A fellow designer turned us on to this gem of a site, published by the US Postal Service. It offers a free subscription to Deliver Magazine’s digital edition and a host of tips, case studies and other goodies related to direct mail marketing and design. Check out the February 2011 issue for a treat of a project where a cardboard mailer doubles as a makeshift phonograph that plays an included 45rpm record that tells the history of the company. Wowie zowie!

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Check out this annual special section on the Fast Company web site that explores the intersection between business and design. You’ll find slideshows, exclusive video, an expert design blog and you can also join the Design Topic group.

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There’s no shortage of great design-related magazines – both online and off – to fuel your creative brain. Check out this great list of 42 free online magazines that designers will love.

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Design Edge Canada is a news, trends, and how-to magazine for the Canadian graphic design industry and was voted Trade Magazine of the Year by the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors two years in a row. Subscription is free.

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An easy-to-read design magazine with helpful tips, tricks and tutorials, in addition to featured projects and design-related news.

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One of the design community’s most-respected and widely-read design magazines, CA is a staple for design news, trends and features on hot new designers.

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Graphic Design USA features content based on US-based designers and related news in the US design industry.

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Applied Arts is Canada’s premier magazine focusing on communication arts and design.  Features work and news from Canadian design firms as well as those in the US and abroad.

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Print is a bi-monthly magazine about visual culture and design and is dedicated to showcasing the extraordinary in design on and off the page. Topics include publication and book design, animation and motion graphics, corporate branding and rock posters, exhibitions and street art and lots more.

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One of the design industry’s most well-respected magazines. Site includes numerous articles and resources for freelancers and in-house designers alike.

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