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Who Do I Subscribe To On YouTube?

I mentioned in one of my Instagram stories that I watch a lot of content on YouTube for entertainment and education, and people were interested in the channels I watch. If you find a new YouTube channel from the list below, I think it would be great to let each other know. So, if you subscribe to someone new based on this list, comment "Sam Does Design sent me here!" on the next video they post. I'll watch that new video too, and will look out for the comments to say hi! I think it would be amazing to find out what everyone's watching, and connecting with this community is always super fun.

There are some huge channels here with 10+ million subscribers, and also some smaller channels too. I've separated them out into different sections, but this isn’t every channel I subscribe to. There are plenty of designers that I follow, and we all took part in the 7 questions challenge series. The full industrial designer list is available on that video!

I also imagine this list would be really useful for the creators featured on this list. Seeing what other channels one of their subscribers subscribes to (does that make sense?) could be great for content and collaboration ideas.

Got any similar channels that you think I’d enjoy? Let me know in the comments section of this post. And, without further ado, here's that list!

Makers

Tested - Adam Savage and the team either discussing ILM and Mythbusters or showing us prop build processes in incredible detail

Evan and Katelyn - Fun wholesome DIY and art projects

Simone Giertz - Building crazy contraptions and projects

Foureyes Furniture - Handmade furniture woodworking projects with a midcentury design style (Foureyes recently followed me on Instagram and I’m still freaking out)

Alec Steele - Forging and blacksmithing with awesome slow-motion shots

Corridor Crew - Behind the scenes of the Corridor Digital viral videos. “Visual Effects Artists react to good and bad effects” etc.

Colin Furze - Building crazy contraptions and projects

DIY Huntress - DIY woodworking projects 

Frank Howarth - DIY woodworking projects

Homemade Modern - DIY projects from woodworking to concrete 

iJessup - DIY projects

I Like to Make Stuff - DIY woodworking and pop culture prop projects (fun fact: "Hey I'm Bob at I Like to Make Stuff" was the inspiration for my YouTube intro "Hey I'm Sam and I do design")

Make Something - DIY woodworking projects. Just having some fun

Laura Kampf - DIY projects with metal and wood


Information

The Verge - The latest consumer tech news

Wired - Science, technology, pop culture news

MKBHD - Consumer product reviews

iJustine - Consumer product reviews

Sarah Dietchy - Consumer product reviews

Cinecom. net - Indie movie making tutorials

Kai W - Photography and camera reviews

Charlie Marie TV - Designer vlogs and digital designer industry tips

Phlearn - Making photoshop fun. How I learned everything I know

We Eat Together - Food photography tutorials 

Workphlo - product photography tutorials

Kyle Hill - Previously "Because Science", Kyle analyses the facts and physics behind pop culture stories

Jordan Harrod - Everything about computers and algorithms

V-Sauce 1 - Videos about everything. Accidentally learning at it's best

VSauce 2 - Videos about everything. Accidentally learning at it's best

VSauce 3 - Videos about everything. Accidentally learning at it's best

LEMMiNO - Video essays about things you never knew you needed to know about

Petrolicious - Enthusiasts interviewed about their cars with high production value

Today I Found Out - In-depth facts about things I never knew I wanted to know about 

Tom Scott - In-depth facts about things I never knew I wanted to know about. The first video I watched was "British Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, And Here's Why"

Pop Culture

Emergency Awesome - Pop culture film and TV news and reviews

Nerdist - Pop culture news

Mr. Sunday Movies - Comedy reviews and videos about comics, movies, and TV shows