15 Awesome Web Design Blogs Every Web Designer Should Follow
Written by admin on February 16, 2011
It is a common fact that Web designing is a dynamic field. It’s important for a web designer to keep himself updated with latest trends, news, techniques, latest technologies and their versions and features etc. These web design blogs run by experts in the industry are great source of information and knowledge for both emerging as well as experienced professionals. We have compiled a list of some of the best web design blogs.
1. Smashing Magazine
Smashing magazine, founded in 2006, is undoubtedly one of the best web design blogs that keeps its readers updated with latest trends and techniques in web development and useful information. Visit the site for wide-variety of high quality articles, resources and tools related to web design and development.
Smashingmagazine.com
2. Net Tuts
Nettuts, is one of the quality web design blogs that publish articles and tutorials on technologies, skills and techniques. Subjects or topics that they cover include HTML, CSS, Javascript, CMS’s, and PHP etc.
net.tutplus.com
3. PSD Tuts
PSDTuts showcases quality Photoshop tutorials. The blog is a part of Tuts+ network. Visit for tutorials related to Photoshop with great graphics and effects and techniques.
Psd.tutplus.com
4. Six Revision
Six Revisions publishes useful articles, tips, tutorials, resources for web designers and developers. The site was launched in 2008 and run by professional web developer Jacob Gube, the present Chief editor of the site. Articles for Six Revisions are written by professional from around the world.
Sixrevisions.com
5. We Function
A popular web design site which publishes articles, tips, tutorials and resources related to web designing and development covering subjects like Photoshop, web design inspirations, html, Wordpress themes etc.
wefunction.com
6. Smashing Apps
Smashing apps offers free and useful online resources for web designers and developers. The web design blog covers mostly topics related to latest trends, developments and technologies related to web design and development.
Smashingapps.com
7. Fuel Your Creativity
Fuelyourcreativity puts more emphasis on creativity as the name suggests. Visit the site for anything related to web design like useful articles, creative tools, inspirations, current trends or news, freebies, interviews etc.
Fuelyourcreativity.com
8. Think Vitamin
Think vitamin – the web Practitioner’s blog as they put it, was launched in 2006 for designers and developers by designers and developers (again as they put it). In 2007 it won a SXSW (south by southwest) award for ‘Best Educational Resource’
Thinkvitamin.com
9. Instant Shift
Instant shift has been one of the best destinations for web designers and developers; you can find variety of useful stuffs like articles related to web design, wordpress, css, icons, fonts, tools etc, showcases, wall papers, tutorials, freebies and many more.
Instantshift.com
10. Web Designer Wall
Web designer wall is maintained by Nick La, the owner of the blog, with several years of experience and having several of his work published on number of popular magazines. He writes about his design ideas, tutorials and modern web design trends.
Webdesignerwall.com
11. Noupe
Noupe was founded in 2007 by Noura Yehia. Noupe delivers News, articles, current trends related to web design covering subjects like CSS, Ajax, CSS, Java Script, Web design, Graphics, Typography, advertising and many more.
Noupe.com
12. Web Design Ledger
Web Design Ledger is platform for sharing web design related knowledge and resources and WDL team covers topic range from design inspiration to tips, tutorials, tools etc.
Webdesignledger.com
13. Designm.ag
DesignM.ag has been successful in creating a community based platform for web designers and developers. To keep the design community involved, the site has different sections to attract visitors or members like a popular blog, a user-submitted news section, a design gallery and a job design board.
Designm.ag
14. Abduzeedo
Abuzeedo was founded in 2006 by Fabio sasso, is one of the popular web design blogs that attracts more than hundred thousand design enthusiasts and around three million a month. Visit the site for tutorials, inspirations, wall papers and interviews.
Abduzeedo.com
15. Specky Boy
Speckyboy Design Magazine was launched in 2007, the site which was launched as a personal blog evolved into a popular design resource magazine over the years. They publish web design related tutorials, techniques, fresh and useful resources, inspirational art and also cover topic related graphic design, mobile development and advertising.
Speckyboy.com
These are some of the best web design blogs that serve as great source of inspiration, resource and knowledge for thousand of web designers and developers around the world. The list was prepared on the basis of quality of posts, popularity of the blogs based on traffic, Page rank and other parameters like brand name, visibility, recommendations from design experts etc.
Note: we don’t claim that these are the best, but undoubtedly some of the best.
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