Design Resources

by Jeremy D. Cherry

Over the years, I’ve had a lot of design-loving folks ask me for my favorite resources. So, I decided to curate a list of design resources from all over the interwebs. I’m grateful to pass along the wisdom that’s been given to me. So, this is a huge thank you to those who shared resources with me.

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Inspiration:

• Brand New: Branding inspiration for days

• Typewolf: Best inspiration for web typography

• SiteInspire: Most beautiful sites on the web

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Heroes:

• Sister Corita Kent: The biggest heart in design

• Michael Beirut: One of graphic design’s GOATs

• Paula Scher: An absolute design legend

• Bruce Mau: Your favorite designer’s favorite designer

• Frank Chimero: Designer, writer, thinker

• Roman Mars: Design podcast pioneer

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Publications:

• Co.Design: Fast Company’s design section

• Great Discontent: More interviews with global creatives

• UX Collective: Collaborative publication for UX Design

• Offscreen: An offline magazine about the online world

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Thinkers:

• Center for Humane Tech: Supporting ethical tech innovation

• Humane by Design: Resources that help you design for humans

• Jigsaw: Google’s iniative for a safer web

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Books:

• The Shape of Design: Frank Chimero’s exploration into craft

• Resilient Web Design: Jeremy Keith’s look at a more resilient web

• Designing Hope: Jeremy Cherry’s fearless self-promotion

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Newsletters:

• Story Matters: Collection of the best stories online

• Dense Discovery: Weekly digest for all things design

• Sidebar: Daily digest of all things digital

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TED Talks:

• Michael Bierut: How to design a library that makes kids read

• Debbie Millman: How symbols and brands shape our humanity

• Roman Mars: Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing

• Tristan Harris: How tech companies control billions of minds

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Podcasts:

• 99% Invisible: Roman Mars’ world of design

• Nice Try!: Avery Trufelman’s look at failed design experiments

• The Rabbit Hole: New York Times’ deep-dive into YouTube culture

• Reply All: Gimlet’s podcast about the internet

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Education:

• What is design?: Koos Looijesteijn’s definition of design

• Reading Design: Online archive of critical writing about design

• Degreeless.design: Almost everything I learned in design school

• 10 Things You Can’t Learn in Design School: Some personal wisdom

• Better Web Type: Matej Latin’s resource on web typography

• A Book Apart: Brief books for people who design, write, and code

• Rosenfeld Media: Wordclass thoughts leaders in User Experience

• User Experience Glossary: Qualtric’s glossary UX terminology

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For Kids:

• UX Design for Kids: UX design resources for kids

• Kids’ Computer Essentials: Graphic Design: Learn graphic design