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Graphic Design

• Associations
• Blogs
• Browser Compatibility Testing
• Color
• Fonts
• Layouts (Ready Made)
• Large Online File Delivery
• Link Collections
• Magazines
• Photoshop Tools
• Podcasts
  
• Stock Illustration and Photos
• Time Tracking
  
• Watermark Site Photos and Images 

Associations

AIGA

http://www.aiga.org/ 

National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)

http://www.photoshopuser.com/

Refreshing Cities

http://www.refreshingcities.org/

Blogs

Adobe Software

http://blogs.adobe.com/blog-list.html

A List Apart

http://www.alistapart.com/

Brainstorms & Raves

http://brainstormsandraves.com 

Dieline

http://www.thedieline.com/ 

Design by Fire

http://www.designbyfire.com

Design Observer

http://www.designobserver.com/

Gig Posters

http://www.gigposters.com/

Graphic Design USA

http://www.gdusa.com

iLoveTypography

http://ilovetypography.com/ 

Jeffrey Zeldman 

http://www.zeldman.com/

HOW Blog

http://www.howdesign.com/blog/ 

Mezzoblue

http://www.mezzoblue.com/

Prairie Modern

http://www.prairiemod.typepad.com/

Scripty Goddess

http://www.scriptygoddess.com/

simple bits

http://www.simplebits.com/

Skyzyx

http://www.skyzyx.com/

Speak Up 

http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/

Stop Design

http://www.stopdesign.com/

Typographica

http://www.typographi.ca/

9 Rules

http://www.9rules.com/whitespace/

Browser Compatibility Testing

BrowserCam

http://www.browsercam.com
Low cost service lets you see how your site design displays on multiple operating systems and web browsers.

Testing with Multiple IE Browsers on Your Computer

http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE
This is a nifty bit of software that lets you install and run IE5 and IE6 on your computer at the same time as IE7 without causing problems with any of the IE browsers. You can see how your pages look without using Browsercam.com right way, a service that shows how your pages look across browsers and operating systems.

See also, Internet Explorer Browser Bug Fixes on our HTML and CSS resources page. 

Color

Color Match 5K

http://www.colormatch.dk
From Carl Mangold (thanks!)

Color Scheme Designer

http://www.tigercolor.com

Color Schemes

http://www.colorschemes.org/

Color Schemer

http://www.colorschemer.com
They also have an online forum to discuss color issues. And a broad collection of user-submitted color schemes.

Color Wheel Pro

http://www.color-wheel-pro.com
Found through Gadgetopia.

ColorCombo

http://www.colorcombo.com/

ColorImpact

http://www.tigercolor.com

ColorMatch Remix

http://color.twysted.net

EasyRGB Color Harmonies

http://www.easyrgb.com/harmonies.php

GenoPal

http://www.genopal.com/ 

Pixie

http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.html

Pixy Color Picker

http://www.pixy.cz/apps/barvy/index-en.html

Web Graphics for Non-Designers

http://www.glasshaus.com/samplechapters/1159/default.asp

Fonts

Font Freak

http://www.fontfreak.com

FontDiner

http://www.fontdiner.com

MyFonts.com

http://www.myfonts.com

Phil's Fonts

http://www.philsfonts.com

Veer

http://www.veer.com

Layouts (Ready Made)

4 Templates

http://www.4templates.com

A Plus Templates

http://www.aplustemplates.com

Boxed Art

http://www.boxedart.com

CSS Layouts for Netscape 4

http://www.saila.com/usage/layouts/nn4-layouts.shtml

Design Galaxy

http://www.designgalaxy.net

Layout Galaxy

http://www.layoutgalaxy.com

Open Source Web Design

http://www.oswd.org
Found through Gadgetopia.

Template Monster

http://www.templatemonster.com

The Layout Reservoir - BlueRobot

http://www.bluerobot.com/web/layouts/

The Template Store

http://www.thetemplatestore.com

Large Online File Delivery

Drop.io

http://drop.io/ 

Send Along

http://www.sendalong.com/ 

You Load 

http://www.load.com 

Link Collections

Chuck Green's IdeaBook

http://www.ideabook.com/

Color Schemes

http://www.colorschemes.org/
Prepare to get lost for hours...fair warning. Lists of tools, tutorials. Found through ScriptyGoddess.

Web Design Galleries

http://webdesigngalleries.wordpress.com/2007/05/05/a-complete-list-of-web-design-galleries/

Magazines

Digital Web

http://www.digital-web.com

HOW Design

http://www.howdesign.com 

Photoshop Tools

Graphic Authority

http://www.graphicauthority.com/ 

Podcasts

Aaron Walter's Building a Listening Library of Web Design Podcasts

http://aarronwalter.com/2006/12/19/building-a-listening-library-of-web-design-podcasts/ 

Design Matters

http://www.sterlingbrands.com/DesignMatters.html
You also can find it on iTunes.

Dustin Brewer's Top 5 Design Podcasts 

http://dustinbrewer.com/top-5-design-podcasts-for-designers/

SXSW 2008 Podcasts

http://2008.sxsw.com/coverage/podcasts/
Also here's 2006, 2007.
 

Stock Illustrations and Photos

ArtBitz

http://www.artbitz.com

Big Stock Photography

http://www.bigstockphoto.com/ 

Clipart.com

http://www.clipart.com

Creatas

http://www.creatas.com

FotoSearch

http://www.fotosearch.com

Getty Images

http://www.gettyimages.com

iStockphoto.com

http://www.istockphoto.com

Matton Royalty Free Images, Fonts, Music

http://www.matton.com

Photos.com

http://www.photos.com

Rubber Ball

http://www.rubberball.com

squidfingers Patterns

http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/

Shutterstock

http://www.shutterstock.com

Veer

http://www.veer.com

Time Tracking

ClockingIT

http://www.clockingit.com/
Free multi-language service integrates with iGoogle, their all-in-one personal page.

Tickspot

http://tickspot.com
Integrates with the BaseCamp project management service

Watermark Site Photos and Images

Also see this post, How to Add Watermarks to your Website Photos and Images.

DigiMarc

http://www.digimarc.com/mypicturemarc/
This service can be used from the Photoshop Filters menu.

Photo Shark

http://www.picture-shark.com/

Visual Watermark

http://visualwatermark.com/

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