Design basics http://gdbasics.com http://www.papress.com/thinkingwithtype/
Grids http://www.markboulton.co.uk/articles/detail/feeling_ your_way_around_grids/ http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/ five_simple_steps_to_designing_grid_systems_part_1/ http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/ five_simple_steps_to_designing_grid_systems_part_21/
Visual hierarchy http://gdbasics.com/index.php?s=hierarchy http://www.papress.com/thinkingwithtype/text/hierarchy.htm http:/www.viget.com/inspire/typography-tuesday-hierarchy http:/www.uie.com/articles/visible_narratives/
Design http:/www.hillmancurtis.com/index.php?/film/view/artist_series/ http:/www.thedesignencyclopedia.org/
Typography http://www.papress.com/thinkingwithtype Illustrator Tutorials http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/archive-summary/category/Tutorials http://online.caup.washington.edu/courses/LarcWI01/ LARC440/illustrator_home.htm
Color http://worqx.com/color Photoshop online tutorial / tips http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/ http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/jennifer.html http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/photoshop.html
Posters Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition Rene Wanner's Poster Page Hong Kong Poster Triennial Interesting Projects http://www.cla.purdue.edu/courses/ad/studio/motionary http://www.bemboszoo.com http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/kt/video/sky2.mov
Stock Photos http://www.sxc.hu/
Online design magazines http://www.designobserver.com