The title is a lovely contradiction isn’t it? Well luckily due to the lack of lists here on Creative Fluff I thought it would be great to dedicate one to other people who are more than just design resource listing websites and blogs. So here we are today with the top thirteen design blogs that I’ve seen on Twitter that fulfill that requirement.

1. @adellecharles [ Fuel Your Creativity ]

A new personal favorite of Creative Fluff, I’ve noticed that Fuel Your Creativity offers a lot of thoughtful food for designers especially in the realms of graphic design, branding, and web design. They offer a lot of found resources with detailed descriptions and analyzations instead of just posting links to places they haven’t researched thoroughly. Their interviews with other designers in the community are a great way to see the methodology and process behind their work.

2. @aaroni268 [ This is Arrons Life ]

Arron’s blog “This is Arrons Life” is a great source for not designers, creatives, and marketers alike. Posts like his recent “Building a Successful Development Team” give an indepth look into how you should structure your development team within a business. Resources like these are hard to come by and he has great tips for web programmers across the board that are worth taking a look at if you’re ever stuck in a problematic rut.

3. @mocoloco [ Moco Loco ]

There aren’t a lot of resources for Industrial Designers where you can find more in a post than just “This is a nice product because it’s shiny”. MocoLoco changes this by giving thoughful critiques of new products and innovations on the market. If you go through their posts you’ll find great posts on sustainable design in architecture and product design. Even if you just happen to like shiny things, you’ll find what you’re looking for here.

4. @Colorburned [Color Burned]

Driven by Resources, the folks over at ColorBurned have managed to bring us everything from relevant giveaways such as laptop bags, to resources like brushes, graphics, and other miscellaneous items to be used in Adobe programs. Interviews with people such as the Art Director for Marvel comics offer resources to illustrators within the design community for getting a look at tough-to-get-into industries.

5. @creativefluff [Creative Fluff]

Creative Fluff is an eclectic group of young designers, artists, writers, and critics. Some of these individuals hail from esteemed design colleges such as Parsons, The New School for Design, or famous liberal art colleges such as Boston University. Creative Fluff’s Posts range from the minute and meaningless design resources such as desktop wallpapers, to essay (tirades really) of critical issues in design and ethics.

6. @DannyOutlaw [Outlaw Design Blog ]

Another blog that Creative Fluff has become acquainted to through Twitter, The Outlaw Design Blog captures some of the more interesting bits of the design community through posts like ” How to make money by giving things away”. They’ve created a great place for designers to go to and connect with one another. They have reviews of books and software and even tutorials to get you going on the design process if you’re having trouble.

7. @fubiz [ Fubiz ]

As you’ll come to find out, I don’t speak foreign languages other than Latin, which is dead, and could not actually read the content over at Fubiz. Luckily our team member @fiammetta137 could go through the text and together we decided they offer some of the most up to date happenings within the design community in regards to graphic design, photography, fashion, and product design.

8. @creattica [Creattica]

Filled to the brim with daily links and resources as they are created and published around the world by designers, Creattica has become a central news resource for designers to keep on top of everything new no matter what your field of design. If you need inspiration, resources, or just to connect to people in your field it’s a great place to get what you’re looking for.

9. @designobserver [Design Observer]

This is a personal favorite of mine. It’s hard to find long and thoughtful essays on design that are well put together and relevant to today’s world in design across the board. Their blog has topics related to design within culture and how the two are directly related to each other. If you’re leaning towards the intellectual side of design rather than the creative, you should check out their blog. Even if you’re purely a visual creative, they have something to offer you too.

10. @thedieline [ The Die Line ]

Brand. Package. Market. Repeat. The Die Line is one of the better blogs about branding and packaging design. Their name is aptly put, as they focus on bringing you the most up to date in packaging aesthetics. Their website has just undergone a redesign (I believe) and it works out in their favor by putting more emphasis on the product packaging inspirations they showcase.

11. @chrisspooner [ Spoon Graphics ]

Paper, cardboard, cardboard paper, pens & pencils are the sort of aesthetic you’ll find at SpoonGraphics. I remember finding them on my own a long time ago and I’ve always traveled to their site for inspiration and design related resources but more and more we’ve been taking a closer look at them and what they offer. Their abundance of resources in terms of tutorials are a great help to the design community whether you’re new or old so you should take a look at their blog for anything you might need.

12. @michaelSurtees [ Design Notes ]

Their recent post called “LOOKING AT: GOP 100 Deconstructing Dumbo” which features the deconstruction of the GOP image is just an example of the awesomely eclectic stuff going on over at Design Notes. They have create resources in terms of articles on design & the worldwide recession along with simple design related quotes to keep you going through the day.

This is of course Creative Fluff’s list of only a few great design blogs, websites, and communities that offer -you- more than just lists to keep you going. Let us know what you think of the list and be sure to drop all of these wonderful people a line.

Designer: Fred McCoy

Website: Megalongcat

What are they listening to?: Almost Easy | Avenged Sevenfold |

Designer: Meroko

Website: Meroko Senpai

What are they listening to?: The Lost Christmas Eve  | Trans-Siberian Orchestra |

Designer: Jeff

Website: JeffreyGarofalo

What are they listening to?: My Bloody Valentine | The Pixies |

Designer: Ray

Website: Onomonopia 

What are they listening to?: Grizzly Bear

Designer: Eric Swain

Website: The Game Critique

What are they listening to?: Welcome to the Jungle  | Guns n Roses |

Designer: Angie Bowen

Website: Arbent

What are they listening to?: Black Market Music  | Placebo |

Designer: Aaron

Website:  This is Aarons Life

What are they listening to?: Explosions in the Sky | All of the Sudden I Miss Everyone |

Designer: Miss Leah

Website: Creative Wisdom

What are they listening to?: Mozart