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Erin Loechner has a lovely blog with a compelling name: http://www.designformankind.com/ Check it out!


Other Favorite Design & Innovation Blogs?
These are just a few of our favorite reads from the blogosphere. Please send us your own suggestions. Rules? Be selective--help steer group-members to helpful resources. No spam, no resumes/portfolios, no stores--just great design and innovation insight. Best!

In no particular order:
Editor Delphine, Designer Kit for the Corporate Design Foundation: @Issue's new blog! http://www.atissuejournal.com/
Armin Vit's witty blog:
http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/
ArchNewsNow--Kristen Richards' work of the art:
www.archnewsnow.com
Archinect:
www.archinect.com
Death By Architecture: Mario Cipresso's great resource-treasure chest of design competitions--gotta love em!
http://www.deathbyarchitecture.com
Design observed, by Bierut, Helfund, Drenttel, et al:
http://www.designobserver.com
Emotional Branding, by the brand guru, Marc Gobe: http://emotionalbranding.com/
Latin Design--
http://design-se.blogspot.com/
designcollector.ru/ is a vigorous design site from Russia. Great bearish fun!
From Austria:
http://www.an-architecture.com/
Your Daily Dose:
http://archidose.blogspot.com/
Cameron Sinclair--
http://www.cameronsinclair.com/index.php?q=node/49
Innovation For Good:
http://collectiveinvention.wordpress.com/
One if by Land:
http://movementbureau.blogs.com/projects/
Two if by Sea:
http://www.akvo.org/blog/

