reprinted from AIGA.org

Article by Andy Epstein November 27, 2012.

For those of us who work as in-house designers, simply googling “design” in order to find sites that support our work will only yield a small fraction of relevant internet resources. That’s because the range of skills and knowledge that in-house designers need to be successful is broad; in corporate contexts it includes, at the very least, a marginal grasp of HR, finance, management, communication and business strategies.

The good news is that there are a lot of excellent sites out there. The bad news is that they aren’t always easy to find. Here’s a shortlist of 15 websites and blogs full of invaluable information for in-house designers. If you know of others, please post your thoughts and suggestions in the comments.

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