5 Great Graphic Design Blogs
So much of graphic design is creative and artistic process, so what better way than to view others’ work and start the creative juices flowing? Many graphic design artists say that they must be inspired. There are many places to find that inspiration, and finding a great graphic design blog is a great place to start. So, what are your favorite graphic design blogs?
Just Creative Design
Justcreativedesign.com is one of my very favorite graphic design blogs. First of all, I love love love his logo. And I especially like the post about the creative process he (Jacob Cass) went through in creating it. He is artistic, and a really great writer as well. This graphic design blog is fun to read with a lot of really terrific graphic design resources and he also includes a link to other graphic design blogs that he enjoys reading. Jacob Cass is a designer in NY, NY at Carrot Creative and also freelances and maintains a few blogs and websites. Some of his other sites are Logooftheday.com and logodesignerblog.com.
You the Designer
Youthedesigner.com is a graphic design blog that offers tips, tutorials, and even a design jobs section. It is a fun read. I haven’t spent much time on this blog but a few designer friends of mine really like it.
Logo Design Love
David Airey is world renowned graphic designer specializing in brand identity. His graphic design blog, Logodesignlove.com is a great resource for all things brand and logo design. He is also the author of Logo Design Love, which is a logo design book. David Airey currently works in his own studio based in Ireland and has clients all over the world.
I Love Typography
Ilovetypography.com is a graphic design blog dedicated to typefaces and fonts. It is a very fun blog of its kind and even sells an app for the iPhone and iPad called The Font Game. For graphic designers and lovers of typography, this is the blog for you. This is one of my favorite typography graphic design blogs around.
Creative Curio
Creativecurio.com is a graphic design blog that is all things graphic design. It is written by Lauren, a graphic designer who specializes in trade shows and large print format. The blog has a lot of fun posts and links to interesting graphic design articles and such. Worth checking out.
Some other really great Graphic Design blogs are:
- Dexigner
- Fuel Your Creativity
- Smashing Magazine
- Typographica
- AisleOne
- Design is Kinky