My panel at Alt was about how to find the best design blogs on the web, a tricky prospect at best. The panel consisted of me Petit Elefant, Nicole Balch of Making it Lovely, Jaime Derringer of Design Milk, and Karey Mackin of Mackin Ink. A fabulous panel of rockin’ women.
We came up with a seriously hefty list of our picks for the best design blogs out there in the following categories:
1} Do Not Miss
2} Everyday Reads
3} Next Big Thing
4} Reader Favorites
Here’s how it went down.
Do Not Miss Design Blogs:
Contemporist
Little Green Notebook
Door Sixteen
New York Magazine
The Independent
Everyday Reads:
Today and Tomorrow
MoCo LoCo
NOTCOT
Design Klub
Fresh Nest Design
Housemartin
Design Is Mine
How About Orange
The Scoop
Chez Larsson
BLACK. WHITE. YELLOW.
ish + chi
Creature Comforts
Daily Poetics
Stash Studios
Pour Porter
Mrs. Lilien
Next Big Thing:
Booooooom
IS*LY
On Hand Modern
The Diversion Project
Reader Favorites:
Design Boom
Core77
Dezeen
I Suwannee
Young House Love
Brooklyn Limestone
Decor8
Whew. I know we didn’t catch them all, it was hard to even narrow it down to this list, there are just too many talented design bloggers out there! Consider this a jumping off place to start looking around for your new favorite design blogs.
Have fun browsing!
Allison
Hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. I do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, home remodel projects, and cool DIY crafts you totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!
What about SwissMiss? That is my all time favorite – surprising it didn't make your list.
Yowser – that little bit of news has just blown me away!!
yep, really – don't even think i can string a few sensible words together :)
thanks so much for posting about this, it's really made my day in a mega huge way!
jules
Thank goodness for NetNewsWire so I can manage all these new found goodies! :)
Thanks for the post. I love adding great new finds to my everyday life!
This is great! Thanks for sharing~
A difficult task indeed.
Great list. Thanks!
I am completely honored to be on this list…thank you! I wish I was there with everyone…
Jessica @ {Black.White.Yellow.}
Thanks for the list! Just what I need–more design blogs to look at!!
I predict that raenovate will also be the Next Big Thing!
http://www.raenovate.com/
PS. That was supposed to sound hopeful and optimistic. Have a great time at Alt Summit, I really hope to make it next year!
just jumpin around. i think ur adorable! thanks for the great read!
Thanks for the great list! I'm always looking for more (new) inspiration.
More stuff to add to my Google Reader! Thanks for sharing.
great more blogs to read. i already read several on your list. i agree about IS*LY, she is awesome.
The early bird session at Alt Summit today was great! You guys did a really nice job. Thank you so much for posting this list!
Oh wow.. I'm honoured too to be included. I almost fainted when I found out :)
Thank you! Wish I could be there!!
Oh wow – Im so honored to be included in that list. Thanks for sharing it.
awesome line up ~ great panel! Super flattered to be included!!! :)
Um, wow!! I'm beyond honored to be included on your "do not miss" list!!
Seriously, I'm kind of speechless. Thank you.
Thanks muchly! :)
Thanks so much for the mention! I feel so flattered!!
I'm sad that I missed going to Alt this year. It was just bad timing with the new baby, etc.
I hope the rest of the conference is wonderful!!
jenny
lgn
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Great
Now my google reader is going to be even crazier
love your list
Thanks Allison! My RSS feed is now overflowing. Yeah!
Loved meeting you at ALT! You did a fabulous job speaking and I love this list! Thanks for the great ideas.
Wow, thank you!
What an awesome surprise!
Love your blog and I think you might like mine too! Please check it out… its all things beauty and fashion!
thanks – this is a really good list! I have been meaning to comment a thank you for days and every time I get totally lost in the links!
Fab idea to post all these links. Your panel was amazing and a perfect start to the wonderful Alt Design Summit that has been added to my list of not-to-miss conferences.
Thanks for hanging til the wee hours of the morning. Looking forward to a February of partying… next time, with dancing! :)
I'm all hot n' honored!
Doubly delighted to be included amongst a list of such decadent designers!
cheers to you all + to good things!
xx
Mrs. Lilien
Thank you so much for including Designklub! Sounds like it was a great event.
Best, Jaime
…and what…no one's fawning over Get Togetha?
http://www.gettogethablog.com
Diversity in voices is always nice….
Now I have an excuse to procrastinate and look at blogs all day. Thanks, this is going to be fun!
What a great list of tasteful, modern blogs. Thanks for compiling it!
Kristy
http://life-simplicitas.blogspot.com/
Thank you. I will be keeping busy for a while now.
Yay- thanks so much for this list! I'm off to check out the new-to-me blogs.