SpyreStudios - Design and Development Magazine

Many of you who know me personally, have been reading this blog or one my previous blogs or have been following me on Twitter for a while, know I’m a self-taught web-designer. I didn’t study design, arts, coding or whatever, and I never attended CSS 101 in college. Instead, I read blogs, tutorials and books.

Becoming a web-designer can be quite a time-consuming process so I figured I’d make a list of all the RSS feeds I am subscribed to and read on a regular basis. The sites on this list are all related to web design, graphic design, development, CSS, HTML, WordPress, business and freelancing, creativity and inspiration.

Why So Many?

Let’s just say I read a lot! And I like learning new tricks, techniques, get my creative juices flowing and download some freebies both for business reasons (gotta stay up-to-date) and for personal pleasure (hey I guess I’m a geek!). Of course you can’t possibly check all those feeds everyday but a quick scan in your feed reader and you should be good! They inspire me and keep me up-to-date with what’s happening in the design/dev world. Hope you find my ‘little‘ list useful! (rss feeds are listed in no particular order)

Download the OPML file here (downloaded [download#1#hits] times already!)

Here’s The Big List

VecTips
Topics: Vectors, Illustrator, Tutorials, Freebies

Tutorial 9
Topics: Photoshop, Illustrator, Web, Tutorials, Freebies

Photoshop Lady
Topics: Photoshop, Tutorials

PSD Fan
Topics: Photoshop, Tutorials

PS Hero
Topics: Photoshop, Tutorials

Brusheezy
Topics: Brushes, Freebies

Vecteezy
Topics: Vectors, Freebies

Blog Theme Machine
Topics: Design, Inspiration, Blog, WordPress

Creattica Daily
Topics: Design, Development, Resources, Links

Etc.
Topics: Design, Development, Resources, Links

24 Ways
Topics: Design, Development

PSD Tuts
Topics: Photoshop Tutorials, Freebies

Net Tuts
Topics: PHP, Javascript, WordPress, Tutorials, Freebies

Vector Tuts
Topics: Vectors, Illustrator, Tutorials

Web Design Ledger
Topics: Web Design, Development, Inspiration

Web Designer Depot
Topics: Web Design, Inspiration, Freebies

456 Berea Street
Topics: Web Design, Standards, Usability, Accessibility

Woork
Topics: Resources, Design, Tutorials, Inspiration

Vitamin
Topics: Development, Design, Web

Snook
Topics: Design, Development, Freelancing

WP Candy
Topics: WordPress, Design, Inspiration

CSS Globe
Topics: Web Standards, Design, Development, CSS

Creattica
Topics: Inspiration

CSS Mania
Topics: Inspiration

CSS Beauty
Topics: Inspiration, News, Forum, Jobs

CSS Creme
Topics: Inspiration

CSS Girl
Topics: CSS, Tutorials, Design, Development

CSS Karma
Topics: Design, Development

Nice Stylesheet
Topics: Inspiration

CSS Newbie
Topics: Development, CSS, Tutorials

CSS Leak
Topics: Inspiration, News

CSS Collection
Topics: Inspiration, News

We Love WP
Topics: Inspiration, WordPress

Web Resources Depot
Topics: Resources, Design, Reviews

Style Grind
Topics: Design, Development, Javascript, CSS

Inspiration Up
Topics: Inspiration

Freelance Folder
Topics: Freelancing, Business, Forum

Freelance Advisor
Topics: Freelancing, Business

Freelance Switch
Topics: Freelancing, Business, Forum, Jobs

Freelancer Magazine
Topics: Freelancing, Business

We Are Not Freelancers
