85+ Excellent Resources And Tutorials Especially For Designers To Discover The Best Of The Web In January

We are always in search of great free resources, tips, tricks, etc. for our readers. Every day we work hard to find new resources and inspiration for designers like you. Today, we have another great post, “Discover the Best of the Web” on SmashingApps. In this, we made a list of 85+ Excellent Resources And Tutorials Especially For Designers. We obviously cannot cover all the best from the web, but we have tried to cover as much as possible.

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Design Tips, Tricks and Tutorial

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40+ Photoshop Tutorials for Creating Gadget Designs

40-Photoshop-Tutorials-for-Creating-Gadget-Designs

How to Create a Realistic Fountain Pen

How-to-Create-a-Realistic-Fountain-Pen

51 Bangin’ Blender Tutorials

51-Bangin-Blender-Tutorials

How to Make a Professional Buddy Icon in Photoshop

How-to-Make-a-Professional-Buddy-Icon-in-Photoshop

Create a Stunning 3D Liquid Explosion Artwork

Ceate-a-Stunning-3D-Liquid-Explosion-Artwork

40 Imaginary Photoshop Tutorials & Techniques

40-Imaginary-Photoshop-Tutorials-Techniques

35 Tutorials and Guides for Working With Wacom Tablets

35-Tutorials-and-Guides-for-Working-With-Wacom-Tablets

Creating a Realistic Torn Photo Effect – Photoshop Tutorial

Creating-a-Realistic-Torn-Photo-Effect-Photoshop-Tutorial

18 Outstanding Typography Photoshop Tutorials Of 2010

18-Outstanding-Typography-Photoshop-Tutorials-Of-2010

Design a Surreal Desert Scene in Photoshop

Design-a-Surreal-Desert-Scene-in-Photoshop

Mastering Photoshop: Unknown Tricks and Time-Savers

Mastering-Photoshop-Unknown-Tricks-and-Time-Savers

23 Professional Facial Photoshop Retouching Tutorials

23-Professional-Facial-Photoshop-Retouching-Tutorials

35 Photoshop Tutorials for Creating Web Design Layouts

35-Photoshop-Tutorials-for-Creating-Web-Design-Layouts

Easy Digital Painting Illustration in Photoshop

Easy-Digital-Painting-Illustration-in-Photoshop

Artwork, Digital Photography and Inspiration

 

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40+ Examples of Typography Inspired in Web Design

40-Examples-of-Typography-Inspired-in-Web-Design

33 Astounding CG Environments

33-Astounding-CG-Environments

The Colorful Showcase Of Beautiful Typography

The-Colorful-Showcase-Of-Beautiful-Typography

40 Beautiful Corporate Websites

40-Beautiful-Corporate-Websites

62 Gorgeously Designed CG Characters

62-Gorgeously-Designed-CG-Characters

70 Fairly Creative Fresh Logo Designs for Design Inspiration

70-Fairly-Creative-Fresh-Logo-Designs-for-Design-Inspiration

Showcase Of Modern Navigation Design Trends

Showcase-Of-Modern-Navigation-Design-Trends

45 Superb Examples of Warrior and Battle Art

45-Superb-Examples-of-Warrior-and-Battle-Art

30 Great Uses for 3D in Flash Websites

30-Great-Uses-for-3D-in-Flash-Websites

Amazing Grunge Artworks by Alex

Amazing-Grunge-Artworks-by-Alex

50 Digital Fairy Tale Character Illustration Collections

50-Digital-Fairy-Tale-Character-Illustration-Collections

Textures In Web Design: Examples And Best Practices

Textures-In-Web Design-Examples-And-Best-Practices

Beautiful Digital Art by Miriam Moshinsky

Beautiful-Digital-Art-by-Miriam-Moshinsky

11 Most Popular Blog Design Styles (With Examples)

11-Most-Popular-Blog-Design-Styles-With-Examples

35+ Fantastic Robot Art Illustration

35-Fantastic-Robot-Art-Illustration

40 Inspiring Single Page Websites

40-Inspiring-Single-Page-Websites

50 Packaging Designs That Pack A Punch

50-Packaging-Designs-That-Pack-A-Punch

20 Stunning Typographic Designs

20-Stunning-Typographic-Designs

25 Absolutely Magical Fantasy Traditional Art Drawings

25-Absolutely-Magical-Fantasy-Traditional-Art-Drawings

Newsletter Design: 50+ Great Examples

Newsletter-Design-50-Great-Examples

30 Clever And Creative Packaging Designs for Inspiration

30-Clever-And-Creative-Packaging-Designs-for-Inspiration

Super Cool Pictures of Insects

Super-Cool-Pictures-of-Insects

“The Page Can’t Be Found” Coolest Error 404 Pages In Web Design

The-Page-Cant-Be-Found-Coolest-Error-404-Pages-In-Web-Design

60 Sites with Attractive Typographical Introductions

60-Sites-with-Attractive-Typographical-Introductions

Javascript and Ajax

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20 Fresh JavaScript Data Visualization Libraries

