By no means do I encourage stalking of any kind. However, some of these communities are so amazingly good, its great for observing and learning from the sidelines and then if you feel your ready – you can jump right in and contribute to the community.
Behance Network
Behance is a powerhouse of some of the worlds top creative talent. Members can form a group and invite other members to join, groups can be public or private, and can be used to work together, share tips and media, get feedback, and more. So when your work is at its best, submit and promote. If you just want to follow the talent you can even go as far as to create a Follower Account.
Abduzeedo
Designm.ag
DesignM.ag is a community-based website for web designers and developers. The site includes a popular blog, a user-submitted news section, a design gallery, and a design job board.
Dribble
Dribbble is show and tell for designers, developers and other creatives. Share sneak peeks of your work as “shots” — small screenshots of the designs and applications you’re working on. Dribble may be the one you want to jump in right away with some sneak peaks at those designs your working on, because it is all about feedback and the community seems pretty positive in helping each member grow creatively.
There are so many great communities, some are filled to the brim with serious talent. What do you think are the best art & design related communities out there and when do you think the best time to jump in is?
What a writeup!! Very informative also easy to understand. Looking for more such blogposts!! Do you have a twitter or a facebook?
I recommended it on stumbleupon. The only thing that it’s missing is a bit of color. However thank you for this information.
Thank you Chang, glad that you enjoyed it. We are on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BlueGlassInc and Twitter http://twitter.com/blueglassinc . Thanks for Stumbling!
I have always been a follower of Abduzeedo and Designm.ag. Very good resource.
I agree Christina, some great resources and inspiration on both!
Thank you to giving a valuable information.
Hope you will post more like this.
Thank you once again.
great resources, thanks for sharing them. I am going to check out a few now.
I will not understand until the end of what exactly is written here, because I are not aware of English so well. It is possible to write it more evidently?