Sites I Follow: Web Design

This morning I spent some time catching up with the roughly 60 sites I follow. Thanks to Google Reader it isn’t an overly daunting task - definitely manageable, if I check them on a fairly regular basis. If you have never tried an RSS reader, I’d highly recommend it. I have people comment to me all the time asking how I keep up with what’s new, as I like to pass along articles & nuggets I find from time to time. Google Reader is the secret sauce.

If you want a good step-by-step primer on using Google Reader, check out this post I did several months ago - “Web Tools I Use: Google Reader”

Thought I’d pass along the link love each week & share some sites that I follow on a pretty regular basis. I know some people have a “Friday is for Friends” day - perhaps this can be a “Saturday is for Sites” thing.

This week I wanted to spotlight five sites that I follow for web design articles & new techniques. Enjoy!

1. Vitamin

Vitamin is a top-notch site devoted to resource & tutorials on web design & development. It features contributions from some of the top designers out there, as well as interviews & reviews of design books & resources.

Recent additions…

• Working With Web Developers in India: Why, Whom, & How
• Good Products Don’t Make Up for Bad Service… But They Help
• Designing a Web App With Character

2. Smashing Magazine

Smashing Magazine is a great collection of resources & links for the web designer: everything from graphics, to coding, to fonts, tutorials & more! This site has some of the best “link pool” posts (“40 Free Fonts,” “80 AJAX Solutions,” etc.) as well.

Recent additions…

• 70 Beauty Retouching Photoshop Tutorials
• Textures and Patterns Design Showcase
• Web Form Design Patterns: Sign-Up Forms

3. Web Designer Wall

Web Designer Wall features a great collection of how-to tutorials on CSS, design & Photoshop skills, as well as information about new design trends, and links for inspiration for the designer.

Recent additions…

• 2008 Design Trends
• CSS Decorative Gallery
• SEO Guide for Designers

4. A List Apart

A List Apart is a bi-monthly digital magazine featuring some of the best talent in web design. It has a rich history (it started over 10 years ago as a mailing list) and is led by Jeffrey Zeldman, one of the godfathers of the design industry. Great, insightful articles for designers, focusing heavily in coding techniques and helps.

Recent additions…

• Walking the Line When You Work from Home
• Getting Out of Binding Situations in JavaScript
• Faux Absolute Positioning

5. Wake Up Later

Wake Up Later is a great blog that goes beyond just design articles, but also offers help on analytics, working as a freelancer, marketing, SEO, & more.

Recent additions…

• 6 Places That Flash Does Not Belong
• Deciding When to Use Project Pricing
• Refocusing Your Business With an “I Am No Good At” List

Posted 07.19.2008

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