By Meredith Walker

Whether you’re interested in archaeology, ancient Roman times, or forbidden religious texts, there’s a blog out there for you. Many history blogs offer specific subjects, including those on ancient history. Check out this list to find a number of excellent blogs written about ancient times and related subjects.

General Ancient History

These blogs offer a variety of subjects in ancient history.

1. The History Blog: This blog covers all of history, but particularly European ancient and medieval.
2. Ancient History Ramblings: Learn a bit about ancient history from this rambling blog.
3. The Gordian Knot: The Gordian Knot focuses on ancient history, anthropology, and modernity.
4. Horothesia: The Horothesia blog offers thoughts and comments on ancient history, epigraphy, geography, and more.
5. Muhlberger’s Early History: This Nipissing University professor writes about ancient world history, including chivalry in the middle ages.
6. Memorabilia Antonia: Here you’ll find writings about Greek and Roman history, the ancient Near East, classical literature, and more.
7. MuseumGuru: This blog is devoted to online museums, particularly strange and obscure ones.
8. The Cultivated Classicist: This student enjoys ancient art history and beyond.
9. Ancient World Bloggers Group: This group blog offers a wide swath of ancient history.
10. Thoughts on Antiquity: Read this blog to get musings on ancient history and beyond.
11. The New Antiquarium: This old coot with older interests reports on anything and everything that happened before the year 80.
12. Antiquitopia: Jared Calaway writes about antiquity, religion, and other phenomena and ephemera.
13. Ancient Tides: This blog about ancient times makes the world feel a little bit smaller.
14. Rogue Classicalism: Here you’ll find listings that include "This Day in Ancient History," as well as classical words of the day.
15. Awilum: Check out this blog that’s about the Bible and ancient Near East.
16. Mike Anderson’s Ancient History Blog: Read Mike Anderson’s blog to relate history to the present day.

Ancient Items & Archaeology

If you’re interested in archaeology and ancient findings, be sure to check out these blogs.

17. Antiquarian’s Attic: Check out this blogger’s collection for ancient items and more.
18. Archaeoporn: This blog serves up a tittilating collection of archaeology.
19. Floyd’s Ancient Wonders: Find out what Floyd has to offer from antiquity.
20. Think Archaeology: Think Archaeology discusses archaeology, ancient art, and ancient history.
21. A Very Remote Period Indeed: This blog reviews achaeological publications on Paleolithic archaeology, paleoanthropology, archaeological theory, and more.
22. Looting Matters: This blog will help you understand the ethics surrounding the collection of antiquities.

Technology

Learn how modern technology is influencing ancient studies through these blogs.

23. Electric Archaeology: This blogger explores digital media in history and archaeology.
24. Digging Digitally: Explore digitally enabled research through this blog.
25. The Digital Classicist: This blog discusses how advanced digital methods can be used in the study of the ancient world.
26. The Stoa Consortium: Stoa offers news, projects and links for digital classicists.

Locations

These blogs write about ancient times in specific locations and civilizations.

27. Ancient Japan: Nagaeyari, an amateur historian, offers this blog of early Japanese history.
28. Ancient Mediterranean Musings: Here you’ll read about Jews and Christians in the Greco-Roman World.
29. Ancient Greece & Rome: This About.com blog offers lots of great information about ancient Greece and Rome.
30. Ancient Egypt: This blog is full of ancient Egyptian history.
31. Egyptology News: If you’re interested in ancient Egypt, be sure to check out this blog.
32. Archaeology in Europe: Learn about the latest developments in European archaeology through this blog.
33. African History: Check out this About.com blog to learn about ancient and more recent history in Africa.
34. The Archaeology of the Mediterranean World: Check out this blog to learn more about Mediterranean archaeology.

Religion

Much has been written about ancient religion, as you’ll see in these blogs.

35. Earliest Christian History: James Crossley seeks to find ancient Christian origins, as well as early Judaism.
36. Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean: Phil Harland’s blog highlights the religious life among those in the ancient Roman empire.
37. Apocryphicity: This blog is dedicated to the study of Christian Apocrypha, also known as non-canonical Christian literature.
38. PaleoJudica: Check out PaleoJudica to learn about ancient Judaism and its context.
39. Iconoclasm: Visit this blog to see early Christian iconoclasm, late antiquity, and more.
40. Codex: This biblical studies blog offers insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls, biblical Hebrew, and more.
41. The Forbidden Gospels Blog: April DeConick discusses the Nag Hammadi collection, Tchacos Codex, and more.

