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1. Claudia August 3, 2010 at 3:45 AM Reply

   Well, some of them are already in my reading-list and the new one surely deserve a deep reading =)

   Thank you!

2. Shiri August 3, 2010 at 5:22 AM Reply

   Thank you for refreshing my RSS reader 🙂

3. Jacques van Heerden August 3, 2010 at 5:32 AM Reply

   Great list. 🙂

   Hopefully creativeoverflow will make the cut next time 🙂

4. Ravikumar V. August 3, 2010 at 6:30 AM Reply

   you missed smashing magazine, webdesigner depot and noupe…

5. Jonny W August 3, 2010 at 7:59 AM Reply

   Hi,

   I’m not sure how many of these are essential reading. The problem with a lot of the ‘design’ blogs recently is they have slipped into the lazy ’40 WORDPRESS FOOTER BACKGROUNDS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND MAKE YOU DROP YOUR BACON SANDWICH’ style which is great if you are looking for inspiration (although rarely inspiration for what you are seeking at that exact moment!) but never gives any original and creative insights into the processes and methods of design and development. A couple of exceptions to this include A List Apart and Drawar which aren’t even mentioned.

   It’s too easy to get lost in these “20 great header design” posts which end up sucking 30 valuable minutes out of your day without actually adding anything constructive except for a couple of design ideas that might be useful somewhere down the line in future projects.

   Jon.

6. Steven Snell August 3, 2010 at 8:08 AM Reply

   Thanks for including Vandelay Design. I’m honored to be on this list.

   1. Will Watson August 3, 2010 at 3:02 PM Reply

      It’s a great blog Steven!

      1. Alex Parker August 3, 2011 at 11:48 AM Reply

         Agreed. For the longest time, Vandelay was my primary source of inspiration. Thanks.

         1. Webdesign Links October 13, 2011 at 11:30 PM Reply

            Vandelay is definitely my favorite as well. A very original and qualitative blog!

7. Bryan August 3, 2010 at 10:41 AM Reply

   Most of these blogs even in the screenshots have at least 1 list post visible above the fold. I don’t know about you but I don’t find many blogs pumping out list posts worth reading.

   1. inspirationfeed September 1, 2010 at 8:39 PM Reply

      What’s wrong with list posts?

8. Jack August 3, 2010 at 10:54 AM Reply

   Bad list… a few good ones but certainly not the best.. Where is SmashingMag, WDD, Design Observer, Design Informer… etc.

   You just made this post up in not more than 5 minutes… I bet!

9. Vanesa August 3, 2010 at 11:19 AM Reply

   I’m subscribed to some of them, but I haven’t heard of most of them. Thanks for the list!

10. Ted Thompson August 3, 2010 at 12:35 PM Reply

    Great list of resources, some I’m familiar with some not. Thanks for sharing!

11. Bret Juliano August 3, 2010 at 2:58 PM Reply

    Just a warning, Design-Heaven potentially leads to a Malware attack. Beware of the “Archives” link, that’s where it redirected my page.

12. Will Watson August 3, 2010 at 3:01 PM Reply

    Great collection thanks a bunch! I’ve been waiting for a post like this.

13. PelFusion August 3, 2010 at 3:17 PM Reply

    really thanks for the feature … good to be in the list of best blogs 🙂

14. Jack Price August 3, 2010 at 11:55 PM Reply

    Thanks for the list. I will surely look at it one by one.

15. Alan August 4, 2010 at 5:46 AM Reply

    Great post by you. Thanks for this list. I really needed it.

16. Sachin August 4, 2010 at 6:01 AM Reply

    oh I thought I knew all..ha ha still some of them are new to me..thanks

17. PsdDude August 4, 2010 at 10:02 AM Reply

    50-50, half i didn’t known and half i did know 🙂 thanks for the missing part of my list!

18. Ashamis August 4, 2010 at 4:53 PM Reply

    Please consider adding: http://www.thestockwell.com to your list.

    And great post, per usual

19. nikos lianeris August 5, 2010 at 5:01 AM Reply

    excellent list!I became a subscriber to most of them!!Great work!! 🙂

20. JEV August 7, 2010 at 6:09 AM Reply

    My favorite is Abduzeedo; I have been visiting it for about three years or now.

21. vuitton August 10, 2010 at 8:30 AM Reply

    Awesome examples. Pixar rocks! Most of the examples actually are awesome life lessons too.

22. Maxime De Greve August 10, 2010 at 4:27 PM Reply

    Love Specky Boy! 😀 Good inspiration for webdesign at this website!

23. Do Hyoseong August 12, 2010 at 4:41 AM Reply

    Thank you! These are very helpful!

