Design Bloggers Unite

Icon Magazine spotlights some of my favorite design blogs in an article on their expediency and value to print media. Not only does the article mention reluct.com, dezain.net, MoCo Loco, Archinect, City of Sound and Design Observer (among others), but many of these site's creators contribute quotes that let us see why these blogs exist and what they hope to accomplish. We see that many people run blogs without any realistic chance of making money off them, most with full-time jobs. So to me these bloggers are doing it because they love the subject they cover (architecture, design, industrial design, a combination of design fields, etc) and are exploring the internet as a tool for strengthening the design community by keeping informed, informing others and creating discussion.