Periods

Check out these blogs if you’re interested in a specific ancient period.

42. Viking Archaeology Blog: Learn more about Viking period archaeology through this blog.
43. Anglo-Saxon Archaeology Blog: In this blog, you’ll find news reports about Anglo-Saxon archaeology findings.
44. In the Middle: Check out this medieval studies group blog to try to see this ancient period of history in the middle.

Ancient Life & Language

Get a look into the way ancient people lived with the help of these blogs.

45. Ancient Transportation: Read this blog to learn how ancient civilizations got around.
46. Current Epigraphy: Read this blog to get the latest news about Greek and Latin epigraphy.
47. Paleoglot: Check out this blog, and you’ll find posts on ancient languages, cultures, and civilizations.
48. What’s New in Papyrology: Gregg Schwender shares his finds on news and resources about papyri and ostraca.
49. Merope Atlantis: Ancient Inscriptions: Learn about ancient inscriptions and more through this blog.
50. Archaeoastronomy: Archaeoastronomy considers ancient science and the science of ancient things.

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Those who study Earth science devote their entire lives to learning about the unique make-up of the Earth and all the components of it. Finding other scientists who have also spent so much of their lives in this field and have taken the time to write about their experiences can be an excellent way to both continue your studies and cyber-connect with other like-minded individuals. Whether you are interested in geology, climatology, paleontology, volcanology, geo-hazards, mineralogy, or more other-worldly explorations of planetary science, you will find blogs here that address your interests.

Geology

These blogs represent a wide range of topics in the field of geology and often include humor, beautiful photos, and plenty of scholarly research.

1. Green Gabbro. This blogger writes geology posts that are accessible and fun like geopuzzles, thinking about how a coffee grinder is similar to geology, and more.
2. All of My Faults Are Stress-Related. Follow the adventures of this geology professor as she explores the rocks she loves.
3. Lounge of the Lab Lemming. With beer, women, and facial hair peeking through the posts about geology, this blog is a fun read.
4. Highly Allochthonous. This blog has lots of maps and photos of rocks to accompany the informative posts about geology.
5. Apparent Dip. Filled with gorgeous photos and information about geology, this blog also keeps its finger on the pulse of politics, academia, and culture.
6. Clastic Detritus. With plenty of great photos and lots of posts about field work, this blog is not to be missed.
7. Geotripper. This geology instructor blogs about his field trips with photos and well-written pieces about each trip.
8. The Musings of a Life-Long Scholar. With posts on geology, research tips, and advice for life in academia, this blog is especially good for those scientists in academia.
9. Looking for Detachment. With everything from fjords in Norway to ice crystallization, this blog provides a wide variety of geology topics.
10. Arctic and Alpine. Land formations in cold regions is the subject of this blog.
11. Geologic Froth. This geologist loves his technology and posts about all sorts of fun gadgets that help get the job done.
12. The Lost Geologist. Mapping Jurassic carbonate rocks, this blogger posts photos and writes about his experiences.
13. Ron Schott’s Geology Home Companion Blog. With lots of gigapan images as well as various posts on the field of geology, this blog is a favorite in the blog community.
14. Geology Happens. This teacher, more interested in teaching and learning than academia, shares photos and field trips on this blog.

Volcanology

Focusing specifically on the science of volcanoes, these blogs bring the news and research on volcanoes around the world.

15. Eruptions. This blog documents volcanoes and their mechanics in an attempt to counterbalance the sensationalist news reports that frequently accompany these occurrences.
16. Magma Cum Laude. Another volcano blog, this one documents the blogger’s visit to volcanoes with wonderful photos and written descriptions.
17. Volcanista: a magmalicious blog. While volcanoes are the topic of this blog, there is also plenty of information on academia, feminism, and social justice.
18. The Volcanism Blog. This blog is an attempt to keep those interested in volcanology up-to-date on news as well as provide a little education.
19. Three months on the Long Island. This blogger documents three months spent studying volcanoes in Hawaii.
20. Volcano World. Find news stories on volcanic activity around the world as well as interviews and more at this blog.

Climate Science

The hot topic of climate science lends itself to interesting blog reading. These blogs offer different perspectives rooted in science.

