Top 10 blogs read at Applicake HQ

We love prowling the web for new ideas, inspiration and latest trends. But as the blogosphere is growing fast, new blogs are being created every single minute and staying up-to-date on what’s new might be a tough task.

There are lots and lots of lists and compilations of the most popular blogs made to guide you through tons of information. So we made our list,  too. Here are the 10 most popular blogs Applicakers read. Most of them are related to web design and web development but you’ll find some inspirational blogs as well.

One of the best-rated web design and inspirational blogs. It gives information on the latest trends and techniques in web development. It’s always full of great content and is a good resource for all web and graphic designers.

Abduzeedo is another brilliant blog about design. It’s featured on almost all lists of great web design blogs. Updated daily with great knowledge and inspiration, it covers everything from Photoshop techniques, design tutorials, design trends, news and events and anything design related. It’s a must-read for anyone interested in art and design.

Yes, you must have heard of TechCrunch. It’s one of the most influential technology-focused blogs. A perfect source of news relating to the new web and keeping you up with the latest technology.

Signal vs. Noise is a great web design / usability / business blog by 37signals where all team members publish their thoughts on the web, design, business, experience, simplicity and culture.

Think Vitamin by Carsonified is a blog about web design, web development and web entrepreneurship. It has very nice design and deep-in content.

Webdesigner Depot is a relatively new resource blog for web designers. It delivers useful and innovative information on all fields of design (typography, Photoshop tutorials, coding, etc.)

A great inspirational blog created by Leo Babauta, one of the most popular life improvement bloggers. His blog features simple but effective habit change techniques and delivers a great piece of advice on how you can improve and simplify your life.

CSS-Tricks is a web design/development community site established by Chris Coyier. On his blog he shares great information about CSS and more webdevelopment techniques. There is always a bunch of tricks, tips and tutorials on using CSS.

It’s a tech blog frequently updated with the most up-to-date and interesting news on latest gadgets, IT and innovation.

Ruby on Rails screencasts. Ok, it’s not a real blog but still it’s worth mentioning on our top-ten list since everyone at Applicake is addicted to it and we use Railscasts a lot at our weekly tech meetings -  RailsTalks ; -).