Really Simple Syndication or RSS Feeds! Do you use them? I certainly do. And though, I don’t always keep up with them since I have over 60 total feeds, they do provide a great procrastination tool when I do decide to read them all. Some are just for fun, others are to keep up on the world, and some are just to admire. Either way, here are my favorite feeds out of each of my category folders.

(By the way, I use Google Reader to get my feeds. If you have a gmail account or use Google Calendars, Google Docs, etc. you can set up Google Reader as well. I reccommend it if you don’t already have a feed reader.)

Friends

ErrorInSyntax.com – Blog site of my good friend, Nick. A little outdated right now, but if/when he updates it, the design is mine.

MikeRapin.com – Another friend of mine who is all over the internet. Seriously, just insert “mikerapin” into any social networking URL and you’ll find this dude.

Robrogan.com – This guy is in Barcelona right now, so if you’re taking Spanish or interested in culture or travel, watch this blog. And he’s also a friend of mine from college as the above two are.

WilChow.com – The power of the internet, more specifically Twitter, where I met this cool guy. We like to geek around about photography and webdesign n’ stuff. Both interests show in his website, so check it out!

Comics

Kawaii Not – Ultra cute, buu not so innocent comics.

Post Secret – Who doesn’t want to read someone else’s dirty secrets?

Questionable Content – This is a very popular webcomic. Needless to say, it’s popular for very good reasons. I only started reading it less than a year ago, but the few panels I read made me like it enough to go read the first 3 years of content in two weeks. There’s even a store that sells t-shirts that the characters have worn. Go read it!

The Bunny Comic – A hilariously random comic out of the UK sometimes with some sneaky social commentary. I’ve been reading this comic since 2004 if that says anything.

Art & Design

Brand New – Brand redesigns. If you’re into logo design, definitely follow this one. They give the before and after for many large corporate logo redesigns and the plus and minus on each.

Packagings of the World – Exactly what it says, package designs! Great practical use of graphic design as seem on the actual products. Some are so juicy, it really makes me want it until I realize it’s shampoo from Denmark.

Yanko Design – Really awesome and futuristic designs for practical products. Unfortunately, they are only concepts, but these are so awesome you wish some were real.

Photography

Amy Carroll Photography – A great wedding photographer that I admire, right out of Grand Rapids! She also does engagement and family portraits, and gets great wide eyed and sparkly shots out of kids that are just fantastic.

James Rubio Photography – Holy shit. Talk about gorgeous wedding photography. The sheer talent of this guy’s photos and the lighting has me drooling. Not to mention they’re all in Hawaii. Really makes me wanna get hitched in Hawaii and hire this guy. Anyone wanna elope for lulz? (Just kidding, seriously.)

The Big Picture – Amazing and gorgeous photographs of current worldwide events. Often time shocking things they don’t show in mainstream news.

Tech/Other

The Next Web – Really cool relevant articles on everything new on today’s web.

The Unofficial Apple Weblog – To catch up on all your Apple product needs, updates, and rumors.

WebUrbanist – I can’t really describe this too well other than it’s collections of really cool stuff.

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