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Nominations - Best Blog Design

Nominate your choice for Best Blog Design. Much like the Humor category, the Blog Design category puts the pressure on nominees make a good design impression for the next few weeks.

Note: Denigrating nominated sites will not be tolerated. If you don't have anything nice (or neutral) to say, don't say anything...


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Posted by: pylorns [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 11:14 AM

Best designed blog w/o an RSS feed! yikes...

http://peakah.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Peakah [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 12:56 PM

Posted by: MH [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 05:51 PM

Posted by: rosebud [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 06:04 PM

The Shape of Days brand-spankin' new design!
http://www.theshapeofdays.com

Posted by: Feisty Republican Whore [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 06:12 PM

Posted by: HeresLucy [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 06:19 PM

I'm nominating myself for this one! (Hey, I didn't do the design, I paid for it. Prize to my theme designers!)

Posted by: Beth [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 07:44 PM

I'm nominating myself for this one! (Hey, I didn't do the design, I paid for it. Prize to my theme designers!)

MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy
http://bamapachyderm.com

Posted by: Beth [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 07:44 PM

Of course, I won't get any awards for competence with the "post" button in comments... :sigh:

Posted by: Beth [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 07:48 PM

Jeff Harrell's Shape of Days: www.theshapeofdays.com

Gorgeous, GORGEOUS, new look.

Posted by: Tom Bridge [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 07:53 PM

I agree with Shape of Days' new look as well.

Two great designs (and great content):

Blog: Sharp as a Marble
URL: http://sharpmarbles.stufftoread.com/
Feed: http://sharpmarbles.stufftoread.com/Rss.aspx

Blog: Sean Gleeson
URL: http://sean.gleeson.us/
Feed: http://sean.gleeson.us/feed/

Posted by: Preston Taylor Holmes [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 08:06 PM

Ooops... how could I forget Sadie.

Blog: Fistful of Fortnights
URL: http://fistfuloffortnights.net/
Feed: ?

Posted by: Preston Taylor Holmes [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 08:11 PM

I nominate 3 blogs - all designed and run by us - the gals at Elephant in My Coffee

1. http://hooahwife.blogspot.com
2. http://elephantinmycoffee.com
3. http://wesurfforyou.blogspot.com

Posted by: Greta (Hooah Wife) [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 09:57 PM

Nominating myself:

Blog name:
Riding Sun
http://www.ridingsun.com
http://www.ridingsun.com/content_rss.xml

Posted by: GaijinBiker [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 10:07 PM

Posted by: Bryan Strawser [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 10:59 PM

My blog . . . but kudos to Lisa @ Elegant Webscapes for capturing the vision.

Gentlemen Prefer Blogs
http://gpblogs.typepad.com

Posted by: Michael O'Connor [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 11:30 PM

Posted by: Jimmie [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 15, 2005 11:44 PM

Posted by: Lord Boomboom [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 16, 2005 01:58 AM

Sorry, for duplicate post but I gave the blog name wrong by mistake.

Lord Boomboom's Castle Thoughts
http://www.lordboomboomsdominion.com/blog/
http://www.lordboomboomsdominion.com/blog/?feed=rss2

Posted by: Lord Boomboom [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 16, 2005 02:12 AM

Posted by: ChrisW [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 16, 2005 12:18 PM

Posted by: centuri0n [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 16, 2005 01:13 PM

Demure Thoughts by Jennifer. Check out all her cool skins...

http://www.templeofjennifer.com/blog
http://www.templeofjennifer.com/blog/?css=default

Posted by: momotrips [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 16, 2005 01:27 PM

Posted by: cgm95 [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 16, 2005 07:28 PM

Something...And Half Of Something

http://www.lindasog.com

Posted by: Vinnie [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 16, 2005 07:29 PM

I nominate mine - Lisa at Elegant Webscapes designed it, and it's gotten some nice compliments. I happen to think it looks fabu :)

Sister Toldjah
http://www.sistertoldjah.com
http://sistertoldjah.com/feed/

Posted by: Sister Toldjah [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 16, 2005 09:33 PM

I nominate All Things Beautiful - hands down the most beautiful blog I've seen - every post is a feast for the eyes, and the graphics are original

http://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/
http://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/index.rdf

