Networks/Empires

  1. Envato – Helping designers earn and learn online.
    Includes:  ThemeForest, AppStorm, Rockable Press and more.
  2. Behance Network – Showcase and discover creative work.
    Includes: The Served Sites, 99U, Prosite, Action Method, Creative’s Outfitter.
  3. Smashing Magazine – Covering coding, design, mobile, graphics, UX and more.
    Includes: Noupe, Smashing Shop.
  4. Fuel Brand Network – Jump-starting creative minds.
    Includes:  Coding, Creativity, Illustration, Photography and more.


Font Resources (Print & Web)

  1. I Love Typography – Fonts, typefaces and all things typographical.
  2. MyFonts – The world’s largest collection of fonts.
  3. Typekit – The easiest way to use real typefaces on your website.
  4. FontShop – The world’s best fonts.
  5. The FontFeed – Fonts, typography, lettering and design.
  6. TypeInspire – A showcase of typography and text effects.
  7. Google Web Fonts – 500+ free web fonts to use online.
  8. WEbINK – High quality web fonts for your website.
  9. Letterhead Fonts – Rare and unusual letter for the professional artist.
  10. Fontspring – Buy fonts and web-fonts without subscriptions or cumbersome restrictions.


Color Resources (Print & Web)

  1. COLOURlovers – Color trends + palettes.
  2. Adobe Kuler – Exlpore, create and share color patterns.
  3. ColRD – Create and share color inspiration with the world.
  4. 0to255 – A simple tool that helps web designers find variations of any color.
  5. ColorMunki – Innovative color creation and control.
  6. Pictaculous – Ever wonder what colors to use with an image (web + app).
  7. Color Hunter – Create color palettes made from images.
  8. ColoRotate – Browse color palettes or create your own. Get the Photoshop plugin.
  9. Check My Colors – Analyze the color contrast of your web pages.
  10. Color Scheme Designer 3 – Easily create 6 different types of color schemes.


Vectors, Icons, Bundles, Brushes & Deals

  1. VectorFinder – Search the most popular stock sites from one central location.
  2. MediaLoot – Premium graphic design resources. Library of interface, vector and icon resources.
  3. Design TNT – Awesome resources for designers.
  4. Brusheezy – Free Photoshop brushes.
  5. Designious – Vector packs, Photoshop brushes, bundles, freebies and more.
  6. InkyDeals – 24 hours only deals for creatives.
  7. Vandelay Premier – Thousands of design resources at your finger tips.
  8. Pixel Snacks – The design bundle that grows.
  9. Bundle Hunt – Highest quality design software bundles at the lowest prices.
  10. Ultrashock – Over 21k Flash, audio, vector and image assets.


iPad & iPhone Apps for Designers

  1. myPANTONE – Advanced functionality and thousands of inspirational colors.
  2. Paper – Ideas begin on paper. Closest thing to sketching on real paper on the iPad.
  3. Photoshop Touch – Create, edit and share multilayered images.
  4. CSS3Machine –  Create amazing CSS3 styles and animations on your iPad.
  5. iMockups – Design on the go with this wireframing and mockup app for iPad.
  6. Gusto – Full-featured website development environment for iPad.
  7. Adobe Ideas – Edit using vectors, layers and color themes. Compatible with Illustrator.
  8. SketchBook Pro – A professional-grade paint and drawing app.
  9. What the Font Mobile – Identify the fonts in a photo or web graphic (iPhone).
  10. iFontMaker – Create your own hand font in 5 minutes (iPad).


Mobile App Development Tools & Resources

  1. Fluid UI – iPhone and Android mobile mockups.
  2. Cabana – The visual way to make custom, gorgeous mobile apps.
  3. Heatma.ps – Amazing visual UX feedback for your iOS app.
  4. App Cooker – Design iOS and mobile mockups, wireframes and prototypes.
  5. Crashlytics – Powerful and lightweight crash reporting for iOS and Android apps.
  6. App Annie – App store analytics and market intelligence.
  7. CloudMine – The backend as a service for mobile and web apps.
  8. Mobile Roadie – Mobile app creator for iPhone, Android, iPad and mobile web.
  9. Parse – Add a powerful and scalable backend in minutes.
  10. Appboy – Your complete mobile CRM solution.


