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Articles
Advice for Design Students
by David Airey
How To Write An Effective Design Brief
and Get The Design You Want!
Tips on How to Write a Bio
99 sites all designers must know
Portfolio Handbook
Blogs/Facebook
99u
AIGA
ORANGE COUNTY
The AGENCY POST
Jeff Bullas
Co.DESIGN
Design Week
Designer Ledger
DesignRfix
Disegno Daily
Dribbble
social media network for designers
Colin Gautrey's
influence blog
Graphics.com
Evo
L
L
L
ution
Illuminating the
L
ife
L
ong
L
earning Movement
The Fast Track
GIZMODO
Graphic Design Classes
imsimplycreative
ILSR
(Institute for Local Self-Reliance)
Graphic Mania
Lawsonry
(Web developer)
Inspirationfeed
(nice freebies for artists)
Lori McNee
fine art & tips
Mashable
My Morning Coffee TV
--
video, social, and mobile marketing strategist
Old People. New Technology.
Pinterest
teaching
online with pinterest
Smashing Magazine
Socialmedia.biz
TED
WDL
Workplace Insanity
Blog Tyrant
California Fun Zone
Daytrippen
Color Pallets
Adobe Kuler
Color Scheme Designer
colourlovers/pallettes
Conversion Chart: Fraction/Decimal
mdmetric.com/tech/cvtchtfdm.htm
Creative Portfolio Showcase
Anna Goodson Management
Awwwards
Creative Hotlist
Behance
COROFLOT
Etsy
Flicker
Hunie
the MATBOARD
Awwwards
Styleapple
Tumblr.
Design Directory
Core77
Design Directory
(A comprehensive guide to the best design firms & creative agencies)
Design Inspiration
Before and After
ConceptFlame
Design Inspiration
Photography
Underconsideration
WD Standards
Design Inspiration/
Video Series
Artist Series:
Hillman Curtis
–Lawrence Weiner
David Carson
Milton Glaser
Stefan Sagmeister
Paula Scher
James Victore
Designers for Hire
styleapple
Digiday
Brands,
Agencies
, Publishers,
Platforms
, Etc,
Events
, Jobs
e-Books
snapfish
--Publish your own photo books
blurb--make your own book
Envelope Sizes
belightsoft.com
Favorite Youtube Links
Alex Gopher - motion typography
I Love NY - Type in motion
Johnny Cash in Typography
Original Design Gangsta
Ted Ideas Worth Spreading
Typolution
Who's on First? Typography
2012: Year of Power--Lee Harris
YSDN - What is Graphic Design?
Fonts & Typography
font space
Linotype
1001freefonts
dafont
urban fonts
Google Analytics
Gain traffic and optimize your site for FREE
google.com/analytics
Hi-Tech Trends/News
Business Insider
Extreme tech
gawker
The Washington Times
Job Seekers
Appleone
Aquent
Arrowmac
coroflot
The Creative Group (TCG)
freelanceswitch
Indeed
Monster
SimplyHired
Snag a job
Talent Zoo
Vitamin T
ziprecruiter
Learning Resources
Adobe Video Workshop
Creative Edge
Drawspace
Kelbytraining
lynda.com
Open Culture
Total Training
w3.org
Logos
Seek logos
iconic logo designers
Logolounge
logopond
logofaves
logospire
logogala
logosauce
logomoose
logobliss
problogdesign
stocklogos
thedesigninspiration
webanddesigners
Magazines & Resources
Applied Arts
Before and After
CMYK
Communication Arts
Computer Arts
Creative Review (CR)
Design Edge Canada
Eye
Grain Edit
Graphic Design USA
How
Layers
Print
Step Inside Design
Wired
Mobile App
STUDIOPRESS
Test out your Web site for Mobile app viewing
Paper Houses
,
Packaging
, Retractable banners
Build a sign
Envelope Mall
Eye 4 Packaging
Modern Arts Packaging
Mohawk
neenahpaper
Paper-source
paperandmore
lcipaper
You the Designer
Photography
DANA NEIBERT
image briefs
lightstalking
Mansurovs Photography Great site for photography tips
Picture Correct
Shakodo
(Tips on negotiating pricing)
Printing Industry
iMyck Print trade online
Publish YOUR work
and stand out amongst your competition
blurb--
make your own book
My Publisher
--
showcase your portfolio to potential clients
Paper Source
snapfish
--Publish your own photo books
