20 Design Resources

I stumbled across a list of 99 resources for graphic designers. Everyone loves a good list, but once you start making lists of 99 things, you end up with a lot of fluff. Of course the list was filled with a lot of really obvious resources or really really general ones (they listed facebook, craigslist, linkedin, and myspace…) So I figured I’d take a shot at trimming the fat and adding in some of my own favorite places. Hopefully 20 won’t give you a headache, and you might actually find something new.

Inspiration
CSS Vault – css inspiration
Logopond – logo inspiration
Emptees – t-shirt design inspiration
Layer Tennis photoshop tennis design events

Printing
Moo – my favorite printers of all time
Modern Postcard – more standard printing than moo
Clubflyers – 1,000 CD inserts for $90.00, amongst other shorter run items
Mammoth Printshop – apparel printing and buttons

Web Services
Big Cartel – offer free web stores
Carbonmade – portfolio service
COLOURlovers – color palettes
CSS Type – see what web fonts look like on your screen
Lipsum – classic placeholder text

Blogs
The Serif – this could be under inspiration too, but it’s a blog
Computerlove – style and design
Sleevage – album artwork
Subtraction – great grid based designer
A Brief Message – 200 word design articles
Smashing Magazine – all about web design
Swiss Legacy – collaborative blog focused on typography, swiss graphic design and grids