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Helpful Links 

PhotoshopSupport.com

One of the best Photoshop sites around, Photoshopsupport.com has everything - links to tutorials (including free video tutorials), brushes, actions, etc.

Adobe Studio

When in doubt, look to the source. Adobe's Studio website has some great tutorials, as well as brushes (and even displacement maps).

Phong.com

Phong has some great tutorials on special effects you can create with Photoshop, including glass effects, lighting trickery, etc.

PhotoshopCAFE

Colin Smith's PhotoshopCAFE is an amazing Photoshop resource. Make sure to check out his tutorials - he offers a wide variety of them.

PhotoshopLab

Tommy Maloney and crew - the guys behind the relatively new PhotoshopLab.com - have some good tutorials here. I especially like the Rainy Day effect and the tutorials on some of CS2's new features, including Vanishing Point and Smart Objects.

Intro to Camera Raw

For those of you working with Adobe's Camera Raw format, here is a great Quicktime tutorial by Photoshop Hall of Famer Deke McClelland.

StockXchng

StockXchng is one of the best free stock photography sites out there. I use this site frequently to find royalty-free images for use in my projects.

Photoshop User Magazine

Scott Kelby and the rest of his Photoshop User crew run the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), a large organization of people who are enthusiastic about Photoshop. NAPP members get the most value here, but there are free CS2 tutorials that introduce some important Photoshop features.

Layers Magazine

Layers Magazine, also run by Scott Kelby, deals with the whole range of Adobe Creative Suite products - not just Photoshop.

PhotoshopTV

This is my favorite new link. PhotoshopTV is a video podcast headed up by the Photoshop Guys - Scott Kelby, Dave Cross, and Matt Kloskowski (all NAPP members and Photoshop gurus extraordinaire). Each week's new episode has news, tips/tutorials, and more. The downloaded episodes average about 100-120 MB, so make sure you have 1)a broadband connection and 2)enough space.

Designorati

Beautifully designed site by Pariah S. Burke and others. You can find articles and how-to's on the creative culture, Photoshop, graphic design, and much more.

Spoono

Nominally a web designer's resource, Spoono does offer some decent Photoshop tutorials. Be sure to check in its "Fresh Meat" section on the home page.

Lunacore

This is a very good Photoshop resource - it has a large amount of tutorials for you to explore.

Scott Kelby's The Photoshop Insider

Scott Kelby (the leader of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals) - this is his influential blog, chock full of his observations and exclusive tips.

Worth1000.com

This isn't really a tutorials site per se - but it is a source of inspiration. Here, you can participate in (or watch) Photoshop contests. You might well come away amazed.

The Ultimate Photoshop Quiz

The Ultimate Photoshop Quiz is provided for free by NAPP. See how much you really know about Photoshop!

Aquent

Aquent is a "talent agency" that deals with - among others - creative professionals. You can post your resume here, search for job openings, and more!

Photoshop Reference Guide with Matt Kloskowski

This is a comprehensive set of tutorials hosted by informIT.com. Matt Kloskowski, one of the top educators at NAPP, posts helpful information here frequently.

Dave Cross's blog

NAPP guru Dave Cross shares his thoughts and tips on his blog.

FrenchStudio.net

Here are some interesting QuickTime tutorials on such subjects as creating scotch tape in Photoshop, glass reflections, and desaturation effects. The site is in English, but the tutorials themselves are in French. However, it's still pretty easy to see what's going on.

Photoshop Killer Tips with Matt Kloskowski

A spinoff of the hugely successful PhotoshopTV, this 1 minute podcast show features a Photoshop tip of the day (each weekday) from NAPP instructor Matt Kloskowski.

Adobe Creative Suite Podcast

Adobe trainer Terry White's Adobe Creative Suite podcast. He has some excellent video tutorials on not only Photoshop, but Illustrator, InDesign, and the rest of the Creative Suite.

Designorati : How-To: Creating Actions With Conditionals

Designorati: A 360-Degree View of the Creative World. This is essential reading for anyone who wants their actions to be able to make decisions - in essence, to act in a non-linear fashion.

Designorati : Adobe Wants To Know What You Want In Photoshop CS3

Designorati: A 360-Degree View of the Creative World. Let Adobe know what features you want/need in Photoshop CS3! According to a BusinessWeek interview (also reported on CreativePro), Adobe CEO Chizen stated that we won't see CS3 until the second quarter of 2007.

Designorati : FontShop Brings Back font Magazine

Designorati: A 360-Degree View of the Creative World. Font Magazine - hmm, I hadn't heard of this one before. Check these guys out - after all, typography is one of the most important methods we designers use to communicate.

Designorati : Proxy Magazine

Designorati: A 360-Degree View of the Creative World. Adobe Proxy (formerly Adobe Design magazine) is an online PDF-based magazine that covers a range of topics concerning design and creative culture. I like to peruse the issues on their website - it's definitely one of my favorite hotspots.

Nonprofit @ Adobe

Nonprofit @ Adobe
The Nonprofit @ Adobe blog is a resource for anyone in the Nonprofit technology world. We'll be sharing news, product tips & tricks, solutions and posting about upcoming events.

The Motive Internet Glossary - web communication design terminology and definitions | Motive Resources

Definitions of internet communication philosophies, web design and technologies.

Photoshop Tutorial - Add Reality To Your Objects | PhotoshopSupport.com

Add Reality To Your Objects. Add shadows and colored lights to make things look more real.

Peachpit Press Articles

Surprisingly, Peachpit Press makes a number of quality articles freely available on just about every computing topic imaginable - from Photoshop, CSS, and design to programming languages like AJAX. Definitely worth checking out.

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Dynamic Graphics Magazine - Tutorials

Dynamic Graphics Magazine - Tutorials

Some excellent Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials!