As both a graphic and web designer, I tend to bookmark tons of sites as I stumble upon them (no pun intended, StumbleUpon.) I have narrowed it down to a little more than the thirty best links that I have found. Each and everyone of these resources I use on almost a daily basis to help me out with ideas, brushing up on my skills, or just to look at great designers work.

This is by no means a full list, as I am always finding new and exciting sites to add to my bookmarks. If you feel there are other sites that I (and the readers) should look into, please feel free to add a comment and let me know about them. I always get excited when I find something interesting to read.

Overall Resources:



Smashing Magazine – Freebies/tutorials/inspiration/etc

DesignFloat – Community-submitted design links

DesignBump – More community-submitted design links

GoMediazine – Tips, tutorials, and advice from designers

Inspiration:



DesignFlavr – Very good quality design inspiration

Creattica – Inspiration from great designers all over the web

Pattern Tap – Screenshot sharing of web-based inspiration

Scrnshots – Community-submitted screenshots of inspiration

Stationerystyle – Stationary inspiration, such as business cards and brochures

Deviantart – One of the first inspirational sites, but still always a great resource

Blogs:



Spoon Graphics – Chris Spooner’s excellent design blog

Outlaw Design Blog – The genius thinking of Danny Outlaw

Freelance Switch – Everything and anything freelance design related

Dev Snippets – Web design/development articles

Mac Appstorm – Mac program/app reviews

Tutorials:



Psd Tuts+ – Photoshop tutorials

Net Tuts+ – Web Design tutorials

Vector Tuts+ – Illustrator tutorials

w3Schools – Tutorials for every type of web design

Abduzeedo – Great totorials, as well as inspiration, and freebies

Other Resources:



Icon Finder – Icon search done very easy and sexy

PHP Form – Free HTML Form Builder

TypeChart – Beautiful site to browse web type options.

Vecteezy – Download free vector graphics and vector art

Great posts:



45 Sets of Seamless Vector Patterns

50 Beautiful and Creative Portfolio Designs

Web Design Tutorials: the Ultimate Roundup

35 Excellent Websites for Downloading Free CSS Templates

40 Source to Download High-Quality Free Photoshop PSD Stuff

50 Free High Quality and New XHTML/CSS Templates

30 High-Quality Icon Sets for E-Commerce Designs