Topics: Business, Design, Development

Specky Boy
Topics: Design, Development, Resources

Go Media Zine
Topics: Design, Typography, Freebies, Business, News, Forum

Design Sojourn
Topics: Design, Creativity

Creative Briefing
Topics: Design, Marketing

Positive Space Blog
Topics: Graphic, Web Design, Business, Technology

Pro Blog Design
Topics: Blogging, Design, WordPress

Brush King
Topics: Freebies, Brushes

Script And Style
Topics: Design, Development, Resources, Links

Dev Snippets
Topics: Development, Resources, Code

Design Flavr
Topics: Inspiration, Art

FBrushes
Topics: Photoshop, Brushes, Patterns, Textures

Most Inspired Blog
Topics: Design, Tutorials, Inspiration, WordPress, Advice

W3C Sites
Topics: Inspiration, Web Standards

CSS Play
Topics: CSS, Tutorials

CSS Vault
Topics: Inspiration, Resources

One Page Love
Topics: Inspiration

Jeffrey Zeldman
Topics: Web Design, News, Resources

Vandelay Design
Topics: Design, Development, Inspiration, Resources

Mayhem Studios
Topics: Design, Resources, Twitter

The Design Cubicle
Topics: Design, Inspiration, Advice

Veerle’s Blog
Topics: Design, Trends, XHTML, CSS

Signal vs. Noise
Topics: Design, Usability, Business, Culture

Ajaxian
Topics: Development, Ajax, Javascript

Stylized Web
Topics: Design, Trends, WordPress, Tutorials, Forum

Viget Inspire
Topics: Design, Typography, Development, Tutorials

Viget Extend
Topics: Development, Rails, Javascript

Viget Engage
Topics: SEO, Marketing, Social Media

Viget Advance
Topics: Business, Strategy, Design

You The Designer
Topics: Design, Resources, Tutorials, Jobs, Freebies

Outlaw Design Blog
Topics: Design, Graphic, Resources, Freebies, Business

Fuel Your Creativity
Topics: Design, Inspiration, Resources, Advice, Interviews

CSS-Tricks
Topics: CSS, Design, Development, Screencasts

Arbenting
Topics: Design, Business, Blogging, Inspiration, Resources

Dev Kick
Topics: Development, Design, Resources, Freebies, News, Forum

Just Creative Design
Topics: Design, Logo, Graphic, Advice, Business

We Are Just Creative
Topics: Creativity, Design, Business

In The Woods
Topics: Resources, WordPress, Joomla, Tutorials

Function
Topics: Design, Development, WordPress, Inspiration, Business

Design Shard
Topics: Design, Inspiration, Resources, Freebies

Mirificam Press
Topics: Design, Business, Culture, Inspiration

Kreativuse
Topics: Resources, Inspiration, News

Share Brain
Topics: Design, Tutorials, Resources, News, Interviews, Inspiration

Design Blurb
Topics: Design, Tutorials, Resources, Freebies

Dustin Diaz
Topics: Development, Usability, Accessibility, Javascript

Hongkiat
Topics: Design, Resources, Freebies, Blogs, Tech

Paul Rand
Topics: Legend, Design, Typography

Graphic Design Blog
Topics: Design, Inspiration, Advice, Business

Observin
Topics: Design, Typography, Inspiration

Digital Artist Toolbox
Topics: Freebies, Photoshop, Illustrator, Inspiration, Interviews

Niki’s DesignO’ Blog
Topics: Design, Interviews, Tutorials, Resources

CMD+SHIFT Design Blog
Topics: Design, Freelancing, Resources

Blog Design Blog
Topics: Design, Usability, Blogs, WordPress

Pattern Tap
Topics: Inspiration, Resources

Design Feedr
Topics: Inspiration, Design, Business, Advice

Elite By Design
Topics: Design, WordPress, Resources, Development, Inspiration, Tutorials

