If I were to approach the subject of designing Blogger templates, many people would moan about the repetitive, boring and dreary styles commonly associated with BlogSpot blogs.
It’s time to rethink these assumptions! In recent months, many talented and creative bloggers have created amazing and beautiful designs for their Blogger powered blogs which certainly offer Wordpress designers a run for their money!
For your visual pleasure, here are ten remarkable and original designs which break the mold of Blogger design conventions.
1. Blog Akumi
A blend of illustration, torn paper and grunge with a hint of animation and excellent choices of colors in the scheme.
2. Great Design
This design makes me think of a designer’s sketchbook, where aspects of the design are put to paper before being committed as digital art:
A striking grunge style header with handwritten elements in the sidebar.
Clean, fresh and stylish as fashion blogs should be!
Elegance in simplicity…
6. Max Black
An artistic twist of the two column template which combines elements of grunge and pastel colors to deliver a refreshingly beautiful design:
7. Los Malditos Samurias de Gallaecia
The oriental style is consistent throughout with incredible attention to small details.
This is a beautiful example of the trend for illustrations in blog design which perfectly accompanies Doug’s established “brand” as a designer:
A portfolio of beautiful photography. You’d be forgiven for failing to recognize this as a blog!
10. Creativica
A modern twist on the professional blog style, with a flash header and attention to all details in the layout.
11. Woork
Antonio Lupetti’s blog has undergone a recent redesign which offers a beautifully simple and professional approach to blog presentation:
12. SketchBlog
When I first saw this design showcased on Smashing Magazine, I couldn’t believe it was actually powered by Blogger! Rob Sheridan’s fabulous design has also recently been showcased as a Blogger “Blog of Note”. You really need to see this blog in action to truly appreciate the attention to detail and the overall effect of this design.
The best way to realize the potential of our CMS is to push the boundaries and break the mold of popular conventions. As more creative bloggers and designers turn their attention to Google Blogger, we can only expect the quality of such designs continue to improve.
Passat | September 1st, 2008 at 3:32 pm #
There are tonnes of Blogger templates, but we all know it’s hard to find the really nice and high quality ones. Your proposition is really cool. Thanks.
Amuki | September 2nd, 2008 at 5:17 pm #
Gracias por la mención.
Thanks you for the link!!!
Ganesh | October 7th, 2008 at 9:58 pm #
I think that Wordpress offers the ability to create the best designs. Moreover, there area thousands of Wordpress themes.
Professional Logos | October 22nd, 2008 at 11:01 am #
There are some really strong elements of design in some of the examples. Love how creative they are. I am planning on publishing my own logo design blog in december so will check back to see these examples again. Thanks for the post.
Coolbuster | November 3rd, 2008 at 6:49 pm #
one word: wow!
thank you for featuring these blog designs. such great designs. i am bookmarking these with the hope that i can create my own in the future.
Mabuhay! from the Philippines.