21. Stoat. Climate economics, climate science, and a few other random topics are standard fare at this blog.
22. RealClimate. Described as "climate science by climate scientists," this blog provides the commentary often missing from climate science news reports.
23. DeSmogBlog. Working to debunk the PR myths perpetuated against global warming, this group blogs about climate science.
24. Climate Science. This British blogger offers an anti-global warming perspective with news reports and more to support his claims.
25. ClimateEthics.org. This blog explores the ethics involved in climate science and policy.
26. SolveClimate. Get daily news stories about the climate as well as editorial pieces at this blog.
27. ClimatePolicy. The scientists here write about climate change and how certain aspects affect public policy.
28. Rabett Run. This professor provides editorial information about climate with posts on topics such as the impact of the automobile industry and clean coal (or lack thereof) in his blog.
29. maribo. A professor of geography, this blogger discusses the effects of climate change and land use change on the environment with topics such as fishing, clean coal, and reporting about climate change.
30. It’s Getting Hot In Here. This group of Canadian youth have plenty to say when it comes to global warming and climate science on this blog.

Geo-Hazards

From landslides to floods and every other geo-hazard in between, these blogs cover it all.

31. Landslide Blog. This geography professor documents landslides that occur around the world including photos and the mechanics behind the landslides.
32. Landslides under Microscope. Learn about landslides, their causes, and the politics sometimes surrounding these events.
33. Geomorphic Hazards. Read about and see photos of all types of geomorphic hazards, including landslides, floods, calving ice, and more.
34. StrikeSlip. Glacial earthquakes, earthquakes, tropical storms, climate change, and more feature at this blog about the cataclysmic events that occur on Earth.
35. Ontario-geofish. This retired geophysics engineer blogs about earthquakes as well as other issues such as solar power and nuclear power.

Geography

These geography blogs include everything from maps to high-tech geography to geography in pop culture.

36. The Geo Factor. Learn about maps of all kinds, including computer-animated, 3D, satellite images, and much more.
37. Earth Sciences and Maps. The UC Berkeley Library offers a blog full of maps, especially with a focus on the American west.
38. Cultural Geography Blog. Geography and popular culture meet on this blog.
39. Free Geography Tools. From web geocoders to imbedded images to web tools, this blog provides great tools for the geographer–professional or amateur.
40. VerySpatial. This blog is an extension of the weekly podcast, A Very Spatial Podcast, which provides information on geography and geospatial technologies.
41. Matt’s Geography Blog. From About.com, this blog features news, information, and more that revolve around geography.
42. Urban Earth Urban Adventure. These folks are walking across major urban cities and documenting with photographs taken every eight steps. Find out the latest on their blog.
43. Digital Geography. From Google Earth tour to virtual marching to web tools, this blog covers everything related to digital geography and some things not so related.

Meteorology

From storm chasers to scientists analyzing hurricanes, these meteorology blogs have the weather covered.

44. Carlson Chasers Blog. These three storm chasers will update their blog in real-time while chasing a storm. Out of season, you can read about other weather phenomenon.
45. Storm Chaser Journal. The photos and updates on this blog are from the "first, full-time professional storm chaser."
46. Storm Chasing Mikey. Beautiful weather photos are posted alongside weather updates and forecasts at this blog.
47. HamWx. Another chaser blog, this one includes maps and personal photos of things both weather and not-weather related.
48. Big Sky Convection. With a Montana influence, this blog features posts about weather systems with maps, radar images, and more.
49. Dr. Jeff Master’s WunderBlog. From unusual snow storms to active hurricane seasons, this blog covers weather systems, trends, and more–but mostly hurricanes.
50. perilous planet. This photojournalist posts photos of drought, hurricanes, lightening, and many other weather-related situations.
51. High Plains Drifter. Surface maps, photos, and more feature on this blog that is all about storms on the plains.
52. Stormpulse Blog. The blog of Stormpulse.com, you can find information on the in-depth hurricane analyses happening here.
53. MADWEATHER. From forecasting to reviewing after the fact, this blog takes a serious look at weather.
54. Offload. Looking at the science of wind, this blog explores tornadoes, wind sheers, and other windy topics.

Paleontology

Read these blogs to find all you could want to know about the field of paleontology with topics like dinosaurs, sedimentary fossils, and the politics of academia.

