated to the craziest gadgets, gizmos, toys, technology, and design.
Design and creative news
Search, media, and newspapers on the web
Technology news and productivity tips
Typography and design
Design blog dedicated to latest trends
Design inspiration from a variety of media
A collection of awesome journalism technology tips
Technology blog focused on software, tools and web technologies
Unique blog that focuses on objects as design inspiration
Blog focused on graphic design, web design, illustration, photography, interior and product design
Design inspiration and creativity
Graphic design blog that provides news, articles and resources for all types of design
Technology and gadgets blog geared toward women
Online review dedicated to gadgets, gizmos, and cutting-edge consumer electronics
Weblog of GOOD Magazine, one of the best resources for infographic journalism
The name says it all
Infografía interactiva y mucho más
Online tips for tech users, designers and bloggers
Blog filled with random visual stimuli
Information visualization and design blog
Szymon Blaszczyk's inspiration log
Showcases design trends in web, graphic design, logos and business cards
A librarian posts links to things he thinks are interesting, such as lists, games, quizzes, book reviews and neat sites
Featuring innovative ideas, short films, observations on design, and an ongoing look at New York City in animation
Where journalism, innovation and entrepreneurship collide
A visual collection of random bits related to art, design, fashion, films and music
Tips for making life easier
The best in gadgets and design
Online guide to helpful tools and software
Cool websites, software and internet tips
Watching how the media communicates with maps
Blog on trivia and interesting facts
Typography, lettering, calligraphy and other related design elements
Showcases inspiring and outstanding motion design, graphic design, animation, visual effects, graphic design and digital filmmaking.
A resource for all things graphic and web design
Sometimes ridiculous gadgets and gizmos
Diseño gráfico, ilustración, tutoriales y más
Killer blog about journalism in the digital age
A graphic design blog that covers website design, the business of design, design and technology, and sources of inspiration
Design aggregation blog
How to design a better blog
Information on APIs, mashups and the Web as platform
Technology news, blogging tips, free software, Web 2.0 and how to make money online
Random good stuff.
Linkblog dedicated to journalism, technology and new media
Essential tidbits about what's going on in the music, web 2.0 and design community
Discussions of data visualization, data integration, business intelligence, and knowledge management
Blogging and internet marketing tips
Free and useful online resources for designers and developers
Articles, tips and tutorials about web design, CSS, usability, search engine optimization and other web design-related topics.
Preeminent blog about technology start-ups
Internet, hardware, software, mobile and gaming news
Gadgets, technology and home entertainment
Personal technology blog
Personal computing and technology
A technology blog run by a group of tech-savvy teenagers between the age of 14-15
Features opening title design for film and television
Amazing photography blog
Print design, web design, logo design, branding, advertising & marketing and more
Maps, map collections, map-related resources, and material about maps on the web
Interesting links and awesome tweets
Technology news and examples
Technology and culture blog
Awesome links from audio sharing marketplace AudioJungle
Awesome links from creative strategist Maria Popova
Awesome links from Berlin-based media strategy firm johnsonLAB
Awesome links from writer R. Trentham Roberts
Awesome links from blogger Steffan Antonas
Design inspiration, tips and tutorials
Urban design, culture, travel, architecture and alternative art
Cool web applications
Copywriting for the web and elsewhere
Clever musings expressed through unique typography
Explores the future of technology
Congrats, you made it to the end of the list! Be sure to also check out the blogroll in the left sidebar for more journalism and multimedia-themed blogs.
UPDATE: Here's an OPML file of the above blogs so you can easily upload them into your RSS reader (created with OPMLBuilder)
Have favorites that aren't on this list? Want to pimp your own blog? Share it with everyone in the comments.
Also on 10,000 Words:
• 30 Amazing photoblogs (and a few tips for creating one)
• Steal This Blog!
• The tools I actually use
• How to stay interested in blogging
When I am asked how do I find all the cool and innovative sites and tools featured at 10,000 Words, I quickly reply that I subscribe to more than 150 blogs, using Google Reader to keep track of them all. For the first time, here is a list of many of those blogs and sites, edited for relevance. Most of these blogs have little relation to journalism and cover everything from technology to design to photography and everything in between. You'll find my absolute favorites and suggested reads at the top of the list and even more great sites following after.
