Discovering great blog designs provides me with inspiration for the templates I create. Since the success of the 54 Inspiring and Original Blogger Designs post, I have been bookmarking every great Blogger design I could find to present you with another showcase for your creative inspiration.
Here you will find a further 50 beautiful and unique Blogger powered designs, organized by style. I hope you will enjoy looking through these amazing blog styles as much as I have discovering them!
Pick of the Bunch
These designs are truly awe-inspiring!
When I first saw this fabulous design featured in Smashing Magazine's latest showcase, I could barely believe this was powered by Blogger!
To truly appreciate this blog design, you really must pay this one a visit!
The sketchbook style of James Powell's blog reflects the subject matter perfectly.
This design is incredibly stylized, with each post designed to match the overall theme.
Fresh, clean and very indicative of content, Iain Dale's blog is among the most professional designs I've ever seen.
A simply beautiful, one column blog design.
Rames really takes the grunge style to a new level in this elaborate design.
Creative and Elegant
This selection of Blogger layouts are unusual, creative, and stylish designs:
Katherine's elegant layout features color changes according to the time of day!
The screenshot above was taken late morning, though altogether there are six different color schemes to reflect the time.
This simple, two column layout is set of perfectly by the creative header and the monotone theme which is continues throughout.
I love the calm simplicity of this template. The RSS icon stands out perfectly, yet doesn't interfere with the ambiance of the design.
Michelle Mitchell's blog about motherhood in Alaska is a joy to read. The continuity between design and content cannot be appreciated without a visit to the site...
The header banner really sets the scene for this financial blog.
Elegant, feminine and incredibly funny: implied by design and supported by content!
Chica's blog was featured in the previous showcase of Blogger designs, but being recently updated, this beautiful layout deserves a second mention.
I love the understated elegance of this simple layout.
It's hard to describe how well this calming design sets off the content presented, though if you pop over to read a few posts for yourself I'm sure you'll understand what I mean...
Clean and simple designs
The following selection of Blogger designs are all clean, simple with lots of white space:
Here you can see the vivid color of the posts perfectly stands out against an almost monochrome layout.
A pale design with touches of color in all the right places.
This layout reminds me of architectural structures with its clean lines and simple monochrome design.
Take a look at the simple cover of the BLDGBLOG book in the right-hand sidebar: it matches the theme so well!
The overall layout of Orangette is very simple and clean, but the choice of header image for the banner is incredible! (Almost as delicious as the content itself!).
For me, this is an excellent example of how effectively a striking banner can completely change the whole blog design.
Here is another example of how an eye-catching header image can set the scene for an otherwise uncomplicated design:
Simplicity is given a unique twist with visual navigation links below the header.
When I think of Decor8, the first word which springs to mind is "Fresh". While the overall layout is white, Holly adapts vivid colors to the header, sidebar and photographs in posts so the content which matters really stands out from the page.
It would be difficult to find a blog design more minimalistic than this!
Another simple yet effective design. Take a peek at the incredibly functional navigation menu.
Dark Designs
From the pale and simple, we now go on to the dark side of Blogger designs...
Features a consistent Mac OSX theme throughout, from the stylish header to the sidebar icons.
While exemplifying the theme of coffee breaks throughout, Avi's incredible layout succeeds in drawing readers further into the archives due to the unique presentation. To understand how this works, a visit to Dark Roasted Blend is well worth a visit (but be warned: this site truly is addictive!)
Quirky and distinctive, Delite Designs home page is as unique as the layouts she creates.
Some simple modifications to the Rounders template helps this design stand out from the crowd.
Simple and sleek, this design features defined sections for content and is stylish without appearing over the top.
With the playful header and professional appeal, Jakel Daily hits the spot with celebrity gossip. Even the ads are well designed!
Features a simple three column layout with an unobtrusive logo centered above the content. The posts are highlighted in a slightly paler shade which provides a nice contrast with the pale text.
Unusual Layouts
Generally speaking, most blogs feature a wide header banner/section, a wide posting area ans a sidebar or two for extra content and navigation. This selection of Blogger templates break the "rules" of web design in some way: their layouts are innovative, interesting and altogether unique.
