'we're number one'... all of us!
recently the design blog home rejuvination held a...... contest? ran a poll? how do you say it. they asked people to vote for their favorite blog. or the blog they felt was the most informative and inspirational in the design world. the top 10 winners were certainly no surprise and all well deserved (congrats to you all!). HOWEVER. i will say this to everyone. this poll thing means nothing. it was more or less like a parlor game. i say this not because i wasn't a chosen one..... but because i dont' want it to dampen any spirits or discourage. there are so many, many amazing blogs out there. it must have been a close call. this blogging? this thing we do here? is an expression of our creativity. it's not right or wrong. not better or worse. i believe each of us has our own unique neighborhood of readers who find a friend in our 'voice' who connect with our sensibility and aesthetic.
collage from ms-mod on flickr
and dammit....we love you! so please all of you, keep up what you're doing. if you're enjoying it, so are we. ask other bloggers for advice and bloggers help those who are considering starting their own. check out new blogs from time to time. there's infinite room for everyone here. so cheers to all of us! i'm so proud to be a part of this generous, explosive, creative group.in the mean time, check out the interviews with the 'winners' and get inspired!
Comments
I *was* feeling a little bummed -- not about not making the "10 Most Influential" or "10 New Blogs to Watch" lists, which I never in a million years would have expected to -- just about the whole "left out of the popular group *again*" aspect of it all ...
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Leah
I hate ratings and voting and all that. I agree it means very little, not that any of the winners didn't deserve recognition, but it doesn't mean that there are not others equally or more deserving. I don't even like Rate My Space (I have written all about that on my blog) because who in the world is voting on your room anyways? Really! Do we care?
Although I do feel honored by the people who voted for me (whoever they were???) and I want to be gracious in receiving that gift and recognizing the people on it (as well as the host of the poll), I know there are many more talented bloggers out there. I don't feel I deserve to be on any list with all the amazing design talent out there!
I just came to say I love your blog. I come to people like you to learn and be inspired! I really mean it. Keep up the good work!
this just 'goes to show' ya know? i think our success is based not on our traffic or who deems us a success. but really (and i'm about to sound like , bertie, my mom) but how much fun we're having with this
and diana,thank you for letting me know you're 'here' i love you blog. i'm adding you to my list.
and i think, all of us will sort through it and see what we like. it's SO subjective. my guess, too, is that anyone who voted would be more like minded to begin with.
i just don't want anyone to feel discouraged by their expression or efforts.
we're all creative. all of us. it just comes in different forms. and i want everyone to feel acknowledged for their personal, putting it out there-ness.
ok, now i'm the rambler.