1. Black Star Rising
Advice and opinion on the art and business of photography
2. Blogging Tips
Tips on how to become a better blogger
3. FFFFOUND!
FFFFOUND! allows users to post and share their favorite images found on the web
4. FlowingData
FlowingData explores how designers, statisticians, and computer scientists are using data to understand ourselves better - mainly through data visualization.
5. Google Maps Mania
A blog that covers all the cool new Google Maps mashups, tools and applications being created by people all over the world.
6. information aesthetics
Collects projects that represent data or information in original or intriguing ways
7. kottke.org
The best linkblog on the net
8. Mashable!
Social media news blog covering cool new websites and social networks
9. Neatorama
Blog full of random interesting tidbits about life, the world and the internet
10. Read/WriteWeb
Provides analysis of web products and trends
11. Smashing Magazine
Useful and innovative information about the latest trends and techniques in web development
12. The Next Web
Reports about everything that influences the future of the Web
The best of the rest...
13. 1stwebdesigner
A design blog that focuses on web design, graphic design, tutorials and inspirational articles
14. a beautiful revolution
Insightful doodles from Andre Jordan
15. Advertising Lab
Follows the future of advertising technologies and media
16. AisleOne
An inspirational resource focused on graphic design, typography, grid systems, minimalism and modernism
17. Barry's Best Computer Tips
Computer tips, internet tools and software news
18. Blog To Great
Tips and help for creating and maintaining successful, profitable, great blogs
19. Blog.SpoonGraphics
Design tutorials, graphic design articles and free vector downloads
20. Cartogrammar
A blog about maps and the technology and design that fuel them
21. Chip Chick
Tech and gadgets from a woman's perspective
22. CinemaTech
Focuses on how new technologies are changing cinema - the way movies get made, discovered, marketed, distributed, shown, and seen.
23. Consumerist
The best blog dedicated to consumer affairs
24. Cool Material
The latest in men's fashion and style, gear, tech, gadgets, and media
25. CraziestGadgets.com
A site dedicated to the craziest gadgets, gizmos, toys, technology, and design.
26. Creattica Daily
Design and creative news
27. currybetdotnet
Search, media, and newspapers on the web
28. CyberNet News
Technology news and productivity tips
29. Death by Kerning
Typography and design
30. Design You Trust
Design blog dedicated to latest trends
31. designfeedr
Design inspiration from a variety of media
32. Digital Amy
A collection of awesome journalism technology tips
33. Digital Inspiration
Technology blog focused on software, tools and web technologies
34. Dinosaurs and Robots
Unique blog that focuses on objects as design inspiration
35. Dirty Mouse
Blog focused on graphic design, web design, illustration, photography, interior and product design
36. Dzineblog
Design inspiration and creativity
37. Fuel Your Creativity
Graphic design blog that provides news, articles and resources for all types of design
38. geeksugar
Technology and gadgets blog geared toward women
39. Gizmodo
Online review dedicated to gadgets, gizmos, and cutting-edge consumer electronics
40. GOOD Blog
Weblog of GOOD Magazine, one of the best resources for infographic journalism
41. Graphic Design Blog
The name says it all
42. Haga clic para continuar
Infografía interactiva y mucho más
43. hongkiat.com
Online tips for tech users, designers and bloggers
44. Horses Think
Blog filled with random visual stimuli
45. Information Design Watch
Information visualization and design blog
46. Inspire me, now!
Szymon Blaszczyk's inspiration log
47. inspiredology.com
Showcases design trends in web, graphic design, logos and business cards
48. Interesting Pile
A librarian posts links to things he thinks are interesting, such as lists, games, quizzes, book reviews and neat sites
49. Ironic Sans
Featuring innovative ideas, short films, observations on design, and an ongoing look at New York City in animation
50. Journalism 2010
Where journalism, innovation and entrepreneurship collide
51. Kitsune Noir
A visual collection of random bits related to art, design, fashion, films and music
52. Lifehacker
Tips for making life easier
53. LikeCOOL
The best in gadgets and design
54. LostInTechnology
Online guide to helpful tools and software
55. MakeUseOf.com
Cool websites, software and internet tips
56. Map Hawk
Watching how the media communicates with maps
57. mental_floss
Blog on trivia and interesting facts
58. Ministry of Type
Typography, lettering, calligraphy and other related design elements
59. Motionographer
Showcases inspiring and outstanding motion design, graphic design, animation, visual effects, graphic design and digital filmmaking.