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Link & Blogger Index

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About's Graphic Design 
Adapt this! Human centered design: http://adaptiveenvironments.org/
Akichatlas reports on great design competitions around the world. Enter them all!
AMBIDEXTROUS MAGAZINE!
American Craft Council
American Institute of Architects' Center for Livable Communities: www.aia.org/gov/livable
American Planning Association: www.planning.org
AndrewBlum.net
Archeworks-Alternative architecture and design: www.archeworks.org
archguide.com - architecture, competitions, exhibitions
Archinect: www.archinect.com  
Architect's Newspaper - www.archpaper.com
Architect's Newspaper: http://www.archpaper.com/
Architectural Record: The resource for architecture and architects
Architecture and design for communities in http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/
Architecture and Design Magazines
Architecture Competitions - Bustler : Architecture Competitive | Discover, Discuss, Destroy!
Architecture Magazine: http://www.architectmagazine.com/
Architecture via Venice: http://www.architecture.it/
ArchitectureWeek DesignCommunity Home
Architonic: the independent Source
Architosh by Gosh- Mac-based architects: www.architosh.com
ArchNewsNow--Kristen Richards' work of the art: www.archnewsnow.com
ArchSociety - global forum of architects & students: News
Archvoices--young professionals improving architecture: http://archvoices.org/
Arcosanti: www.arcosanti.org -- grand unfinished business
Arcspace - architecture online
Arcspace is Kirsten Kiser's place: http://arcspace.com
ARE Forum--voice of the architecture profession: http://www.areforum.org/
Armin Vit's witty blog: http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/
Art deadlines for competitions & events: www.artdeadlines.com
artnet.com Magazine News - artnet.com - Features Index
Association of Women Industrial Designers: http://www.awidweb.com/
@Issue, the famous journal of the Corporate Design Foundation
Automobile Magazine for cool design & keen commentary
Bioneers.org --Great & Green
Bruce Mau Changes the World: www.institutewithoutboundaries.com
Bucky's back-- kinda: http://bfi.org/
Builder's Book Source--George's gorgeous contribution to knowledge: http://www.buildersbooksource.com
California magazine
canadianarchitect.com - Canadian Architect - 4/10/2007
Car Design News: http://www.cardesignnews.com/
carbodydesign.com
Center for Livable Communities: www.lgc.org/center
Center for Neighborhood Technology: www.cnt.org
Center for Transportation Excellence: www.cfte.org
Citystreets--transpo for smart cities: http://citystreets.org/
Clean Tech: www.cleanedge.com
CNN.com - Design360
Communication Arts
Congress for New Urbanism: www.cnu.org
Contagious=revolutionary marketing strategies: http://www.contagiousmagazine.com/
Core77-- home base for product design: http://www.core77.com/
Core77/BusinessWeek Design Firm Directory
coroflot.com - browse design firms
Create Magazine-- national mag, local content: http://www.createmagazine.com/index.cfm
Creative Latitude: Home
creativepro.com
Curve--Australian product design pub: http://www.curve.com.au/
danda
Death By Architecture: Mario Cipresso's great resource-treasure chest of design competitions--gotta love em! http://www.deathbyarchitecture.com
Design and Architecture — KCRW | 89.9FM
designcollector.ru/ is a vigorous design site from Russia. Great bearish fun!
Design Competitions for Transpo - Forum
Design Directory-http://directory.designer.am/index.php
Design goes boom! www.designboom.com
Design Inst. of New Zealand: http://www.dinz.org.nz/main/index.html
Design Intel: http://www.di.net/
Design Issues--on cultural context: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?sid=3EAC0DA9-E7D8-4E24-B9BB-336097D486E6&ttype=4&tid=19
Design Management Institute: www.dmi.org
Design observed, by Bierut, Helfund, Drenttel, et al: http://www.designobserver.com
Design schools directory: http://www.designschools.com/
Design Within Reach, purveyor of fine design-- www.dwr.com
Design360 Magazine, covering the design world from Guangzhou, China--good friends and great people
DesignAddict--links directory: http://www.designaddict.com/
Designation-- multi-racial design conference: http://www.designation.net/
DESIGN-blogs
designeast.eu
design-india.com - Design Events
Designing universally: www.designfor21st.org
Designmatters-- http://lenovoblogs.com/designmatters/
Designophy--a worldwide perspective on I.D. --from Istanbul: http://www.designophy.com/
DESIGN-SE
DesignSite - What's NEW!
Dexigner's beautiful portal & effective resource: http://www.dexigner.com
DI-- the Design Institute: http://design.umn.edu/
Dezeen by Editor Marcus: www.dezeen.com
Display and Design Ideas Online - Retail Design - Retail Store Design News
Dwell Magazine, famed sponsor of SPARK! www.dwellmag.com
Element Magazine--Angus MacKenzie's design treat
Element's virtual version--so cool!
Environmental Building News: www.ebuild.com
European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development: www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/eussd
Frame - The Great Indoors - Design Directory
Framer's intentions: www.framemag.com
FT.com / Arts & Weekend / House & Home - On Show
Funders' Network for Smart Growth: www.fundersnetwork.org
George Nelson Archives: www.georgenelson.org
Gizmag's got it all--we love the place: www.gizmag.com/home/
Graphics.com: The shared resource for creative design
Graphis
Graphic Design Basics!
Green Building Information Council-- www.greenbuilding.ca
Green Design Education Initiative: www.idec.org/greendesign/home.html
Green Design Network-- Design and build a sustainable future: www.greendesign.net
Green-Car-Site
