Resources
Here is a collection of some of the websites I frequent for inspiration, learning new things, and keeping up-to-date with design trends. I hope that you can find some use in what I’ve found incredibly helpful!
If you know of any great resources online for graphic design or typography that I don’t have listed here, please let me know! I’m always looking for the next great thing to add to my list. Shoot me an email at [email protected] with your suggestion.
Generic design-related resources
Graphic Design
Blogs
- Brand New, corporate/brand identity
- Smashing Magazine, design, web, inspiration, and more
- Art of the Menu, beautiful menus to oogle
- David Airey, designer and author
Courses
- Hack Design, a great curriculum to learn graphic design, all online
Inspiration
- Design Seeds, gorgeous color palettes you’ll stare at for hours
- Designspiration, a bunch of great design, scroll and be inspired
Creative goods/assets
- Creative Market, offering 6 new freebies every Monday, plus tons of great creative assets
- Resource Cards, the ultimate collection of websites to get all your graphic design things from!
Type, lettering, etc
Typography
Blogs
- Type Wolf, helping you pick the right type for your project, mix and match typefaces, and more
- I Love Typography, a great blog on typography, lettering, and type design
- Linotype, a blog that showcases a few new fonts a week
- Fonts in Use, a blog that takes used fonts and analyses their effectiveness, very good for honing your font usage skills and training your eye to spot good/bad design
Courses
- Learn Lettering, the go-to for learning hand-lettering online, by Sean Wes
- Crash Course in Hand-Lettering, a quicker, free resource on hand-lettering
Inspiration
- GoodType, a collection of beautiful type treatments, check out their instagram
- I Love Ligatures, a never-ending collection of lovely lettering