20-Fresh-JavaScript-Data-Visualization-Libraries

45 jQuery Navigation Plugins and Tutorials

45-jQuery-Navigation-Plugins-and-Tutorials

30 Stylish jQuery Tooltip Plugins For Catchy Designs

30-Stylish-jQuery-Tooltip-Plugins-For-Catchy-Designs

25 Tutorials and Resources for Learning jQuery UI

25-Tutorials-and-Resources-for-Learning-jQuery-UI

Sexy Animated Tabs Using MooTools

Sexy-Animated-Tabs-Using-MooTools

30 Useful Tutorial for JavaScript Framework Navigation

30-Useful-Tutorial-for-JavaScript-Framework-Navigation

90+ Useful jQuery Plugins for Designers and Developers

90-Useful-jQuery-Plugins-for-Designers-and-Developers

xHTML and CSS

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14 Helpful Cheat Sheets for Front-end Web Development

14-Helpful-Cheat-Sheets-for-Front-end -Web-Development

30 Cutting Edge Examples Of CSS Navigation

30-Cutting-Edge-Examples-Of-CSS-Navigation

The New Hotness: Using CSS3 Visual Effects

The-New-Hotness--Using-CSS3-Visual-Effects

How To Create Depth And Nice 3D Ribbons Only Using CSS3

How-To-Create-Depth-And-Nice-3D-Ribbons-Only-Using-CSS3

Resources

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The Ultimate Collection Of Colorful And Inspiring Vector Art

The-Ultimate-Collection-Of-Colorful-And-Inspiring-Vector-Art

20 Fonts Ideal for Big and Powerful Headings

20-Fonts-Ideal-for-Big-and-Powerful-Headings

31 Rare WordPress Themes

31-Rare-Wordpress-Themes

33 Absolutely Free E-Commerce Icon Sets

33-Absolutely-Free-E-Commerce-Icon-Sets

Massive Collection of Over 1,000 Floral Photoshop Brushes

Massive-Collection-of-Over-1000-Floral-Photoshop-Brushes

10 Free Professional PSD Web Templates

10-Free-Professional-PSD-Web-Templates

70 Awesome Wooden Texture Packs from DeviantArt

70-Awesome-Wooden-Texture-Packs-from-DeviantArt

4800 Mini Icons You Ever Need for your Apps

4800-Mini-Icons-You-Ever-Need-for-your-Apps

30+ Must Have Photoshop Actions For Photo Touch-Ups

30-Must-Have-Photoshop-Actions-For-PhotoTouch-Ups

40 Valuable Tools and Resources For Web Designers

40-Valuable-Tools-and-Resources-For-Web-Designers

100+ Seamless Patterns Great for Creating Website Backgrounds

100-Seamless-Patterns-Great-for-Creating-Website-Backgrounds

A Roundup of 45 Industrial Free Fonts

A-Roundup-of-45-Industrial-Free-Fonts

35 High Quality Apple Inspired Icons

35-High-Quality-Apple-Inspired-Icons

50 Fabulous Flash Web Design Tools and Software

50-Fabulous-Flash-Web-Design-Tools-and-Software

30+ Useful Free Icon Sets in PSD Format

30-Useful-Free-Icon-Sets-in-PSD-Format

25 New High Quality Free Fonts

25-New-High-Quality-Free-Fonts

20 Abstract Effects Photoshop Brushes

20-Abstract-Effects-Photoshop-Brushes

10 Completely Free Wireframe and Mockup Applications

10-Completely-Free-Wireframe-and-Mockup-Applications

25 Fresh, Clean and Unique WordPress Themes

25-Fresh-Clean-and-Unique-Wordpress-Themes

18 Useful WordPress Contact Form Plugins

18-Useful-Wordpress-Contact-Form-Plugins

35 Stunning Free Fonts To Enhance Your Designs

35-Stunning-Free-Fonts-To-Enhance-Your-Designs

Miscellaneous Articles

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30+ Very Useful Color Tools For Designers

30-Very-Useful-Color-Tools-For-Designers

The Evolution of a Design Blog

The-Evolution-of-a-Design-Blog

A Basic Guide to Photoshop’s 3D Tools

A-Basic-Guide-to-Photoshops-3D-Tools

55+ Most Wanted WordPress Tips, Tricks, and Hacks

55-Most-Wanted-WordPress-Tips-Tricks-and-Hacks

16 useful Mac cheat Sheets

16-useful-Mac-cheat-Sheets

20 Must Have WordPress CMS Plugins

20-Must-Have-WordPress-CMS-Plugins

10 Tips for Better Print Style Sheets

10-Tips-for-Better-Print-Style-Sheets

How to Create Creativity

How-to-Create-Creativity

10 Essential Tips You Should Know

10-Essential-Tips-You-Should-Know

Getting Inspiration from Admiration

Getting-Inspiration-from-Admiration

The Complete Guide to Getting the Most Out of Twitter

The-Complete-Guide-to-Getting-the-Most-Out-of-Twitter

14 Traits of Successful Blogs

14-Traits-of-Successful-Blogs

How to Make All Browsers Render HTML5 Mark-up Correctly – Even IE6

How-to-Make-All-Browsers-Render-HTML5-Mark-up-Correctly–Even-IE6

13 Useful WordPress SQL Queries You Wish You Knew Earlier

13-Useful-WordPress-SQL-Queries-You-Wish-You-Knew-Earlier

Useful Tools for Testing Cross Browser Compatibility

Useful-Tools-for-Testing-Cross-Browser-Compatibility

11 Amazing Free Web Applications To Make Your Lives Easier

11-Amazing-Free-Web-Applications-To-Make-Your-Lives-Easier

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