20 best graphic design blogs and publications for inspiration

There was a time when graphic design blogs were all about being pretty. While there's nothing wrong with that, we have seen more and more blogs become a lot more informative in recent years.

These days, if you want to know about the latest design trends or find out how they came into existence, there's a blog for that. Consequently, if you just want a quick bite of visual candy for some inspiration, you're well catered for that as well.

There are so many graphic design blogs out there right now that it becomes difficult to know which ones should we be paying attention to.

Here’s a list of 20 inspirational graphic design blogs and publications for you to check out.

1. Abduzeedo

Abduzeedo has a collection of individual writers sharing articles about architecture, design, photography, and UX. It was founded by Brazilian designer Fabio Sasso in 2006, it's particularly strong on 3D work, which doesn't get much attention from most design blogs these days.

2. Creative Review

Creative Review which was founded in 1980 is the world's leading monthly magazine for advertising, design, and visual culture. Its website features a range of news, reviews, and features from the creative world.

3. Creative Boom

Creative Boom is one of UK's leading platforms dedicated to the creative industries. Founded in 2009, they deliver inspiration, insight, and advice to six million creative professionals each year.

From artists, graphic designers, and illustrators to photographers, filmmakers, and animators – they support creatives at every stage of their careers, whether they're graduates, working at an agency or in-house, freelancing, or leading a team.

Creative Boom’s website has an excellent section on graphic design to give you loads of visual inspiration, along with a podcast to celebrate, support, and help graphic designers across the globe. The platform also features insightful interviews with some of the world's leading designers with Paula Scher being a recent example.

4. Print.pm

Founded by Parisian art director Martin Joubert, Print.pm provides a daily burst of visual delight for lovers of editorial print design, featuring artistic books and magazines.

5. The Dsgn Blog

The Dsgn Blog is all about visual inspiration. Founded, designed, and curated by Ena Baćanović, a designer based in Zagreb, Croatia, it features the work of designers and design studios from all over the world, especially focusing on young designers and students.

6. The Dieline

The Dieline is basically the Bible of the packaging design sector: a place where the community can review, critique, and stay informed on the latest industry trends, and check out the latest design projects being executed in this field.

7. Adobe Creative Magazine

Also available as an app, Adobe Creative Magazine is a go-to for graphic designers who need inspiration, tutorials, and information regarding the latest trends. You can hone your skills by getting involved in popular design challenges or get helpful tips for working in Photoshop. Regardless of if you’re looking for a bold new font or wondering about the history of emojis, Adobe Creative Magazine is your ultimate resource.

8. Design Made In Japan

Bold colors, exaggerated character designs, visualized personalities, and densely packed information typify a lot of Japanese designs, and it’s these techniques that can be used as a wealth of inspiration. Design Made In Japan is the perfect place to stay updated in regards to the country’s design output. There's a wealth of editorial, product, and packaging design on show, and even a design jobs board for those wanting to work in Japan.

9. It's Nice That

Beautifully designed, and a go-to resource for staying updated on art, illustrations and graphic design everywhere, It's Nice That is one of the most inspiring online publications out there.

10. Logo Design Love

A beautifully designed blog by David Airey, focusing on logo designs from all over the world. Launched in 2008, the site shares good ideas and identity-related features.

11. One Xtra Pixel

This blog strives to share the best web resources for those of you passionate about web design. It looks at the latest trends, the best fonts, recommended templates for WordPress, and much more when it comes to pixels.

 12. Creative Bloq

Creative Bloq is one of the most popular platforms for creative professionals. It features advice, interviews and reviews on graphic design, branding, web design, animation, VFX, and digital art along with daily news from the creative industry.

 13. Women of Graphic Design

If you’re a woman in the industry or looking to know more about how you can support female designers, Women of Graphic Design is a community of learning and discussion for all artists. Celebrating the contributions women have made to graphic design, this blog serves as a source of inspiration for projects related to gender and diversity.

14. Mindsparkle

Mindsparkle magazine promotes the "most beautiful and inspiring projects" in the fields of graphic design, web design and video. With a clean and satisfying design of its own, it'll become a daily inspiration, and you can rely on the founders to only share the very best.

15. SideBar

Do you want to keep a track of everything going on in the web design world right now, but don't have the time to subscribe to a hundred different blogs? SideBar curates the best posts daily and delivers to you five relevant links a day, which is a lot more manageable.

16. AIGA Eye on Design

AGIA Eye on Design not only features the latest creative work from emerging artists and reports on recent design trends, it also runs a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to advocate for artists. This blog is bursting with design inspiration. With contributors from around the world, you'll never be bored with its varied content.

17. The Inspiration Grid

The Inspiration Grid is an online magazine celebrating creatives worldwide, providing you with a daily dose of art, illustration, typography, photography and, graphic design. It has a clean, appealing design, with an easy-to-navigate interface.

18. Dribbble

Founded in 2009, Dribbble helps design talent share, grow, and get hired by over 40,000 of today’s most innovative brands around the world. It enabled creatives to share their work long before Instagram came into existence. Dribbble not only has your daily fix of visual inspiration but also hosts a related blog that is packed with practical advice to boost your career, and much more.

19. Fonts In Use

Fonts In Use is a public archive of typography indexed by typeface, format, and industry. It is an independent project led by Sam Berlow, Stephen Coles, and Nick Sherman, that documents and examines graphic design with an intent to improve typographic literacy and appreciation.

20.  BP&O

BP&O stands for Branding, Packaging, and Opinion, and it delivers on all of these things, with a combination of visually delightful and inspiring imagery with in-depth analysis. Founded by Richard Baird, a British freelance designer, and writer who specializes in brand identities and packaging.