100 Websites You Should Know and Use (updated!)
- blogs.hbr.org
- fastcompany.com
- entrepreneur.com
- dealbook.nytimes.com
- thebillfold.com
- kickstarter.com
- indiegogo.com
- rockethub.com
- etsy.com
- kiva.org
- marginalrevolution.com
- learnvest.com
- getrichslowly.org/blog
- ritholtz.com/blog
- consumerist.com
- npr.org/blogs/money
- blog.priceonomics.com
- freakonomics.com/blog
AUDIO + VISUAL
- thisiscolossal.com
- creativetimereports.org
- designobserver.com
- hyperallergic.com
- transom.org
- atavist.com
- thirdcoastfestival.org
- nfb.ca/interactive
- woostercollective.com
- c-monster.net
- artfagcity.com
- pitchfork.com
- blog.largeheartedboy.com
LITERATURE, MEDIA + CULTURE
- theparisreview.org/blog
- lareviewofbooks.org
- themillions.com
- therumpus.net
- theawl.com
- grantland.com
- slate.com
- vulture.com
- themorningnews.org
- pw.org
- longreads.com
- goodreads.com
- thefrisky.com
- rookiemag.com
- mediamatters.org
- jimromenesko.com
- poynter.org
- niemanlab.org
- google.com/trends
- youtube-trends.blogspot.com
- onthemedia.org/blogs
- journalism.org
- bookslut.com/blog/
- brainpickings.org
- buzzfeed.com
POLITICS, NEWS + GLOBAL ISSUES
- change.org
- pewresearch.org
- politico.com
- thinkprogress.org
- brookings.edu
- aljazeera.com
- fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com
- qz.com
- www.propublica.org
- alternet.org
- dish.andrewsullivan.com
- good.is
- dissentmagazine.org
EDUCATION
- edsurge.com
- khanacademy.org
- edx.org
- coursera.org
- udacity.com
- generalassemb.ly
- baeo.org
- edweek.org
- nces.ed.gov
- greatschools.org
- stand.org
- crpe.org
SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY
- blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews
- blogs.scientificamerican.com
- onearth.org
- scienceseeker.org
- lastwordonnothing.com
- scilogs.com
- pandasthumb.org
- realclimate.org
- incubator.rockefeller.edu
- blogs.plos.org
- doublexscience.org
- australianscience.com.au
- guardian.co.uk/science
- grist.org
- scq.ubc.ca
- lifeslittlemysteries.com
- allthingsd.com
- techcrunch.com
- mashable.com
And now, the original list from 2007, created by Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH. While most of these remaining thriving websites, we’ve crossed out defunct websites and added notes when possible:
CURIOSITY & KNOWLEDGE
- reuters.com
- research.philips.com
- readme.cc.png
- papertoys.com
- new7wonders.com
- lipsum.com
- thomasedison.org
- beelinetv.com
- useit.com
- submarinechannel.com/titlesequences
- visual-literacy.org
- cartype.com
- captology.stanford.edu
- bannerblog.com_au
- ge.com
- curiosityshoppeonline.com
- creativecommons.org
- lawsofsimplicity.com
- gnu.org
- digg.com
GRAPHICS, MUSIC & ARTS
- yugop.com
- vincent-vella.com
- uva.co.uk
- tutorialblog.org/free-vector-downloads
- tate.org.uk
- squidfingers.com/patterns
- sohodolls.co.uk
- radioblogclub.com
- photogravure.com
- netdiver.net/illustration [redirects to featuredby.com/illustration]
- mine-control.com
- matthewmahon.com
- marcelod2.com.br
- creaturesinmyhead.com
- bernhardwolff.com
- arturofuentes.com
E-COMMERCE EXPERIENCE
- colette.fr
- canyon.com
- coft1.com [redirects to blackbeltmonkey.com]
- heftyrecords.com [splash page; “full website coming soon”]
- ourtype.be
- freddyandma.com
- nikeid.nike.com
- shopcomposition.com
- oneill.com
- agentprovocateur.com
SEARCHING & FINDING
- trendwatching.com
- thefwa.com
- springwise.com
- scirus.com
- scholar.google.com
- chacha.com
- books.google.com
ONLINE RESOURCES
- infopresse.com/prixboomerang
- rjnet.com.br/2velocimetro_php
- vixy.net [redirects to jaksta.com/vixy-download-youtube-videos-free/]
- kuler.adobe.com
- wikitravel.org
- thinkingwithtype.com
- madehow.com
- icp.org
- howstuffworks.com
- dafont.com
- dictionary.reference.com
- gutenberg.org
- nationmaster.com
- en.proverbia.net
- del.icio.us
- touchgraph.com
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