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TOP DESIGN LINKS
Lynda.com - Great site for web designers, the renowned author, Linda Weinman has a great website full of tips.
Creative Track - The online project management and job tracking tools you need to keep track of projects and manage clients. No more sticky notes, restaraunt napkins, and writing on the back of your hand! Now you can easily jot down notes, log hours, or look up clients–from anywhere with an Internet connection.
Graphic Arts Blue Book - Directory and buying guide.
About.com - Huge resource of graphic design articles, tips, tutorials, and other resources.
Design talkboard - A graphic design and creative related web site. It is intended to be an open and interactive web site, for designers of all disciplines.
My Janee - Janee's PS Tutorials, PS Resource Links, Gallery, and monthly Art Challenge
Dot Com Logotypes - Online exhibit of logotypes, logos and trademarks from all over the world.
Creativity Portal - The Creativity Portal promotes the exploration and expression of creativity through arts, crafts, writing, and creativity.
Animacia Board - Show, discussm learn all about graphic design, webdesign, fine art, animation and 3d graphics.
Creative Business.com - Web site devoted exclusively to the business of graphic design).
webreference.com - The graphics section encompasses the creation, optimization, use of color (nondithering and otherwise), and protection of graphics for the Web.
3000 Fonts - More than 3000 free fonts for both PC and MAC; powerful fonts search engine; Authors section with info about authors; Font Tools and many more features
CGI
World - PerlCoders is one of the biggest and best
CGI supersites for > site > automation and traffic generation
tools on the net. This is the Home to > AVSMaker and many
other great scripts!
Animation
Factory - The Internet's Largest Original Collection of Animations
and Design Graphics Now Over 100,000 Images and Growing...
AllFreelance - Freelance jobs and freelance resources for work at home professionals.
A Digital Dreamer - Learn how to become a graphic designer and more.
Page Resource - Design your own web site with HTML! Includes an HTML tutorial, javascript tutorial, tips, tricks, and links to numerous web design resources and other html tutorial sites.
Scala, Inc. - Scala Infochannel 3 is the industry-leading software for digital signage and kiosks. Design, schedule, distribute and playback multimedia content on multiple networked plasma displays.
GraphicDesignGate.com - Graphic design portal for the graphic design community including portals, ezines, inspiration, forums, schools, and more.
Design Dump - The design dump is your total graphic design resource for graphic design books, web design books, news, articles, links, conferences, statistics and much more.
Artemis Media - Visit the Artemis Media Gallery, the place where you can publish your art for free. Also free graphics to download.
DesktopPublishing - desktop Publishing's premiere resource: desktop Publishing.com - The ULTIMATE resource for clipart, desktop publishing, fonts, web authoring, and much more
GAIN - The Graphic Arts Information Network (GAIN) is your portal to the entire graphic arts industry. Brought to you by Printing Industries of America and the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, GAIN offers quick and easy access to the Web's vast resources. GAIN is the premier source of information, solutions, training, and networking for the graphic arts industry as well as print buyers, graphic arts students, and educators.
Tutorial Guide - The best help you can get to find tutorials!
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ART LINKS
123 Soho - Online contemporary art gallery
Agora Gallery - Contemporary fine art gallery with locations in the SoHo and Chelsea art districts of New York City. Art consulting services to private and corporate collectors. Exhibiting painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and mixed medias. Artist portfolios are reviewed. Has been sponsoring the SoHo - Chelsea International Art Competition since 1984.
ArmChairPaintClasses- video instruction, art packets, CD's, live art instruction, online art classes and downloadable e-classes by pdf. Where you can learn in the comfort and safety of your own home!
Artnexus - A co-operative of contemporary artists and sculptors who live in the Waikato District in the North Island of New Zealand. We display a new exhibition on-line each month and also exhibit in galleries regularly. Our work is vibrant, colourful, energetic and original
Artspan - Contemporary Art Online Gallery - web sites for today's artists & photographers in our contemporary online fine art gallery.
Cre8tivez - Conversations With West Coast Artists
ARTISTS
RawhideStudios - Western artwork, graphite pencil artist offers unique western style gifts, personalized coffeemugs, photo mats, Kid's and Cowboys notecard collection, Native American beadwork, T-shirt transfers, bootjacks, and much more
Oil paintings for sale - Russian online art gallery - Original art by contemporary Russian artists straight from their studios. More than 5000 original creative artworks available for sale. Purchase cheaper than in galleries and at auctions, buy wholesale and retail. Guaranteed express delivery within 10 days.
New Zealand Photography - New Zealand Photos - The New Zealand Photography website contains images and travel information from New Zealand, as well as a Links Directory with websites from around the globe.
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NON DESIGN FORUMS AND NEWSLETTERS DIRECTORIES
Forum Directory - Listing of forums on the internet.
Free Newsletter Directory - Get up to date news, articles and resources for free. Choose from over 200 topical newsletters at Free-Ezines.net
Free-Webmaster-Resources.net - Guide to free resources for web site designers.
Go Ezines - Ezine Directory - Find ezines, ezine trades, ezine advertising, articles, tips and advice about ezines at the Ezine Directory.
Ezine directory - Search the world's largest database of the best ezine in the world and list yours for FREE.
WEBMASTER RESOURCES
321 Webmaster Resources - Large directory of webmaster resources.
Webmaster Resources Directory - Directory of Webmaster Resources including hosting, promotion, scripts, services, tools and much more.
