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Blogs and sites we like. Here's a list of sites that we enjoy visiting. Figured I would share this resource with other creatives. I do not endorse this sites. Give me a shout if you discover dead links or if there are sites you think I should add. Thanks.

TUAW
The unofficial Apple weblog, updated hourly.

Six Revisions
a weblog the provides practical, useful information for the modern, standards-compliant web designer and web developer. Noteworthy tips, tutorials, and resources.

Swissmiss
A design blog run by Tina Roth Eisenberg, a swiss designer based in NYC.

Fleuron
Blogger / designer in the U.K.

design:related
Good updated source of creative links and inspiration galore

Toxel
Design + inspiration. Emphasis on images.

Obsessive Consumption
Blogger from Oregon, who posts daily sketches of items she purchases.

FFFFound
Allows users to post and share their favorite images found on the web, and also dynamically recommends each user’s tastes and interests for an inspirational image-bookmarking experience.

Brand New
A companion to Speak Up, Brand New focuses on corporate and brand identity work, with deep and lively debate on good, bad and ugly rebrands.

Ads of the World
Ads of the World is a commercial advertising archive and community showcasing the best and most interesting creative work worldwide.

Smashing Magazine
Good source for all things design related. Showcases, tools, tutorials and more.

Design Observer
Writings on design and culture.

Creative Pro
Articles, reviews, tips, tutorials, and resources on graphic design hardware and software.

Francesco Mugani
A portal for all things design related. Showcases, tools, tutorials and more.

Sites with CT local interest:

ConnCreatives.com
Conceived and designed by David Cushman. Provides news and discourse on the talent, projects, organizations and events within the Connecticut creative community.

AIGA Connecticut
Allows users to post and share their favorite images found on the web, and also dynamically recommends each user’s tastes and interests for an inspirational image-bookmarking experience.

Independent Creative Club of Greater Hartford
Growing group of sole proprietors in the communications field whose mission is to network and share information about our industry. Group was started in 1995 in the Hartford, CT area.

Connecticut Art Directors Club
Independent professional organization serving the Connecticut creative community – art directors, graphic designers, copywriters, photographers, illustrators, and clients.

Ad Club of Connecticut
Largest professional association in CT serving advertising and marketing professionals. More than 400 members who share a passion and a connection to advertising.

Type related:

Typophile
All things typographical.

Logo related:

I ♥ typography
iLT is designed to inspire its readers, to make people more aware of the typography that’s around them.

Fave UP.com
A simple gallery of inspirational logo and card design. Everybody gets designer's block sometimes so it's nice to have somewhere to go to get your creative juices flowing again.

Logo ♥ Faves
Logo design inspiration gallery.

Logo Design Love
A site devoted to logos by David Airey. Site is updated with news and features from the logo design industry.

Packaging related:

Lovely Package
The leading source for the very best that package design has to offer.

Book Jacket Design:

Book cover archive
An extensive archive of book cover designs.

Tutorial focused sites:

Abudeezo
Informative blog created and developed by Fabio Sasso, a Brazilian designer. Terrific source of tutorials and articles.

Picks Flix
Photoshop tutorials galore.

PSD Tuts+
Psdtuts+ is a blog/Photoshop site that showcase some of the best Photoshop tutorials around. They publish tutorials that not only produce great graphics and effects, but explain the techniques behind them in a friendly, approachable manner.

Vector Tuts+
Vectortuts+ is a blog of tutorials, articles, freebies and more on all things vector! They publish tutorials on techniques and effects to make awesome vector graphics in programs like Adobe Illustrator.

Fleuron
Blogger / designer based in the U.K.

Graphic Products / Shopping:

Charles & Marie
An eclectic array of visual goodies

FRED
Global, fun, fresh products.

Design Warehouse
Everyday objects of warmth, simplicity and wit.

Knock Knock
Putting the fun in functional products.

Design Museum Shop
Lots of goodies at this site

Designers Supermarket
Great design from designers, for designers.

Uncommon Goods
Anything, but ordinary here.

Kim & Jason
Cool stuff for the young @ heart.

French Paper
Quality stationery, craft and gift papers.

Etsy
A marketplace for all things crafty homemade.

Graphic Wearables:

Artefacture
Artefacture creates progressive graphic tees and aesthetic intrigue.

Threadless
Great collection of graphic Tees.

Alphabet Arm
Fresh, different rockin' graphic Tees.

Emptees
Not your regular Tee.

UG Monk
Ugmonk established by designer Jeff Sheldon. Mission is to provide high-quality products with simple, yet fresh graphics.

Design by Humans
Fresh wearable designs

Skreened
Graphic Design Heroes

Design publications:

HOW DESIGN Magazine
HOW Magazine provides you with the graphic design information and inspiration you need.

Communication Arts (CA) Magazine
Print publication offering competitions, forums, feature articles, job bank, graphic design resources and online shopping.

PRINT Magazine
America's graphic design magazine.

Graphic Design: USA
The news magazine for creative professionals.