Best Design News & Stories

 1. Creative Live. CreativeLive brings the world’s greatest experts directly to you! This blog empowers you to unleash your potential by featuring workshops in photography, video, design, business, audio, music, crafting, and software training – for free. For example, you can participate in real-time classes from the world’s top experts. Plus, you can directly interact with instructors.

Best post: Drawing for Graphic Design: 6 Exercises to Sharpen Your Skills | by Emily Potts.

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2. B&T. B&T is a 65-year-old brand that provides an integrated briefing on marketing, media and advertising converted into a blog. Its commitment to journalism moves well beyond the usual daily news cycles. The site provides in-depth premium content, visual nourishment, insightful opinion, and the guarantee of genuine thought-provoking exclusive content.
Best post: Revealed: Aussies And Their Devices All In An Easily Digestible Infographic!

3. Inkbot Design. Inkbot Design was founded with a mission to take their businesses and their branding to the next level. Years ago, it set out to offer creative logo design and corporate branding to businesses of all sizes. Affordably, efficiently and successfully – that’s how you can enhance tired identities with energy and creative passion!
One of the most interesting articles is 7 Tips for Young Designers – so have a look and do business! | by Stuart.

4. 99u. 99U doesn’t want to give you more ideas— it wants to empower you to create the best possible outcome with the ideas you already have in your mind. 99u shares pragmatic, action-oriented insights from leading researchers and visionary creatives.
Best post: Have the Heart of an Artist and the Soul of a Salesman | by George Lois.

5. Product Design Hub. This blog is an online community space, where industrial designers from all over the world come together. Product Design Hub was born out of ProductDesignForums. It’s mission is to maintain a friendly and inspirational social environment but also to share with pleasure a wide range of inspirational sources. For example different kinds of knowledge, experience and skills.
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Best post: Six Major Distinctions Many People Can’t Make Between Art and Design | by Will Gibson.

6. SolidSmack. This is an online community about 3D CAD, technology, design, robots, and much more. Besides the occasional blast of awesome product design and technology, SolidSmack looks at what’s going on in the world of 3D. It adds a splash of business insights and web tech and provides it to all kinds of creative addicts.
Best post: Allow Me to Rant: Why Is there a Perception that Design Is Easy? | by Dan Slaski.

7. It’s Nice That. Driven by the belief that creative inspiration hast to be shared, this blog aims to open up the widest audience possible. Since 2007 this blog stages the most exciting and engaging work online. The team updates the blog with inspirational designs every day. They also offer a summer symposium and the monthly Nicer Tuesdays talks series.
One of the most popular posts this year was: The minimalism myth – why simplified graphic design isn’t “easy” | by Stuart Tolley.

8. Dexigner. Dexigner is the leading online portal for designers, architects, illustrators, engineers, artists, and creatives of all kinds.
Founded in 2001, Dexigner publishes the latest design news, events, competitions, books, and resources.
Informational article: 2016 SEGD Global Design Awards.

9. Creative Pro. The ultimate platform to exchange knowledge on design training, inspiration, and design communication with other creative pros. In other words, anyone involved in the conception, direction, design, or production of communication materials including print designers, photographers, illustrators & web designers will find great stuff here. They give you all the information and tools you need to do your business!
If you want to be more successful in your career, then check one of their best posts: 20 Free Must-Have scripts for InDesign Users | by David Blatner.

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