Posted by: antimedia [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 17, 2005 01:58 AM

Posted by: Corey [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 17, 2005 07:23 AM

Posted by: Citizen [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 17, 2005 08:47 AM

Time Goes By - What it's really like to get older

http://www.timegoesby.net

http://www.timegoesby.net/atom.xml

Posted by: Ronni Bennett [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 17, 2005 09:06 AM

Not sure if she's been nominated yet but Katey's Kafe has a beautiful design. Another one designed by Jaden Kale (who also designed my site)

http://kateskafe.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Peakah [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 17, 2005 11:19 AM

Am I going to pimp my own blog for this? Yer darn tootin' I am.

http://robot_guy.blogspot.com
http://robot_guy.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Posted by: Ed Minchau [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 17, 2005 01:20 PM

Posted by: PatrickP [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 17, 2005 03:01 PM

Point Five Blog
Highly creative design, even if it does take a while to load on my 14.4 modem.

http://www.pointfiveblog.com/

Posted by: Preston Taylor Holmes [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 17, 2005 03:36 PM

Posted by: Nickie Goomba at November 17, 2005 08:00 PM

Posted by: Chris Short at November 18, 2005 12:29 AM

Something Requisitely Witty and Urbane
http://srwu.net
http://www.srwu.net/index/index.rdf

Posted by: Boston at November 18, 2005 02:11 AM

Because we have a really cool looking dog as a symbol and a picture of Judge Elihu Smails:

Ankle Biting Pundits

Posted by: Bulldogpundit at November 18, 2005 08:37 AM

Sorry, didn't put the main url in the original nomination:

http://www.anklebitingpundits.com/

Posted by: Bulldogpundit at November 18, 2005 08:45 AM

Juat *dot* Christina
http://justdotchristina.mu.nu/

The LLamabutchers
http://llamabutchers.mu.nu/

Posted by: Sadie at November 18, 2005 09:40 AM

Posted by: George at November 18, 2005 01:00 PM

Posted by: JohnL [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 18, 2005 01:47 PM

I'm nominating my own blog, because the designer did an awesome job!

Whiplash Smile
http://scentedstuff.blogspot.com
http://scentedstuff.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Se7en from Blogs Gone Wild is the designer:
http://www.blogsgonewild.net/

Other examples of his work can be found at Blogs Gone Wild.

Posted by: Serra [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 18, 2005 07:33 PM

The previous nomination of Beautiful Atrocities is the correct answer ...

Beautiful Atrocities
http://www.beautifulatrocities.com/
http://beautifulatrocities.com/index.rdf

Posted by: Paul [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 18, 2005 09:27 PM

My designer did a great job with my weblog.

I hereby nominate:

red meat
http://www.redmeatblog.com

Posted by: Rick [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 19, 2005 03:47 AM

I second Vinnie's nomination for Best Blog Design to be Something....And Half of Something
at http://lindasog.com/

This is why..... she designed it herself, completely, no help from anyone else! It is not only well done and clean in appearance but is also sexy! Tah Dah!

Posted by: Wild Thing at November 19, 2005 05:58 PM

I second the nomination for Something....and Half of Something

http://lindasog.com/

Because she designed it all on her own and did it with no help from anyone. It is clean in appearance and presentation is very pretty. And it is sexy too!

Posted by: WildThing [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 19, 2005 09:56 PM

Posted by: Interested-Participant [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 20, 2005 03:30 AM

Posted by: nita rene at November 20, 2005 03:30 AM

Posted by: erin at November 20, 2005 08:49 PM

Le Sabot Post-Moderne

http://www.postmodernclog.com/

Posted by: TulipGirl [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 20, 2005 10:14 PM

Layout is default, but logo is original :)

http://ivorypower.com/blog/
http://ivorypower.com/blog/?feed=rss2

Posted by: Kyle at November 21, 2005 01:20 AM

21st Century Paladin
http://www.21stcenturypaladin.com/

Very nice....

