The world of web and graphic design is an ever changing landscape where the inhabitants have to continually strive to learn and perfect new skills as new technology evolves. Much of it we can learn in-house or from vendors, but much of it we have to figure out for ourselves.
What follows is a list of some of the sources we use to keep up with developments and learn new skills. Some of them teaches us something new, while others reinforce what we already know. We don’t know everything, as much as we might like to believe we do. Each website in this list offers us something, and they are included in this list in case they can help you too.
One of the most popular resources on the net for graphic design is Smashing Magazine, (www.smashingmagazine.com). This is a well established site with a regular audience of web developers and graphic designers. It has imparted knowledge since it began and continues that trend to this day with plentiful tutorials on web design, Photoshop and all the other toys we get to play with during the day. The forum is remarkably quiet for a site so lively, but the information it contains is sound.
Next up is tuts+, (www.tutsplus.com). This is another high quality site and one we use here in our office in Naples. Graphic design at its best with high quality tutorials written by experts. It is the hub for all of the Tuts+ sites and is great place to start when searching for information or inspiration. The site is aimed at beginners and pro’s alike, but is more geared towards advanced users. It leads off to subordinate sites like psdtuts, for Photoshop, aetuts for Adobe After Effects and so on.
Another useful site is called CreativePro, (www.creativepro.com). This is another resource site aimed at existing graphic designers. There are more categories and tutorials on that site than any sane person could read. There is literally something for everyone here. Beginners may find things a little hard going as most of the content is for advanced users, but who said design was easy?
Sitepoint is the last site we are going to mention here, (www.sitepoint.com). This is another site aimed at experienced graphic designers or web developers, but has a lot of information and resources for the newcomer too. Often there are other tips, like how to run the business side of things, or practical advice for clients and that kind of thing. Sitepoint has been around a few years, just like Smashing and has built up a loyal and vocal fan base. The marketplace is an excellent place to go if you have spare templates, JavaScripts or other stuff to sell too.
Those are just four of what I am sure are thousands of sites out there. They each offer something different and are lively enough to keep us going back every week. Hopefully they will give other Naples graphic design enthusiasts a hand up as they have done to us.
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