06.03.09

17 creative websites to bookmark (unless you are dumb)!

At the risk of having you never come back to this site, I have compiled a list of 17 other sites to feed your creative appetite. Dozens more could have been added to this list (perhaps there will be a sequel to it). Most of the sites included here do not get the credit they deserve, and even the popular ones deserve even more attention. In no particular order:

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1. Triangle Triangle – A fantastic photoblog (my favourite on the entire internet). Jake’s tastes are really similar to mine.


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2. My Love For You Is a Stampede of Horses – Meighan’s site is like Booooooom’s cousin who comes over to jump on the trampoline. We share a love of hand-crafted, folky work, and it has that same feeling you get when you listen to a pause mixtape dubbed on cassette.

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3. I Heart Photograph – Sometimes when you are training to fight and kill your arch nemesis, it helps to tape a photo of their face to the ceiling. Then you can get some reps in on the bench press and still focus on your victory. Similarly, all you photographers might want to duct tape a laptop over your bed so you can wake up every morning and just focus on this website.

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4. Meathaus – Pages and pages of comic and cartooning inspiration that I don’t see on every other blog out there!

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5. The Strange Attractor – Newly re-designed! You will quickly see why I visit TSA often. I like to think the name is a reference to when you like that girl with the mustache but you don’t want to admit that’s why, so you just tell your friends ’shes got that TSA’ and they totally get it.

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6. Human Resources – A great selection of mostly design-related content. I don’t see this one mentioned very much.

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7. Beautiful/Decay – One of the few (very few) art mags out there with a blog worth visiting daily. Fresh re-design has it looking like the old Mac OS.

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8. Grain Edit – Focused on graphics from the 1950s-1970s, it is a wonderful resource if you have a soft spot for vintage design work.

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9. 20 x 200 – When 20×200 first started prints were available in runs of 200 for the bargain basement price of $20. I am directly linking to their blog – it’s a great cross-section of artists and all the work you see is available for purchase.

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10. Ventilate – Always has a great selection of the latest motion graphics work, music videos, and short films.

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11. Swiss Legacy – Curated by Xavier Encinas, the site focuses on graphic design and typography. Everything posted here is worth a peek.

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12. The Selby – Todd Selby’s photos and videos of interesting people are so engaging. Love the hand-written interviews as well! If you check out the archives you will get stuck there.

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13. Grafikcache – Another fantastic design resource, I like the minimal presentation (hooray for Courier!) because it really puts all the focus on the work.

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14. TED – Ok I had to throw in one big site – Do not watch any of the amazing TEDTalks if you have a bunch of things to do.

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15. Yes Yes Y’all – A music blog that has introduced me to more than a couple new artists and quite unique in that it’s run by some guys with a real love of design.

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16. Nevver – Brilliantly curated by Peter Nidzgorski, the concept is simple: A random film still and a random song (mp3). It’s perfect.

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17. Yewknee – Michael’s site is a little dose of everything and is the antithesis to a lot of the other sites on this list. He doesn’t just post pictures or links, he often adds a little blurb and voices his opinion (totally agree with his realisation that Donnie Darko was a fluke).

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So there’s the list! Feel free to leave a comment and cut me down (for forgetting your site) or butter me up (for next time)!

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98 Responses to “17 creative websites to bookmark (unless you are dumb)!”
  1. 06:03:09 Corey Thompson:

    Great list! These sites are super.

  2. 06:03:09 yaya:

    some of this website i know some i don’t. But mostly it’s a great and interesting list :)

  3. 06:03:09 twentyfour:

    I salute you.

  4. 06:03:09 yaya:

    Sorry for the bad spelling, i’m french…

  5. 06:03:09 antwan:

    well, now i definitely have something to do tomorrow
    and work toward.

    night.

  6. 06:03:09 jeffhamada:

    no worries yaya! enjoy, you guys!

  7. 06:03:09 Saeed A:

    Had to throw TED in there..

  8. 06:03:09 kurtis shhh:

    Cheers for the HR mention boss!

  9. 06:03:09 zed melody:

    great sites :) thanks for sharing them!

  10. 06:03:09 Julian James:

    Nice list… ^_^

  11. 06:03:09 margarit:

    Great list. I added most of them to my bookmarks.

