A nice collection of graphic design links and web design links. A list every designer should check out. You are bound to find some cool new sites from this list. Most of you will know many of these links, but it is my hope that I can share with you a few you don’t.

Obviously the title of this post is a bit over the top. You can certainly live without these links, but why would you want to deprive yourself of such great inspiration and information?

Graphic and Web Design Blogs

• Core 77 – Part blog, part design magazine. Great read.
• Design Observer – Writings on design and culture.
• Subtraction – A blog from the NYTimes.com’s Design Director.
• Just Creative Design – Another upcoming graphic design blog.
• WebAppers – Regular post about web based applications, free resources, and ajax related tools.
• Snook – The articles on this site focus on web development, design, and freelance.
• Web Designer Wall – Web Designer Wall is designed and maintained by Nick La, who also runs N.Design Studio and Best Web Gallery.
• Smashing Magazine – Tons of post that link to free resources for web and graphic designers.
• The Graphic Mac
• LifeClever
• Design You Trust
• Positive Space Blog
• Andy Rutledge
• Graphic Design Blog
• Bad Ass Ideas
• GrainEdit

• You The Designer

• Logo Design Love
• LeaLea Design
• Job Mob
• Adubzeedo
• Inspiredology
• Veerle
• Inspiration Bit
• Creative Curio
• Inspiration Bit
• Logo Design Love
• LeaLea Design
• Mohdrafie
• Fadtastic
• Alpha Blog Designs
• Noupe
• Freelance Folder
• Elliot Jay Stocks
• Graphic Push
• Leslie Tane Design
• I Love Typography
• Vandelay Design
• Design Sojourn
• David Airey
• Positive Space Blog
• Cameron Moll
• Laughing Lion Design
• Creative Briefing

Flickr Groups

Flickr groups seem to be popping up everywhere these days. Every good graphic design and web design blog have one. They are a great place to see what other designers are doing and showing off.

Web Designers Showcase – A web design gallery of sorts.

WordPress Pool – Flickr group for showing off all your WordPress based themes and web designs. Some really great blog designs here.

Outlaw Design Blog Group – Yes, we jumped on the bandwagon as well. Didn’t I say every good design blog had one?

PSD TUTS – See what others have learned from the awesome tutorial site, PSD TUTS. Members show off what they learned via the tutorials.

The Boagworld – A very popular web design group on Flickr. They have over 500 members.

Design Related Bookmarking Sites

Outstanding Graphic and Web Design Portfolios

• Lock Sin
• Hicks Design
• Sean Ryan Cooley
• N. Design Studios
• Zession
• Us Design Studio
• Lucuma
• I Love Dust
• Jared Nickerson
• Jeffery Sarmiento
• Apostol Nikolay
• enStyled
• Foxies
• Studio 7 Design
• Laura Barrett