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30 Great Simple Blog Layouts


Here is a selection of my favorite simple blog designs. To qualify for this list, the blogs had to have clean, effective layouts with little clutter, a good choice of colour, shape and design, and not rely too much on images. Loading quickly, having good content and quality writing skills also helped.

  1. Engadget
  2. PatDryburgh.com
  3. Wilsonminer.com
  4. Smashing Magazine
  5. Flickr Blog

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The Ongoing List of RSS Icons


When you’re on the internet for more than a few minutes, chances are you’ll come across a site with RSS (Really Simple Syndication). But what exactly makes the average browser want to subscribe to your feed more than anyone else’s? Well, the first thing is always content, but after that, why not try making your RSS icon a little bit flashy like the people below:

The 3D-Cube-On-An-Angle Icon

This icon can be found everywhere. It’s included in at least a few Wordpress themes as default and you see it all the time. This one I found on Caroline Middlebrook’s blog. Adding an email subscription option next to it is a good idea as well. It’s originally from fasticon.

Sometimes It’s Good To Direct Your Visitors..

This blog not only has a nice, unique and original RSS icon, it also directs the visitors to it with that nice label “is delicious!”.

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Photoshop 101: Brushes and where to find them


Here are some of my favorite sites for Photoshop Brushes (and other things). This will be a very useful list for the graphic designer in you! A quick google search will turn most of these up for you aswell as many more, so never neglect google, my friends!

Remember everyone, credit the brush creator when required! It’s the polite thing to do!