18 August 2009
Hi Alex,

I hope you're well.

We like to get involved with the website www.conceptfeedback.com. This is host to a community of creative people which exchange ideas.

From this site you can post concepts and review or receive feedback for your designs.

This is a great place to get information on web design and development.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,

Matt

27 August 2009
Hi,

we usually read the latest news on linkedin.com, we read the latest updates on hosting, web design and SEO.

Simon

Leitrim Web Design

4 September 2009
Hi Alex,

Check out the following sites:

http://carsonified.com/blog/
http://boagworld.com/
http://mashable.com/
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/

Don't forget magazines. Not saying you need a subscription, but even just buying .net or Web Designer one month will be an invaluable source of links.

Don't forget to check out our blog from time to time: http://flipstorm.co.uk/blog/ - it might not be very vibrant right now, but in time it will be!

27 September 2009
I don' t really use web design forums as part of work anymore as social networking has kind of taken care of that side but I always find 5 minutes a day to check out http://www.smashingmagazine.com for a shot of news and design inspiration.

2 October 2009
The best free solution would be phpBB, there is a massive community out there supporting this and they have custom mods and styles also.

Vbulletin is odd i never used it and you have to pay for it and it looks rubbish whenever i see it.

14 October 2009
There are a lot of decent design communities on LinkedIN, if you have a profile, just do a search on design and check out a few groups, you'll be able to find one that you gel with eventually.

18 May 2010
I would say SitePoint and Smashing Magazine are probably the leading resources besides some groups on Linked In.