"The Pinterest Layout" is just another tool in the toolbox of a good designer, and many designs already features similar patterns way before people started pinning. It's only natural that successful sites get copied, but that doesn't make it a good thing.

SBNation.com recently rebranded all it's fan-sites (such as Celticsblog.com, Silverscreenandroll.com and many dozens of other American sports-related sites) and went for a full-on visual approach.

However pretty it looks, for a bunch of sportsblogs it seems like the wrong approach. Content got scattered and the mobile (responsive) design makes loading it (even on wi-fi) a pain in the rear.

Yeah, this one is a trend that, imo, can go f itself.