Dr. Design’s Definitive Design Links List
Looking for something? A font? Some stock photos? Maybe a tutorial or two? Then you’ve come to the right place!
Created and maintained by our own Community members, these lists of tried and true sites contain only the best and most useful resources. We use them ourselves every day!
So don’t spend hours surfing. The best sites are listed right here! And if you’d like to suggest a link, simply email us.
What are you after?
- Font sites (below)
- Cheap stock photography
- Free stock photography
- Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
Font Sites
Typography is a critical element of design. But there are a lot of fonts out there — where will you ever find the time to weed the cool sites from the dregs?
We’ve done it for you! Our Community members have put together this definitive list of the sites they use and love. The sites allow downloads, offer font-related tools, and more!
- www.acidfonts.com
- www.fontmonster.com
- www.fontguy.com
- www.blambot.com
- www.dafont.com
- www.eliteentertainment.net/famousfonts
- www.1001fonts.com
- www.chank.com
- www.wantedfonts.com
- www.pizzadude.dk
- bitmap fonts
- www.fontfreak.com
- www.larabiefonts.com/index.html
- www.galapagosdesign.com/index.html
- www.sketchpad.net/b1.htm
- www.apostrophiclab.com
- www.fonthead.com/index.html
- www.astigmatic.com
Cheap Stock Photography
Slick imagery can make or break a design. If you’re on a tight budget, but have a little cash to splash, give these affordable stock photo sites a try.
- www.freeimages.co.uk
- www.shawnsclipart.com/happeninfamily.html
- www.istockphoto.com
- www.freefoto.com
- Photo-Objects 25,000 Premium Image Collection
- www.hemera.com/products/productpo.htm
- www.dubtastic.com/resources.html
- www.steeldolphin.com
- www.pictor.com
- www.imagebank.com
- www.ditto.com
- www.twistedlens.com
- www.bciusa.com
- www.visipix.com
- www.photo.net
- www.webshots.com
- www.gograph.com
- www.photonica.com
- www.archivephotos.com
- www.pro-visions.com
- www.snap-shot.com
- www.zing.com
- Google Image Search
- www.istockphoto.com
- deviant art
- www.mapresources.com
- Index Stock Imagery – Stock Photography
For cheap stock illustration as well as photos, try www.artbitz.com.
Free Stock Photography
Design on a shoestring often leaves no budget for images. The solution? These stock photo sites (rated out of 5 stars by our very own Community members).
- www.morguefile.com
- www.freestockphotos.com
- www.freefoto.com 5
- www.farmphoto.com
- www.deviantart.com
- stock.d2.hu 5
- www.dieblen.de 4
- www.freeimages.co.uk 2
- www.intuitivmedia.de 5
- orangetrash.d2.hu 4
- www.mediaphoto.com.br/index.php?leng=eng 4
- www.picturestation.net
- www.hd.org/Damon/photos 5
- gallery.yahoo.com
- www.fema.gov/library/photo.htm
- www.free-image.net
- www.photos.external.lmco.com
- www.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/index.html
- www.doedigitalarchive.doe.gov
- www.photo.net/stock
- www.visipix.com
- photobox.ru 2
Tutorials, Tips and Tricks Links
Orginally posted by St0rmi at (now defunct) Somethingleet.com, and built on by our own community members, is this great list of tutorials. No matter what the topic, if you want a tutorial, this list will take you there!
- Action FX – Photoshop actions resource
- AdobeEvangelist – adobe software tutorials
- Adobe – Layer Blending
- Adobe – Photoshop Tips
- A few more Photoshop tips – from UTexas
- Alpha Project – Photoshop and Web development tutorials
- Anders Qvicker – graphics and design resources and tutorials
- Arachnet Design – Web graphics and Flash tips and tricks
- Back to Basics – Photoshop selections
- Bizark 7 – Photoshop tutorials and tips
- Building Banners with… – Phothops banner building tutorials
- CBT Cafe – extensive assortment of graphics tutorials and resources
- CNET Photoshop Tips
- ComputerArts – Photoshop and 2D tutorials
- Cyber Ink – assorted design and graphics resources
- Dacort – graphics tutorials
- David Humes – Photoshop resources
- DaVinci’s graphics resources
- DeadDreamer – Photoshop and 3D Studio Max tutorials
- Deep Space Web – desing and graphics resources
- Designs By Mark – Photoshop tips
- Dsigning.com – extensive Photshop resource
- DeviantART – extensive graphics and design rsource
- Digital Creativity – graphics and design resource site
- DigitalMastery – Photoshop 7 guide
- Digital Thread – extensive graphics and design resource
- Distortion Freebies – assorted tutorials
- Dreams Infinity – Photoshop, Flash and Web development tutorials
- eDevCafe – assorted graphics tutorials
- Elated – assorted tutorials
- Eric’s PS Tutorials – Photoshop tutorials
- Erks – Photoshop tutorials
- Espresso Graphics – assorted graphics tutorials
- Evening Demon – Photoshop tutorials