55. The Ethical Paleontologist. This British blogger is working on her PhD and blogging about fun paleontology topics.
56. Palaeoblog. This popular blog frequently uses a fun anachronistic trick of using paleontological images along with pieces of pop culture to discuss the various topics.
57. Ask Doctor Vector. This paleontologist blogs about dinosaurs, plus plenty of other interesting science tidbits.
58. Bio/Rocks. Despite the name, this blog really is about paleontology. In addition to posts about digs and bones, there are also interesting photos of living wildlife too.
59. Chinleana. Find abstracts for papers on paleontology as well as some discussion on late triassic paleontology.
60. Dave Hone’s Archosaur Musings. Bones, dinosaurs, and academia feature highly in this blog.
61. Paleo Errata. Vertebrate paleontology is the subject of the posts on this blog by Jeffrey Martz.
62. Dinochick Blogs. Paleo trips, work in Antarctica, and field work videos are some of the recent posts on Dinochick’s blog.
63. Paleo Dude. Paleo Dude shares plenty of photos from his surveys in Utah.
64. Dracovenator. With field trip photos, information on research papers, and much more about dinosaurs, this blog offers plenty of interesting information.
65. NOLOGIC. This blog includes plenty of information about fossils, especially as they pertain to sedimentary environments.
66. Ediacaran. Fossils mingle with the CSI television show, PalaeoPorn, and politics at this blog.
67. Diagenesis. This new paleontology blog includes discussions from passages in science books, photos of fossils, and the latest in science news.
68. The Life of Madygen. Field work photos are peppered among scientific abstracts and scientific musings in this blog.

Hydrology and Oceanography

From glaciers to oceanology, these blogs cover hydrology, geology, and oceanography.

69. Pools and Riffles. Maps of the poles and glaciers figure prominently at this blog written by a hydrologist working in Nevada.
70. Hydro-Logic. Read about hydrology-related news stories in this blog.
71. Riparian Rap. River geomorphology and river conservation are the focus of this blog.
72. Ordinary High Water Mark. This woman blogs about her experiences as a geoscientist and a woman in the world of science.
73. cryology and co.. Focusing primarily on hydrology in the high mountains, this blogger covers geology, hydrology, and cryology.
74. British Oceanographic Data Centre. This organization preserves and distributes marine data and shares recent news on this blog.
75. Project Oceanology. This blog documents some of the work going on with Project Oceanology, which takes 5th through 12th grade students into the field to teach them about oceanography.

Geophysics

With an emphasis on seismology, these blogs touch on this area of geophysics as well as surveys, volcanoes, and academia.

76. Hypo-theses. Dr. Ian G. Stimpson writes about seismology, geology, and gadgetry at his blog.
77. Sismordia. This blogger studies seismology in Antarctica, so his blog posts are sometimes not updated as frequently, but you can learn about all sorts of fun seismology gadgets here.
78. Adventures in the world of Geology. This geophysics student working in Alaska blogs about her work and her adventures in academia.
79. Harmonic Tremors. This student studying seismology shares her experiences as she learns.
80. Walter Kessinger’s Industry Seismology and Stuff. This exploration geophysicist writes about the business of oil and gas and seismology.
81. Applied Geophysics and Introduction Geophysics. Covering the latest news in the field of geophysics, this blog includes job information, volcano and earthquake facts, and much more.
82. Terrestrial Geophysics. From magnometry to geophysical surveys, this new blog is off to a good start.

Rock and Minerals

These blogs discuss different types of rocks and minerals, from stones used in buildings to magma and crystallization.

83. Mineralogy. Oscar Garcia Shelly shares "pictures, chemical formulas, name origin, and general narrative" about all things mineralogy at this blog.
84. Stories in Stone. Learn about the relation between rocks and humans, especially as stones have been used in building structures through history.
85. Crystallizations. Magma mixing and crystal size is the primary academic interest of this student who shares lots of photos as well as descriptions on her blog.

Planetary Science

Technically still considered an Earth science, these blogs actually look a little further out than just planet Earth.

86. The Planetary Society Blog. Follow the latest developments of research and news items that pertain to "space science, space exploration, and space advocacy" in this blog.
87. Women in Planetary Science. This blog, written by women in the industry, explores all things planetary.
88. Adventures in Earth and Space. An arm of the education and outreach program at NASA Earth and Space Science Missions, this blog offers posts with satellite images of the Earth, public events sponsored by NASA, and more.
89. Second Sight. With posts ranging from the observable universe to conducting an astronomy talk in Second Life to the renaming of theories, this blog covers a wide range of topics.
90. Cosmic Variance. This collaborative blog touches on topics such as the Hubble telescope and science at the White House with some fun posts like bacon martinis included as well.

