Having an interest in design and function, I have followed both blogs for the last five years. They follow popular trends in the market and provide a grass-roots community to promote local and international artists from all media backgrounds.
notcot.org is a user based community where people can share links to items, or artists of interest with a brief description of said items' function. Users with an account can then vote up or down on each individual item posted, providing legitimacy based on rank.
designspongeonline.com was originally started on blogger.com by a single individual living in NYC. In the past five years it has been enhanced with niche appropriate advertising (I have actually bought things from her ads), and the sale of promoted individual artist's work. Originally a pipe-dream, this particular blog turned from a hobby to a recognized source for design trends across all media.
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