This design uses a narrow, three column design where the main content area is only as wide as the sidebars. This draws the readers focus clearly to the colorful posts:
This is a great example of a one column layout. While many bloggers would feature links and archives in a sidebar, here you can see this in the footer section, allowing much more emphasis to be placed on blog posts.
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This blog is integrated into the main website. What strikes me most about the design is that it's a fluid three column template. Even the compass changes position when the screen is resized!
Unlike most blogs, you won't find Pruned's header above the content (the logo appears in the sidebar instead). This puts a great deal more emphasis on the content and photography of the posts:
This appears more like a magazine layout than a regular blog design!
This is another stunning example of how well a single column layout can work. The header is a flash photo-stream which changes every few seconds or so, while meta-information is presented above the main posts column:
Yet more great Blogger designs!
I had problems categorizing these last few designs, but they are worth mentioning nonetheless as examples of great Blogger layouts:
While the layout here may be simple, the use of beautiful photography throughout really makes the overall design come alive:
I love to see examples of how bloggers transform default templates into something unique. Dezacrobat is based on the popular Rounders theme, but the clever use of color and a striking logo make this template much more memorable.
This blog appears more like a magazine, with the most recent post appearing above links to previous posts, and a segmented sidebar for ease of navigation.
Very sleek, this design is one which you will easily remember.
A colorful design with a truly great header section. Take a look at the music player feature in the bottom left corner.
Growling Dog Games has just undergone a great makeover (lucky I checked back while writing this post up!). The overall layout complements the theme of video games perfectly, reminding the reader of other sites they may have encountered and reinforcing the sense of professional style.
The feature I love most about Music Thing's overall design is the consistency of color highlighting: the header, post meta-data (date and number of comments) and important sections in the sidebar use similar shades of yellow and orange to draw attention to them.
I was pleasantly surprised to discover that New Scientist (a popular magazine) uses Blogger as their blog publishing platform! While the overall style of the New Scientist blog family are fairly similar, I prefer the overall appearance of the Technology blog the most (perhaps it's my bias of interest...)
When I look at Poppytalk's design, the only phrase which springs to mind is "handmade elegance". I can't think of a better way to describe it! The header is so well designed, perfectly in theme with the blog content. Even the ads are a complement: they appear as though designed to match the template rather than something which was added afterwards.
I like how the informal "torn paper" (or should that be burned paper?) is used to great effect in this template.
With cool calming colors throughout, this template makes excellent use of tabs and mouseover effects.
Recently featured in Blogger's Blogs of Note, Drawing Day is another blog which is well integrated into a static website (and features a great logo too!).
I hope you have enjoyed perusing these excellent examples of unique Blogger templates, and that this post may provide you with inspiration for your own designs!
Which one do you like the most?
86 Comments:
Amanda, thanks so much for mentioning my blog. I pride myself on the single-column design because it keeps the layout so clutter-free and is fairly unique. I'm deeply humbled to be in the same company with some of the other, far snazzier blogs you've also featured in this post!
Big thanks from me too--I appreciate your kindness in including me. I also am so glad to see a list of Blogger designs. Why does so much attention go to those "other" platforms' designs? :) I'm thrilled to see Blogger getting some sun!
WOW, I didn't think it could get better then the last list, but damn you did it Amanda! Thanks for including me again. :)
Oh my gosh, I am so flattered! Thanks so much for finding me worthy to be on the list, some of these blogs are incredibly beautiful. :)
WoW! Awesome list! These are truly awe-inspiring designs! :D
Great Kudos for this great list! Rock on Blogger! ;)
It'd be interesting to know how many of these are done with Classic Blogger rather than the "New" Blogger.
I think I'm kinda stuck on "Classic" since I FTP to my own host and own my own domain. I sometimes get a little bit of widget envy but the platform isn't really too much of a limitation. Mostly, I'd like to be able to add a "Next Page" & "Previous Page" link at the bottom of the page... And I also really like the idea of listing 2-4 related (or even random) post links beneath each article...
Another great compilation, Amanda! I am stiil browsing through them but, at first glance, Sketchblog and Max Black got my attention straight.
But congrats to all, I am enjoying them a lot!
cool..
Hey there Amanda! Thanks for including my link. Appreciated it!