Infographics & Data Visualization Resources

  1. Visual.ly – Infographics and data visualization community.
  2. Infogr.am – Create interactive infographics.
  3. Piktochart – Infographic and presentation tool.
  4. Tableau Public – Free data visualization software.
  5. Ease.ly – Create and share visual ideas online.
  6. Revu – Turn your social profiles into an infographic resume.
  7. D3.js – Javascript library for creating data-driven documents.
  8. Wolfram CDF – Turn infographics into info apps with always-current data.
  9. Gephi – Open graph visualization software.
  10. StatPlanet – Create fully-customizable, feature-rich interactive maps.


Web Development Tools & Resources

  1. Coda – The best HTML, CSS and web coding software ever. Period.
  2. W3 Markup – Convert PSDs to HTML and CSS. Code is art.
  3. Firebug – The most popular and powerful web development tool.
  4. Style Tiles – A visual web design profess for clients and the responsive web.
  5. Mobify – Make your website mobile.
  6. Responsive Grid System – Fluid grid CSS framework for fast development.
  7. SnipSave – Save code snippets for future reference.
  8. Retina.jsj – Open source script that makes service high-rez images easy.
  9. jQuery++ – jQuery’s bald-spot covering toupee (collection of useful DOM helpers).
  10. WooThemes – Premium WordPress themes can save you time; just customize!


Web Testing & Optimization Tools

  1. PageSpeed Insights – Make your website faster.
  2. Adobe BrowserLab – Ensure your content displays as intended.
  3. Silverback – Guerrilla usability testing software for designers and developers.
  4. Userlytics – Website usability testing and evaluation.
  5. Scribe – SEO made simple.
  6. Ethnio – Intercept visitors for live research.
  7. FiveSecondTest – Landing page optimization for your mocks and wireframes.
  8. SEOmoz – Search engine optimization and social monitoring.
  9. Optimizely – A/V testing software you’ll actually use.
  10. Pingdom Tools – Test the load time of a web page.


Design Communities

  1. Dribbble – Show and tell for designers.
  2. Favwork – Supporting designers to develop their careers.
  3. design:related – Portfolios, inspiration, jobs and networking for creative pros.
  4. Forrst – A community where developers and designers improve their craft.
  5. DESIGN 21 – Social design network.
  6. Designbump – User submitted and voted design news, articles and inspiration.
  7. The Web Blend – Summarizing the latest design and development news and trends.
  8. deviantART – Where art meets application.
  9. Dexigner – Design news, events, competitions and more.
  10. Meetup – Do something, learn something. Search for “design” within your area.


Design Galleries (Get Inspired)

  1. Creattica – An online resource for design inspiration and freebies.
  2. The Dieline – The #1 package design website.
  3. Awwards – The best websites from around the world.
  4. PatternTap – Providing the inspiration and education that designers need.
  5. Logopond – Identity inspiration.
  6. Bitique – Daily design goodness for graphic addicts.
  7. Design Snack – CSS, HTML and Flash gallery. An inspiration tool.
  8. FWA – Favourite Website Awards. Internet award program and inspiration portal.
  9. Designsperation – Discover and share great design that inspires you.
  10. siteInspire – Web design inspiration.


Design Blogs

  1. Co.DESIGN – Business + innovation + design.
  2. Webdesigner Depot – Exploring different web and graphic design techniques.
  3. 1stwebdesigner – Tutorials, inspiration, roundups, articles and more.
  4. David Airey – The interesting blog of a well-known brand identity designer.
  5. Six Revisions – Useful information for web developers and designers.
  6. Abduzeedo – Abducted by design. Tutorials and inspiration.
  7. Tripwire Magazine – Handpicked goodies for web developers and designers.
  8. Line25 – A drawing board of creative web design.
  9. Speckyboy – Web design, development and graphic design resources.
  10. Web Designer Wall – Design trends and tutorials.


Design Magazines

  1. .net – The world’s best-selling magazine for web designers/developers.
  2. Communication Arts – Premiere source of inspiration for designers & art directors.
  3. Computer Arts – Inspiration, technique, great design.
  4. Web Designer – Defining the internet through beautiful design.
  5. CMYK Magazine – A truly rewarding visual experience.
  6. Layers – The how-to magazine for everything Adobe.
  7. HOW Design Magazine – Graphic, web and freelance design.
  8. GD USA – Graphic design news, trends, people, ideas and products.
  9. Print Magazine – Bimonthly magazine about visual culture and design.
  10. Digital Arts – Inspiration for digital creatives.