Quotes by Famous People
brainyquote
Jack Welch Quotes
Resume Samples
Flicker
Royalty Free Photos
A mega meta-search engine designed exclusively for image researchers and designers:
PACAsearch.com
age FOTOSTOCK
akg-images
Alamy
Aurora Photos
BIGSTOCK
bridgeman
Blendimages
Citizen Stock
Classicstock
CorbisIMAGES
Danita Delimont
dreamstime
education imagery
Esto
everett collection
Foto Search
fwaphoto
gettyimages
Glasshouse Images
Huntstock
IMAGE SOURCE
IPN Stock
istockphoto
Inspiration Mind
lonely planet IMAGES
Masterfile
MaxX Images
MEDIA BAKERY
National Geographic Stock
North Wind Picture Archives
Phototake
Robert Harding World Imagery
ROBERT STOCK
Rubberball
Shutterstock
Stock Connection
Stocktrek images
Super Stock
Tetra Images
The Granger Collection
The image works
thinkingspace.economist
Thinkstock
Veer
Scheduling Made Easy
Doodle
SEO
Evaluate any website
Improving Value and Volume in Link Building
KAISER the SAGE
Short Films--Be Inspired
Hillman Curtis
Sign Graphic Vendors
Sunrise Signs
(vehicle wrap advertising)
Social Marketing Reworked
GRAPHEffect
Social Media
40 Billion
Social Planning & Surveys
Evite
--Top online invitation and social planning website
Survey Monkey
Sources to Monitor
Creative Business
InDesign Magazine
Maclife
Macworld
PhotoshopUser
X-Ray
CNET
CreativePro
MacInTouch
MacFixIt
Maccnn
MacWorld
Templates
Best Printing Online
(down loadable templates)
Tutorials/Learning Resources
My Drawing Tutorials
Steele Training
Photography
Webneel
Typography
Typography Deconstructed
WhatTheFont can't figure out the font...start here
Wilton Foundry
Web Developers & Designers
Mozilla Developer Network
thefwa
SEOmoz
w3.org
google.com/analytics
WD Standards
Web and Designers
US Postal Service for
Mailpiece Design
Publications, Electronic Templates
pe.usps.com/mpdesign/mpdfr_intro_all.asp
World Wide Design Directory
design-agency
Trades & Associations
AIGA
Get your work noticed, pro-bono work at AIGA—DESIGN FOR GOOD
Design:related
National Association for Photoshop
Users (NAPP)
Designing for the Web
Favorite Sites
Resources and Tools for Designers
TheMuse
Huffington Post
thedieline.com
Webneel
(nice logos for inspiration)
LOVE BRANDING (blog)
Presentation Folders (die cuts)
Daniel Freytag
NEW YORK AVE. (Branding)
Inspirational Brochure designs
REACHMAIL
Trumpet
Polyvore
jwscreative
zendesk
AdThis
BradonGaille
Designworks
Top 7 Free FTP Clients Apps
Designing for the Web
ADC Global
BETA LIST
TED
Ideas worth spreading
Strings Magazine
Musician's Friend
Design Inspiration
Sylvie Guillem
CREATIVE ADVERTISING ARCHIVE
CORY, MARKETING
Flipboard
Double Vision
Memac Ogilvy
MILLENNIAL MEDIA
Retriever Web Solutions
society6
Super Pixel Chris
Visual Theresaurus
petfinder.com
Ogilvy & Mather
vetSTREET
University Communications and Marketing
Editorial style guide
Violinist blog
Johnson
String Instrument
VisualTHESAURUS
Windows of New York
ladd
— Brand Identity Design
Alina Wheeler
— Brand Identify Design
Andrea Austoni
— Logo Design, Illustration
Clearleft
— Digital Design, Web Sites
At Media
—
Identity, Development, Management
Aisleone
— Graphic Design, Typography, Grid Systems, Minimalism and Modernism
Believe in
— Design Studio
the Story of Telling
— Brand Strategy, Brand Naming, Brand Story
Mytton Williams
— Branding
Made by Parent
— Branding
Con Kennedy
— Design Studio
brandient
— Global Rebranding
Howells
— Design Studio, Blog
Darragh Neely
— Design Studio
Davidthedesigner
— Blog
ethics in graphic design
— Blog
Eric Karjaluoto
— Blog
TheClick
— Design Studio, Branding
gariphic
— Logo Design, Print Design, Advertising
Ian Vadas
— Brand Identity
Jenny Theolin
— Creative Direction. Art Direction. Design.