  12. 06:03:09 E.Rosie:

    THANKS! nice one

  13. 06:03:09 monika:

    wonderful! my bookmarks bar is now xtra fat .

  14. 06:03:09 Ross Colquhoun:

    Hey Jeff, thanks for your e-mail and the mention on your site… Very good choice of feeds. ;)

  15. 06:03:09 Richard:

    awesome post, thanks for the list

  16. 06:03:09 Liam:

    Great list there.

    Some new ones for me and some good fav’s there too!

  17. 06:03:09 Jason:

    You missed Booooooom!!!!!!!!!!!

    That 2nd track on nevver is super dooper.

  18. 06:03:09 Cory Gibbons:

    great list, i put them all where i won’t lose them.
    a lot of new ones and a couple that i already frequent.

    thanks

  19. 06:03:09 Susanna-Cole:

    All these sites look amazing, I can’t wait to check them out later (when I have time, because if I start now, I know I’ll never get to the work I need to get done. ;) )

    xoxo,
    S-C

  20. 06:03:09 Grafikcache:

    Thanks for the nod.

    Must remember to add BOOOOOOOM to my directory. Thanks again.

  21. 06:03:09 Brittany:

    little bit o this and a little bit o that. nice list!

  22. 06:03:09 twentyfour:

    That NEVVER site is pure genius.

  23. 06:03:09 Michael:

    Many thanks for the nod.. yewknee.com isn’t deserving of such great company.

  24. 06:03:09 Swiss Legacy:

    Thanks for the post Jeff! Very cool!
    You probably don’t know but I live in Vancouver now… and I was also at your launch party at Livestock :-) small world… see you around

  25. 06:03:09 Kyle:

    Spot on! Love that NEVVER site!

  26. 06:03:09 B.:

    Superbe ! Merci beaucoup !

  27. 06:03:09 Manuel:

    Nice! Box7m is the perfect #18… great list

  28. 06:03:09 fred:

    great picks. big fan of yewknee and selby. heck, all of them.

  29. 06:03:09 sasha:

    Awwww….thanks Jeff. Here’s some butter.

  30. 06:03:09 amir:

    thanks for the shout out… Everyone at B/D visits Booooooom on the daily as well!

  31. 06:03:09 rhianna:

    I have 17 new loves.

  32. 06:03:09 dale:

    Aaaaand a new tab gets added to my igoogle rss feed. Thanks for spreading the love on these sites!

  33. 06:03:09 ep:

    lol, is that a nipple in the triangle triangle logo?

  34. 06:03:09 Rachel:

    What an amazing list! I read so many different blogs every day. These 17 are definitely added to my daily dose of inspiration. Thanks!

  35. 06:03:09 eduardo.cano:

    thanks lot for this Jeff!

  36. 06:03:09 Earl:

    i am constantly searching for quality design websites, you just saved me so much time
    thanks yo!

  37. 06:03:09 dave:

    Thanks Jeff for adding grainedit to the list!

  38. 06:03:09 Sebas van den Brink:

    Excellent websites. Great stuff being posted there!

  39. 06:03:09 Tobbe:

    Nice list, Nevver sure was refreshing. Haven’t taken my eyes (or ears) from it for quite a while now :)

  40. 06:03:09 Kyreena Hay:

    Thank you SO much for these! I’m in the process of designing and creating a portfolio site for my design, and it’s great to have such amazingly designed sites to be inspired by! I ADORE the “The Selby” site design <3

  41. 06:03:09 @osmarjardim:

    twitter showed the way to here.
    17 web sites criativos que você precisa conhecer http://tinyurl.com/arhu3b

  42. 06:03:09 shmack:

    erm… who the f*** are you to judge who’s dumb or not based on your subjective choice of websites you think are “creative”?

  43. 06:03:09 jeffhamada:

    ^ hahahahahaaa

  44. 06:03:09 marc:

    Great list of sites.
    thanks for sharing them.

  45. 06:03:09 OnlineBlackJackMoney:

    this list is sooo cool!

  46. 07:03:09 Blair Millen:

    That’s a great selection with more than half I wasn’t aware of previously. I’m particularly keen on Meathaus and NEVVER. Thanks.

  47. 07:03:09 Renkli:

    You should add omcdesign.com to this list.