Learn Graphic Design & Web Development Online

  1. Tuts+ Premium – Learn creative and technical skills
  2. Codecademy – Learn to code.
  3. Fan Extra Network – Awesome tutorial sites for creative professionals.
  4. Treehouse – Learn web design, web development and iOS development.
  5. Lynda.com – Online software training videos that really work.
  6. PSD Learning – Learning resources for Adobe Photoshop.
  7. Udacity – A 21st century university. Learn computer science, programming and more.
  8. P2L – Pixel2Life – Photoshop, Flash and other tutorials.
  9. Mozilla School of Webcraft – Learn web development.
  10. Khan Academy – Learn almost anything for free.


Great Design Schools

  1. Art Center College of Design (Pasadena) – Learn to create, influence change.
  2. RMCAD (Denver) – One of the nation’s premier art and design institutions since 1963.
  3. Yale University School of Art – Ranked 2nd for the undergrad design by US News in 2011.
  4. RISD (Rhode Island) – One of the oldest and best known colleges for art and design.
  5. Parsons the New School for Design (NYC) – Pioneering design education since 1896.
  6. School of Visual Arts (NYC) – Known for innovative and experimental program philosophies.
  7. MCAD (Minneapolis) – Educating professional designers and pioneering thinkers.
  8. Full Sail University – A premier art, music and film school (campus and online).
  9. OTIS (LA) – LA’s first independent, professional school of art and design.
  10. Academy of Design (Ontario) – Offers students a high-energy, hands-on learning environment.


Find Design Jobs

  1. LinkedIn – Find jobs, connect through people you already know.
  2. Krop – Creative industry job board.
  3. Authentic Jobs – Where companies and creative professionals meet.
  4. Coroflot – A simple and direct way to connect with creative opportunities worldwide.
  5. AIGA Design Jobs – Professional job listings for all design disciplines.
  6. Creative Hotlist – Job search and creative talent directory.
  7. Sensational Jobs – The job board for web professionals.
  8. 37signals Job Board – Design, programming and executive jobs.
  9. Mashable Jobs – Design and development jobs from Mashable.
  10. Indeed – Search multiple job listing sites for design jobs.


White Label & Affiliate Services for Designers

  1. LightCMS – A brandable content management system for designers.
  2. Campaign Monitor – Let clients send their own email newsletter campaigns at your prices.
  3. CushyCMS – Pro features include the ability to use your own logo, colors and domain.
  4. Site5 – Reseller hosting.
  5. Shopify – Ecommerce software. Become a partner and receive 20% on referrals.
  6. CakeMail – Email marketing software for small businesses.
  7. 1ShoppingCart – Private-label this shopping cart and commerce software.
  8. Wrike – Project management software that pays 100% commission.
  9. Weebly Designer Platform – CMS for designers and clients.
  10. Page.ly – Resell managed WordPress hosting.


Print Services

  1. UPrinting – “Spread your message!” 24 hour phone support on weekdays.
  2. MOO – Custom business cards, MiniCards, postcards and more.
  3. Print Runner – “Printing for less.”
  4. Vista Print – “Make an impression.”
  5. Mimeo.com – “Prepare to be delighted.”
  6. PsPrint – Print online with up to 60% off.
  7. Smartpress.com – “Real people who really know print.”
  8. PFL – Printing for Less. “Let’s grow your business.”
  9. PrintPlace.com – “Passionate about printing.”
  10. OvernightPrints – 40+ years of experience printing high-quality products.


Miscellaneous

  1. Inkd – Buy and sell custom graphic design templates.
  2. Hartli – Visually analyzes websites and tells you about colors, typography, grid use and more.
  3. Art of the Title – Leading online resource of title sequence design, from film to games.
  4. NO!SPEC – Educating the public about speculative (spec) work.
  5. Google Art Project – High-quality scans of famous artworks.
  6. FreelanceSwitch – Freelance blog, forum, jobs and directory.
  7. Freelance Folder – Freelance tools, advice and resources.
  8. Library of Congress Digital Collections – Historical art and design archives, preserved online.
  9. 99designs – The fastest growing design marketplace in the world.
  10. Graphic Design Blender – Business tips for designers.

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