Top 20 Best Graphic Design Blogs for Creative Inspiration in 2022

Check out our hand-picked selection of the very best graphic design blogs for your daily dose of creative inspiration in 2022!

We wish you all a particularly creative year 2022. To stay motivated and inspired, we are happy to show you our selection of the twenty best graphic design blogs. The handpicked selection of well-curated graphic design blogs will help you to stay up to date with today’s design trends. Many of the selected blogs are run by graphic designers and skilled editors from the creative industry.

20. WE AND THE COLOR

As in the previous year, we would like to start this list with the presentation of our own publication—hence, this is kind of outside the ranking. Founded in 2010, WE AND THE COLOR is an award-winning online magazine featuring the very best from various creative fields. In addition, we showcase outstanding digital products for creative professionals such as high-quality fonts or templates.

19. Smashing Magazine

Smashing Magazine was founded in 2006 by Vitaly Friedman. The renowned online magazine provides us with high-quality content from the creative industry with a particular focus on web design and development.

18. Mindsparkle Mag

Mindsparkle Mag is a great source of graphic design inspiration. Usually, they feature outstanding projects from the creative fields of graphic design, branding, web design, and even motion graphics. In addition, they write about job offerings from the creative industry.

17. Inspiration Grid

Inspiration Grid is a graphic design blog that was launched in February 2011. On a daily basis, they showcase stunning design, art, illustration, typography, photography, architecture, and fashion projects.

16. Creative Bloq

This well-known design blog has millions of monthly page visits. They publish useful tutorials as well as product reviews, buying guides, design news, and inspiring work. Creative Bloq is a great daily destination for web designers, graphic designers, illustrators, or 3D and VFX artists.

15. Design Week

Founded in 1986 as a printed publication, Design Week mostly transformed into an online publication in 2011. The website features well-written design news focusing on graphics, product design, and branding projects.

14. Abduzeedo

For so many years, Abduzeedo is one of the most popular graphic design blogs out there. The blog was founded in 2006 by Brazilian graphic designer Fabio Sasso. Today it’s a collective blog written by several editors who share inspiring articles about graphic design, web design, illustration, and photography.

13. Typeroom

Here comes a great site for the typography nerds. Typeroom features trending typography and high-quality fonts. They also talk with designers and explain typographic designs.

12. Visual Journal

Visual Journal is a blog from Italy curated by Alessandro Scarpellini. The blog showcases graphic design, branding, and visual communication projects from around the globe. Check it out—you will love it!

11. ID Identity Design

As the name suggests, this blog is a massive showcase of branding and identity design. They post amazing case studies from hundreds of talented designers and branding studios.

10. Creative Review

Creative Review has started in 1980 as a print magazine. Today it’s an online platform with multiple channels. Most articles are only available with a paid membership. For subscribers, they offer high-quality news and reviews.

9. Dieline

Dieline was launched in 2007 by Andrew Gibbs with the aim to showcase stunning packaging design concepts. Through original editorials and submitted projects, the popular blog features innovative design solutions.

8. Visuelle

Curated by David Bennett, Visuelle is a blog where you can find eye-catching projects from international freelance graphic designers and some of the best creative studios. The featured work ranges from modern typography to minimalist graphic design solutions.

7. Made By Folk

Daniel Freytag and Glenn Garriock are the creative people behind this popular online publication. Made by Folk is a nice blog where we can read about some of the world’s most creative talents and their individual stories.

6. BP&O

BP&O means branding, packaging, and opinion. The blog was founded by British designer and writer Richard Baird. All publications are mostly based on his own taste and expertise.

5. It’s Nice That

Founded in 2007, It’s Nice That provides us with a well-curated mix of illustration and graphic design projects. In addition, they post about upcoming art and design events. Furthermore, they produce a printed publication named ‘Printed Pages’.

4. Adobe Creative Cloud Blog

The Adobe Creative Cloud is the place where one can get all the magic tools to create stunning designs. In addition, the platform has a discovery section featuring plenty of inspiring content as well as training videos, live streams, and free resources.

3. AIGA Eye on Design

Eye on Design is a blog by AIGA, the professional association for design. With a range of print, web, branding, packaging, and illustration projects, AIGA Eye on Design is the ideal blog to discover the latest design trends from around the globe.

2. Adobe 99U

Here comes another online publication by Adobe. 99U is a creative career resource. Furthermore, it’s also an annual conference that helps creatives accelerate their work, connect with like-minded people, and implement their ideas. The platform features stories behind the careers of leading creatives.

1. SwissMiss

SwissMiss was founded in 2005 by Swiss graphic designer Tina Roth Eisenberg. The popular graphic design blog offers high-quality content from creative professionals for creative professionals.

Header image by vnwayne fan via Unsplash. That was our selection of the twenty best graphic design blogs to follow in 2022. Do not hesitate to find more creative inspiration in our Graphic Design category. Update: Check out the new selection of the best graphic design blogs in 2023.