  48. 07:03:09 Pete:

    Thanks for including us Jeff :)

  49. 07:03:09 john:

    wow!

  50. 07:03:09 M.R.:

    you forgot woostercollective.com for us street art rats.

  51. 07:03:09 Ben Rowe:

    Of course, If I had written this list, I would have added booooooom as well!

    Great list – I’m off to check out the sites I haven’t come across before

  52. 07:03:09 Appemnerorn:

    продам Форд-Фокус 2008 года за 200 тр. торг возможет. срочно!!!
    +7 960 200 9209

  53. 07:03:09 Nart:

    Awwwww man I have to mention Fecalface.com. That is my absolute favorite site for inspiration.

  54. 08:03:09 rob:

    woot! TED talks are great

  55. 08:03:09 grace:

    aaaaaaaaaaahhhh…. lovely list…..

  56. 08:03:09 Michael:

    Thnx for the love Jeff!

  57. 09:03:09 Am:

    I visited them all. :D

  58. 09:03:09 Aris:

    This list is great ! Bookmarked.

  59. 09:03:09 Sheila Bocchine, Pinhole Photographer:

    Fantastic list! I have seen some of these but not all!
    Thanks!!!

  60. 09:03:09 BingoNew:

    all sites are great!!!

  61. 09:03:09 julie:

    TED.com <3

  62. 10:03:09 ane kirstine:

    arrrh, thank you ! i’m all stressed out now – - all this beauty in front of me, olé ! ¤ ¤ ¤

  63. 11:03:09 Cesar Fernandes:

    Nice post and great list… thanks for share

  64. 11:03:09 Christopher Cox:

    Damn, I hope I can one day make that list. I am trying hard.

    • 11:03:09 jeffhamada:

      cheers Chris i like your site, i’ve linked you before – ill keep my eye on it

  65. 15:03:09 Corey Thompson:

    Haha… I am with Chirs I wanna make that list one day.

  66. 16:03:09 marof:

    Vary goog prwgrams thainkyuo

  67. 23:03:09 deb:

    this is such a great list. thanks!

  68. 24:03:09 design for mankind:

    WONDERFUL LIST!!!!!

  69. 24:03:09 antwan:

    how is FFFFound.com not in there?

    • 24:03:09 jeffhamada:

      it’s not a blog and everyone already knows about it. i realise the list wasn’t 17 “blogs” but secretly it was supposed to be, and then i broke my own rule.

  70. 25:03:09 atomburke:

    wow
    i never would have found (most of) these

    thanks Boooooooooooooooooom!

    • 25:03:09 Kyle:

      Jeff has a way of finding things – he’s like that kick ass neighbor that everyone wonders whats going on next door… and why they weren’t invited to the party. ;)

  71. 26:03:09 Pikaland:

    So glad to see meighan on the list, and thanks for introducing me to new lovelies! :)

    x

  72. 26:03:09 Meg Worden:

    Thanks so much for compiling this list. Great selection. Love you Booooom!

  73. 30:03:09 Andrew:

    just bookmarked this post :)

  74. 30:03:09 laura sweet:

    Nice round up, only I wouldn’t call them ‘creative’ websites.

    With the possible exception of TED and the music referenced sites, these are more like fine art sites (photography, illustration, typography and graphic design are components of the fine arts).

    If it’s ‘creative’ sites and blogs you want to list, there are many that cover far more in the design and conceptually creative range.

    But as wonderful fine art references, these are a nice collection.
    Thanks!

    Laura
    if It’s Hip, It’s Here

  75. 04:04:09 tarde o temprano:

    wooooow! thanks! gracias BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!! very cool!

  76. 08:04:09 Meg:

    Wow! What a great collection of sites. Some I already subscribe to, and some new! Thanks so much!

  77. 12:05:09 p.:

    great list :)

  78. 15:06:09 Karo Akpokiere:

    Thank you for the list Jeff.

  79. 25:06:09 Nik Daum:

    Great list, BOOOOOOOOOM. I didn’t know about half of these blogs, though I’m an ignoramus.

  80. 19:07:09 moeen:

    arts

  81. 08:08:09 aly gabriela:

    wow, those are really awesome websites, i added all of them to my favourites..

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