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This resources guide evolves as I grow in my knowledge. I hope you find this guide useful. To see the rest of the websites that I have also use as a resource, please refer to my online bookmarks at del.icio.us/shantomo or add me to your network.
{graphic} design
- HOWBlog is the blog for How magazine.
- SpeakUp is a division of UnderConsideration, a community “devoted to the constant discussion of issues related to Graphic Design through interviews, book reviews, analysis of re-branding projects and boldly asking the tough questions.”
Professional Associations
(Graphic Design + Marketing Communications Related)
- International Association of Business Communicator (IABC): iabc.com or iabc.bc.ca
- Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS), Vancouver Chapter: cprsvancouver.com
- High-Tech Communicators’ Exchange (HTCE): htce.org
- Canadian Women in Communications (CWC-AFC): cwc-afc.com
- Canadian Marketing Association: the-cma.org
- American Marketing Association, BC Chapter (BC AMA): bcama.com
- British Columbia Association of Integrated Marketers (BC AIM): bcaim.org
- Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC): gdc.net
- Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario): rgdontario.com
- International Association of Design Council (ICOGRADA): icograda.org
- Beyond Graphic: beyondgraphic.org
- British Columbia Printing and Imaging Association (BCPIA): bcpia.org
- Canadian Associations of Photographers & Illustrators in Communications (CAPIC): capic.org
Communications + Design how-to…
- Breaking into the graphic design industry? Here’s How to Create Graphic Design Portfolio from a graphic design perspective courtesy of Attitude Design.
- How do I use social media? SmashLAB has a great White Paper that can teach you how to use it wisely.
Business side of Design
- BoDo is a blog about the business side of design whether you are working in-house or starting out on your own.
- FreelanceSwitch is a community & resource for freelancers of all varieties – designers, writers, illustrators, photographers, programmers…
- GRAPHICDEFINE magazine is all about encouraging professionals in the graphic, web and interactive industries to share their tips and experiences that have helped them in their business endeavors.
Web Design
- A List Apart is a web magazine “for people who make websites.”
- Smashing Magazine is a web magazine for web designers and web developers.
Just learning the digital graphic design tools? Try…
- LAYERS magazine, the how-to magazine for everything Adobe.
- lynda.com has online training library as well as CD-ROM on Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, digital photography, web design and many more; watch out, I heard it’s addictive!
Wordsmithing//Writing
Publication Coach can help corporate writer write faster (generally, but she’s got good tips!).
SUSTAINability + graphic design
- Design Can Change is a resource created by smashLAB to encourage sustainable practices in the graphic design community.
- Hemlock shared the Monadnock’s field guide to eco-friendly, efficient and effective print and Hemlock’s paper guide through e-inklings to help you make better printing choices.
- PAPER LOVER is a guide for graphic designer to make greener paper choices designed and written by Bory Chung that appears in whoknew.org.
- Inhabitat also has a step-by-step guide to greening graphic design.
Printing Certifications
