Here are some design-related websites that we at Savage Initiative have found to be well-designed, useful, or both. Just browse the page at will or, if you know what you’re looking for, click on one of our many categories below:

If you have a comment about this links list, or don’t see a link that you feel should be included, suggest a link to us.


 

Design Industry Organizations

The American Center for Design (AC4D)
A non-profit, national organization committed to serving the needs of designers across all disciplines.

The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) The oldest and largest national design organization, committed to the promotion of excellence in graphic design.

Design Exchange (Canada) A non-profit, educational organization committed to promoting an understanding of design by business and the general public.

The Design Management Institute A non-profit international organization committed to inspiring the best management of the design process in organizations worldwide.

The Graphic Artists Guild (GAG) An organization committed to promoting and protecting the economic interests of member artists, improving conditions for all creators of graphic art, and raising standards for the entire industry.

The Color Marketing Group A not-for-profit, international association of 1,600 color designers involved in the use of color as it applies to the profitable marketing of goods and services.

The Organization of Black Designers (OBD) The first national organization dedicated to promoting the visibility, education, empowerment, and interaction of its 3,500 African-American members in graphic, interior, fashion, and industrial design practices.

Society for Environmental Graphic Design An interdisciplinary design association promoting the professional development and understanding of environmental graphic design.

Society of Graphic Designers of Canada A society committed to promoting high standards of graphic design for the benefit of Canadian industry, commerce, public service, and education.

Society of Publication Designers A society committed to promoting quality and innovation in publication design.

University and College Designers Association A professional organization committed to promoting excellence in visual communication for educational institutions.

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Miscellaneous Design Resources

A Graphic Designer’s Guide to the Galaxy

Art-Town

Design Meeting Point

deZine Café

DGUSA.com

Esperfonto

GraphicDesignGate.com

Media Depot

Media Inspiration

Sessions.edu Online School of Design

Sticky Ideas

TexasDesign.com

v-2 Organisation

Museums/Galleries:

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum


Best Internet Discussion Group
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requests@lists.graphicslist.org. Send the command: SUBSCRIBE GRAPHICS. That’s it. You’ll then receive a confirmation letter giving full instructions for using the list.


 

Type Foundries and Typographers

Adobe Type Library

Agfa Monotype

Bitstream

Dutch Type Library

Emigre

Font Bureau

FontFont

Garage Fonts

House Industries

International Typeface Corporation (ITC)

PenUltimate Digital Type Foundry

Prototype

T-26

Tiro TypeWorks

Type Foundry Index


 

Paper Companies

Alliance Forest Products

Boise Cascade

Champion International Corporation

Consolidated Papers, Inc.

Ecosource Paper, Inc.

Finch Pruyn Paper Company

Fraser Paper

International Paper

Inveresk PLC (UK)

James Cropper PLC (UK)

Mead Corporation

Mohawk Paper Mills

Potlatch

Sappi Limited

Scheufelen North America

Tembec

Wausau Paper

Weyerhaeuser


 

Print Production and Prepress

Base-Line, Inc.

CPS, Inc.

Epson

Globalprint

Hemlock Printers

Heidelberg

Printbuyer’s Market Place

R.W. Nielsen Associates

Tower Products, Inc.

Washington Printing Supplies


 

Image Databases and Stock Imagery

Alaska Stock

Archive Photos

Art Today

Bygone Designs

Barry’s Clip Art and related links

Clip Art Connection

Columbia Digital Library Collections

Corbis

Digital Kitchen

Eyewire

FPG International

FreeTextures.com

Havana Street

Kodak

Lürzer’s Archive Online Services (L.A.O.S.)

Map Resources

Metanet’s Texture Archive

Photodisc

PhotoSphere

PhotoSpin

PictureQuest

Stock Workbook

Stockart.com

Thinkstock

Web Shop

3D Cafe


 

Computers and Design

3DSite

Adobe Systems

Advanced Digital Imaging

Avid Technologies

Corel

Element K Journals

Extensis

Macromedia

MetaCreations

Pictographics International Corporation

Quark, Inc.


 

Photoshop Resources

Alien Skin Software

PC Resources for Photoshop

Ultimate Photoshop


 

Web Design Resources

R35 edu

Interactive Design Forum

The Internet EYE Magazine

Lynda.com

PixelFoundry

Web Designer’s Paradise

Web Page Design for Designers


 

Design Conferences and Trade Shows

Seybold Seminars Online

Siggraph

Thunder Lizard Productions


 

Design Magazines

Adobe Magazine

Before & After

Communication Arts

Computer Graphics World

Creative Business

Design Graphics

Emigre Magazine

How Magazine

InformationWeek

MacWorld Magazine

Metropolis Magazine

Publish Magazine

Serif Magazine

Typophile Magazine


 

Universities and Art Schools

U.S. Art/Design Schools
, listed geographically
International Art/Design Schools, listed geographically

Art Center College of Design

California Institute of the Arts

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Parsons School of Design

Portfolio Center

Pratt Institute

Rhode Island School of Design

The University of Connecticute School of Fine Arts

The Yale University School of Art


 

Job Listings

ArtSource

CA Magazine Online Job Listings

New York New Media Association

NWP Zone

PrintJobs.Com

RitaSue Siegel Resources

Roz Goldfarb Associates

The Siggraph Career Opportunities Pages


*  This list was ripped-off from the design links list from Critique Magazine's ™ web site. www.critiquemag.com ~sorry.