It’s true when they say, ‘Learning Never Stops’ and especially when you’re into creative things like Web Designing. We understand that it’s a truly excruciating process to come up with great (working) designs on an on-going basis. As a designer, you are required to stay sharp and on top of your game at all times and we know that can be really hard. So we decided to write up a list of resources that we think will help you good folks to keep churning out those awesome designs that you do. So without further adieu, we present to you, the list of the best resources for web designers:
* Hack Design: A beautifully curated resource to learn all there is about web designing. Some of the best and most talented design folks from around the world come together and create courses that will help you get better in your craft. What’s amazing about Hack Design is new design lessons coming straight to your inbox every week. These lessons are “carefully crafted” by design pros for you. What’s more? Great design tests and puzzles to keep challenging yourself. This one’s a definite recommendation from us.
* Drawspace: As the name suggests, Drawspace is an online drawing class structured to keep you at your creative best at all times. They’ve got loads of amazing drawing lessons for everyone starting from the beginner to the pros. This is one amazing resource that every designer in the world to should keep going back to.
* Smashing Magazine: The one that needs no introduction. Smashing Magazine is all about the web. It’s the ultimate resource for both web designers and developers. It’s a hub for everything you need, job boards, resources, articles, wallpapers, you name and you’ll get it on Smashing Magazine. You’ll find some really insightful articles on design trends, latest tech and so on. They’ve also got loads of amazing ebooks that you can get to stay sharp. We’d also recommend signing up to their newsletter, they share some pretty amazing stuff regularly.
* Oozled: In their own words, Oozled is a curated resource for everything creative. Even though all content is available without signup, we’d recommend signing up here. It’ll allow you to create a personalized feed that will cut through the clutter and only bring you things that you really need. With some pretty awesome tools for everything starting from CSS to Javascript and from UX to Photoshop, Oozled gets 2 thumbs up from us!
* Designmodo: Designmodo is another brilliant resource to have in your arsenal. With great tips and tutorials on WordPress, design resources and inspiration, Designmodo is an absolute gem.
* Creative Bloq: Get your daily fix of design inspiration and tips from Creative Bloq. Rightly called so, it can be your best friend in the those times for a creative block. With tips on a variety of topic including web design, graphic design, 3D, Typography, Branding etc Creative Bloq is absolute cracker of a resource. If all this wasn’t good enough they’ve got a great job feed that’s a plus for all you freelancers out there.
* Dribbble: When it comes to design inspiration, Dribbble is probably the best resource out there. It’s simple, it’s a place to get noticed and notice some of the best design work there is on the internet. Honestly, some of the designers are magicians and it would be amazing to get inspired by them and learn from them. Dribbble is also a place where large organizations go to hire web designers. So it’ll definitely help to get your portfolio up here asap. Trust us on Dribbble you guys, it’s amazing!
* Behance: Behance is another brilliant place just like Dribbble. It allows you to showcase and discover amazingly creative work in all fields including web, fashion, illustration, UX/UI, architecture and so on. And just like Dribbble, Behance is a great place to find jobs and get noticed too.
* Gibbon: This is pure learning, Gibbon has playlists created for collecting and sharing knowledge. Playlists range from categories like Design, Career tips, Marketing, Science, Photography, UX and many many more. Gibbon is great place for adding your own lessons too, if you have tips to share, put them up on Gibbon and it’ll be sure to get a loads of love. It’s the ultimate resource on the internet.
So that’s that folks. We hope you find these resources handy and that they help you out in some way. Drop in a line in the comment section below if you think we’ve missed on a great resource. Also, let us know what you think of these resources listed here, if you have any past experience with any of them, do share it with the rest of us.