Miscellaneous Earth Science Blogs

These blogs cover a wide range of topics from Earth science photos of the day to plate tectonics to GeoEcology.

91. Earth Science Picture of the Day. Get a new photo each day showing a beautiful representation of Earth science at this blog.
92. NOVA Geoblog. This photo and video blog provides plenty of beautiful pictures that range from rocks to land formations to aerial views.
93. olelog - by Ole Nielsen. Plate tectonics and climate, carbon cycle, sedimentology, oceanography are just a sampling of the topics covered in this blog.
94. Active Margin. Blogging about "Earth, the sky, politics and education," this professor of Earth Science touches on it all.
95. The Dynamic Earth. Earth sciences figure into this blog, as does politics, animals in the field, and more.
96. The Accretionary Wedge. This blog carnival posts monthly with a different geoscience theme each time.
97. GeoEcology. Geology and ecology meet in this blog that celebrates these two branches of science.
98. Earth Insight Cache. This blog provides photos of interesting and unusual geological land formations and the accompanying locations to be able to view them in Google Earth.
99. Geo/Arch/Sci Blog. This blog focuses on geoarchaeology with posts on such topics as obsidian, the rate of the Sahara going from lush green to desert, and hypotheses on ancient extinction.
100. AAPG GEO-DC Blog. Find out what is happening in the world of petroleum geologists with this blog.

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By Tiffany Davis

The Internet is full of great blogs devoted to design, whether it’s for the web or the runway. You can use these blogs to find lots of information that will help you stay well informed, and possess working knowledge of your industry before you even graduate. Read on to find out some of the best blogs in your field of study.

General Design

These blogs celebrate design in any form.

1. Design*Sponge: Design*Sponge is committed to sharing all of the best designs out there, including mini trends and guides.
2. Design Observer: Design Observer keeps track of design everywhere-in architecture, graphic design, advertising, and more.
3. Dezeen: Dezeen offers a magazine full of architecture and design.
4. Sub-Studio Design: This blog highlights products, architecture, artists and other items they appreciate.
5. Design Crack: Design Crack will give you your fill of clever and beautiful design.
6. we make money not art: These bloggers report on the arts scene and share what they find on this blog.

Modern Design

If you’re a fan or student of modern design, be sure to check out these blogs.

7. 2Modern Design Talk: Check out 2Modern to find modern furniture and more.
8. MoCo Loco: This blog celebrates everything that’s designed in a modern and contemporary way.

Living

These blogs report on the design of functional living.

9. The Design Blog: This blog is a guide to livable spaces.
10. Apartment Therapy: Apartment Therapy is a great resource for living design, with house tours, shopping, and more.
11. Small Space Living: Learn how to make living in a small space stylish with the help of this blog.
12. Inhabitat: Inhabitat is full of future-forward design goodies for habitation.
13. ohdeedoh: The ohdeedoh blog is all about design for kids and nurseries.
14. Elle Decoration: Check out this blog to find all of the Elle living details that didn’t make it into the magazine.
15. Green Garden Design: This blog has lots of great ideas for awesome garden designs.
16. Trendir: In this magazine, you’ll find lots of home decorating trends and design.
17. The Kitchn: Get a look into "nourishing homes" with this blog.
18. decor8: Holly Becker writes about fresh, hip finds for decoration.
19. Core77: Check out Core77 to get a look at industrial and functional design.
20. Better Living Through Design: Read Better Living Through Design to learn about design in furnishing and beyond.
21. re-nest: Follow this blog to learn about green design projects for the home.
22. Unplggd: Unplggd offers tours of tech-savvy homes.

Fashion News & Trends

Stay on top of the most important fashion news and trends with the help of these blogs.

