We all have a few favorite sites that we go to for inspiration and guidance. These are some of mine that I think really either have good design, or teach us how to attain it.
As I said in a previous post, good blog design is something that shouldn't be limited to the recreational bloggers, or the design blogs! Business bloggers should embrace good design as a part of their blogging goals to help their visitors convert. It's more than just eye candy!
Spending lots of time thinking about our own blog's design and how it relates to our goals of turning visitors into leads, I spend a lot of time looking at lots of really beautifully designed blogs, sites and hybrids somewhere between. These consist of design tutorial blogs, content offerings and others with some freebies which keep us coming back for more. In my mind, these sites are some of my favorites as a designer
Jason Santa Maria is a Brooklyn based designer and uses his site/blog hybrid "represents an experiment in art direction online." Each page has a layout based around the content, making it dynamic in its actual layout which is something very progressive. Very interesting content and beautiful work.
Vectips is a great tutorial blog for illustrators of the digital realm. While I learn a ton from the tutorials and tips/tricks, my favorite part of the site are the "inspiration" posts--- talk about some of the most inspiring poster design and illustration design around. Really opens you up to a lot of different artists.
As I said in a previous post, good blog design is something that shouldn't be limited to the recreational bloggers, or the design blogs! Business bloggers should embrace good design as a part of their blogging goals to help their visitors convert. It's more than just eye candy!
Spending lots of time thinking about our own blog's design and how it relates to our goals of turning visitors into leads, I spend a lot of time looking at lots of really beautifully designed blogs, sites and hybrids somewhere between. These consist of design tutorial blogs, content offerings and others with some freebies which keep us coming back for more. In my mind, these sites are some of my favorites as a designer
Jason Santa Maria is a Brooklyn based designer and uses his site/blog hybrid "represents an experiment in art direction online." Each page has a layout based around the content, making it dynamic in its actual layout which is something very progressive. Very interesting content and beautiful work.
Vectips is a great tutorial blog for illustrators of the digital realm. While I learn a ton from the tutorials and tips/tricks, my favorite part of the site are the "inspiration" posts--- talk about some of the most inspiring poster design and illustration design around. Really opens you up to a lot of different artists.
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