Other blogs to check out!

Since I touched on one of the blogs that I follow last time, I thought I should take some time to give a rundown on the other two that I am currently following. If you find yourself interested in taking a look at them, they are in my blog list on the right hand side of the screen. Anyway, the other two are both somewhat similar to the Vandelay blog, in the sense that they are also mainly purposed to provide inspiration and ideas to designers. Line25 posts roughly twice a week, and one of those posts is generally a “Sites of the Week” post, which is a listing of the author’s favorite sites that he came across during the week. Those posts are of particular interest to me, because they can give me good examples of things I may want to try in the future when I create my own page. The Web Design Ledger does not have a “pick of the week” posting that I have seen, but they do post new ideas and examples on almost a daily basis. As with Vandelay’s blog, I strongly encourage any new or experienced designers to check these blogs out if you want to get some ideas and inspiration, or if you just want to try and catch some helpful hints about designing in general.

Vandelay's Blog

So, Vandelay Design Blog has posted some new design examples on their page. The newest set of examples is dark layouts, which I personally enjoy because I love dark colors. However, they have posted many other layout examples in the past that might be good to look at if you need a little inspiration. Some of their other examples in the past include nature themes, nightscape photos that could possibly be used as background images, and some corporate websites that could be used for inspiration if you are trying to make a company website. This blog also contains a lot more than just inspiration. There are examples of unique business cards to market yourself with, blogging tips, and tons more stuff on this page. You can find them in my blog list on the right hand side of the screen, right under the picture of me. I highly recommend any new or experienced web designers check out this blog.

Starting Up!

I am new to the blogging world, as well as the web design world, and so I felt that this could be an excellent way to learn about 2 different things at once. I am hoping to eventually make a career out of working in freelance web design and/or development, but I know little about it at the moment. My hope with this blog is to share the things that I do learn in hopes of benefiting other beginning developers, such as myself, and perhaps get some insight from others about things that may benefit me further. I hope that this blog will be interesting and helpful to both new and experienced web design hobbyists and professionals. So, for all those learning how to build and maintain web pages or already experienced with it and just wanting to toss out a few tips and pointers, stay tuned for much more to come. I hope you all enjoy, and that everyone can gain a little something from this blog.