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Tools for the Designer

On September 8th, a group of designers gathered at this month's AIGA Say Anything at Fervor Creative in Scottsdale. The topic was "Tools for the Designer." Designers couldn't wait to gather new tools and insight from their peers and to share tools that help them do their jobs. Over 50 websites were discussed that help designers with many common issues that designers often face — topics such as inspiration, fonts, templates, color palettes, invoices and expenses, design secrets, tutorials, and much more. Please see below for Tools for the Designer.

 

Inspiration
gigposters.com
juxtapoz.com
etsy.com
logopond.com/gallery
bamagazine.com

Typography/Fonts
brandsoftheworld.com
typophile.com
papress.com/thinkingwithtype
dafont.com
myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
identifont.com

Templates
designerstoolbox.com

Color
kuler.adobe.com
colourlovers.com

Business
freshbooks.com
freelanceswitch.com
freelanceswitch.com/rates
designerstoolbox.com
aigadesignjobs.org
sugarcrm.com
linkedin.com
score.org
carbonmade.com

Graphic Sources
brandsoftheworld.com
brusheezy.com
vecteezy.com

Tutorials/Training
brandsoftheworld.com
indesignsecrets.com
psdtuts.com
lynda.com
vtc.com

Productivity
techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp
designerstoolbox.com
evernote.com

Web Design
designmeltdown.com
alistapart.com
csstype.com
w3schools.com
validator.w3.org

Packaging
dieline.typepad.com

Motion Graphics
mograph.net
motionographer.com
videocopilot.net

Industrial Design
core77.com

Forums
graphicdesignforum.com
forums.creativecow.net

Blogs
underconsideration.com
voice.aiga.org
twitter.com
twirl.org

Too Huge to Fit Into One Category
smashingmagazine.com
jumpola.com

Misc.
cnet.com
quotegarden.com
feed.com

If you have a design link you'd like to share, please email it to webmaster@arizona.aiga.org.

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