23. Fashion Design Blog: This blog highlights fashion trends and design.
24. Fashion Saved My Life: Laura Milligan reports on the latest trends in fashion and style.
25. Daily Candy: Daily Candy will keep you updated on the latest and greatest in fashion.
26. Hint Blog: Hint delivers with haute fashion trends and news.
27. Fashionista: Check out this blog for trends, shopping style, and more.
28. StyleHive: This community of stylish bloggers is full of great ideas for fashion and design.
29. I Heart That: For commentary on fun fashion and trends, check out this blog.
30. Fashion Incubator: Designers and those that aspire to become designers can learn a lot from this blog about the clothing industry.
31. Trend Central: Trend Central will help you stay on top of the latest and greatest trends.
32. i am a fashion designer. gee: Elaine Perlov discusses life as a fashion designer, seeking art, appreciating design, and more.
33. ELLE News Blog: Get your fashion news direct from ELLE Magazine.
34. Fashion Wire Daily: This blog features regular news on the fashion industry.
35. SeamSters: Get inspired by the fashion and textile design featured on the SeamSters blog.
36. Coquette: The Coquette blog offers a look at fashion as well as a roundup of fashion blogs for the week.
37. Papierdoll: Visit Papierdoll to find fashion updates, deals, and more.
38. Style Bubble: Read Susie Bubble’s blog for musings on fashion and style.
39. The Pretty Pear: This blogger highlights beautiful clothing, shoes, and accessories for plus size women.

Green Fashion & Design

If you’re interested in design and fashion that’s easy on the earth, you’ll enjoy reading these blogs.

40. GreenHomeGuide: The GreenHomeGuide highlights resources and information about green home design.
41. Style Will Save Us: Check out this online magazine for green home design, beauty, fashion, and more.
42. Re-Nest: Re-Nest highlights smart design for green homes.
43. fabulously green: This blog highlights modern fashion and design for those who respect the planet.

Shopping & Creations

Check out these bloggers to find out what influential people online are searching for.

44. Oh Joy!: Oh Joy! highlights items that exhibit unique and interesting design.
45. Shop It To Me: Check out Shop It To Me for fashion and shopping news and advice.
46. Daddy Likey: This blogger offers shopping finds with the details you need to pick up her finds at full price, or in the budget section.
47. Bloesem: Bloesem features beautiful handmade items, bits and pieces, and design inspiration.
48. StyleMaven: StyleMaven keeps an ear to the ground for shopping and design inspiration.
49. SheFinds: SheFinds is like an "easy" button to finding the best items and trends available for sale online.

Creativity & Inspiration

Check out these blogs to see design that’s creative, inspiring, or a little bit of both.

50. Fly: The Fly girls love to highlight everything that’s fabulously creative out there.
51. inchmark: This blogger is a former art director for Martha Stewart, and a book designer.
52. Logo Design Blog: This blog is devoted to checking out logo designs, including those from fashion designers.
53. Abduzeedo: In this blog, you’ll find design inspiration and tutorials.
54. Designflavr: DesignFlavr regularly features inspiration for visual art and design.
55. port2port press: port2port features letterpress work on this blog.
56. Inspiration Bit: This blogger offers design inspiration for art and photography as well as web design and development.
57. Dezinerfolio: This blog offers design inspiration, freebies, and more.
58. COLOURlovers Check out this color and design community to snap up some creative inspiration.
59. Access Fashion: Access Fashion is all about handmade textiles, including knitting and needlework.

Makeup, Hair & Accessories

Get the word on all of the important finishing touches for fashion through these blogs.

60. The Bag Blog: This blog is all about bags, from pocketbooks to purses.
61. The Jewelry Blog: Read Cluny Grey’s blog to learn about designing and creating jewelry.
62. Shoewawa: Shoewawa is, naturally, all about shoes.
63. e-Stylist: Visit this blog to pull all of your accessory ideas together.
64. 15 Minute Beauty Fanatic: Learn how to cut your beauty ritual down to a simple 15 minutes with the help of this blog.
65. Beauty Addict: Kristen Kelly shares her obsession for makeup in this blog.
66. Shoe Blog: This shoe blog has got everything a shoe lover could want.
67. Makeup Bag: You’ll find beauty products for adult women and teens alike on this blog.

Vintage & Thrift Store Finds

Prepare to be amazed by these bloggers when you find out what they can do with vintage, thrift, or bargain buys.

