Resources for Designers, Post One

There are a lot of sites dedicated to the graphic and web design professions on the net. Finding quality content can be very difficult due to the sheer number of below average sites that claim to specialize in design. This is the first in a series of recurring posts (probably every week or two) where I will round up resources that I personally find useful in the hopes that others may also gain something from them. Many will be well know sites to those in the know, but I hope I can also shed some light on the lesser known articles and resources that present a dose of useful information.

General Design

• (Really) Stunning Desktop Wallpapers from Smashing Magazine – Smashing Magazine is well known by many due to the great collections they put together. This article is no exception and the desktops highlighted can certainly motivate.
• 38one – An excellent portfolio of graphic and web design work.
• Creative Logos Trilogy – A collection of 36 logo designs, most of which I hadn’t seen before happening upon this article.
• Made By Elephant – Portfolio site, very clean design
• The 50 Most Popular Web Design Blog Posts, Resources & Cheat Sheets of 2007
• Designologue v3.0 – Similar to Photoshop Tennis, but without a “winner.”

Tutorials

• Luxa – Photoshop Tutorials as well as other resources. (A nice looking Pligg powered site)

Communities

• Amateur Illustrator
• COLOURlovers – Not a secret by any stretch but a great inspiration source for sure.

Articles

• Defining Project Boundaries (and Keeping Your Client Within Them)

Downloads

• Go Media’s Arsenal – Professional Design Weaponry

The Resources page will also be updated with links to useful resources. Feel free to leave any suggestions.