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Rumors of Yahoo! Taking Down MyBlogLog could be False

February 10, 2010 By 7 Comments
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Starting around December I had seen a lot of blogs posting about Yahoo! considering closing the doors on MyBlogLog. I was sad to hear this news, as I have been a huge fan of MyBlogLog since it first launched in 2005. It was a simple community of bloggers with a simple goal of uniting the best writers and bloggers on the web. In 2007 Yahoo! bought out the company for a cool $10 million, a swift deal if I do say so myself. MyBlogLog has only grown in popularity since then, closing in on hitting … [Read more...]

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Behind the Scenes at Vibrant and Inspiring Design Blog ilovecolors

January 28, 2010 By 4 Comments
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Most graphic design blogs today can serve as a source of inspiration and creativity. I've recently run into a fantastic design blog covering everything from Photoshop to Typography. ilovecolors is a fantastic blog run by Elio Rivero, and I was lucky enough to get a behind-the-scenes interview. Just by glancing at the site's theme you can already tell the level of professionalism on this blog, and I have to say the articles are extremely informative and well-written. Elio runs a fantastic and … [Read more...]

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Blogging and Design Tips from Pro Blog Design Creator Michael Martin

January 25, 2010 By 7 Comments
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Undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of running a blog is keeping up with design trends. You can write amazing articles and share the best tips on the web, but if your blog looks like a run-down 1990's ripoff or some generic Wordpress template, chances are you won't be attracting many visitors to your site. The most famous and successful bloggers realize how important a custom design really is, and no expenses are cut when it comes to design. Pro Blog Design is a fantastic Wordpress … [Read more...]

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Interview with Little Box of Ideas Design Blog

January 19, 2010 By 37 Comments
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Much alike many designers out there, I'm constantly craving new graphic design inspiration, web design galleries, and everything the life of a designer should be filled to the brim with. This leads me on my quest of finding the best design blogs out on the internetz, and my interview today is no shortage. Little Box of Ideas is a great design and creativity blog, focusing on great topics such as graphics tutorials and typography. I got a fantastic interview with LBoI's designer and main … [Read more...]

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Getting Inside Creativity Den: New Inspiration Blog for Designers

January 14, 2010 By 13 Comments
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Web designers have no shortage of inspiration these days. It seems as though there are new design and inspiration blogs popping up every hour, and there's never a shortage of posts to go around. With new social media sites such as Design Moo and DesignBump, articles for graphic artists and web designers are able to spread like wildfire. It's rare when you run across a unique and helpful blog, and this is the case with CreativityDen. I found the Creativity Den Blog a few months ago, went … [Read more...]

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Interview with Chris Spooner of Line25 Web Design Blog

January 12, 2010 By 8 Comments
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Let's face it: web design is hot. With the internet's popularity skyrocketing, younger and younger kids are getting into design and web projects, even freelancing! Not to say this is bad at all, it's actually started a large spread of web design and development tips and inspiration, mostly posted onto blogs I've gotten ahold of Chris Spooner, a very talented and popular freelance designer who blogs at his personal blog, blog.spoongraphics, and more recently http://line25.com/. Line25 is a … [Read more...]

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Developing a Successful Design Blog: Lessons from Web Designer Depot

December 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
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Design blogs are the new in, everybody who is interested in making money online and knows any amount about web design is starting their own blog. Granted only a few have made it and gained star-status in the blogosphere, but there are thousands of others who struggle to build their way to the top. I'm turning to one of my favorite web/graphic design blogs for inspiration: Web Designer Depot. The blog was launched at the end of 2008, and since then has grown into a thriving success (boasting a … [Read more...]

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