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Comment Zones : 15+ Creative And Original Examples

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  • July 22nd, 2008
  • BY Brian
  • COMMENTS 11

There have been a few articles in the past couple of weeks that have gotten me to focus on comment form design - most specifically the one from Kreativ Use. However, while the form design can be appealing, and sometimes entertaining, the actual comments themselves should be the larger focus. After all, you want your readers to feel comfortable engaging in a discussion on your blog - from typography, to element placement (name, date, etc.) all the way down to color and organization, comment zones are extremely important to a web design. That’s why today I want to showcase 15 creative and original comment zones. I chose these specific examples based on typography, organization, color, information placement, image use, and readability. I hope these will inspire you to tidy up your comment zone and make it better for both you and your readers. Enjoy!

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Abduzeedo


Adii


Elliot Jay Stocks


Mark Forrester


Web Designer Wall


Elite By Design (hehe)


Kevin John Gomez


Snook


fsbrainstorm


Xero Xaven


O.L. Design


Veerle’s Blog


Noupe


WP Designer


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  1. Katy CastroNo Gravatar
    Katy CastroNo Gravatar said on July 23rd, 2008 at 12:34 am

    Very timely… I just changed the format of the comments on my blog but it’s still not what I was going for. Great roundup to draw inspiration from here.

  2. BrianNo Gravatar
    BrianNo Gravatar said on July 23rd, 2008 at 5:42 am

    @Katy - I actually think your comment section is very organized and easy to read - so much better than 90% of blogs out there. Hope this post helps though :)

  3. SanderNo Gravatar
    SanderNo Gravatar said on July 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 am

    Thanks for compiling this list, you might want to check my website (blog).. Also an interesting way of showing the comments/trackbacks. Thank you for taking a look.

  4. Tracey GradyNo Gravatar
    Tracey GradyNo Gravatar said on July 23rd, 2008 at 5:00 pm

    Thanks for this list, and the one in the following post too. The best designs in my view are the ones with a beautiful simplicity to them.

  5. AvramNo Gravatar
    AvramNo Gravatar said on July 24th, 2008 at 4:51 am

    Excellent list, but you missed some of my favorite blogs :D Check it out:
    http://blogsessive.com/, http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/

  6. ErikaNo Gravatar
    ErikaNo Gravatar said on July 24th, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    I love little collectives like this because, if nothing else, they hip me to new and creative websites that I may not have seen before. Thanks. :)

  7. Web Design GlasgowNo Gravatar
    Web Design GlasgowNo Gravatar said on August 6th, 2008 at 3:05 am

    I think snook’s is the most original and interesting, or creative to use your word.

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