42 Resources every Web Designer Needs
From starting a new project to getting inspired to creating mock ups for your clients, here are a few of my favourite web design resources that I constantly return to time and again, especially the ones with a as those are my particular favourites.
Learning

Here is a small sample of the best learning sites around, there are way too many to mention here but these are the ones I tend to return to more often than any others. I particularly like Udemy as each course is priced separately and does not involve a monthly subscription.
udemy.com
domestika.org
skillshare.com
tutsplus.com
designshack.net
Books and Magazines

sitepoint.com
smashingmagazine.com
howdesign.com
webdesignermag.co.uk
speckyboy.com
Programs and Apps

Affinity Designer from Serif is a definite Adobe competitor, and I think contains enough features that any designer would be happy with, Adobe have seriously misjudged their market in my opinion as they have discarded Fireworks which was an amazing design app that "needed a little work" as well adding way too many features to Photoshop making it clunky and sluggish at best. Serif have made a fast and friendly app that works well, I have been using it way more than Adobe products in the first few months after it was released and can honestly say; it works for me.
affinity.serif.com
adobe.com
bohemiancoding.com
corel.com - Originally only for Windows but now available for Mac users as well, I have been a big fan of Corel for many years
panic.com - For the coders (after all I am a coder and a designer! Yes we do exist)
Stock Photography

123rf.com - Getting bigger so may not be as competitively priced for much longer, they all eventually end up the same
istock.com
photodune.net
shutterstock.com
depositphotos.com
dreamstime.com - Subscribing for a set amount of time and download a set number of images can work out pretty good
Stock Photos via inbox

unsplash.com
littlevisuals.co
deathtothestockphoto.com
picjumbo.com
thepatternlibrary.com Love this one as the site is well designed and contains some amazing patterns
Colour Management

swatchspot.com
colourlovers.com
canva.com/colors
paletton.com
colorhexa.com
colllor.com
materialpalette.com
Design Inspiration

pinterest.com - Type a word and see an amazing array of great things
dribbble.com
awwwards.com - Some of the best website designs ever created
theinspirationgrid.com
designbreak.io
designspiration.net
Themes for Web Designers

creativemarket.com
themeforest.net
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