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION FOR DESIGNERS
Google Search Engine Optimization - Get the Google search engine optimization guide that shows you in precise detail how to get your site top rankings in Google for your keywords.
SEO Resources - Free listing of search engine optimization resources.
SEO Friendly Directory - The directory that defines the Web.
SEO Articles - SEO articles that will help you get your site ranked in the search engines
LABELS FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
WorldLabel.com - A Brand Name in Laser Labels and Inkjet Labels
Maverick Label - In business since 1994, we offer a complete range of custom roll, fanfold, sheet, digital, and stock labels. We continue to build our business on offering you easy and effective tools and the broadest array of products available anywhere
NON DESIGN FREEBIES AND CONTESTS
Free-n-Cool - Tons of Freebies, Giveaways, and Cool Sites -- all in one! You'll find a large selection of free samples, games, webmaster freebies, etc., plus hundreds of contests of all types, and a unique "intensely cool sites" list.
Free Stuff Place - Get stuff for free.
Active-Freebies.com - Actively Seeking Free Stuff! - Active-Freebies.com offers a large selection of active free stuff. Our freebies and free stuff are checked regularly to ensure that listed freebies are active. Also constantly adding new free stuff.
Weekly Freebie Compilation - The Weekly Freebie Compilation is your guide to the best free stuff on the internet.
CashNet Sweepstakes - Find hundreds of Sweepstakes in one convenient place!
Click and Win Sweepstakes - Prize directory offering tons of free online contests, sweepstakes, giveaways and games to win cars, cash, vacations, electronic gadgets, and other cool stuff. Includes freebies, instant win games and skill competitions.
Grandma Jam's Sweepstakes Guide - Your Source for Online Sweepstakes and Contests - Detailed listings to hundreds of free sweepstakes, contests, games, and lottos you can enter on the Web.
Family Sweeps - Family related sweepstakes.
Rags to Riches - Enter Daily Sweepstakes.
ContestHound.com Contest Directory - Sweepstakes and Contest Directory - free to enter contests and sweepstakes for the US, Canada and the world. Sign up for the Daily Contest Update to enter to win prizes just for being a subscriber. http://www.contesthound.com
Loquax - The UK Competitions Portal - Loquax - The UK Competitions Portal
The Sweepstakes Wire - Sweepstakes Portal & Monthly Newsletter
ContestAlley.com - Great Contests and Cool Prizes.
Sandy's Realm - UPDATED WEEKLY! Sweepstakes, Freebies & More! HUGE FREE listing of prizes waiting to be won by YOU!
A+ Free Stuff - Free Samples, Contests & Coupons!
EZ Freebies - Great freebies
Free Stuff Channel - Bunch of great free stuff
Free Stuff Connection - more fun free stuff
1 Free Stuff Site - Directory of FREE stuff, screen savers, graphics, email, webmaster resources, sweepstakes and other freebies.
FREE Vault: - YOUR Complete FREE Stuff Directory!
FreebieDot.com Freebies - Tons of Freebies and Free Stuff!
Freebies4Ya - Updated daily! They Have Alittle of Everything Including Freebies, Contests, Coupon Codes, Bargains, Pay To Surf Programs, Recipes, Beauty Recipes, Articles, Awards, Webrings, Printable Forms And Fax Cover Sheets, A Newsletter & Chat Group And So Much more!
iDontPay.com - Freebie Site
OzFreebies - the best Aussie freebies
TotallyFreeStuff.com - Links to totally free stuff.
Absolutely Freebies - Guide and resources to the best free stuff online for webmasters and other net surfers.
Arizona Search Engine Optimization - Phoenix Arizona Search Engine Optimization (SEO) with results - get top ranks from our search marketing experts
NON DESIGN OTHER
Top Ten For Kids - Top 10 lists for kids to vote on
Spot Nasdaq Trends! - Achieving returns of over 500% since July 2002.
All Dentists Find - Find Dentists
All Schols and Learning - Listings of highschools and elementary schools, colleges, online courses, graduate schools, and other listings of educational resources
BBS Watch - A directory of forums.
Family Vacations and Family Travel - Listing of destinations in all US states and some other countries destinations, plus family car games, and other helpful family travel resources. and also Travel Vacations Destinations is coming soon.
Directory World - A categorised directory offering free and paid website submissions.
Free Online Advertising - Free advertising at Online Directory Guide.
SKATOO Directory - General, human edited directory.
Reciprocal Links Directory - Smarty Links is the right place to get linked!
Add URL Free - Free categorized and human-edited link directory. Add your resource today.
Sootle Web Directory - Free categorized and human-edited link directory. Add your international website today.
Directory Submission - A directory with a logical and accessible structure.
Avatar Financial - Hard Money Lenders
A Biz Directory - An internet directory offering webmasters free and paid website submissions.
Directory Gold - Quality categorized web links.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHERS
BLOG DIRECTORIES
Free Feeds Directory - A list of XML / RSS feeds.
All-Blogs.net directory - A directory of Blogs and RSS feeds.
Industry Blogs - A directory of industry related blogs.
- BlogBib - - A directory of great RSS feeds and blogs.
- Bulletize It - Blog directory of RSS feeds and blogs.
BlogSweet - BlogSweet is a human-edited blog directory.
Blogs For Small Business - A directory of business related blogs.
Blog Universe - A directory of useful blogs.
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