24. ajir August 15, 2010 at 11:19 AM Reply

    thanks for this great list!

    I’ve read some, and began to read the other,,

25. A Web Designer August 16, 2010 at 8:41 AM Reply

    Nice resource. Good to see an alternative to the usual suspects of smashing / noupe etc.

26. website design montreal August 23, 2010 at 1:57 PM Reply

    Really cool and captivating collection

27. Marcell Purham August 28, 2010 at 12:28 AM Reply

    Great list of blogs Sorry to see webdevtuts didnt make the cut but the blogs listed are great as well

28. Craig September 14, 2010 at 10:26 AM Reply

    Great collection of Blogs, Thanks for sharing!

29. Fareed khan October 4, 2010 at 2:04 AM Reply

    very nice find….Fantastic

30. Web Design Cambridgeshire March 23, 2011 at 5:27 PM Reply

    This is a great collection of blogs – they are all excellent and well worth reading.

31. John Hendricks May 20, 2011 at 5:15 AM Reply

    Really great collection of blogs – these are all worth reading and captivating. Thanks for sharing. Keep posting.

32. Anna Green May 27, 2011 at 2:50 AM Reply

    This is an amasing collection of websites, really really useful, thanks for sharing!

33. Web Design Chennai June 3, 2011 at 2:44 PM Reply

    I also saw a blog like this but this is a measure has the largest collection contains mostly sites that I love and happen to get some ideas, inspirations and techniques. impressive list you have. Thanks….

34. Lorraine Ball June 5, 2011 at 4:09 PM Reply

    Thanks for the terrific set of resources. We are always trying to improve our web design skill and this list really helps

35. GIK Web Design June 23, 2011 at 12:31 PM Reply

    great list trying to build my own blog myself

36. Azhar June 27, 2011 at 5:23 AM Reply

    nice post !!!!! Beautiful websites

37. Something Sublime July 8, 2011 at 8:38 AM Reply

    Great and Useful collection of Blogs, Thanks for sharing!

38. Ray August 4, 2011 at 1:18 AM Reply

    Nice list! The Design Inspiration is also a great design blog as well.

    http://thedesigninspiration.com

39. Simon August 11, 2011 at 1:23 PM Reply

    Thank you for taking the time to put this together. I was aware of some of the blogs (like webdesigner depot). However, did not know about Specky Boy where I found a great article on optimising blogs for mobile devices. I am just getting into blogging for my web design business and this was very useful.

    Thank you.

    Simon
    Colchester, UK

40. MGT Design September 12, 2011 at 8:32 AM Reply

    Thanks for sharing I am often look for web design blogs. We spend a few minutes each morning taking a look at these sites for any new inspiration.

41. Vectrik web design September 16, 2011 at 5:47 AM Reply

    It is an amazing collection of blog designs. Thanks for such a great collection of blog designs. Nice to have some fresh ideas on this aspect of web design.

42. web design leeds October 11, 2011 at 5:49 PM Reply

    The list is really great, but if i said about the great blog and design so it would be JUST CREATIVE and WEB DSSIGN BLOG , both are really awesome.

43. Designrshub October 21, 2011 at 6:19 AM Reply

    I agree with these lists. They are all really great. Even (@webdesignledger)too.

44. adumpaul October 22, 2011 at 6:24 AM Reply

    Awesome collection of blog designs.Its realy a good source of blog designs.

45. Marvs November 19, 2011 at 9:09 PM Reply

    I’ll start reading these blogs for inspiration particularly those that I’m not familiar with.

46. Sam Greensted November 23, 2011 at 12:22 PM Reply

    Great collection thanks a lot.
    Sam

47. Aaron November 25, 2011 at 10:05 AM Reply

    Awesome list, I’ve followed Six Revisions for ages now, so really cool stuff there.

    Nice post!

48. Shalini November 26, 2011 at 8:07 AM Reply

    Awesome Collection of Blog Designs. Thanks for Sharing

49. Amit Mathur November 29, 2011 at 8:58 AM Reply

    Really awesome list.Thanks for the post.

50. Monica.v January 9, 2012 at 3:38 AM Reply

    Hi Thomas,
    Thanks for sharing this wonderful list with us, as this list is really helpful for newbie as well as for experienced designers :-))))

51. Umesh Ramidi January 10, 2012 at 7:26 AM Reply

    thanks for sharing the fantastic list. These are very help full for us. thank you!

52. Sheldon Blake January 11, 2012 at 1:52 AM Reply

    Wonderfull websites

53. Shane Harwood January 16, 2012 at 8:19 PM Reply

    Same great designs, thanks for sharing.

54. Dubai Web Design January 19, 2012 at 2:21 PM Reply

    Some of these blogs truly do have fantastic content. Thanks for pointing me toward them.

