blenderblog

B@rt's blender blog has become so popular that he's decided to change the name to BlenderNation.

I have thought long about a good name and I settled on this one because it expresses the values of the Blender community that are important to me: we’re one large group with one common interest. As in any nation there are all kinds of people here and while most of the time we get along fine, sometimes we don’t. The important thing though is that we know where to find each other and that we know what’s going on in the group.

This is a good move and I'm sure the site will be a success. I'm also glad there's going to be a blog dedicated to providing fresh Blender news. When I first started blenderblog back in July 2004, I wanted the site to be more of a reference and learning tool for myself and anyone else interested. Lately I've found myself posting more and more news items and to be honest I'd prefer to read that sort of stuff somewhere else.

I'm really glad B@rt has taken up this kind of role for the community because he has a long history associated with Blender which kind of makes him the perfect candidate for that sort of thing.

Now I can just stick to posting new stuff I learn about Blender and point to BlenderNation everytime there's an interesting news post.

Congrats B@rt and keep up the great work.