Jessica Hagy
— Artist, Writer, Speaker
Think Studio
— Graphic Design Firm, Identity
Weare 1910
— Design Studio, Graphic Design and Art Direction for Brands, Games, and Web
Selikoff+Company
— Design Studio, Branding
Paige 1
— Design Agency
Manic
— Creative Agency
Katherine Ramsland
— Author, Blogger, Teacher (Forensic Psychology
)
Subtraction
—
Blog about design
Apartment One
— Design Agency
Luke Tonge
— Graphic Designer and Art Director
MACNAB DESIGN
— Design Agency
MashCreative
— Graphic Designer
StudioDempsey
— Design Studio
Red Words
— Writing and Ideas
Nancy Wu Design
— Graphic Designer
Asbury & Asbury
— Designer & Writer
Buro Reng
— Designer
zerofree
— Design Agency, Identify, Print, Digital
ryan tym
— Designer
Advertising Age
Twitter Power 150 List
stocklayouts
AEF Advertising Educational Foundation
(giants of advertising; top thinkers and influencers)
What do you want to
calculate
or
know about
:
WolframAlpha
Casey's Cupcakes
Creative agency:
CreativeFusion
Bootstrap Themes
Make Money @
envato
Promote your small business online:
allBcards
Boost your organization's
performance
and
customer service
:
Liz Kislik Associates
Twitter followers Tracker and Intagram Tracker:
Unfollowsme
statusbrew.com
School Brochure Designs
Featured Sites
Creative Marketing, Writers, Designers, Illustrators, Photographers,
and Agencies:
ASICS stop at never
Adams Graphic Design
AdParlor
Advertise on Facebook
Nic Adler
ADWEEK
David Airey
Apartment One
Arpad Lukacs Photography
berghDESIGNS
BIG
BRAND SYSTEM
This is BLISS
Brand New
Brave the Woods
Pedro Brêtas
interactive designer
Jonathan Burton
Cargo Collective
--Shannon Shelly
CHANEL
CHR Group
(The next agency Network)
DANA NEIBERT
Dave Charest
clickudos Photography
James Coxon
Darrin Crescenzi
The Deep End
join the podcast on itunes
Design Embraced
Design Milk
Design Strobe
paper.li
Deutsch
Drumroll
Duffy & Partners
EPPI Design
Farhan Nasir
Fast Company
Victoria Fernandez
fpjourne
From Up North
Furlong PR
Future-ish
Ury Guzman
harvey
Peter Henshaw
HubSpot
inc.
Jamiie
Jekyll and Hyde
Jessica Hische
kakoii
KAYWA
QR CODE
Kovick
Kristi Duce Design
Miguel Herrera
Igor
imnotrightinthehead
Inga Design
Just Creative
Jay Kamath
Kovick
Jim Krause design
Lady Gaga
Lagom design
Lambesis
Landor Associates
Rachel Landry Writing
Latin Works
Rosie Lee
Laurent Even Photographe
Mateusz Lugowski
Mansurovs Photography
Alex Mathers
Jan Marshall
MEDIATE
,
the arts not-for-profit organization
, San Francisco based
Moors Creative
Moosylvania
My Little Underground
Orangespocket
Pat Perry
Pentagram
Photomarvel
PIXOYO
pja
Pollen
Puma
Purpose
RAW natural born artists
re:fuel
Reilley Group
Saatchi & Saatchi
LA
Sagmeister
STOKEFIRE
Tony Samuels Studio
Steve Simpson
The Sherwood Group
Nate Smith
Danny Somoza
Status Creative
Jessica
Sterling Photography
Liam Stevens
Paul Soulellis
Carl Spady
StopAtNever
studio 24/7
Sweyda
toormix
Vanderpoel Films
Velvet is: Photography
Velvet Photography
Visual Resource
Whoiscarrus
Wiki Branding
Will Sherwood
Woods2
The Workroom
Wunderman
West
Paul Wyatt
Zen Habits
ZilYen
Zookeeper
Writers
WriteExpress
Urban Dictionary
Grammarly.com