55. Web Design Newcastle February 8, 2012 at 6:08 AM Reply

    Brilliant list, has made sourcing good content for reading and blogging much better, also some great inspiration in there.

56. logodesign February 24, 2012 at 3:05 AM Reply

    In my point of view the Pelfusion design is superb, because the way the image and the content is created its superb and would be loved by everyone. I would love to have my blog designed like that.

57. Trevor Phillippi March 2, 2012 at 4:07 PM Reply

    Thanks WDL! I appreciate the work here, I was familiar with some of these, but Design Instruct is becoming a new favorite of mine now! I don’t know what I would do for projects without sources of inspiration like these blogs.

58. Alexa March 19, 2012 at 7:04 AM Reply

    Designs are simply and nice.I am maintaining web design site related to your designs.Thanks for sharing.

59. Tom @ Studio Republic Hampshire April 2, 2012 at 12:29 PM Reply

    Good list. A couple here I hadn’t seen before. Glad you included some of my faves, such as Line 25, they publish some useful stuff.

60. web design May 16, 2012 at 9:18 PM Reply

    Abduzeedo is a good one. Has great tutorials and also has a few vector freebies. You can also add Smashing Magazine to that list of web design blogs.

61. Smart Touch June 11, 2012 at 6:24 AM Reply

    Great and useful collection, Thanks for sharing

62. web designers Argentina August 7, 2012 at 2:34 AM Reply

    Such a nice design it is quite interesting…
    Thanks Thardy you designs are really helpful for designing my own website…
    🙂

63. Liz Rodriguez August 27, 2012 at 2:33 PM Reply

    These were very nice websites. Thank you for sharing and providing details good for our research when putting together a great website.

64. web development August 28, 2012 at 2:26 AM Reply

    Thanks for sharing these wonderful designs, its helpful to all.
    website design Bangalore

65. Yoko Web Design October 4, 2012 at 1:14 PM Reply

    Great list of resources. Can’t wait to explore it 🙂 Although I would also add Smashing Magazine – my ultimate favorite.

66. Albert David October 26, 2012 at 4:00 AM Reply

    Nice list of website design and I really love to explore these sites. Thanks for sharing with us.

67. Jacob Wilson October 26, 2012 at 10:32 AM Reply

    Nice source of web site design blogs and this is really helpful to us especially those who are new in web design.

68. Vladimir J October 30, 2012 at 2:36 PM Reply

    I see, I will spend another day reading about web design, instead of doing it 🙂

69. Michael Lysiak December 27, 2012 at 12:37 AM Reply

    As a web designer I am always looking for new tips, techniques, and styles to expand my range and stay up to date with the trends. The list you have provided will certainly prove useful.

70. Ann Davlin January 8, 2013 at 11:42 AM Reply

    Good sources. Some of them are new for me. Thanks a lot, I’m going to write a guest post for some of them

71. Red Website Design March 10, 2013 at 5:36 PM Reply

    Excellent list, just what Im looking for. Saved me some time Googling!

72. Web Design Blog March 22, 2013 at 8:21 PM Reply

    Perfect collection ..my favorite is line25, Abduzeedo and ofcource this webdesignledger!!

    BTW: I want to share my own web design blog where I’m posting some valuable information about web design, development, graphic design, resources, inspiration, tools, tips and related things. Check it out http://sswebdesigner.com

    Thanks,

73. Jeff Gilden May 15, 2013 at 12:27 PM Reply

    This is a great list! Thank you. I have checked out quite a few and the best one so far is WebDesigner Depot. Thanks again for listing!

74. Binamic Ltd May 30, 2013 at 8:14 AM Reply

    Maybe it’s just me but I find some of these blogs have far too many adverts. I don’t currently run my own blog (I have a problem known as ‘rapid boredom’, I love building a blog and getting it ready and then when it comes to populating it with content I struggle to continue :/) but when I did I used zero adverts.

    I feel they encroach on a users general experience far too much. My little bugbear aside these are some very informative blogs with some great tips.

    Thanks for taking the time to compile the list Thomas 🙂

75. Dainis Graveris August 7, 2013 at 4:38 AM Reply

    Cool list you got there guys! I recently put out an article about 30 High Quality and Most Influential Web Design Blogs and as I was doing my research for it I checked out your list and realized a lot of them are on my list as well which tells us that they are still doing great! You can check out my article here: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/influential-web-design-blogs/

    Oh and btw, WDL is on there too! 🙂

76. ryantonner November 20, 2013 at 3:45 AM Reply

    I am big fan of Design Instruct web magazine. It keeps me updated about every new tool and technique. You did posted nice collection here. Thanks for it. 🙂