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