The Tate Gallery

I think that the Tate online is a brilliant place to find out where the latest exhibitions are being presented and who is creating them.

I think it is good because they are not all the same and there a few Tates around the UK, so there will be many different things to do and see.

It also gives you all of the information needed about the exhibition and the artists themselves.

It is also good as it gives you inspiration and makes you go out there and find out things for yourself and see new contemporary art, that may apply to your specific course or just to have a look out of general interest.

world-newspapers.com/graphics

I think that this is a really good website not just for graphic magazines online but for any magazine or information in general. It lists the most up to date information in the design industry on the first page. There are so many to chose from that are all very helpful.

It is good if you are stuck for ideas or inspiration, this is the site to visit.

It shows you all the best graphic magazines not just in the UK but worldwide, where you can also subscribe to them and get them delivered through your door.

Layers Magazine

I really like this website as it gives a professional opinion on how you conquer certain Adobe programs for PC/ MAC.

If I have any problems or need a free trial to purchase a new and updated version on a program I like to go on this website first to see what I am dealing with and have a little play on it first.

The tutorials that you can have a go on are:

Photoshop CS5
Illustrator CS5
Dreamweaver CS5
Flash CS5
Indesign CS5
After Effects CS5
Premiere Pro CS5

Here is a print screen from the front online page below:

Student D&AD Awards

This website I have been following for quite some time. I always use this website as a source of new goings on in the design world. I find it very inspirational and use some of other peoples ideas and integrate them in to my own work.

You can see all different pathways including:

Graphic Advertisement
Communication
Photography
Packaging
Moving Image
Illustration
Posters
and many more...

It's a good website as you can start to see what kind of goals you should be setting yourself in your own work.

It shows you the winners of live briefs that have been set throughout the year and the most modern creative design.

Graphic Design Employment

This website is very useful for students, employers, employees etc of the graphic design industry. I have found it very useful for its shortcuts and tutorials. I would recpmmend this to anybody in the design business.

At Graphic Design Employment.com, You'll find:

• Graphics tutorials in InDesign, Photoshop, Quark XPress and Illustrator
• Advice about preparing a CV or resumé and how to prepare for a graphic design job interview
• Step-by-step guides to preparing press-ready artwork
• Tips and advice on proofreading and the most common proofreading marks
• Links to useful design-related websites and resources which are used in my studio on a daily basis
• Where to find graphic design employment

It's my experience that much of this basic training has been neglected by college tutors. There's a good chance that you'll already be familiar with some of the information on this site - but I'm confident that you'll find a lot of new material as well. I hope that you find this website of use, and that you get as much out of the creative process of graphic design as I do. Check out the links on the left and below to start getting up to speed...