What are the most visually appealing blogs you've seen?

[ljdtt]

Hi,

I am currently researching about blog designs, focusing specifically on the visual aspects that contribute to readability and overall aesthetic appeal. I’m talking about things like font choices, spacing, layout – all that good stuff that makes a blog not just readable but a pleasure to scroll through.

Could you share examples of blogs that you find exceptionally well-designed in these terms? I'm looking to understand what makes a blog not only readable but visually engaging. Got any blogs that you think nail the design aspect? Drop a link and maybe share what specifically catches your eye about them. Looking forward to seeing some cool examples!

Thanks.

[wonger_]

Off the top of my head:

https://sonnet.io/

https://manuelmoreale.com/

https://robinrendle.com/

https://jero.zone/

Try clicking around their posts and seeing other blogs that these link to. The most pleasant blogs imo are designers' blogs that nail the fundamentals and avoid flashy gimmicks. Then it's programmer blogs who are humble enough to stick with safe default themes.

[mrbirddev]

I need to bookmark your reply :P

[horsellama]

https://ciechanow.ski/

https://fabiensanglard.net/

[interbased]

I really like the minimalism of the second one.

[joe8756438]

I really like low tech magazine [0]. Their design was the inspiration for my own [1].

0. http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/

1. https://hedgerider.farm

[logtempo]

same. it's relaxing to the eye, the font is monospace I think, the colors are "calm" and it's not a wall of text. It's also fast to load.

[kingkongjaffa]

https://www.kalzumeus.com/

https://notes.andymatuschak.org

https://busterbenson.com/

a blog should not be over designed.

[LargoLasskhyfv]

https://gwern.net/index

[kingkongjaffa]

The dark mode on that site is awful, I had to immediately toggle to light mode.

[wruza]

Can't share, but can describe from my experience. It doesn't distract you. No sticky-jumpy headers, floating elements or popups, animate.css scroll spies, top scroll bars. Doesn't burn your hand. Doesn't require to scroll two pages to get to the matter. The font is regular, with a normal contrast compatible with auto-darkmode extensions and daylight. Standard spacing and layout. Also, it has no issues with scrolling (especially if it's a blog about UX) -- that makes it a pleasure to scroll through.

I'm absolutely serious, some blogs nail the above and win my attention.

[Handprint4469]

https://andymatuschak.org/

[erkzswe]

https://danluu.com