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title: Design influences
date: "2005-04-03T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 681
description: Review Icon Magazine’s list of the twenty-one most significant influences on contemporary design. The selection highlights major cultural shifts and technological developments, notably ranking the emergence of blogs as the ninth most powerful influence on the industry.
keywords: [contemporary design, icon magazine, design trends, blogs, visual communication, design culture]
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[21 strongest influences on contemporary design](http://www.icon-magazine.co.uk/issues/021/influential.htm). Includes blogs at #9.