Color Burned
Topics: Design, Resources, Inspiration, Freebies

Elliot Jay Stocks
Topics: Design, Thoughts, Tutorials, Business, WordPress

Pearsonified
Topics: Design, WordPress, Development, Blogging

The Blog Studio
Topics: Design, Development

Usability Post
Topics: Usability, Design, User Experience, Advice

Fudge Graphics
Topics: Resources, Design, Freebies, Photoshop

DesignM.ag
Topics: Design, Inspiration, Advice, Resources, Business

Bitt Box
Topics: Photoshop, Freebies, Design, Resources

Carsonified
Topics: Business, Design

Smashing Magazine
Topics: Design, Development, Freebies, Tutorials, Resources

Creative Fluff
Topics: Design, Print, Inspiration, Resources

Hell Yeah Dude
Topics: Design, Typography, Marketing, Tech, Development

Abduzeedo
Topics: Design, Inspiration, Tutorials, Photoshop, News

Six Revisions
Topics: Design, Development, Resources, WordPress

Fubiz
Topics: Inspiration, Resources

Drawn
Topics: Drawing, Inspiration, Arts

Jon Tangerine
Topics: Design, Thoughts, Typography, CSS

Noupe
Topics: Resources, WordPress, News, Inspiration

I Love Typography
Topics: Typography, Design, Typefaces

Web Jackalope
Topics: Development, Design, Programming

Spoon Graphics
Topics: Illustrator, Design, Freebies, Inspiration

Jason Santa Maria
Topics: Business, Design

Design Snips
Topics: Design, Inspiration

David Walsh
Topics: PHP, CSS, Javascript, Development

Simple Bits
Topics: Design, News, Resources

Eighty One Design
Topics: Design, Print, Inspiration, Freelancing

Digital Web Magazine
Topics: Business, Design, Development, Usability

All Web-Design Resources
Topics: Design, Resources

All Graphic Design
Topics: Design, Resources, Tutorials, Tools

Web Designer Wall
Topics: Design, WordPress, Inspiration, Resources, Advice

N.Design Studio
Topics: Design, Tutorials, Freebies

A List Apart
Topics: Design, Development, CSS

iDesign Studios
Topics: Design, Freelancing, Business, Resources

3.7 Design Blog
Topics: Web Design, MArketing, Podcast, Business, Inspiration

Bits And Pixels
Topics: Design, Tutorials

Deziner Folio
Topics: Design, Development, Freebies, Forum, CSS

Designer Daily
Topics: Design, Resources, WordPress, Inspiration

Design Interviews
Topics: Design, Interviews

Designers Who Blog
Topics: Designers, Business, Artists, Features

Design Adaptations
Topics: Design, Tutorials, WordPress, Freelancing, Inspiration, Blog

Design Intellection
Topics: Design, Tutorials, Inspiration, Business, WordPress

Crazy Leaf Design Blog
Topics: Design, Graphics, Tutorials, News

Smashing Apps
Topics: Design, Graphics, Development, Resources, News

Typotheque
Topics: Typography

Astheria
Topics: Design, Typography, Business, WordPress

Bartelme Design
Topics: User Interface, Design, Freebies, Expression Engine

Creative Curio
Topics: Graphic, Design, Inspiration, Typography

Design Reviver
Topics: Design, CSS, Development, Resources, Freebies

Mezzo Blue
Topics: Design, CSS, Development

David Airey
Topics: Design, Graphic, Logo, Business

Snap 2 Objects
Topics: Design, Inspiration, Freebies

Slick Tutorials
Topics: Tutorials, Photoshop, Illustrator, Inspiration

Tutorial Blog
Topics: Design, Development, Resources, Business

Theme Shaper
Topics: Design, WordPress, Blog

Perishable Press
Topics: Design, Development, WordPress, Business

Bad Ass Ideas
Topics: Design, Interactive Media, Creativity, Resources, Marketing, Typography

Death By Kerning
Topics: Design, Typography

UserFocus
Topics: Design, Usability, Resources

User Designer
Topics: Usability, User Experience, Design

PHP Freaks
Topics: PHP, Development, Tutorials, Forum

Behance Mag
Topics: Inspiration, Creativity, Productivity

Ben Blogged
Topics: Tutorials, Design, Vectors, Freebies

Blog Design Studio
Topics: Design, Blog, WordPress

XHTML-CSS
Topics: Design, Development, CSS, XHTML

Pink And Yellow
Topics: Design, WordPress, CSS

Boag World Podcasts
Topics: Design, Business, Usability, Podcast

Superfluous Banter
Topics: Design, Development, CSS

Ordered List
Topics: Design, Javascript, Development

Weblog Tools Collection
Topics: WordPress, Blog, Design, Development

Inspiration Bit
Topics: Inspiration, Design, Art

Design WorkPlan
Topics: Inspiration, Design, Typography, Tech

Brian Yerkes
Topics: Business, Design, Blogging, Tutorials

The Dieline
Topics: Design, Packaging, Inspiration

Aisle One
Topics: Design, Typography, Minimalism

Randa Clay
Topics: Design, WordPress, Freebies, Inspiration

Web Appers
Topics: Tools, Development, Resources

WP Recipes
Topics: WordPress, Development, Blog

Tracey Grady
Topics: WordPress, Design, Blog, Business

Dzine Blog
Topics: WordPress, Design, Resources, Inspiration, Freebies

DZone
Topics: Design, Development, CSS, HTML

Spoonfed Design
Topics: Tutorials, Inspiration, Links

Creating Inspiration
Topics: Inspiration, Links

Design You Trust
Topics: Social Inspiration

Gotta Include My Blogs Right?

SpyreStudios – Design, Blogging, Social Media

SpyreStudios
Topics: WordPress, Blogging, Design, Development, Social Media, Inspiration

Design-Newz
Topics: News, Articles, Development, Design

Download The OPML File

You can subscribe to all of these sites very easily! First download my OPML file (what does OPML mean?) via the link below, then login (or signup) to your feed reader of choice (I have a thing for Netvibes), and then find the place where it says ‘add feeds‘ or ‘import‘, and there you should be able to upload the OPML file. And voila! You’re done! All you gotta do now is check your feed reader regularly for new content! :)

Download the OPML file here (downloaded [download#1#hits] times already!)

Your Turn To Talk

Hope you discovered a few sites you didn’t know about! Mind sharing your own favorites? :)

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