Blogging

Too Many Blogs?

Jan. 6, 2011  |  52 comments

A few years ago, blogging was the be-all and end-all of online content creation.

Individuals and companies alike all wanted to get in on blogging, and they saw it as the best way to reach people.

Blogs about blogging sprouted up everywhere, telling people how to create better blogs, how to make money from their blogs, and how to get more traffic.

But has the blogosphere grown so large that there are, simply put, too many blogs out there?

Is blogging going to fall by the wayside in favor of other forms of user-generated content and social media? Where do blogs fit in the age of Twitter and Facebook?

Lebisol says: Adam, it is not about amount of visitors...I am not saying that visited blogs have more value. On the contrary, plenty of people...
Design

As is most often the case with the Internet, many of the trends and products people are talking about today weren’t part of our collective lexicon two and three years ago. And some, weren’t even discussed as recent as the first quarter of 2010!

As we head into the New Year, we were curious about what we can all expect to see in Web Design in 2011, and asked some of the leading Web Designers and Web Design Writers in the field for their predictions.

After you’ve had a chance to read their illuminating thoughts, please take a moment and tell us your predictions, too.

Best wishes for a happy, healthy and well-designed 2011!

Ellie-D says: Of course mobile devices will have *some* influence on web design in the coming year - especially since Android and Windows 7 may...
Best Of

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.

To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot

Victoria says: I liked the infographic about Facebook vs Twitter. It was fascinating to see that even though Facebook has many more users than...
Comics

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.

The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.

These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.

So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons.

Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below as well as any related stories of your own…

Dan Rosandich says: Great seeing cartoons used to generate interest in a topic....such as web design. By the way, I offer an auto updating free
Best Of

As 2010 draws to an end, we’re taking a moment to look back at some of our most popular posts of the year.

2011 will finally see a much overdue redesign of WDD and we also have another great website for designers that will be released in early 2011, which is something to get excited about!

On behalf of myself and the entire WDD team, I’d like to thank each of you for your ongoing support and loyalty. You truly helped us build an amazing WDD with all your emails, your ideas, comments and suggestions. Big thanks!

Now let’s revisit the top 20 WDD posts that made a big splash in 2010. The most popular post appears at the top of the list, with the other posts being sorted chronologically.

Wishing you all a happy and successful 2011!

BeardSquad says: I can easily relate to the point made in #1 by Russell McGovern. For years I've used CorelDRAW for my designs as I've always...
Fonts

Who knew that a college graphic design project could turn into an overnight viral sensation?

On Tuesday, December 22nd, UK-based graphic design student Matt Dempsey, 21, launched a cute primer called Comic Sans Criminal.

The elegant site instructs amateur designers how to use the most juvenile-looking typeface in a designer’s toolbox.

His cheeky project caught on, causing “Comic Sans” to trend on Twitter on Wednesday and gaining nearly 200,000 unique viewers in the first 30 hours of its launch.

Grace Bello interviewed Dempsey on behalf of WDD, about his design background, the popularity of Comic Sans Criminal, and the typeface personalities with which he’d like to go out for a beer.

Dave says: It's not the font I have a problem with, but the way in which it is used. Just like Matt has pointed out, it is consistently...
Best Of

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.

Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.

To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot

Sebastian says: Thanks for this Christmas-Goodies! It's superb to have great content for the Christmas afternoons… Sebastian
Comics

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.

The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.

These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.

So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons.

Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below as well as any related stories of your own…

Nate says: Oh man, "Designer's Lights" is great? You can't figure out how to solve the problem so you just throw somethin up there for...