Essential Web Designers Magazines

One of the most effective ways of regularly expanding your web design knowledge even further is reading and subscribing to one of the many great web designers magazines available.

Despite the popularity of online blogs, having a physical reference guide to web design in a literature form is quite handy and almost essential, as web design magazines offer unique insights into the industry. Often written by seasoned professionals, the magazines include handy tutorials, news features and usually much more.

In the United Kingdom alone, there is a number of fantastic, affordable web design, internet and creative magazines published on a regular basis. Below, you can find our recommended picks, as suggested by the website designers here at Creare.

.NET Magazine

£48: 13 Issue Subscription (.NET Magazine Website)

One of most popular and leading Web Design magazines, we’re big fans of .NET Magazine in the office and have highlighted it previously for its consistently fantastic and inspiring content.

Creative Review

£64: 1 Year Subscription (Creative Review Website)

Focusing on visual communication as a whole, Creative Review extensively and regularly cover and fully embrace the world of digital arts, looking at pioneers in the web design and development industry.

Web Designer Mag

£62: 13 Issue Subscription (Web Designer Mag Website)

Offering everything from beginners tips to expert guides, Web Designer Mag is another great magazine that produces solid features and content for every aspect of the Web Design industry.

WebUser Mag

£52: 1 Year Subscription (Web User Website)

Although it’s primary focus is internet-related topics overall, WebUser Mag regularly publish comprehensive features aimed towards web design beginners including tips, tricks and guides on how to build simple ‘first’ websites with ease.

Further Reading

For more great reads on web design, check out Micheal Thomas’ recent blog post on a Decade of Website Design. If you haven’t seen it already, also make sure to check out our latest web video on WordPress Permalinks.