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Brand New

Chronicles and provides opinions on corporate and brand identity work. They cover redesigns and new designs of well-known products, companies, and organizations.

cgmeetup

Computer graphics designers’ place to “meet” and share industry news, trends, tutorials, portfolios, and much more.

Design Bombs

Design blog featuring some of the best design news, resources, and tutorials from around the web. On this website you will find free vectors, textures, patterns, Illustrator and Photoshop brushes as well as tutorials and interviews with some of the biggest players in the design industry.

HotScripts

Comprehensive Web directory of more than 41,000 web development and programming-related resources. Hot Scripts serves webmasters, developers, business owners, marketers, coders and programmers, who are looking to build, enhance or improve their Web sites and intranets.

Quipsologies

A daily stream of bite-sized posts chronicling the most curious, creative, and notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry.

Zeldman.com

 The premier designer’s blog for Web design and news since 1995.

American Institute of Graphic Arts

AIGA, the professional association for design, is committed to advancing design as a professional craft, strategic advantage and vital cultural force.

American Printing History Association

The American Printing History Association (APHA) is a membership organization that encourages the study of the history of printing and related arts and crafts, including calligraphy, typefounding, typography, papermaking, bookbinding, illustration, and publishing.

Flexographic Technical Association

FTA and its Foundation’s (incorporated in 1974), primary goal is to provide a platform for flexographers to network, learn and exchange ideas—all in the name of advancing the art and science of the flexographic print process.

IDEAlliance Groups

IDEAlliance advances core technology to develop standards and best practices to enhance efficiency and speed information across the end-to-end digital media supply chain - creation, production, management, and delivery of knowledge-based multimedia content - digitally and in print.

In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association

Founded in 1964, the In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association is the only professional association dedicated exclusively to the needs of all in-house corporate publishing, printing, and distribution professionals. If you provide printing, copying, graphic design, prepress, mailing or distribution services for your organization, this is your association. It's all about you and what you do every day.

Specialty Graphic Imaging Association

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association is a proactive, fast-moving association supporting the leaders of the digital & screen printing community. “Specialty imaging” comprises digital imaging, screen printing and the many other imaging technologies SGIA embers use, including those they’ll tap in the future.

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