Visual Communication: Websites

Each issue features the creative output of as many as 100 talented artists and designers at all levels of the creative talent pool.

Communication Arts is the premier source of inspiration for graphic designers, art directors, design firms, corporate design departments, advertising agencies, interactive designers, illustrators and photographers—everyone involved in visual communication.

Creative Bloq delivers a daily balance of creative tips and inspiration across web design, graphic design, 3D and more.

FreelanceFolder is a community for freelancers, entrepreneurs, work-at-home business owners, and web-workers.

Graphic Design USA is the news magazine for graphic designers and other creative professionals.

A trade magazine for design professionals.

InDesign Secrets is your one-stop shop for all things InDesign.

Online learning opportunities.

Print is a bimonthly magazine about visual culture and design.

Psdtuts+ is a blog/Photoshop site made to house and showcase some of the best Photoshop tutorials around. We publish tutorials that not only produce great graphics and effects, but explain the techniques behind them in a friendly, approachable manner.

Vectortuts+ is a blog of tutorials, articles, freebies and more on all things vector! We publish tutorials on techniques and effects to make awesome vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator.

A graphic design lifestyle blog that strives to be on the cutting edge of design trends, tips, tutorials, inspirations, resources and more.

COLOURlovers is a creative community where people from around the world create and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the latest trends and explore colorful articles.

An online color development tool.

Online color selection tool.

CGTextures strives to be the world's best texture site. Being a 3D artist myself, I know how difficult it is to create textures without good photo materials.

Our texture library has over 4350 free to download, high-resolution textures.

Creative Communities of the World

Video Copilot provides in-depth training and software solutions for artists working on Film & Television productions.

AIGA Design Archives is one of the richest online resources available to those who practice, study and appreciate great design.

The awards that recognize the talent and effort of the best web designers, developers and agencies in the world.

Explore online portfolios of professional designers.

Dribbble is a community of designers answering that question each day. Web designers, graphic designers, illustrators, icon artists, typographers, logo...(more).

A community where developers and designers improve their craft through design feedback.

Seblester.co.uk is the web site of Sebastian Lester.
Trained in Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins, he now
works in Lewes in East Sussex as a type designer, illustrator and artist.

AIGA, the professional association for design, is the premier place for design—to discover it, discuss it, understand it, appreciate it, be inspired by it.

We're helping the diverse self-employed community build a powerful voice – in politics and in markets.

The Graphic Artists Guild primary purpose is to help our members build successful careers by equipping them with the skills and support needed to compete more effectively in an ever-changing field.

The Cleveland Adobe User Group is a non-profit professional organization serving the needs of the Northeast Ohio's Internet community.

AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.

UXPA Cleveland is the Cleveland chapter of the international User Experience Professionals Association, designed to educate, motivate and promote usability throughout Northeast Ohio.

The CWSA is an organization grounded on the premise of sharing information in a relaxed atmosphere.

COSE is the region's largest small business support organization and provides cost-effective group purchasing programs, advocacy...(more)