For something a little different today I thought it would be a good idea to share the design (and development) resources I either use regularly now, or did when I first took the leap into the formidable world of  Web Design. These resources are good  learning new techniques and grasping basics, personal development, keeping up to date with trends and jus good ol’ inspiration. If you have any resources you would recommend, leave a comment with a link! (Shameless self promotion is acceptable as long as it’s useful!)

Pixel2life

Created by Dan Cederholm, Pixel2Life collects tutorials from throughout the web – with tons of new tutorials daily. These free to access tutorials range from awesome to sub par, but you can virtually always find what you need in their archives.
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Tuts+ Network

The Tuts+ network from envato includes separate sites depending what you are looking for. These high quality and well formed tutorials are ideal for beginners and experts alike – there’s always something new to be learnt!
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Think Vitamin Memberships

Think Vitamin Memberships from the team at Carsonified is quite simply the best resource I have found for continued learning, however it does come at a price. Launched at this years FOWD conference in London, for under 70p/$1 a day you get access to scores of high quality video tutorials on just about everything including Design, CSS3, HTML5, Jquery and more, access to online conferences and Q&A sessions with top professionals in thier fields. I use this site regularly for refreshers as well as learning, definately worth a look!
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Drawar

There’s nothing quite like Drawar. Fantastic and informative design articles appear a couple of times a week offering a whole new outlook on the design world. The site also encompasses areas for critiques, gallery, Q&A and more. A must visit site with a create community.
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Abduzeedo

If you have not heard of Abduzeedo, you have been living in a hole. Probably the most comprehensive showcase site out there with added extras such as tutorials, daily inspiration and user news, Abduzeedo is very useful to have in your RSS feed.
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Patterntap

Created by Matt Smith of SquaredEye, Patterntap is a collection of user submitted ‘snapshots’ from around the web organised into groups such as headers, navigation, buttons and even 404 pages. A very useful resource for getting your creative juices flowing.
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Onextrapixel

A showcase site with often interesting and well researched lists, basically keeping you up to date with current web trends.
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KoiKoiKoi

For the more arty folk, KoiKoiKoi is updated a couple of times a week with new articles on designers work, usually featuring the more obscure works out there.
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