Congrats to others too :)
YAY! Thanks for including my Games Blog (Growling Dog Games) Amanda in such exalted company! And thanks for checking back to see my updated design. Your site rocks by the way, very informative - I've picked up loads of tips here! :-)
Thanks for the shout out! "understated elegance" is truly the look I was hoping for...some thing nice, but not to pretentious, you know?
Unfortunately, I am not a computer whiz, but the gal who designed my blog is...Jo-Lynne at dcrdesign.com is relatively new on the designers block, but she does a fantastic job!
Thanks again for the shout out!
Thanks so much for including Shakesville, Amanda. :-)
Thank you so much for including me in this list! It's so interesting to see everyone else's layouts as well.
Thanks again!
new to blogging and currently using the "new" blogger platform, will the designs here be added to the selection available to new bloggers, can I switch to these new designs from my current template??
GaryJay
Some of those designs are really great :D... I really enjoy a few of those bloggers myself.. (love offended blogger).
Great post :)
-becca
Amanda,
I really love the Orange Girl Photography layout. Do you know where I can get a similar layout, or how I can get my header to do that??
Thanks so much for you help!
Great stuff. I have a real bee in my bonnet about web design and think so many blogs ignore the issue. Even a straight personal diary blog should be attractive to look at. I played endlessly with my blog and continue to tinker every few weeks. The main issue I try to get right is a correct balance between the "ye olde" design and colour/style of various widgets.
Thank you so much for mentioning my site, it's always nice to get feedback from other designers and it only makes me strive harder to keep improving. Thanks again. Visit the site if you are interested in publishing your own book or portfolio! www.picturiapress.com
Wow! You included my blog! Thanks Amanda!
//PJP
Annie,I just created a new design for my blogger powered blog! I have a feeling that you should add it to the list
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Great list, for the next I recomend this blog http://www.angeisap.blogspot.com/
Good work... Ciao
Wow, thank you all for your comments so far :D
I've been offline for a few days to catch up with other projects so please forgive my delayed replies to you all!
@Rob: Thanks for your comments! While I do love the "snazzy" designs too, I've come to realize that great design is as much about reader experience as visual impact which is why I love your one column layout -it's so pleasant to read!
It would be great to know which designs are classic templates, though it's virtually impossible to tell from the code.
The only designs I can be sure are classic templates are those which validate with W3C tests (as widgetized templates are simply unable to validate!).
@Scribbit: I agree totally that Blogger blogs don't seem to get as much attention as those on other platforms. This is one of the reasons I began bookmarking and showcasing Blogger designs :)
Recently, Smashing Magazine included a couple of Blogger powered blogs in a design showcase (for the first time ever, as far as I can tell), so hopefully the tide is turning for us.
Thank you for stopping by to comment here! I love the way you have integrated your design and content so well :)
@Chica: I seem to be getting the hang of discovering great blog designs now (already have a few sites bookmarked for the third installment!). I love the redesign for your site: it's even better than the first one I saw!
@The Offended Blogger: Thank you for stopping by! Your header is what strikes me most as it's so beautifully designed!
@Carrotmadman6: Glad to see you have enjoyed this post too :)
@La Blogueria: I agree, those two designs are truly memorable. I could barely believe these were hosted by Blogger until I checked the source code!
@Hafifi: Thank you for stopping by, it's always great to see new faces here at Blogger Buster :)
@Julian Schoffel: I was thrilled when I checked your site to see the redesign! Very professional, and so fitting with your theme.
@Kellie: Thanks you for pointing out another great Blogger designer here! Your design is yummy! I love the color scheme you chose for this :)
@Melissa McEwan: Thank you for stopping by here. Shakesville is a great blog to read, I'm so glad to have discovered this when researching for the Top 50 Blogger Blogs post.
@Patricia: A Little Hut is a great example of how color choices can be used to such great effect. Thank you for your kind comments, I'm glad to know you like the other designs featured here too.
@GaryJay: This post was intended to showcase the beautiful design work which others have applied to their blogs. I imagine a few of these bloggers may offer their designs for download, though for the most part these are unique to the blogs in question.
I have written a different post: 101 excellent Blogger xml templates which has some awesome designs for free download and use (there's a link in the sidebar to this post).
Also, I'm working on another post of this type to showcase the more recent templates which have been designed for public use (hopefully will post later this week or early next).