- Exquisite Design – graphics tutorials
- ExtremeFlash – extensive Flash design and development resource
- eXtropia – wide range of assorted tutorials
- EyeBall Design – extensive graphics tutorials
- EyeWire Tips – extensive graphics and design tips
- FireLily – Photoshop hints
- Free Graphics – Photoshop tutorials
- Free Online Course – assorted online courses
- Free Plugin – graphics and design resources
- Geda-Online– Photoshop tutorials
- Gifart – Photoshop tutorials and more
- Go2 Graphics – assorted tutorials
- GOgraph – 47 Photoshop tutorials
- GoraNation – Photoshop and image resources
- Graphic Designz – resource guide
- Graphicspower – Photoshop and Flash tutorials
- Graphics Software – About.com resources
- Graphics World – Photoshop, Flash and Illustrator tutorials
- GFX-TM – Photoshop tutorials
- grfx-design – wide range of graphics tutorials
- GurusNetwork – extensive range of graphics tutorials
- Hatch – Photoshop tutorials
- Hyperpark – text effects and miscellaneous tutorials
- IceHouse – Photoshop tutorials
- Internet Eye tutorials – extensive graphics and design tutorials
- Janee’s – Photoshop tutorials
- Jay Arraich’s… Photoshop tutorials
- Jeff’s Photoshop tips and tricks
- Jereme Online – extensive graphics tutorials
- jlsWebsource – graphic resource tutorials
- Kaoz-tutorials – tutorials for Photoshop, Flash, HTML and more
- Lookseee – Photoshop and HTML tips
- Lynda.com – Photoshoip 6 preview and more
- iBoost-Photoshop resource listing
- IceHouse Designs – extensive Photoshop 6 tutorials
- Image Editing 101 – using Photoshop
- iService – Photoshop tutorials
- IT Graphics – range of graphics tutorials
- Visual Redemption – graphics resources
- Lauri McCanna’s – Photoshop tips
- Link-o-Tips – for Photoshop
- Marko Media – Photoshop tips and tricks
- Mike’s Sketchpad – extensive graphics resources and tutorials
- NAPP – Photoshop user site
- NeoFrog – Photoshop 5 tutorials
- OpticNurve – extreme Photoshop resources
- OrgCon – Photoshop and Webmaster tips
- Orion – Photoshop resource
- Hands-on – graphics tutorials
- PageResource – extensive range of design and scripting tutorials
- PageTutor – ‘plain english’ basic design tutorials
- Pank Pages – Photoshop resources
- PiscesPub – extensive list of graphis tutorials
- Pixel Punk – Photoshop tips
- PC Resources – for Photoshop and digital photographers
- PerfectPixels – Photoshop tips and tutorials
- Photoshop Crash Course – at Webmonkey
- Photoshop Domain – complete Photoshop resource
- Photoshop Foundry – extensive Photoshop resource
- Photoshop in 21 days – tutorial
- PhotoShop Gurus – extensive Photoshop resource
- Photoshop in Depth – tips, tutorials and more
- Photoshop Links – extensive listing
- Photoshoplover – extensive resource of the Photoshop lover
- PhotoShop Recipes – tips and tricks
- PhotoshopRoadMap – tutorials, tips and techniques
- Photoshop Tips
- Photoshop Tips and Tricks
- Photoshop 6.0 tutorials
- PhotoShop Web Reference
- Phong.com – Photoshop, Flash, 3D Studio Max and POV-Ray tutorials
- PlanetPhotoshop – extensive Photshop resource
- Poidesign – assorted tutorials
- Production Graphics – extensive assortment of design and graphics tutorials
- Psionic Design – assorted graphics tutorials
- PS Workshop
- RaeStudios – extensive graphics and design resource
- Renderosity – digital arts links resource
- Robouk Designs – Photoshop, Flash, HTML/Creamweaver and PHP tutorials
- Russell Brown – Photoshop and LiveMotion tips and techniques
- Seamless Textures – tutorial
- Sharpening Photos – tutorial
- Shortcut Central – Photoshop shortcuts
- Sketch Pad – Pen tutorial
- SmartPlanet – online courses
- Splicing & Dicing Images for Tables – tutorial
- Spoono – extensive in-depth tutorials
- Stewart Dean’s Photoshop Tutorial
- StewartStudio – Photoshop tutorials
- StridingStudio – assorted Photoshop tutorials
- Sy’s PhotoShop Tutorials
- Texture Techniques – tips list
- TheTechZone – Photoshop 6.0 tutorial and demo
- Tips & Tricks – for Photoshop
- TipsMania – Photoshop tips
- TeamPhotoshop
- Tools & Features – Photoshop 6.0
- TrainingTools – Photoshop 6.0 tutorial
- Tutorialfind – assorted tutorials
- Photoshop Tutorial links
- Tutorial Warehouse – extensive graphics tutorial resource
- Ultimate Guide to Photoshop 6.0
- UMOJAN – Photoshop tutorials
- Using Photoshop to Optimize Images
- Versyden’s Web Design – assorted graphics tutorials
- Wacom – official Wwacom site
- WastedYouth – extensive assortment of graphics tutorials
- WebClass 101 – Photoshop 6.0 tutorial
- Web Design with Photoshop
- Webgraphics Center – graphics tutorials
- Webmasterbase
- WebSlave – Photoshop tips
- Wetzelandcompany – graphic design resources and tutorials
- ZeroPlace – Photoshop tips and tricks
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