68. Vintage Fashion Guild: Get a good look at awesome vintage fashion finds from this blog.
69. Righteous (re)Style: Check out this blog to find recycled and repurposed fashion and design.
70. The Happy Hippie: Have fun with this hippie blog’s retro style.
71. Lizzie’s Vintage Travel Journal: Lizzie offers up some truly awesome vintage finds on this journal.
72. I Spy, Thrift Eye: This blogger writes all about thrift store finds that emulate celebrity fashion.
73. The Thrifty Fashionista: Check out this blogger’s incredible bargain buys.
74. Style Bytes: On this blog, you’ll find vintage steals modeled by the blogger herself.
75. The Vintage Society: Visit this blog to learn how to carry off a vintage outfit with style.
76. The Budget Fashionista: Check out this blog that will help you save money and be fashionable at the same time.
77. DC Goodwill Fashion Blog: This blog gives readers great ideas for turning Goodwill finds into fashion.
78. Zuburbia: Learn how to stay stylish and within budget from this blog.
79. The Art of the Steal: Check out Amanda Failing’s blog for ingenious ways to save money on fashion.

Fashion Crimes & Critics

These bloggers are not afraid to call out the fashion-challenged.

80. The Fashionator: This fashion blog fights fashion crime, including toxic trends, wild designers, and celebrity fashion victims.
81. The Sartorialist: This blogger offers criticism of fashion found on the streets.
82. Tcritic: Karl Long offers criticism and commentary on t-shirts every day.
83. Go Fug Yourself: The girls at Go Fug Yourself poke fun at fugly celebrities.

Illustration, Web & Graphic Design

Get ideas, inspiration, and resources for illustration, web, and graphic design with the help of these blogs.

84. CrazyLeaf Design Blog: CrazyLeaf examines web and graphic design on this blog.
85. Just Creative Design: Jacob Cass shares useful articles and highlights creative graphic and web design.
86. Creative Curio: In this blog, you can learn, discuss, and explore the realm of graphic design.
87. Outlaw Design Blog: Outlaw celebrates graphic and web design that’s offbeat and original.
88. Smiley Cat Web Design: This web design blog offers tips, resources, and information on design.
89. Drawn!: Drawn! celebrates the best of cartooning and illustration.
90. The Design Cubicle: The Design Cubicle is all about typography, graphic design, web design, print, and more.
91. Bad Ass Ideas: Samantha Warren shares inspiring web design on this blog.
92. Blog Design Blog: This blog offers a good look at well designed blogs, as well as ideas and resources for creating your own well designed blog.
93. I Love Typography: I Love Typography is a celebration of fonts, typefaces, and all things typographical.
94. Inspiredology: Inspiredology loves to share inspiring graphic design, web design, and more.
95. SpoonGraphics: Chris Spooner shares tutorials, resources, articles and more on this digital playground.
96. Logo Design Love: If you’re looking for logo design inspiration, be sure to check out this blog.
97. Vandelay Design: Vandelay’s blog is all about web design and development.
98. You the Designer: You the Designer celebrates all sorts of graphic design.
99. Smashing Magazine: This weblog is dedicated to web developers and designers.
100. Noupe: Noupe is a curious blog that is always looking for something new and better.

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Writers, especially those who work from home or who juggle busy schedules around multiple assignments, have a lot to manage–note pads, sticky notes, brainstorming lists, correspondence with clients and editors, and even personal documents and materials that take up a lot of space and time. With its new applications and tools, Google continues to make it easier to manage all that. Below are some of our top picks for the most useful Google apps for writers.

Home Office and Organization

From organizing your calendar to syncing up your BlackBerry and more, these Google apps are great for home office organization.

1. Desktop: Search your computer easily and efficiently with Desktop, which retrieves e-mails, files and more.
2. Toolbar: Add buttons so that you can quickly visit different sites. The Firefox Toolbar also finds suggestions for your searches and allows you to share web pages.
3. Google Health: Writers who manage their own health insurance can use this app to organize their records, learn about health issues and more.
4. Calendar: This web-based calendar supports document sharing and collaboration.
5. Reader: Google Reader makes it easy for you to keep up with the latest information coming from your favorite blogs and feeds.
6. Google Sync for BlackBerry: This app is especially helpful for writers on the road: sync up your Google calendars and BlackBerry calendar.
7. Maps: Get directions to your next meeting or look up a vendor’s location using Maps.
8. Product Search: Shop for home office supplies and more using Product Search.
9. Ride Finder: If you’re flying to Atlanta, San Francisco or Washington, DC for an interview or meeting, use Ride Finder to find taxis and other transportation.
10. Notebook: Throw out all sticky notes cluttering your desk and use Google Notebook for taking down ideas instead.
11. Docs: This online word processor lets you share changes in real time with editors and is web-based so you can access it anytime.
12. SketchUp: Use SketchUp to brainstorm and mock up a project with a co-worker.
13. Lively: Lively is a 3D virtual world where you can chat with co-workers and visually design a project. It’s also great for inspiration and experimenting with your article or story.
14. Blogger: Refer clients to your Blogger blog to get updates on how you’re progressing with their project.
15. Pack: Google Pack includes free services like Picasa uploader, Notifier for the Mac, Desktop, Google Earth and more.

