Resources

Whether you’re a professional freelancer, doing temp work between jobs or just looking to stay connected in the creative or marketing industry, the following links can help:

Industry Associations and Websites
Advertising Production Association of LA
AIGA
American Academy of Advertising
American Marketing Association
AMIC
Art Directors Club - LA
CG Society
CRAIN
Flash Forward
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
GraceNet Women in Technology
Graphic Artist Guild
IDSA
Ink Spot - OC
International Association of Business Communicators
IxDA
LA Ad Club
LA Creative Club
LAFlash
Meet-up
Nielsen Norman Group
Open Source Flash
Pacific Coast - Women in Wireless
Printing Industries of Northern California
Professional Business Women of California
San Francisco Bay Area Interactive Group
San Francisco Women on the Web
THINK LA
Usability Professionals’ Association
Women 2.0
Scrum Club


Creative News Sources
Advertising Age
Adweek Online
Animation World Network
Big Magazine
Clickz
Communication Arts Magazine
Creativity Magazine
Create Magazine
The Emerging Technology Forum
Fast Company
Favorite Website Awards
Gary’s Guide - Los Angeles
Gary’s Guide - San Francisco
Dexigner
HOW Magazine
iMedia Connection
Light Reading
Media Bistro
Valley Wag


Helpful Websites
Adobe Acrobat
Behance Network
Boxes & Arrows
carbonmade
CG Hub
Coroflot
Creative Displays
Creative Hot List
Creative Shake
Cut&Paste
designerID
Design Directory
Dice
Facebook
Flash Scene
Linked In
Monster
Movieola
Poll Daddy
Web Design Finders
YouTheDesigner


Creative Blogs
5 Blogs Before Lunch
A List Apart
Ad Brand Etc
The Brand Show
CSS Drive
The Dieline
Design Observer
Integral Business & Organization
Kernspiracy
Los Angeles Link
Marketing Mentor
Notes on Design
PRJob Coach
Six Revisions
TechCrunch

And a few good resources if you are delving into the iPhone apps world.
iPhone Dev SDK
iPhone Dev Central
iDevKit


Training
RMI
Art Institute - Hollywood
Lynda.com
Kelby Training


Other
Blank Spaces
Insurance for Freelancers
Salary Calculator
Portfolios and Designer supplies


Do you know of additional websites that your creative counterparts might find helpful?