Which ads zing, which ones tank? These industry insiders blog on creativity in advertising, and much more.

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These five blogs cover a broad range of ideas and topics but I find the thinking in their entries so lucid and sharp, the lessons learned can be applied to any passion or profession. [Editor]

Creating Passionate Users focuses on "how the brain works and exploiting it for better learning and memory."

Signum sine tinnitus is written by visionary, venture capitalist and Forbes columnist Guy Kawasaki.

Slow Leadership's mantra is "real leadership isn't an instant activity."

Presentation Zen, is about "professional presentation design."

A List Apart is "for people who make websites."

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These are the five blogs that our design director, Tina Roth Eisenberg, checks out every day. Tina's own amazing design blog is Swissmiss.

Coudal's "fresh signals" are addictive. You'll see.

Designobserver. A must see for every graphic designer.

BBlinks. BB always finds the best links.

Advertising/design goodness. Tons of excellent advertising/design related finds

Core 77 is an 'industrial design supersite'. Enough said.

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Subscriber Lisa Manzi is a poet who writes a blog called Lam(b). She graciously submitted a list of her favorite blogs:

BookGirl's Nightstand. Iliana reads a lot and she'll send you in the right direction when it comes to books. She's got a book review section if you're thinking of buying something and need another opinion.

dumbfoundry and Silliman's Blog both cover all things poetry.

Fascinating History is ... like the title says. You never know what you'll find or when it will be covering.

Ghost Word covers books, authors, book store and publishing news.

Loose Leaf Notes is a writer's blog. Colleen talks about her family, nature, and her writing life. She likes to play scrabble.

And when in need of a giggle, I go visit The Dormitory Boys.

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Subscriber Donna Karlin, an executive coach whose own blog is A Better Perspective, says, "these are great interactive blogs where you have a set amount of time to write about a given word, poem or caption."

One Word

PoETC

One Caption

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Mystery writer Sparkle Hayter's favorite blogs:

Arts & Letters Daily. I learn the most interesting things here, and they have great newspaper links too

The Hotel Chelsea Blog. It's well-written and full of 20th century art history. I'd read it even if I hadn't lived there for a decade.

The Make Blog. How to make just about anything.

Ze's Blog. A great time waster, lots of links to Ze's creations, such a the classic "how to dance properly", as well as links to other excellent sites.

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Subscriber Ange Michelbach of Atlanta, GA -- that's her foot in the flipper -- contributed these blog and site picks:

I am frequent visitor to McSweeney's Internet Tendency. In particular, I adore the absurd lists.

BoingBoing , a Directory of Wonderful Things, never fails to provide something useful or whimsical.

Perpetual Kid sells Nihilist Gum; not surprisingly, it has no flavor.

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