Tools for your Website or Blog

A writer’s blog is vital to expanding his or her brand, advertising services and posting an up-to-date, modern resume. Use these apps to make the most of your online space.

17. Google Code Search: If you’re looking for code licenses and public source files, use this search engine.
18. Blogger Mobile: Post to your Blogger blog from your phone with this app.
19. Feedburner: Market your content, analyze your blog’s traffic and audience, and even make money through the FeedBurner Ad Network.
20. Sites: Use Sites to create your own website for your own organization or to share with others.
21. OpenSocial: Create user and developer-friendly social applications for your websites with this app.
22. Google Checkout: Add this payment service to your website to make it easier for your clients to pay your invoices.
23. Trends: With Trends, you can compare search terms and figure out what people are looking for online. Then, you can customize your site to match those trends.

Time Savers

Turn to these time-saving apps while you are researching and when you’re on the go.

24. Google Chrome: This beta browser is supposed to be more secure and much more efficient. You can connect to your favorite sites even faster and even get search suggestions.
25. SMS for your phone: With this app, you can get business listings, stock quotes and other random information sent to your phone via text message.
26. Special Searches: Use the U.S. Government search, for example, to save time on your research and find only what you really want.

Creativity

Here you’ll find Google apps that boost your creativity and help you get inspired.

27. Picasa: This photo manager and organizer can be used for inspiration, to give your written pieces more dimension or just to share photos with friends and family.
28. Photos Screensaver: Design screensavers to inspire your current projects with this tool, which will pop up whenever you go idle.

Communication

Use these Google apps when you need to stay in touch with colleagues, clients, editors, agents and even friends and family.

29. Talk: Google Talk supports IM and VoIP so you can connect with contacts all over the world very easily.
30. Google Groups: Google Groups is a very easy way to keep track of a project or to keep up with family.
31. orkut: orkut is a social media site that lets you share videos and photos and connect with co-workers or friends with instant messaging.
32. GrandCentral: GrandCentral syncs up all your communication tools. One number rings all your phones, one voicemail box keeps your messages organized, and one address book saves all your contacts.
33. Language Tools: Use this app to expand your customer and vendor base or to translate text from primary sources.
34. GOOG 411: Connect with businesses and vendors without wasting your phone minutes.
35. Gmail: Use this free e-mail account that’s searchable and has tons of space for all your files.
36. Google Mobile: Google’s mobile tools are great for writers who have to do a lot of traveling or who aren’t always at home next to their computer.
37. Friend Connect: This app lets you implement social tools with your website, encouraging visitors to comment and become more engaged.
38. Transit: Google Transit makes it easier for you to meet up with vendors, clients, editors and more. You can find public transportation stops in your area and across the country.

Branding and Business

To develop your own brand and grow your business, use these Google apps. You’ll find tools for advertising, meeting new contacts and more.

39. AdWords: Use AdWords as an online advertising tool for your blog.
40. Alerts: Set up a Google Alert for yourself so that you can keep tabs on who’s publishing you and who’s reviewing you.
41. Google Grants: If you do a little writing for a nonprofit on the side, see if you qualify for this system of in-kind advertising.
42. Knol: Build up a presence on Knol by sharing quality, authoritative posts and reviews as a way to market yourself.
43. Base: Submit content or your services on Base to "make them as easy as possible for people to find when they search."

Reference

These reference tools are free to use and can connect you with the information you need faster.

44. Blog Search: Narrow your search to find material from blogs only with this tool.
45. Book Search: There’s no longer a need to do your research in a library. Use Book Search to find quotations, inspiration and more in fiction and non-fiction books.
46. Scholar: Limit your searches to scholarly material only when you use this app.
47. Video: This app is a simple and clear platform for searching videos online.
48. Directory: This search tool organizes pages into categories, which is great for your initial search.
49. Finance: The Google Finance app serves writers in many ways: it’s a great social, political and economic indicator that can provide inspiration and work as a fact-checker. It’s also great for organizing your own investments.
50. News Archive Search: This search app displays your results in a timeline so that you can better organize your research.

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