60. MyInkBlog
A resource for all things graphic and web design
61. Nerd Approved
Sometimes ridiculous gadgets and gizmos
62. NiceFuckingGraphics!
Diseño gráfico, ilustración, tutoriales y más
63. NiemanLab
Killer blog about journalism in the digital age
64. Positive Space
A graphic design blog that covers website design, the business of design, design and technology, and sources of inspiration
65. Preik
Design aggregation blog
66. Pro Blog Design
How to design a better blog
67. ProgrammableWeb
Information on APIs, mashups and the Web as platform
68. Quick Online Tips
Technology news, blogging tips, free software, Web 2.0 and how to make money online
69. Random Good Stuff
Random good stuff.
70. SacredFacts
Linkblog dedicated to journalism, technology and new media
71. shiner.clay
Essential tidbits about what's going on in the music, web 2.0 and design community
72. Simple Complexity
Discussions of data visualization, data integration, business intelligence, and knowledge management
73. SlyVisions dot Com
Blogging and internet marketing tips
74. Smashing Apps
Free and useful online resources for designers and developers
75. Smiley Cat
Articles, tips and tutorials about web design, CSS, usability, search engine optimization and other web design-related topics.
76. TechCrunch
Preeminent blog about technology start-ups
77. TechCult
Internet, hardware, software, mobile and gaming news
78. technabob
Gadgets, technology and home entertainment
79. Technologizer
Personal technology blog
80. Technospot.net
Personal computing and technology
81. TechXav
A technology blog run by a group of tech-savvy teenagers between the age of 14-15
82. The Art of the Title Sequence
Features opening title design for film and television
83. The Big Picture
Amazing photography blog
84. The Design Cubicle
Print design, web design, logo design, branding, advertising & marketing and more
85. The Map Room
Maps, map collections, map-related resources, and material about maps on the web
86. The Popcorn Trick
Interesting links and awesome tweets
87. The Presurfer
Technology news and examples
88. The Raw Feed
Technology and culture blog
89. Twitter: @AudioJungle
Awesome links from audio sharing marketplace AudioJungle
90. Twitter: @brainpicker
Awesome links from creative strategist Maria Popova
91. Twitter: @johnsonLAB
Awesome links from Berlin-based media strategy firm johnsonLAB
92. Twitter: @dujourno
Awesome links from writer R. Trentham Roberts
93. Twitter: @SteffanAntonas
Awesome links from blogger Steffan Antonas
94. Web Design Ledger
Design inspiration, tips and tutorials
95. WebUrbanist
Urban design, culture, travel, architecture and alternative art
96. Webware.com
Cool web applications
97. Word Bang
Copywriting for the web and elsewhere
98. wordboner
Clever musings expressed through unique typography
99. Yanko Design
Explores the future of technology
Congrats, you made it to the end of the list! Be sure to also check out the blogroll in the left sidebar for more journalism and multimedia-themed blogs.
UPDATE: Here's an OPML file of the above blogs so you can easily upload them into your RSS reader (created with OPMLBuilder)
Have favorites that aren't on this list? Want to pimp your own blog? Share it with everyone in the comments.
Also on 10,000 Words:
• 30 Amazing photoblogs (and a few tips for creating one)
• Steal This Blog!
• The tools I actually use
• How to stay interested in blogging
Labels: blogging
14 Comments
anthonydpaul Says:
I follow a bunch of these. Nice list! Two you are missing:
http://ajaxian.com
While primarily for programmers, they show live examples of the most cutting-edge technologies happening in the web space...and why you should be excited. I haven't found a better blog with practical examples the average reader can connect with, rather than just talking tech in tech language.
