.Visual Communication Design Subject Guide: Websites

A non-profit professional organization for designers that seeks to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force. Website provides information about the organization and its publications and activities.

The website for the Portland, OR chapter of the AIGA.

A professional organization dedicated to elevating the standards of professional business practices for design consulting firms through education and the exchange of knowledge.

Provides documents and resources for small business professionals.

A convenient list of visual design occupations.

Provides a range of information designed to help aspiring designers to demonstrate and enhance their skills and professional prospects.

A national listing of jobs, internships, and pro bono opportunities for graphic artists and designers.

A major national platform for job listings.

Search job listings and post your resume.

Offices in New York City and Portland, OR.

Offices in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Based in Portland, OR.

Based in Portland, OR.

Specializes in placing highly skilled creative, advertising, marketing, web and public relations professionals with a variety of firms. Offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

A place for logo design discussion, inspiration, tips and resources.

A design firm that specializes in civic branding. Website provides case studies and a useful client questionnaire.

Provides access to a wealth of economic and business data collected by the US Federal Government.

Provides reports and statistics on the U.S. labor market.

Provides free, downloadable marketing charts and spreadsheets. Covers all marketing topics, from leading industry sources.

Find a wide variety of industry reports, company profiles and market statistics from both free and fee-based sources.

Provides market research reports on a variety of topics. Register for a free account to get unlimited access to abstracts and tables of contents. Full reports available for an often hefty fee.

Provides both a description and an example.

Provides a gathering point for designers and enthusiasts by producing design competitions, lecture series, parties, and exhibits. Also publishes articles, discussion forums, an extensive event calendar, hosts portfolios, job listings, a database of design firms, schools, vendors and services.

An extensive online community, discussion forum, news source, archive, etc. about design’s role in society, culture, and change.

A social network for designers and other creatives.

A leading online portal for designers. Provides design related news, events, competitions, and resources. Also provides a design directory, agenda, map and weekly newsletter.

All about the exchange of information, news, reviews, and all things revolving around the broad topics of design and publishing. Here you will find all kinds of resources relating to graphics, layout, design and typography.

A creative community where people from around the world create
and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the latest trends and explore colorful
articles.

A place for the global design community to co-create, share and showcase best practices, tools, stories and ideas for sustainable design across all disciplines.

A creative archive and community site that provides creative inspirations from television, print, ambient and interactive advertising, music videos, photography and design.

Selects and posts monthly lists of the top 10 websites for designers.

A design blog and studio run by Tina Roth Eisenberg.

An on-going listing of graphic competitions from around the world.

One of the most visited destinations online for freelance and job seeking creative professionals. Explore and post portfolios. Search for jobs.

Hosts a large, established, and diverse pool of professional creative portfolios. Also features an active Job Board specifically targeted at designers and other creative professionals.

Hosts free standing personal websites and allows members to build personal networks to follow and comment on the work of others, building a reputation with the broader community. Apply for membership by sharing a sample of your work.

A directory listing porfolios for individual designers in Canada, the US and the UK.

A really handy resource for designers. Includes standard print and web sizes, paper folds, measurement conversions, a placeholder text generator and more.

A fun and useful tool for finding and creating color schemes for print or web.

Draw flow charts, wireframes, mind maps, org charts, UML diagrams, and more with just a few clicks. Free accounts for students and teachers.

The companion website to the book by Ellen Lupton.

Devoted to the art and appreciation of typography. Offers a unique typographic resource for students, educators, and professionals, showcasing talent from around the world.

An educational aid for students, educators and professionals who are seeking information about the history, design, manufacture and use of typefaces.

A blog that seeks to bring the study of typography to the masses.

Draw flow charts, wireframes, mind maps, org charts, UML diagrams, and more with just a few clicks. Free accounts for students and teachers.

An online interactive game that teaches the principles of kerning.

An interactive public art project that allows for experimentation with letterforms.

Typeface design company.

Typeface design company.

Browse a large library of original contemporary typefaces from multiple designers.

Browse a large library of original contemporary typefaces from multiple designers.

Typeface design company.

Typeface design company.

Browse a large library of original contemporary typefaces from multiple designers. Provides tools for matching or identifying fonts from image files.

Typeface design company.

Provides access to a variety of resources relevant to paper selection.

The website that tells you everything you need to know to be a more environmentally aware graphic designer.