resources
Good Books
The Brand Gap
Marty Neumeier
Design Language
Tim McCreight
Don't Make Me Think
Steve Krug
Graphic Design: The New Basics
Ellen Lupton
Graphic Design Thinking
Edited by Ellen Lupton
Orbiting the Giant Hairball
Gordon MacKenzie
Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color
Leatrice Eiseman
SoakWashRinseSpin
Tolleson Design
Stop Stealing Sheep
Erik Spiekermann, E.M. Ginger
Thinking with Type
Ellen Lupton
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert Pirsig
Good Websites
FontShop Typography Education
www.fontshop.com/education
Communication Arts – Webpicks
www.commarts.com/webpicksCSS Beauty
cssbeauty.comDesign and Design
designanddesign.comDigital Thread
www.digitalthread.comThe FWA: Favourite Website Awards
www.thefwa.comLogo Lounge
www.logolounge.comNetdiver
www.netdiver.netSmashing Magazine
www.smashingmagazine.comxhilarate.com – supercharged creative bookmarks
www.xhilarate.comWellVetted.com
www.wellvetted.comWDCF: FED – Where Design Comes From: Fresh Electronic Delivery
www.wdcf.com/FED
A List Apart
www.alistapart.comBefore and After Magazine
www.bamagazine.comThe Brand Gap: Slideshow
www.slideshare.net/coolstuff/the-brand-gapBrand New: Opionions on Corporate and Brand Identity Work
www.underconsideration.com/brandnewCommunication Arts Magazine
www.commarts.comDesign Observer – Writings on Design and Culture
www.designobserver.comHack-2-School Guide – Core 77′s guide to surviving design school
– made me laugh
www.core77.com/hack2schoolHOW Magazine
www.howdesign.comSmashing Magazine
www.smashingmagazine.comSpeak Up > Design Dialog
www.underconsideration.com/speakupValcasey
www.valcasey.com/webdesignWishful Thinking: How to Motivate Creative People
www.wishfulthinking.co.uk
All Modern.com
www.allmodern.comBluDot.com
www.bludot.comChiasso – Modern Furniture
www.chiasso.comDesign Public – Modern Furniture and Fresh New Design Online
www.designpublic.comFlax Art – Unique Gifts
www.flaxart.comrussell+hazel – Cool Office Supplies
www.russellandhazel.comSee Jane Work – More Cool Office Supplies
www.seejanework.comUncommon Goods – Unique gifts
www.uncommongoods.comWishing Fish – Unique Gifts
www.wishingfish.com
CSS Zen Garden
www.csszengarden.comLorem Ipsum Generator
www.lipsum.comVischeck – Color Blindness Simulator
www.vischeck.com/vischeckYourHTMLSource.com – CSS and Multiple Links
www.yourhtmlsource.com/stylesheets/csslinks.html
AZ Photo Album Script – Inexpensive PHP Photo Gallery
www.php4script.comCOLOURlovers – Color Trends + Palettes
www.colourlovers.comDesigners Toolbox
www.designerstoolbox.comEncaps.net – Inexpensive PHP Photo Gallery
www.encaps.netFirefox – Web developer toolbar
addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=60&application=firefoxMinigal / MG2 – Free PHP Photo Gallery
www.minigal.dkFree SiteMap Creator
sitemapdoc.comTextureZ – Free Photo Textures
texturez.comTiny URL
tinyurl.comWebsite Grader
website.grader.com
JPG Magazine
www.jpgmag.comRobert and Shana ParkeHarrison – Cool conceptual photo work
www.parkeharrison.com
Coffee Drinks Illustrated – Nicely done illustrations
www.lokeshdhakar.com