Green-map eco-cultural movement: www.greenmap.org
Growth Management Leadership Alliance: www.gmla.org
Harvard arch resource: http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~jones/lab_arch/arch_profiles.html#predock
Helping Green Businesses: www.sustainablebusiness.com/
Home Power Magazine
HOW Magazine
http://anarchitecture.blogspot.com/
http://archidose.blogspot.com/--musings from New York City
http://architechnophilia.blogspot.com/
http://architecture.myninjaplease.com/
http://atcasa.corriere.it
http://atelier-ad.blogspot.com/
http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/
http://brandavenue.typepad.com/brand_avenue
http://mocoloco.com/
http://modresdes.blogspot.com/
http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/
http://www.architypereview.com/
http://www.cityofsound.com/
http://www.eikongraphia.com/
http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/
http://www.sessions.edu/designsessions/current_issue.html
Iaccoco's E-bikes: www.evglobal.com/index2.html
IDOnline.com - The International Design Magazine - Graphic Design, Product Design, Architecture
IDSA Environmental Responsibility Section: www.idsa.org/whatsnew/sections/ecosection
Inhabitat
Innovation: Design Strategy, Creativity, Research, and Success Metrics
InsideArch--a view into the profession: http://www.insidearch.org
Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis: http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/
Interaction Design Association--cool! http://www.ixda.org/
International Directory of Design: http://www.penrose-press.com/
Intersect this! www.intersectionmagazine.com
Inventables--new materials and technologies: http://www.inventables.com/
Jalopnik: Obsessed With The Cult Of Cars
JEANSNOW.NET -- Design in Tokyo
John E. Johnson's Excellent Honda Hybrid site: http://www.insightman.com/
John Thackera's big show in Holland-Doors of Perception: www.doorsofperception.com
Karin Eriksson's a design sponge--really!  http://www.designspongeonline.com/
Life without Buildings? Try it: http://feeds.feedburner.com/lifewithoutbuildings
Logic+Emotion
Metacool--thoughts on the art & science of bringing cool stuff to life, by Diego Rodriguez: www.metacool.typepad.com
Metropolis Magazine and their great editor Susan Szenasy : www.metropolis.com
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (SF): www.mtc.ca.gov
Moggridge's grand new book and companion website: www.designinginteractions.com
MoMa, the great-- www.moma.org and www.momastore.org
Monocle-- Tyler Brûlé's new mag on design, politics, travel and style: www.monocle.com
Move this! Mark Charmer & chums take on Alt-trans in UK and CA. Check them out at www.movementdesign.org
New Jersey Future: www.njfuture.org
New Urbanism: www.newurbanism.org
New York State Environmental Building Association: www.eba-nys.org
Outlet: Peter Zellner's discourse on architecture and urbanism in L.A.: http://www.outlet4arch.org/
Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, where RFK Jr and his minions man the barricades: www.pace.edu/lawschool/envclinic
Partners for Livable Communities: www.livable.com
PhilPatton -- noted mobility author and journalist
Photoshop pioneer: http://www.russellbrown.com/
PingMag - The Tokyo-based magazine about “Design and Making Things”
PIN-UP Magazine
Places Journal, UC Berkeley's forum for environmental design: http://www.places-journal.org
PRINT Magazine 
Public- Architecture-in service of the public: http://www.publicarchitecture.org/
Putting people first
PXL This! Film Fest: http://www.pxl2000.com/
Railvolution: www.railvolution.com
Real Life Leed--living it green: http://feeds.feedburner.com/RealLifeLeed
Real-Time Online News and Current Awareness Solutions - Moreover Technologies
Redefining Progress: www.rprogress.org
Regional Plan Association (NY): www.rpa.org
Regional Transportation Denver: www.rtd-denver.com
Resource Renewal Institute: www.rri.org
Resources for the Future: www.rff.org
Rita Sue Siegel jobs: http://www.ritasuesiegelresources.com/
Rocky Mountain Institute: www.rmi.org
Roz Goldfarb=jobs: http://www.rga-joblink.com/docs/home.html
Russell Wright shrine: http://www.russelwrightcenter.org/rwmanitoga.html
Seg This! www.segwaychat.com
Segway Home Page: www.segway.com
Smart Growth Network: www.smartgrowth.org
Society for Environmental Graphic Design: www.segd.org
Source Interlink Companies
Speak Up › Design Dialog
Subtopia--a real life guide to military urbanism: http://subtopia.blogspot.com/
Sustainable business resource: http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/
Sustainable Communities Network: www.sustainable.org
Sustainable Resources Conference: www.sustainableresources.org/sr2004/index.html
Targeted Editorial Edition: TIME Style & Design
Taxi Design-- definitive omnibus resource: http://www.designtaxi.com/
The Design 100 - The Style & Design 100 - TIME
Transit for Livable Communities: www.tlcminnesota.org
Treehugger--excellent wide-ranging blog-community: www.treehugger.com/
Trends, Strategies, Research for Design Professionals :: DesignIntelligence
Tropolism means addicted to density--who knew! http://www.tropolism.com/
Tyler Brûlé, Founder of Wallpaper & FT Columnist has a new blog: http://www.winkorp.com
Yanko Design--Modern I.D. News
Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities: www.washingtonregion.net
WestStart-CALSTART is dedicated to supporting and accelerating the growth of the advanced transportation: www.weststart.org
Wired 12.05: NextFest: The Shape of Things to Come
WORKBOOK Assignment, Stock, Fine Art, Photography, Illustration, Resources
World changers: http://www.worldchanging.com/
Worldly: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/



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