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the design world. Luckily, many graphic designers love to share the new and exciting things they have discovered.
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the design world. Luckily, many graphic designers love to share the new and exciting things they have discovered.
See what's out there by visiting a blog.
This is more of a design resource store because it sells fonts and stock images, however the things they sell are pretty inspirational. No need to buy, just check out what amazing designs they have collected.
youworkforthem.com
Now this is the epitome of a blog, it has a lot of text and nearly no photos. However, this blog has valid things to say so don't be discouraged from the lack of visual elements.
underconsideration.com The Design Sponge is more of a general design blog, it features everything from interior design to product design.
designspongeonline.com This website is a great resource for web designs and other design resources. The down side is it is riddled with ads and the layout design is not very inspirational.
digitalthread.com Steven Heller is the most prolific design writers today. He has written so many books it's hard to keep track of. His contribution doesn't not stop there, he also has a daily blog that features things that inspire him.
dailyheller
youworkforthem.com
Now this is the epitome of a blog, it has a lot of text and nearly no photos. However, this blog has valid things to say so don't be discouraged from the lack of visual elements.underconsideration.com
The Design Sponge is more of a general design blog, it features everything from interior design to product design.designspongeonline.com
This website is a great resource for web designs and other design resources. The down side is it is riddled with ads and the layout design is not very inspirational.digitalthread.com
Steven Heller is the most prolific design writers today. He has written so many books it's hard to keep track of. His contribution doesn't not stop there, he also has a daily blog that features things that inspire him.dailyheller
This is great site to see the amazing packaging that is being designed. You can also submit your own designs to be featured.
dieline.typepad.com
Features packaging designs, but layout is a little more cumbersome to get see more than the designs featured on the home page.lovelypackage.com
Typography
It is the frosting of graphic design. You don't always need type, but having it makes our designs all the more sweeter. Some bloggers feel the same way, especially those at House Industries. Check out the type foundry website, as well as Ken Barber's ode to type and lettering.
typeandlettering.com
HouseInd.com
This blog has the typical layout, but supplies links, images and articles about designs and products that have interesting or beautiful type.typographica.org
My teacher told me to use a smart quote, what's that? Any typographic questions can probably be answered by this typographer's forum. You will also learn about events and resources on the subject.typophile.com
This site is an amazing resource for web designs. It catalogs designs that are currently on the web, by color, genre, etc. It is great to search when you need some web inspiration.
designmeltdown.com
This is one of the richest resources for web designers and developers. It is split into several articles that address questions that often come up in the constantly developing field.alistapart.com
