Blogs have increased in popularity in recent years. There are thousands of blogs covering every niche from Web Design, and Web development through to travel and personal blogs. This list identifies the top blogs related to web design and web development. Similar to other topics, there are thousands of blogs related to web or graphic design.  It is not surprising to find Web design to be one of the more covered niches on the internet. In spite of the large number of design related blogs, the quality and influence varies significantly. While some web design blogs have turned into useful resources for web designers, there are others that are still in their early years that do not post as frequently as the established sites.

This is a list of some of the leading web design and development related blogs on the internet. The list is a mix of influential web design blogs as well some new blogs that show promising potential for growth in future. It is a diverse list that addresses a number of factors not just popularity and traffic.

1.    Smashing Magazine

www.smashingmagazine.com

146220 RSS subscribers
PR 7

Smashing Magazine has recently featured on many web design lists. It is among the more popular blogs related to web and graphic design. It provides an inspiration for web designers and graphic designers across the world. The blog posts are very in depth and a good resource for all web designers.

Other Features:

Web/Graphic design Tutorials
How to Guides
Jobs section on website
Forum
Banner advertising options can be useful to target web designers
Participation Policy
No links in comments allowed
Register to comment

2.    Dev Lounge

www.devlounge.net

Dev Lounge is an online magazine for web designers abd web publishers. It has a simple but attractive design. The blog is updated with new content frequently. The content is original and well researched.  The articles cover designing and planning a website. Compared to some other niche web design blogs dev lounge articles seem less techy and can make good reading for a wider audience interested in web design.

3.    Web Designer Wall

www.webdesignerwall.com

Web Designer Wall has a bold, colourful design and is another inspirational blog for web designers and graphic designers from across the world.

The website features good mix of articles mainly covering web and graphic design. Topics also include in-depth tips and advice on advanced features of software packages including illustrator, flash or wordpress.

Other Features:

Jobs section with ability to post jobs without registration
Tutorials section

Participation Policy

Standard Comments with links allowed
No registration required to comment

4.    CSS Beauty

www.cssbeauty.com

PR 6

CSS Beauty is a web design portal for the CSS design community. It is News, Jobs and Community website for showcasing the work of graphic designers and to act as a portal to the CSS design community.  The website gallery is popular and features a vast collection of diverse websites.

The website also provides a selection of web design related news and stories published by the editorial team.

Other Features

Gallery of websites
Skill share section – A no frills discussion board for questions and answers on web design issues.
News section – with stories researched and published by editors

Participation policy:

Submit your website to the gallery
Participate in ongoing Shuffle contest – The website features an ongoing contest where the current theme of the website is selected from the month’s best submitted template by web designers. The selected designer also wins a prize (i-pod).

5.    456 Berea Street

www.456bereastreet.com

33974 RSS Subscribers (feedburner)

This site targeting web design and graphic design is maintained by a Swedish web design consultant with over 15 years of experience in web development.

The website offers articles, tutorials and comments from the perspective of a fellow web designer/ developer. As such the viewpoint is of interest to other web professionals. Topics of discussion include web standards, accessibility.

Participation policy:

Comments disabled in most posts

6.    Noupe

www.noupe.com

32100 RSS Subscribers (feedburner)

Topics include ajax, CSS, wordpress, icon design, design tips as well practical tips and tutorials on effective web design. The website also features a user submitted design news section although largely the articles and posts are written by editors themselves.

Other Features:

Tutorials section covering Photoshop, flash, illustrator, CSS

Participation policy:

Standard commenting policy with links.
No registration required to comment.

7.    Design Reviver

www.designreviver.com

PR 3

The goal of Design Reviver is to provide Web Designers with valuable information. Here you will find useful tutorials, free downloads, sources of inspiration, and articles covering a wide range of web design related topics.

Topics include Photoshop, design, typography, css, jquery
Inspiration, Tutorials, Freebies and General categories.

Participation policy:

Standard commenting policy with links allowed.
No registration required to comment.

8.    Smashing Apps

www.smashingapps.com

PR 4

It is a standard blog with a large user base.  As the name suggests, the website primarily focuses on applications that can be useful in web design. The website offers articles on the best web applications on the internet. It is great resource for all web developers and web designers as it identifies and offers expert articles on the latest applications available on the internet.

Topics cover plugins, modules and other tools that can be used on websites to enhance its appeal or functionality.

Participation policy:

Standard blog Comments with links allowed
No registration required.

9.    Fuel Your Creativity

www.fuelyourcreativity.com

This is another creative blog for web designers that are featured on many web ad graphic design lists. It is another site that provides designers with new ideas as well as inspiration. The blog features well written articles and interesting design related.

Categories include News, Freebies, Tips, Creative tools and inspiration.

Other Features:

It also features interviews with creative professionals.
User submitted News Section

Participation policy:

Users can submit links in the news section – Title, description and link to story.
Flicker showcase with user submissions
Offers Guest posts

10.    A List Apart

www.alistapart.com

A List Apart is one of the leading and among the more popular web design blogs. It is featured on almost all web design lists. It is a source for obtaining the latest information on best practices in web/ graphic design as well as development. It proudly describes itself as a website for people who make websites. It focuses more on the information and articles as opposed to providing creative inspiration through design concepts or images.

Topics include content, usability, coding, design process, project management and workflow.

Participation policy:

Contribution opportunities for writing unique articles.
$100 given for each published article.

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