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10 Options ConsideredPriceLast Updated
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Smashing Magazine
Apr 12, 2018
A List Apart
Jul 22, 2017
Awwwards
Jul 12, 2015
Speckyboy
May 27, 2015
Little Big Details
Jul 12, 2015
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Smashing Magazine

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Laura Kyle
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Well-rounded resource for designers

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Smashing Magazine not only provides plenty of news on the latest UX and UI design trends, but also features a job board and active community.
Laura Kyle
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Frequently updated, useful blog posts

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In general, a new blog post is published every 1-3 days that's full of value for the reader.
Paolo
Big Fluffy
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Current, broad, cutting-edge stuff

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Always something useful.
Laura Kyle
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Busy website layout

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The layout of the Smashing Magazine website is overly crowded, making it difficult to navigate and distracting to read blog posts on.
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A List Apart

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Laura Kyle
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High quality writing

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A List Apart has a difficult review process for their articles that insures well written, helpful articles from established industry professionals.
Laura Kyle
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Topics cover a wide range

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A List Apart covers a range of topics beneficial to those learning web design, with some topics having 100's of posts that cover the category. Categories include Process, Content, Industry and more.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Not as relevant anymore

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In recent years, the site's content has shifted from talking about real-world examples, nuances and discussions about low-level ideas to generalizations and overall, commonly accepted theories about web design.
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Awwwards

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Good for identifying web trends

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Awwwards tends to keep up with the latest trends and give out awards based on trending ideas and concepts.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Expert judges and the evaluation process

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The expert judges and the evaluation process makes Awwards a great place to go to find the very best in design.
Andris Pelcbergs
Top Con

Little difference between winning entries

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Awwwards is very opinionated what constitutes a good design. So all sites that differ from the intended vision don't get highlighted.
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Speckyboy

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Laura Kyle
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Easy to explore specific topics

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The Speckyboy website provides 10 different categories to make finding posts related to a specific topic extremely easy. Speckyboy also provides a search feature.
Laura Kyle
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Updated frequently

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Speckyboy is updated on a regular basis, often daily, with new tips and resources (such as templates, fonts and books) for designers.
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Little Big Details

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Anyone can submit details

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All readers of the site are encouraged to submit fitting design examples if they find them.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Points out interesting nuances of UI design

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Little Big Details as the name implies is about the little things that often make a huge impact or just make the experience of using a site more pleasant. The site highlights ideas that can be easily missed and takes a moment to appreciate them.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Can go weeks without content

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There are times when no content is submitted to the site for weeks.
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Hackdesign

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Weekly lessons on variety of design-related topics

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New lessons are released on a weekly basis. They include anything from tutorials, tips, to articles.
Laura Kyle
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Established, well-known teachers

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The teachers at Hackdesign have worked on projects such as Fitbit, Pinterest and Zendesk.
Laura Kyle
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Targeted towards developers

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Developers are not known for their fantastic design abilities. Hackdesign is aimed at developers who are curious about the design aspect of the field.
Laura Kyle
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Hands on from the start

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Hackdesign courses have the user working on projects right from the beginning, keeping the lessons fun and interactive.
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WebDesign Tuts+

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Covers a variety of topics

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WebDesign Tut+ courses cover everything from the command line to talking with freelance clients and and usability design.
Laura Kyle
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Affordable monthly subscription

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Compared to other similar sites (generally $25+/month), Tut+ is $15/month and offers plenty of free material.
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Webdesigner Depot

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Laura Kyle
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Comprehensive resource for everything related to web design

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Webdesigner Depot covers topics from HTML to typography and comics. They have a list of deals for things such as courses, templates and fonts.
Laura Kyle
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List of freebies for subscribers

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Webdesigner Depot provides a long list of freebies to their readers. Everything from icon sets to vector graphics and plenty more.
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GBKSOFT Blog

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Useful

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Fresh

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Coorsy

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Has a wide range of topics

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From learning about fundamentals to advanced styling, Coorsy covers a range of topics beneficial to those learning web design.
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