Posted by: Andrew at November 21, 2005 08:16 AM

Holstein Grove - www.wisgrove98.blogspot.com

Posted by: John at November 21, 2005 10:06 AM

Posted by: Jonathan at November 21, 2005 10:09 AM

Self-nominated and self-designed:

Smegmaster.com
http://www.smegmaster.com
http://www.smegmaster.com/?feed=rss2

Posted by: Bob [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 21, 2005 09:08 PM

powered by wordpress
designed by myself and my partner John

The Bluegrass Blog
http://www.thebluegrassblog.com
http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/?feed=rss2

Posted by: Brance [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 21, 2005 09:38 PM

Shape of Days
http://www.theshapeofdays.com/
feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TheShapeOfDays

Posted by: Amy Ridenour [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 22, 2005 01:03 AM

dyoung, love and basketball part 2

http://d.theroyalyoungs.com

designed by huny from http://phattygirl.com/

Posted by: dyoung at November 22, 2005 09:00 AM

I nominate Jaden Kale:
http://jadenkale.blogspot.com/

and Katie's Kafe:
http://kateskafe.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Peakah [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 22, 2005 12:52 PM

The Sundries Shack
http://sundriesshack.com/
http://sundriesshack.com/?feed=rss2

While it's nice to see some of the larget favorites, it would be nicer to see more of the little guys win.

Posted by: Robbie [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 22, 2005 03:52 PM

Something... and Half of Something

http://lindasog.com
http://www.lindasog.com/index.rdf

Posted by: Yadda [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 22, 2005 06:55 PM

Posted by: Kit Jarrell [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 22, 2005 10:35 PM

Drunken Wisdom
http://beerbrains.mu.nu/

Posted by: Spartacus at November 23, 2005 12:28 AM

Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge at November 23, 2005 08:45 AM

Posted by: Crank at November 23, 2005 09:22 AM

MensNewsDaily.com: Innovative blog design seemlessly integrates 4 different blogs.

Posted by: Mike LaSalle at November 23, 2005 11:08 AM

My Election Analysis

http://www.myelectionanalysis.com

What the heck, why not?

Posted by: st4096 [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 23, 2005 11:17 AM

I love my blog design, and here's a chance to state publicly that Lisa Sabin at Ewebscapes did a great job!

Best Blog Design:
Mom 2 Mom Connection

http://mom2momconnection.com
http://mom2momconnection.com/feed/

Posted by: mom2mom [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 23, 2005 01:53 PM

Political Animal by Kevin Drum:
www.washingtonmonthly.com

Posted by: Dylan Matthews [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 23, 2005 02:47 PM

Posted by: Solomon [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 24, 2005 12:28 AM

Eric's Grumbles Before The Grave
grumbles.mu.nu

Posted by: Rhymes With Right at November 24, 2005 12:59 AM

Nominations - Best Blog Design

Blog Name: Did You Know?

URL: http://universalfacts.blogspot.com/

RSS: http://universalfacts.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Posted by: Mark Powell at November 24, 2005 05:10 AM

Nominations - Best Blog Design

Blog Name: Did You Know?

URL: http://universalfacts.blogspot.com/

RSS: http://universalfacts.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Posted by: Did You Know [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 24, 2005 07:45 AM

The Wandering Jew.

Posted by: pcm at November 24, 2005 08:16 AM

Posted by: John Nelson at November 24, 2005 02:38 PM

Since I didn't design it myself, Sekimori did, I feel like I can nominate my blog in this category...


WILLisms.com
http://www.WILLisms.com
http://www.willisms.com/index.rdf


... it's classy and out of this world.

Posted by: Will Franklin [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 24, 2005 04:58 PM

Posted by: Meena at November 25, 2005 03:42 PM

the brown daily squeal
http://www.thesqueal.com/
feed://thesqueal.com/atom.xml

Posted by: nate at November 26, 2005 06:23 AM

The Wandering Jew can be found at:

http://wanderingjew.typepad.com

Posted by: Paulo Cohen-Myers [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 26, 2005 10:23 AM

Posted by: PTA [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 26, 2005 01:48 PM

Mom 2 Mom Connection

http://mom2momconnection.com/

Posted by: LB at November 26, 2005 03:31 PM

Posted by: Melinama at November 27, 2005 09:54 PM

who doesn't like zombies?
ingrown brain stem

Posted by: copygodd [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 28, 2005 01:53 PM

Posted by: Huan [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 1, 2005 03:03 PM

thatbitch
http://thatbitch.com/
no rss feed (working on it though)

Posted by: huny [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 3, 2005 07:42 PM

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