I hope this information will be helpful for you! Thank you for your kind comments, and feel free to ask if you need any advice :)
@Becca: I'm glad to read you've enjoyed this too :) I love to see beautiful designs such as these, so it's a joy to write about them.
@Green Eyed Girl: I've seen two designs over on BTemplates.com which may be of interest to you. Both are one column designs, one black and one white, though you could tweak the color scheme of you prefer.
The header is a little mmore complicated. I think Orange Girl has used a flash based file for the header (I know very little about using flash), so you may be able to find a generator or similar to feature a slideshow. Another option would be to use the SmoothGallery customization which I explained in this post.
Hope this will be useful for your needs :)
@Matt Cruse: Wow, I love the theme of your blog (especially the images you use for posts).
Hope you don't mind that I bookmarked you in my "great designs" folder?
I agree that visual attraction to a blog plays a great part of a reader's overall interest. You've got a great balance going on there :)
@Suzzanne Connolly: Thank you for stopping by to leave your kind comments. I initially bookmarked your blog as I was so interested in the great advice you have to offer, but I also love the simple and professional style of your design.
@[the pajama pundit]: You're most welcome for the inclusion of your memorable Blogger design :)
@John Smith: Thank you for the link, I've bookmarked for a future post
BTW: I think you may have me mixed up with Annie of BlogU, as my name is Amanda ;)
@Shade: Thank you for your suggestion! I always appreciate tips for well designed sites to visit next :)
Thanks a lot for include my blog on your list... I can't even imagine that it would appear in such a popular site like this.
Thanks again Amanda. You will always be welcome to my page.
I'll keep visiting you... ciao.
amanda, please see my blog now. i hope you enjoy with my template today
Hey Amanda, there is a little mistake here :P
Is written "Fogonazos", not "Foganozos", the 28th of your list. It means "flashes", or something similar :D
Me Too :O
great post..thanks for the inclusion. super concept!
Wow these are just amazing! Thanks for the loads of inspiration.
I still get an amazing amount of traffic from both posts, I am in your debt Amanda. :)
BTW... you'll dig my photoblog too. http://photo-projectz.blogspot.com/
Keep up the great work. :)
I'm really like a job from Rames....
grunge style to a new level in this elaborate design and also from Fogonazos ...the Rounders template....
Hi Amanda, I'm from Nox Mysterium. I'm here to thank you again for add me to the list and to tell you that I had change my template. If you want to take a look your opinion are always welcome.
See you around. Later.
how could i get a template like that of dumb little man? is there a site where i could download for free?
Wow I see you in my referrer logs. I'm so flattered you included me in your list. A lot of thanks. Keep up the good work..
Hi Amanda,
Cool Listing....
Take a look of my blog once if u get time
This is something what you can really rely on...! Since long time I look here at regular intervals and read the interesting and well written contributions. Its really appreciating.
Wow..Perfect
i think www/lefreek.blogspot.com has a great design too.xx
I found lots of designs. this design will display details about all the keywords.
And it has about millions of designs for different application.
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I saw Rames's blog. Awesome! is there any free download for Wordpress?
I notice quite a few of the blogspot blogs you've featured have done away with the blogger toolbar at the top of their page - I thought that was a condition of using blogger, that the toolbar has to stay or you risk having your blog done away with
Beautiful
Really awesome roundup. I like the minimal ones most!
Woww.. good job amanda :)
Those blog's templates are so beautiful ^_^
Nice article. One of the more creative articles I have read recently .
hello amanda! these templates are so tempting...Nice job
Can i get the script for Mac Tricks and tips template
Wow very cool blog.. thx for the references
thank you so much
hmm..all template is cool..i'm interest if sometimes can make itself..
Great post, helps me get inspired. I just overhauled my Gamer Grrlz blog (and redesigning my other blog), care to take a look?
http://gamergrrlz.blogspot.com
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This was a great read. Thanks!!!
i really like the simple ones..
can you make a post on how to make those???
I really like the BLDGBLOG theme. How can I get it?
Hi Great collection of templates. I also featured a collection of 15 top Blogger templates made in 2009 so far.
thanks for giving these beautiful templates
what a cool collection of blogger templates
its really solve my problem
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