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Looking for some good design blogs

  • Serenius
  • March 4, 2011 at 3:08 PM
  • Serenius
    • March 4, 2011 at 3:08 PM
    • #1

    Anyone have recommendations? I used to read Gamasutra for their expert blogs, but it seems to be a hit-or-miss affair nowadays in regards to quality or relevance.

    There are a few good ones I follow, like Applied Game Design, The Game Prodigy, and Full Bright. Always on the lookout for more. I'd be in favor of even turning this thread into a compendium so others can find good online resources and articles.

    Anybody?

    Bueller?

    Bueller?

  • OhSnap
    • March 4, 2011 at 4:04 PM
    • #2

    Started to pull out my list, but realized most are on this page anyway.

    http://%7boption%7d

    If you use RSS feeds, you always get recommendations based on similar content.

  • arhurt
    • March 4, 2011 at 5:07 PM
    • #3

    I like the lost garden, he usually puts a lot of effort in each post, so while it may be scarce, it definitely is good.

    http://www.lostgarden.com/

  • syver
    • March 4, 2011 at 5:29 PM
    • #4

    Depends on what kind of writing you are interested in, I mostly read blogs related to MMOs. For game criticism I would go to BrainyGamer or check out the incredibly useful critical-distance.com every week or so for a compilation of blog posts. The fullbright blog has ended but still has a lot of interesting content if you haven't read it yet. Considering the links you have provided so far, I would recommend: click nothing and design reboot which i just recently rediscovered (thought he stopped writing). you might want to consider subscribing to this magazine as well

    Quote

    Started to pull out my list, but realized most are on this page anyway.

    nice to see the site being put to use.

  • Gloglebag
    • March 4, 2011 at 5:57 PM
    • #5

    David Sirlin has a lot of good things on his blog, although all he has done the last year is promote his own games.

  • Taylor
    • March 5, 2011 at 12:39 AM
    • #6

    Rather than paraphrase stuff he's read on SRK.

    Ugh, Gamasutra. Only unmentioned site I'd put forwards is Auntie Pixelante, though sometimes the content isn't worksafe. I generally find myself reading websites like sonichurricane.com, which aren't about design in themselves but just passionate players analysing the games they like, which I find inspirational. I'm surprised there's so few decent, practical design blogs out there.

  • Taylor
    • June 21, 2011 at 12:31 PM
    • #7

    Bumpity bump bump. Someone linked me to this blog a while back and I've found it a very high quality: http://altdevblogaday.org/

    It's not just design but it all seems like a decent read. I think this is one my favourite articles:

    http://altdevblogaday.org/2011/06/11/respecting-design/

  • Froyok
    • June 21, 2011 at 2:55 PM
    • #8

    This too : http://devmag.org.za/

  • Sentura
    • June 21, 2011 at 3:20 PM
    • #9

    taylor, i forget - did you do programming as well?

  • Taylor
    • June 21, 2011 at 3:46 PM
    • #10

    Nah, I dabble, but I can't/don't do it professionally.

  • Campaignjunkie
    • June 21, 2011 at 10:34 PM
    • #11

    I don't know if it's "good" but don't blame me for a bit of self-promotion:

    http://www.blog.radiator.debacle.us

  • insta
    • June 22, 2011 at 10:29 AM
    • #12
    Quote from Campaignjunkie

    I don't know if it's "good" but don't blame me for a bit of self-promotion:http://www.blog.radiator.debacle.us

    I read your blog I wish I could form and string together complete sentences, then I'd start my own blog!!! I'd be the talk of the blogosphere!

  • Mr. Happy
    • June 23, 2011 at 9:28 AM
    • #13

    Ya CJ, your blog is really good

  • Serenius
    • June 27, 2011 at 3:50 PM
    • #14
    Quote from Campaignjunkie

    I don't know if it's "good" but don't blame me for a bit of self-promotion:http://www.blog.radiator.debacle.us

    I like that you touch on some interesting topics that you don't see often. I also like that I don't need to keep dictionary.com open in a second tab to understand it (which can't be said of most designer blogs).

  • Sentura
    • June 27, 2011 at 9:07 PM
    • #15
    Quote from Serenius

    I like that you touch on some interesting topics that you don't see often. I also like that I don't need to keep dictionary.com open in a second tab to understand it (which can't be said of most designer blogs).

    people who use big words to describe trivial things are usually not worth reading

  • syver
    • June 27, 2011 at 9:53 PM
    • #16
    Quote

    people who use big words to describe trivial things are usually not worth reading

    which is actually 50% of the gaming blogosphere.

    Quote

    can't believe i just used that word

  • Taylor
    • June 27, 2011 at 10:54 PM
    • #17

    Yeah, the goal of language is to communicate.

    I should also link the fantastic What Games Are, which is also full of practical design sense and considerations. Not an argument for diegetic narratives and believable characters to push the medium as a pre-cultural art-form by creating our Citizen Kane that makes you cry by removing barriers.

  • Serenius
    • June 27, 2011 at 11:11 PM
    • #18

    I can't help but wonder, with so many of these guys having overly obtuse language in their blogs, is this really how designers in the industry talk at work?

  • arhurt
    • November 25, 2011 at 1:39 PM
    • #19

    This is the kind of read I like: http://www.flarkminator.com/2011/11/19/ ... r-systems/

  • Sentura
    • November 26, 2011 at 1:35 AM
    • #20
    Quote from csyver

    which is actually 50% of the gaming blogosphere.

    can't believe i just used that word

    more like 90% of the internet.

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