Finding the latest tendencies in design and technology is not always an easy thing to do, you must be constantly checking all the important magazines and talking with your friends in order to stay up to date, however there are many times when you can miss great things due to the fact that they are not mentioned by the main magazines and channels.

Because design is a field that not all people is interested about, is common that many great artists, new resources or awesome articles are overlooked due a lack of exposure, fortunately there’s a way for you to always stay informed of the latest news in the design world without having to spend hours browsing online. On today’s article we have put together a list with the most important people in the design world that you should be following either via Twitter or RSS, by following these guys you will be always informed of the latest news without having to spend much time browsing online!.

Jacob Cass

At his young age, Jacob Cass has managed to become one of the most respected designers around, having participated in really important events such as TED. Graphic Designer, logo designer, web designer, blogger and more, Jacob is definitely a must-follow person for every young designer that wants to start getting involved on the field.

Diego Mattei

Diego Mattei is one of the most important designers in Latinamerica. Operating from Argentina, Diego shares lots of design tips, free resources and many more awesome things that every designer can really enjoy.

Chris Spooner

From England we have Chris Spooner, an important graphic designer and the founder of BlogSpoonGraphics and Line25, two of the most important design blogs where you can find useful information about typography, web design, programming, Photoshop, Illustrator and more.

Antonio Lupetti

An Italian celebrity and one of the most important bloggers nowadays, Antonio Lupetti founded Woork Up several years ago and from there he delivers fresh information about technology, music, film, culture & media.

Cesar Mancilla

Cesar is a web designer and developer from Lima Peru, on his blog Craftyman you can find useful tips to improve your programming skills as well as technology news and social media tips that are always helpful for everyone.

Paul Boag

Paul Boag is the founder of web design agency Headscape, host of the Boagworld web design podcast and author of the website owners manual, you can follow his tweets or check the latest entries on his blog.

Mike Lane

Transmitting from Minneapolis, MN, Mike Line is a recognized web and graphic designer with over 15 years of experience on the field, you can follow him via Twitter to find out useful design tips and resources.

Josué Ochoa

Josué Ochoa is an important designer and blogger that shares lots of greats tips and resources through his websites WebTursos, PsTursos and more.

Jacob Gube

Founder of Six Revisions and editor for Design Instruct, Jacob Gube is one of the most important personalities among designers and developers, having his articles featured in the most important websites and blogs.

Veerle Pieters

Veerle is a Belgian graphic & web designer, author of Veerle’s blog and founder of Duoh!. You can visit her website to find out some of the most beautiful designs and furniture ever.

Jason Santamaria

Jason is one of the highest eminences in the design business, he’s the founder and principal of the design studio Mighty, creative director for Typekit, a faculty member in the MFA Interaction Design program at SVA, co-founder of A Book Apart, founder of Typedia and creative director for A List Apart.

Marcelo Ferreiro

Marcelo is an Uruguayan / Spanish developer with more than 6 years of experience on the field. You can follow his tweets to discover useful resources, usability trends, new programming techniques and more.

Javier Rivero

An experienced designer from Mexico, Javier Rivero is the mastermind behind the Spanish edition of Fuel Your Creativity. He has won several prizes and has competed in many contests, which gives him all the authority for writing in such a prestigious website.

Pablo Suárez

Pablo is one of the founders of Kabytes, an Argentinian blog that shares lots of free resources, useful design articles, social media tips and many more great things for all the designers and developers out there.

Andy Rutledge

Andy is the author of DesignProfessionalism.com, he’s also a member of Unit Interactive and an important designer in the Dribbble community.

Emma Taylor

Emma is a freelance UI Web, iPhone & iPad designer based in Cyprus with a high passion for fashion design, interior design, web and graphic design, photography and more.

Nick La

Transmitting from Toronto, Canada, Nick is the creator of many important sites such as Themify, n.design, WebDesignerWall, BestWebGallery, and Icondock.

Dan Cederholm

A true eminence in the design world, Dan is a talented designer, author and speaker at SimpleBits. He’s also co-Founder of Dribbble, one of the most important design networks around.

Jef­frey Zeld­man

Named the King of Web Standards by Business Week, Jeffrey Zeldman is a very influential person in the web design world. He’s website receives thousands of visitors every day where he shares his thoughts about design standards and more. He’s also in charge of A List Apart and is the executive director of Happy Cog.

Chetan R

Operating from Manipal, India, Chetan R is a Computer Science Engineering Student, he shares his love for web design, animation on his website, helping people learn about the latest tendencies in web design and development.

David Airey

David Airey is a brand identity designer and author, he has worked with many companies around the world and his work has been featured in several sites and magazines, he’s currently running his own studio in Northern Ireland.

Eric Shaffer

Eric is a young designer from Chicago, USA, he’s the founder of Creative Fan, a creative media network focusing on providing the highest quality resources, articles, roundups, tutorials and inspiration for creative fields.

These are just some of the VIP in the design world, there are many other great people out there helping to improve the design world, so if you know about more great designers that we should include on the list, please leave us your comments. Thanks for visiting Mishës and we’ll see you soon!.