7 best magazines for graphic designers

Despite of the continuous growth of web, magazine and press still remain strong and popular. Magazine, in fact, keep the secret of the beginning of knowledge and here we can see 10 best magazines that a graphic designer can’t miss from getting inspiration from.

Web Designer

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http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/

It really suits intermediate level designers needs with lot of tutorials, tricks and techniques. Each issue covers topics such as: CSS, Wordpress, Flash, Photoshop tips. Up to date with new media and contents from the web.

Layers Magazine

http://www.layersmagazine.com/

Based on the entire Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Lightroom, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, and Flash. Layers Magazine is great for anyone who approaches the world of graphics, but also for who is already involved and wants to discover some tips and hidden features that typically are not used so much. Really great tutorials on Layers Magazine web TV.

Photoshop Creative

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http://www.pshopcreative.co.uk/

Photoshop® Creative is the perfect magazine for learning more about Adobe’s outstanding application.

Each issue is packed with all the latest and greatest techniques (discover and how to learn to use them) , all-inclusive and aasy-to-follow tutorials and Photoshop tips and any news about Photoshop world best users. Whatever you use Photoshop for, Photoshop creative will help you become a better digital artist.

.Net

http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/magazine

.net is the world’s best-selling magazine for web designers and developers. As well as a host of great features, .net magazine also boasts more than 30 pages of tutorials each issue, covering topics such as CSS, PHP, Flash, JavaScript, web graphics, and more - all written by contributors from some of the world’s biggest design agencies.

In the last issues we can find also how to make the most of Google Analytics

print magazine http://www.printmag.com/

Print is a bimonthly magazine about visual culture and design. Founded in 1940 by William Edwin Rudge, Print is dedicated to showcasing the extraordinary in design on and off the page.

It covers many fields such as communication, publication and book design, corporate branding, exhibitions and international design festivals, but the really interesting section of this magazine is the part dedicated to design competitions where you can find also the winners of each competition with their information.

Communication Arts

http://www.commarts.com

Communication Arts magazine is the leading trade journal for visual communications. It shows the top work of aprofessional graphic design community. It represents the reference for inspirations more than any other creative publication. On the site above mentioned there is also a Creativehotlist, that is a dedicated career resource for creative professionals in visual communications: individuals can post resumes, job-wanted listings and online portfolios in order to collaborate with other members.

Digital Arts

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/

Digital Arts provides readers with a comprehensive coverage of the art of graphic design, 3D, animation, video, effects, web and interactive design, in print and online. UK based can be considered a leading resource for creative professionals. Digital Arts addresses the needs of those within the exploding digital media market by providing relevant and forward thinking content. Web site is really usable and there is a new section dedicated to design competitions. So far there is one contest running about Limited Ink t-shirts.

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