Design Sites
Society for News Design Several great columns and tips on design, workshop schedule, membership database and more. NewsDesigner.com Links, industry news updates, contests, etc. for newspaper designers. VisualEditors.com A classroom for visual journalism, this site offers a job board, tips, ideas, etc. A super site. NewsPageDesigner.com A portfolio site for newspaper designers. Includes a job bank, tips and tricks. NewsDesigner.com Blog A blogger covers news and trends in the newspaper design world. SportsDesigner.com A blog for sports newspaper page designers. Great samples, tips, etc. Mario Garcia: Garcia-Media.com Design page from the nation's top page designer. News, speaking dates and more. The Mario Blog News design blog from Mario Garcia. The Mario Classroom Design and typography blog from Mario Garcia.
Ron Reason.com A great tips, training and resources page for designers. Media Storm Brian Storm's multimedia and photojournalism site. 22 Things Never to Say to a News Designer Devigal.com A great Web design site by Andrew Devigal and Co. See the latest and best technology used on dynamite sites. Devigal is a former Chicago Tribune and Knight-Ridder Tribune Web designer who has done research and taught at the Poynter Institute. Society of Professional Designers Graphic Artists Guild Society of Illustrators Visual Edge A journalism multimedia design seminar conducted by the Poynter Institute created this site that features 12 multimedia feature stories ranging from a tightly knit group of longtime domino players to handicapped sailors. About.com's Graphic Design Page A great page. Tips, resources and more. Paul Nixon's Graphic Design Weblog Has links to 9-11 graphics. BrassTacksDesign This site contains dozens of stories about what's going in with the newspaper business right now -- both in print and online -- and what newspapers and journalists should be doing about it. It includes a list of designs, which links to hundreds of examples of redesigned newspapers - all of which should serve as a source of inspiration to anyone considering a redesign. There's also a before-and-after gallery showing the extent to which newspapers and websites have been transformed. MacroMedia Showcase This page highlights four or five cool Web sites a day. Many are Flash presentations. Poynter Online's Design/Graphics Resources Digital Vision Network FreedomToPhotograph.com Created to allow photographers to tell their stories about run-ins with law enforcement agencies and what really happened. Sharing stories and trading experiences is what drives this site! It is important to know your rights. Color, Contrast & Dimension in News Design From the
Poynter Institute. FlashChallenge.com This is a contest site for Flash presentations. Log-in and evaluate different Flash sites, or enter your own. A very highly regarded site for Flash designers. DesignAddict.com Font Bureau One of the best type foundries around. Bare Bones HTML Guide HillmanCurtis.com Great Web design resources from a leading authority on the topic. New York-based design firm's client list includes MTV.com, RollingStone.com, HP, Adobe, Macromedia, Ogilvy One and Sun. Lynda.com One of the leading design sites on the Web offers tip sheet, downloads, newsletters, training CD-ROMs and much, much more. Strategy and Design: Developing the Photographer's Web Site Tips and ideas from Don Luce. DigitalJournalist.org: State of Photojournalism: Photojournalism and the Web NY Public Library Treasure Trove A huge cache of 337,000 pieces of art . Browse by names, search history. Olga's Gallery Search artists by name. Light Link Graphic Design Resources Includes software tutorials, font resources, image viewers, Web design tools and much, much more. Poynter.org: Design Desk From Design Editor Anne Conneen. Museum of E-Failure More than 800 screen shots of dot-bomb designs. World Wide Arts Resources Featured artists and other interesting materials. DesignInMotion.com Broadcast Designers Association offers the latest broadcast spots, film trailers, and video for the Web. Also has some interviews with designers and tech help. BornMag.com Web design and literature. 1001 Free Fonts Design-Agency.com Showcases new designers. Digital Thread This is another great site that showcases new work from designers all over the world. NewsDesign.net A great design site featuring several articles from various magazines that should beof interest. E-Company's Web Site Design Page Tip sheets, news stories, organizations and other resource links. Illustrators.net Search a database of great illustrators, some of whom are listed below. Google Art Illustration Page Tons of links to design portfolios, some of which are listed below. Andrew Skwish Illustrations, links and more from artist Andrew Skwish. His work has appeared in many newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune. He also has a portfolio at Poynter.org. Office of Newspaper Design A great set of global design links. Michael Bartalos.com More super illustration examples! Wesley Bedrosian Illustrations, paintings, drawings. Lynne Bennett Portfolio MyFonts.com Links to about 25 news page designers. Desktoppublishing.com's Graphic Designer's Paradise Hundreds of links in alphabetical order. Statistical Graphic Resources A great site from the York University Math Department. Excite's Computer Graphics Directory Links to hundreds of sites. 3D Cafe Dozens of links for graphic artists, including Web tools, newsletters, jobs and more. VisualJournalism.com A great design site from a UK journalist. Digital Producer.com Bills itself as a site that has "news, tools and techniques for content creation." Director Online User Group Articles, resource links and more. LogoMotives A good graphic design site. Excite's Web Designers in UK/Europe Directory Tom Tomorrow's Weblog A cartoonist's weblog. Nolo.com A legal site that includes a copyright protection page. Critique Magazine Communications Magazine CoolHomePages.com: The Only Cure for Designer's Block Cool HomePages.com: Design Resource Links Links to design magazines, coding pages, tip sheets and more. FineArtForum.org A 14-year-old international news service specializing in new technologies in the arts and design. The majority readers are professionals in the arts and design world. Kira's Web Toolbox Dozens of great resources, from mail to javascript, to add to your site. Photoshop Web Tips Database MacWeek.com Adobe.com Several tips sheets and software news. Web Clip Art StockXchng Stock photos of pretty much anything can be found here. Stock Logos Download Public Domain Images Artcyclopedia The fine arts encyclopedia. One of the top reference sites around, according to the American Library Association. Search by artist, etc. Five Elements of Digital Storytelling From the University of Minnesota's Institute for New Media Studies offers a site that provides a common vocabulary and structure for understanding new media content.
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