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/
Posts are sets of "best of" examples for top-notch websites. Whether sorted by genre or by usage of a specific graphic technique, the examples are awesome inspiration (or cliches to avoid). There are plenty of "cool site" websites, but this feed keeps you up-to-date without all the effort of browsing them.
http://ajaxian.com
While primarily for programmers, they show live examples of the most cutting-edge technologies happening in the web space...and why you should be excited. I haven't found a better blog with practical examples the average reader can connect with, rather than just talking tech in tech language.
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/
Posts are sets of "best of" examples for top-notch websites. Whether sorted by genre or by usage of a specific graphic technique, the examples are awesome inspiration (or cliches to avoid). There are plenty of "cool site" websites, but this feed keeps you up-to-date without all the effort of browsing them.
RaDe Says:
Following a bunch of them too of course !
And if you'd like to discover a "new" (4 months now) blog about Design, trends, and digital arts, check out whitezine.com !
It's pretty cool, and got some awesome stuff, and i'm not saying this because i own it, just cause i like those blogs you're reading, and it's in the same editorial line for some of them !
Peace
And if you'd like to discover a "new" (4 months now) blog about Design, trends, and digital arts, check out whitezine.com !
It's pretty cool, and got some awesome stuff, and i'm not saying this because i own it, just cause i like those blogs you're reading, and it's in the same editorial line for some of them !
Peace
Says:
Hey Mark,
Thanks for this list. I just learned about a few of them in my online media course. What is your method of finding these kinds of websites? What technique of surfing on the web are you doing that allows you to cultivate such an intense list of websites? It seems each blog you post is something I just learned or did in class/ school. Thanks for having such an innovative blog that really helps other journalists.
Thanks for this list. I just learned about a few of them in my online media course. What is your method of finding these kinds of websites? What technique of surfing on the web are you doing that allows you to cultivate such an intense list of websites? It seems each blog you post is something I just learned or did in class/ school. Thanks for having such an innovative blog that really helps other journalists.
Says:
Very thoughtful to include the RSS-friendly version of the list. Just learned a lesson there AND picked up 6 new blogs I never heard of before.
Thanks,
malted_tea
Thanks,
malted_tea
David A. Kennedy Says:
Great list. I would also add Lateral Action, a blog about creativity and productivity. One of my favs.
Liz Remus Says:
I also use google reader and my unread feeds are always 1000+ which my husband teases me about. Sometimes I can't read them all or keep up with my feeds. What do you do?
I also noticed you have many design blogs. How can you keep up with them all the time? I no longer have multiple design blogs (albeit mine are about green design). I can barely keep up with the one I have. Do you do a lot of skimming?
Also, how do you sort your google reader? Do you sort the feeds by level of favorite? Or by category? I never know how to organize mine except for friends blogs and web comics. They fit nicely into categories.
I also noticed you have many design blogs. How can you keep up with them all the time? I no longer have multiple design blogs (albeit mine are about green design). I can barely keep up with the one I have. Do you do a lot of skimming?
Also, how do you sort your google reader? Do you sort the feeds by level of favorite? Or by category? I never know how to organize mine except for friends blogs and web comics. They fit nicely into categories.
Mark S. Luckie Says:
Liz -
I check my RSS reader every morning and every evening and sometimes in the afternoon depending on my schedule. I don't read everything - I'm mostly scanning headlines or images for posts that seem interesting. If I can read the post immediately I will, but more often than not I "star" the ones I want to read later. Sometimes, they languish in my starred items for a week or two, but I do get to them all eventually.
And yes my feeds are sorted by category but I usually read them all at once. It's just gives me a better idea of what I'm about to read.
I check my RSS reader every morning and every evening and sometimes in the afternoon depending on my schedule. I don't read everything - I'm mostly scanning headlines or images for posts that seem interesting. If I can read the post immediately I will, but more often than not I "star" the ones I want to read later. Sometimes, they languish in my starred items for a week or two, but I do get to them all eventually.
And yes my feeds are sorted by category but I usually read them all at once. It's just gives me a better idea of what I'm about to read.
Steffan Says:
Mark,
Great list. Thanks for the acknowledgment. There are some awesome blogs/people here.
Happy New Year. Don't be a stranger.
- Steffan
Great list. Thanks for the acknowledgment. There are some awesome blogs/people here.
Happy New Year. Don't be a stranger.
- Steffan
September 23, 2009 5:53 PM