FPO Online can be your first stop to a world of resources. We’ve checked out hundreds of sites covering the world of design, illustration, photography and typography, plus fun sites to stimulate your creativity. Start at FPO and you could wind up anywhere. Hold your mouse over the thumbnails for more information about each link. Click to proceed to the site.
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www.workbook.com: Connecting designers with illustrators & photographers
www.smashingmagazine.com: Information for designers/web developers
www.allgraphicdesign.com: Comprehensive design resource for everyday
www.designaddict.com: A great source for links, interviews, news, forums and more
www.designtaxi.com: Forums, articles and helpful hints
www.icograda.org: Design events and community around the world
www.dexigner.com: Design news, events, and resources
www.winterhouse.com/editions: Limited/trade edition design books
www.colourlovers.com: Creative color inspiration
www.youthedesigner.com: Blogs with tips, news and resources
www.bittbox.com: Design miscellany, lots of freeware
www.creativepro.com: Creative community and marketplace
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www.lingo2word.com: Emoticons, acronym, and txt lingo
http://publicationcoach.com/free-articles.php: Articles about writing
http://bartleby.com: Reference site for literature
www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors: Common errors in English usage
www.askoxford.com/betterwriting: Spelling and grammar tips
http://alphabetizer.flap.tv: Enter your list, have it automatically alphabetized
www.altavista.com/help/search/calculator: Conversions for common variables
http://babelfish.altavista.com: Foreign language translation
www.editred.com: Peer critiques and publishing tips
http://pubrants.blogspot.com: Polite rants about the publishing industry
http://books.google.com: Search full text of books in this extensive index
www.mediabistro.com: Jobs, classes, community and news for media professionals
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www.quark.com/service: Help with Quark XPress (official site)
www.adobe.com/support/indesign: Help with InDesign (official site)
www.adobe.com/support/photoshop: Help with Photoshop (official site)
www.adobe.com/support/illustrator: Help with Illustrator (official site)
www.adobe.com/support/Dreamweaver: Help with Dreamweaver (official site)
www.adobe.com/support/acrobat: Help with Acrobat (official site)
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help: Help with Microsoft Word (official site)
www.indesignsecrets.com: Reliable information about InDesign
http://desktoppublishingforum.com/bb: Forums on software, hardware, and more
www.vectormagic.com: If you don't have Illustrator...
www.melissaclifton.com/tutorials.html: Cool photoshop techniques
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www.oddpodz.com: Place for unique, independent thinkers
www.masternewmedia.org: Smart inspiration from media experts
www.netdiver.net: Devoted to tutoring, empowering and stimulating creativity
www.last.fm: Music to work by
www.stumbleupon.com: Discover new sites
www.thecoolhunter.net: All that is cool
www.lynnster.com/saints.html: The Patron Saints of Graphic Design
www.designobserver.com: Writings on design and culture
www.nmag.cn: Magazines from around the world
www.bornmagazine.org: Art and literature, together
www.accidentalcreative.com: Podcasts, blogs, and resources to battle creative block.
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www.thinkingwithtype.com: From the popular book of the same name
www.identifont.com: Search and identify fonts with this independent directory
www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont: Upload image of a font, find out what it is
www.fontleech.com: List of free font sites
www.typographica.org: Typography journal with news, observations, commentary
www.acejet170.typepad.com: Found type from anywhere & everywhere
www.typeradio.org: Interviews and podcasts on type
www.typophile.com: Community for type lovers
www.fontlover.com: Showcases current trends in typography
http://cg.scs.carleton.ca/~luc/fonts.html: Links from a typography enthusiast
www.37signals.com: Project management for all business
www.magazinelaunch.com: Resources for launching new titles.