The internet is chock full of sites, all clamoring for your attention. Finding the proverbial “cream of the crop” can sometimes be a daunting task. Well no longer, designers everywhere rejoice, this categorized roundup of the very best sites is here to “smash” into your life.
Because adding all of these bookmarks to your browser would take quite some time, we have taken an unprecedented step and provided a downloadable bookmarks file. You can import these links into your browser of choice and enjoy the convenience of having all of these greats sites bookmarked without any of the hassle of bookmarking them yourself.
Photoshop
+Tutorials
PSD Tuts
As one of the premier, free Photoshop tutorial sites, PSD Tuts is a must visit for any designer.
Abduzeedo
Another great Photoshop tutorial site, famous for its spectacular lighting effects.
Tutorial Bliss.
Photoshop Roadmap
Large directory of tutorials with thumbnails.
+Resource Sites
Brusheezy
Large collection of high-quality brushes.
PS Brushes
More great brushes.
MyPhotoshopBrushes
Yet another site dedicated to Photoshop brushes.
Photoshop Brushes From DeviantArt
Perhaps the best way to obtain brushes, and probably the largest selection.
Illustrator
+Tutorials
N.Design Studio
A nice selection of Illustrator tutorials.
Tutorial Outpost
While not always exclusively for Illustrator, this site’s tutorials are fantastic.
Pixel2Life
Some more great Illustrator tutorials.
Vectorials
Plenty of tutorials to keep you busy.
IllustratorTips
Nifty illustrator tutorials and tips.
+Resource Sites
Vecteezy
A sister site to Brusheezy, Vecteezy is a great way to get free vectors.
Free Resources
+Fonts
DaFont
Many, many free fonts.
Urban Fonts
Loads of great free fonts.
Simply the Best Fonts
Even more fonts.
+Stock Images
SXC.hu
The leading free stock image site.
StockVault
Free stock image sharing, no registration required.
MourgeFile
Public image reference site.
Image * After
Almost 20k free images available.
+Color Palettes
ColorBlender
Automatically create beautiful palettes.
COLOURlovers
Site featuring some amazing palettes and colors.
Colr.org
Absolutely amazing site for fetching a color scheme from an image or website.
Color Palette Generator
Another palette from image generator.
Inspiration
+Graphic Design
FaveUP
Lots of inspiration in little boxes.
Design is Kinky
Cool site with lots of inspiration.
Ads of the World
Be inspired by advertising from around the world.
Design Flood
Great inspiration and voting system.
+Web Design
CSS Website
Beautiful site showcasing other beautiful sites.
CSS Drive
More pretty-looking sites.
CSS elite
A premier web design showcase.
Web Design Library
Articles, tutorials, and loads of inspiration.
CSS Tux
A new, but amazing site.
Design Magazines & Blogs
+Magazines
Smashing Magazine
Great magazine with loads of in-depth articles and sweet freebies.
A List Apart
For people who make websites.
CMYK
Features the work of up and coming designers.
Computer Arts
An excellent design magazine.
Graphic Arts Online
Loads of industry news and information.
Graphic Define Magazine
Pros share their tips with you.
+Blogs
Blog.SpoonGraphics
Many great tutorials and resources, for free.
woork
A great blog for web designers.
Just Creative Design
Free graphic design tips, articles, and resources.
Logo Design Love
For the logo-lover in you.
BittBox
Freebies galore.
Accounting for Designers
Less Accounting
Let’s face it, no one like to work on accounting when you could be creating.
Freshbooks
Popular online accounting service.
Design Bookmarking Sites
Pixel Groovy
User controlled tutorial directory.
Design Snack
The designer’s showcase that you control.
Design Float
It is pretty much digg for designers.
Design Bump
Another digg for designers.
Design:Related
News, features, and inspiration for designers.
Have a site you think should be added to this list? Let us know about it through the comments below.
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7 Comments
Nice set of links.
But when it comes to accounting, you can’t beat KashFlow. Web-based and very easy to use.
istockphoto is probably worth a mention too
For your information: there isn’t such a word as “pallet”. It’s called “palette”.
steve: Thanks! I’ve updated the post.
Very good inspiration list! we hope you will add http://CSSGallery.com when updating your resource list. Cheers!
My web designer recommended that I take a look at your article and list. I am so glad that I did. Thanks for your research and list.
Do you people have a facebook fan page? I looked for one on twitter but could not discover one, I would really like to become a fan!
ASA: check out http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Martinez/124532011827
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