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Web design has become one of the largest online fields with thousands of people pitting their designs against those of others every day. While the field is still young and growing, there are few designers who are recognized by all and have stood the test of time as their designs prevail over all others. Today, I want to share fifty must-read resources if you want to get started on the path of creating incredible web designs. Remember, beautiful designs aren’t made overnight - this is a process that takes time and practice. Don’t give up - instead, read on and find either a website, article, tutorial, or just some inspiration to help you take yourself and your business to the next level.
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. Sites A lot of times, there are just a few sites out there in which every article is a must-read to learn more about web design. I’ve compiled ten of my favorite resources that I read every day to get my fill of design news, resources, tutorials, articles, and practices. Most of these you have probably heard of - some may be new - but either way, all ten of these sites deserve your visits and you deserve to read their articles. So dive on in!
. - Smashing Magazine - A site devoted to compiling resources for designers, Smashing Magazine is a great place to stay on top of the latest web design trends and news.
 Popular Articles . - Noupe - Noupe is a web developer’s paradise of resources.
 Popular Articles . - David Airey - An incredible designer, and a resourceful blogger, David Airey is a great place to learn about design, designers, and web design. That’s a lot of design!
 Popular Articles . - You The Designer - YTD has been in my RSS reader for quite some time now - this information is simply too valuable to miss out on. Get a taste for the articles below:
 Popular Articles . - WPCandy - WPCandy is a site all about WordPress, WordPress themes, and WordPress news. This resource is for all you WP developers out there!
 Popular Articles . - Fuel Your Creativity - An overall great resource for design in general, Fuel Your Creativity has an amazing and inspiring web design section that must be checked out.
 Popular Articles . - WP Designer - WP Designer has been the starting point for many web designers and developers out there, including myself, so don’t pass up this incredible resource of knowledge.
 Popular Articles . - Just Creative Design - JCD is another one of my favorite resources for web design articles and inspiration. Read a couple of articles and you’ll be hooked.
 Popular Articles . - Fadtastic - Fadtastic is a web design trends journal that goes all-out and in-depth with web design.
 Popular Articles . - A List Apart - Put quite simply by ALA, “For People Who Make Websites.”
 Popular Articles . - Web Designer Wall - A beautifully designed website with some beautifully written articles, you can’t go wrong with WDW.
 Popular Articles . - Net Tuts - If you’re a web designer or developer and you haven’t heard of Net Tuts, you probably shouldn’t call yourself a web designer or developer. Enough said.
 Popular Articles . - Tracey Grady - My deepest apologies to Tracy, with whom I mixed up a link. Check out this incredible article: 10 Seamless Website Designs
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. Inspiration I’m a big fan of inspiration - from CSS galleries to news feeds, inspiration is everywhere and is never lacking in numbers. Here are ten inspirational websites to help you with your web design process and ability. I am no advocate of copying or replicating a website design, however there is nothing wrong with putting your own twist on someone’s work. So be a true designer - get creative!
. - CSS Remix - A fresh blend of the best designed web 2.0 websites.
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. - Unmatched Style - Unmatched Style offers the ability to browse their designs by certain tags making it easier than ever to find what you’re looking for.
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. - Kreativuse - A relatively new site, Kreativuse offers a regularly updated inspiration section along with several articles linking to great posts from around the design world.
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. - Design Flavr - Design Flavr is a great place to read design-related articles while at the same browse through their inspirational site gallery.
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. - Web Creme - A clean site dedicated to showcasing the best of the web.
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. - Best Web Gallery - A CSS gallery with so many sites you’ll get lost in a matter of minutes. This is the place to come for endless inspiration.
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. - Screen Fluent - With over 7,000 submissions, Screen Fluent is another place to lose yourself in the inspiration.
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. - Screenalicious - Sporting almost 10,000 submissions, Screenalicious offers endless web design inspiration.
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. - Full Single - The front page of Full Single offers a lone preview of one web design. To see dozens more incredible designs, just browse through the archives.
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. - We Love WP - A CSS gallery that focuses on web designs running on the WordPress platform.
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. - I Love Typography - A fantastic website for typographical inspiration on the web.
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. - Fave Up - A user-driven website with inspirational sections on logos, business cards, and of course, web design.
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. Tutorials It can be great to read the articles and browse CSS galleries for inspiration, but none of that will do you any good if you can’t design in the first place! Here are ten tutorials to get you started creating beautiful website designs. Remember, it’s all about the journey - not the destination. Just because a final product of one of these tutorials doesn’t interest you doesn’t mean the tutorial is worthless. Complete each tutorial step by step and you will walk away from the process knowing so many new techniques and styles that you’ll be able to start designing your own websites.
. - Professional, Clean Hosting Layout - How to design a simple, clean, and professional hosting website design.
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. - Making Your Own Portfolio Web Page - How to design a personal portfolio web design in Photoshop.
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. - Tutzor - Tutzor shows us how they redesigned their website with this well organized PS tutorial.
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. - Aqua Layout - A tutorial walking you through the process of designing a simple “aqua” style website.
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. - Design Studio Layout - This is a great resource to show you how to design a layout that a design studio may use.
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. - Real Estate Layout - As millions of real estate agents move online, it can never hurt to have the knowledge to design a real estate website.
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. - How To Slice A Web Design - A video tutorial walking you through the process of properly slicing and dicing a PSD image into usable web design images.
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. - Create A Sleek, High-End Web Design From Scratch - PSD Tuts shows us how to design a nice website design through this in-depth and thorough tutorial.
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. - From PSD To HTML, Building A Set Of Website Designs Step By Step - Net Tuts walks us through the coding portion of building a very professional looking web design.
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. - How To Create A 3D Shelf Element Similar To Dragon Interactive - PSD Tuts shows us how to create that sleek looking shelf element seen at Dragon Interactive’s website.
Source : elitebydesign.com
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