Design Observer is not just a name we stumbled upon: we searched hi and low. Delineator was not available, nor was untitled. The Velocity of Modern Life sounded too, well, too obvious and far afield. As a service to our readers over the holidays, here is a list of the twenty URLs we found to be available, and more interestingly, the close to one hundred URLs we found to be taken. Perhaps someone will find a name for their own blog of design criticism. Or, perhaps someone will see a pattern in the etymology of the names already taken. In any event, happy holidays.
Available URLs:
designedworld.com
designdebate.com
designandculture.com
designwriting.com
designcriticism.com
designnotations.com
designessays.com
designword.com
designprogress.com
designobservations.com
observationsondesign.org
ideasondesign.com
adesignblog.com
journalofdesign.com
adesignjournal.com
annalsofdesign.com
aguidetodesign.com
envisioningdesign.com
writingdesignzero.com
euclidswindow.com
thevelocityofmodernlife.com
Unavailable:
Designforum.com
Designculture.com
Designfocus.com
Designagenda.com
Designloop.com
Designtalk.com
Graphiclanguage.com
Visibleword.com
Imageworld.com
Imagesandthings.com
design2.com
design3.com
design100.com
untitled.org
designcenter.com
designnote.com
designcollaborative.com
designresearch.com
view.com
viewpoint.com
designplace.com
designedge.com
designreview.com
designblog.com
designslight.com
writingdesign.com
designnews.com
untitleddesign.com
designer.com
designconnection.com
voiceofdesign.com
forthevoice.com
turbulence.com
designelements.com
designspirit.com
spiritofdesign.com
designideas.com
typographica.com
abcdeg.com
abcdefghijklmn.com
zyxw.com
visualthinking.com
designindex.com
graphiclanguage.com
graphico.com
graphicworld.com
ondesign.com
designaffairs.com
designjournal.com
lowercase.com
nutgraph.com
pointofview.com
nextdesign.com
designdaily.com
linesoflight.com
flatland.com
designinsight.com
thinkingdesign.com
anddesign.com
designtimes.com
designx.com
designz.com
designed.com
mediatations.com
designzero.com
designroom.com
nonfiction.com
notation.com
openletters.com
allocations.com
designcentral.com
designsaga.com
endpaper.com
spine.com
shiftinggears.com
frontcover.com
blogdesign.com
poynor.com
helfand.com
bierut.com
designwatch.com
delineator.com