Design Resources on the Web: Blog post 5
Whether you’re an established designer or new to the field, it’s always a challenge to stay up to date on the newest innovations of web design or a new font and colour scheme in graphic design. The industry and trends that move with it are constantly evolving. Having a few websites in your back pocket that regularly post design stories, trend insights, and tools to give your design a new perspective is always a good idea.
http://www.type-finder.com/
Type Finder allows you to find reputable and applicable type fonts for web and print based on a questionnaire that helps you find a font that best applies to your needs.
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/
Hong Kiat provides tech news and interesting articles on new tools and apps coming to market to make designs work across multiple platforms.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/
Smashing Magazine is an incredible resource for web development and interface design usability. Videos, articles, and e-books.
http://www.howdesign.com/
“How Design” has articles relevant to design studios as well as tips to make it as a freelance designer. There is also a How Design U that offers workshops on topics ranging from Adobe programs to interface design.
http://www.fastcompany.com/
Fast Company posts an abundance of interesting design articles and industry news.
http://frankchimero.com/intros/quilt/
Although this is more of a portfolio site for a designer, Frank Chimero posts interesting talks and articles related to design and theories behind the concept of design itself.
http://tridiv.com/
Tri Div allows you to create and test 3D shapes using CSS. I’m really excited about trying this out and making some interesting logos and site animations.
//Hope this helps anyone looking for design resources and thanks for reading.
Jeff FitzGerald