Society for News Design
Several great columns and tips on design, workshop schedule, membership database and more.
Society for News Design: Multimedia Toolkit
A great collection of resources, many of them free, to help journalists develop great stories online. Resources include audio, video, charts, mapping, databases and more. This is a must-bookmark and a great resource for student journalists learning to develop content for the Web.
Society for News Design: World's Best Designed Newspapers
Database of winners in various categories.
NewsDesigner.com
Links, industry news updates, contests, etc. for newspaper designers.
VisualEditors.com
A classroom for visual journalism, this site offers a job board, tips, ideas, etc. A super site.
NewsPageDesigner.com
A portfolio site for newspaper designers. Includes a job bank, tips and tricks.
NewsDesigner.com Blog
A blogger covers news and trends in the newspaper design world.
SportsDesigner.com
A blog for sports newspaper page designers. Great samples, tips, etc.
Mario Garcia: Garcia-Media.com
Design page from the nation's top page designer. News, speaking dates and more.
The Mario Blog
News design blog from Mario Garcia.
The Mario Classroom
Design and typography blog from Mario Garcia.
Ron Reason.com
A great tips, training and resources page for designers.
Media Storm
Brian Storm's multimedia and photojournalism site.
22 Things Never to Say to a News Designer
Devigal.com
A great Web design site by Andrew Devigal and Co. See the latest and best technology used on dynamite sites. Devigal is a former Chicago Tribune and Knight-Ridder Tribune Web designer who has done research and taught at the Poynter Institute.
Society of Professional Designers
Visual Edge
A journalism multimedia design seminar conducted by the Poynter Institute created this site that features 12 multimedia feature stories ranging from a tightly knit group of longtime domino players to handicapped sailors.
About.com's Graphic Design Page
A great page. Tips, resources and more.
Paul Nixon's Graphic Design Weblog
Has links to 9-11 graphics.
BrassTacksDesign
This site contains dozens of stories about what's going in with the newspaper business right now -- both in print and online -- and what newspapers and journalists should be doing about it. It includes a list of designs, which links to hundreds of examples of redesigned newspapers - all of which should serve as a source of inspiration to anyone considering a redesign. There's also a before-and-after gallery showing the extent to which newspapers and websites have been transformed.
MacroMedia Showcase
This page highlights four or five cool Web sites a day. Many are Flash presentations.
Poynter Online's Design/Graphics Resources
FreedomToPhotograph.com
Created to allow photographers to tell their stories about run-ins with law enforcement agencies and what really happened. Sharing stories and trading experiences is what drives this site! It is important to know your rights.
Color, Contrast & Dimension in News Design
From the Poynter Institute.
FlashChallenge.com
This is a contest site for Flash presentations. Log-in and evaluate different Flash sites, or enter your own. A very highly regarded site for Flash designers.
Font Bureau
One of the best type foundries around.
ProfessorDeVigal.org
Great primers and resources from Drew DeVigal, NY Times multimedia editor.
iLovePhotoBlogs
A collection of great photo blogs, tips and resources.
HillmanCurtis.com
Great Web design resources from a leading authority on the topic. New York-based design firm's client list includes MTV.com, RollingStone.com, HP, Adobe, Macromedia, Ogilvy One and Sun.
Lynda.com
One of the leading design sites on the Web offers tip sheet, downloads, newsletters, training CD-ROMs and much, much more.
Strategy and Design: Developing the Photographer's Web Site
Tips and ideas from Don Luce.
DigitalJournalist.org: State of Photojournalism: Photojournalism and the Web
Gallery of Graphic Design
A collection of magazine designs from 1930-1969.
Data-ish Blogs You Should Know About
Links to 37 blogs on data, statistics, visualization, maps, design, etc.
NY Public Library Treasure Trove
A huge cache of 337,000 pieces of art . Browse by names, search history.
Olga's Gallery
Search artists by name.
Light Link Graphic Design Resources
Includes software tutorials, font resources, image viewers, Web design tools and much, much more.
Poynter.org: Design Desk
From Design Editor Anne Conneen.
Cyberjournalist.net: Design and Usability
Feed of stories and blog posts on web design trends, etc.
Museum of E-Failure
More than 800 screen shots of dot-bomb designs.
World Wide Arts Resources
Featured artists and other interesting materials.
DesignInMotion.com
Broadcast Designers Association offers the latest broadcast spots, film trailers, and video for the Web. Also has some interviews with designers and tech help.
BornMag.com
Web design and literature.
Design-Agency.com
Showcases new designers.
Digital Thread
This is another great site that showcases new work from designers all over the world.
NewsDesign.net
A great design site featuring several articles from various magazines that should beof interest.
E-Company's Web Site Design Page
Tip sheets, news stories, organizations and other resource links.
Illustrators.net
Search a database of great illustrators, some of whom are listed below.
Google Art Illustration Page
Tons of links to design portfolios, some of which are listed below.
Andrew Skwish
Illustrations, links and more from artist Andrew Skwish. His work has appeared in many newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune. He also has a portfolio at Poynter.org.
Office of Newspaper Design
A great set of global design links.
Michael Bartalos.com
More super illustration examples!
Wesley Bedrosian
Illustrations, paintings, drawings.
MyFonts.com
Links to about 25 news page designers.
Desktoppublishing.com's Graphic Designer's Paradise
Hundreds of links in alphabetical order.
Statistical Graphic Resources
A great site from the York University Math Department.
Excite's Computer Graphics Directory
Links to hundreds of sites.
3D Cafe
Dozens of links for graphic artists, including Web tools, newsletters, jobs and more.
VisualJournalism.com
A great design site from a UK journalist.
Digital Producer.com
Bills itself as a site that has "news, tools and techniques for content creation."
Director Online User Group
Articles, resource links and more.
LogoMotives
A good graphic design site.
Editing for the Web
Covers design and editing tips, as well as training for web editors and offers pointers on how to make web products work.
Web Page Design for Designers
This site is helps graphic designers make the transition from print to the web.
Web Review
Targeted to designers, this site covers various aspects of developing a web site, developing a database, news and Web tools and include columns about creating a site.
Excite's Web Designers in UK/Europe Directory
Tom Tomorrow's Weblog
A cartoonist's weblog.
Nolo.com
A legal site that includes a copyright protection page.
CoolHomePages.com: The Only Cure for Designer's Block
Cool HomePages.com: Design Resource Links
Links to design magazines, coding pages, tip sheets and more.
FineArtForum.org
A 14-year-old international news service specializing in new technologies in the arts and design. The majority readers are professionals in the arts and design world.
Kira's Web Toolbox
Dozens of great resources, from mail to javascript, to add to your site.
Adobe.com
Several tips sheets and software news.
StockXchng
Stock photos of pretty much anything can be found here.
Artcyclopedia
The fine arts encyclopedia. One of the top reference sites around, according to the American Library Association. Search by artist, etc.
Five Elements of Digital Storytelling
From the University of Minnesota's Institute for New Media Studies offers a site that provides a common vocabulary and structure for understanding new media content.
FlowingData.com: Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
PicSearch
Searches the web for photos.
Kartoo
A great meta-search tool for visuals.
Multimedia Shooter
Workshops, e-updates, critiques, columns, featured video and galleries.
Multimedia Muse
Photojournalism and online visual storytelling site.
Online Photo Magazines to Follow
Kobre Guide
Web's best multimedia and video journalism.
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