Here is collection of some Handy Tools, Resources and Inspirations for Designers. This will really helpful to you in your next project, don’t miss it!
CGTrader
CGTrader is the fastest growing 3D model marketplace for computer graphics, virtual/augmented reality and gaming, backed by a strong professional designer community. CGTrader gives talented 3D designers the opportunity to showcase their work, get valuable feedback from the community, learn from their peers and interact in a designer-friendly environment.
Deviantart
Deviantart is a Art community of artists and those devoted to art. Digital art, skin art, themes, wallpaper art, traditional art, photography, poetry / prose. Art prints
Computerarts
Computer Arts is the one-stop shop for professional advice on creating digital art and illustrations, it is a world’s best-selling magazines serving the creative industry, Across all of creative titles; Computer Arts, Computer Arts Projects, 3D World and MacFormat, you will find step-by-step tutorials, tonnes of tips and tricks for web design, typography, 3D, animation, motion graphics and multimedia.
Behance Network
A community site gathering the portfolios of the artists of the whole world, Good inspirations for Designer.
pdf-mags.com
Here you find links and information about over 200 free PDF mags from all over the world with main focus on art, design, illustration and culture.
go2web20
Great collection of Web 2.0 Websites and Apllications.
iplotz
iPlotz allows you to rapidly create clickable, navigable mockups and wireframes for prototyping websites and software applications.
Create a project, add wireframe pages with design components and discuss your creations with others.
Fontstruct
FontStruct is a free font-building tool brought to you by the world’s leading retailer of digital type, FontShop. It lets you quickly and easily create fonts constructed out of geometrical shapes, which are arranged in a grid pattern, like tiles or bricks.
iconlook
Icon Search Engine
DesignFTP
It’s FTP without the software hassle, Now your clients can easily send large files to your FTP server from your own website without having to install and use FTP client software!
Design Float
Social Bookmarking site especially for Design related articles.
dafont
Huge collection of fonts, The fonts presented on this website are their authors’ property, and are either freeware, shareware, demo versions or public domain.
ColourLovers
COLOURlovers™ is a resource that monitors and influences color trends. COLOURlovers gives the people who use color – whether for ad campaigns, product design, or in architectural specification – a place to check out a world of color, compare color palettes, submit news and comments, and read color related articles and interviews.
Psdtuts+
Psdtuts+ is a blog/Photoshop site made to house and showcase some of the best Photoshop tutorials around.
pBrushes
“PBrushes” is a big resource for Brushes, Textures, Patterns and Shapes.
A List Apart
A List Apart Magazine (ISSN: 1534-0295) explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices. Another blog site for Web Design, very good articles with diversified contributors.
bittbox
A blog site with good collection of Web Design related resources and freebies.
VandelayDesign.com
The blog at VandelayDesign.com was launched in March of 2007, this blog provide helpful and informative posts that meet the needs of their readers. The majority of our readers are web designers or online entrepreneurs.
Smashingmagazine
Smashing Magazine delivers useful and innovative information for designers and Web developers.