Freelance Designer’s Toolbox: 200+ Resources for Freelance Web Designers

Most freelance designers use an impressive number of tools and resources in their daily and weekly lives. After all, they have to deal with the design and development as well as all of the aspects of running a business. The post is broken down into two major sections, business resources and design/development resources, and tons of smaller sections. I hope it can be helpful for you. Of course, this is not by any means an all-inclusive list

Good design defuses the tension between functional and aesthetic goals precisely because it works within the boundaries defined by the functional requirements of the communication problem. Unlike the fine arts, which exists for their own sake, design must always solve a particular real-world problem.

Kevin Mullet & Darrell Sano (via jonathanmoore)

Practice Makes Pixel Perfect

Ryan Sims speaks about how to understand talent and how to become a great designer.