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Tutorials
First be sure to check out the official Adobe learning center, there is a lot of really good stuff there:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/fireworks/ - Fireworks Developer Center
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/designcenter/...works&go=Go - Fireworks Design Center
General Fireworks resource, with a combination of tutorials, textures, autoshapes, extensions, PNGs, etc:
http://www.fireworkszone.com
http://www.senocular.com/fireworks/
http://www.phireworx.com
http://www.fwkit.com
http://fireworks.abeall.com
Fireworks tutorials:
http://www.brownbatt...ngs/rapid-fire/
http://www.designpic...om/web-atelier/
http://firetuts.com/
http://www.blog.blue2x.com
http://www.tutorialf...egory/tutoriais
Sites not dedicated to FW but with FW tutorials:
http://www.projectse...mages/index.htm
http://www.community...atID=3&typeid=2
http://www.tutoriali...ials/Fireworks/
http://www.pixel2lif...dobe_fireworks/
http://www.tutorial-pedia.com/tutorials/2d...hics/fireworks/
http://www.solardrea...dios.com/learn/
http://www.entheosweb.com/fireworks/
Our own Fireworks guru forum tutorials (roughly in chronological order):
Text Glow effect - by funkyasl
Golden Compass - Adaptation of an Illustrator Tutorial - by DaveH
Simple space & stars-effect by just using stroke - by Mikko
Easy grunge tutorial - by Mikko
Illustrating bug character - by Mikko
ALTES WINES Web Logo Tutorial by blue2x
Frame Tutorial by raja
Arched Text by abeall
Circular Arrows - by stowball
Mobile / cell phone - by Gavski
Animated 3D Football - by SiamJai
Convert vector path to a selection - by Alan
outline effect - by blue2x
Using Paste Inside Command - by Rami
Adding Styles To Strokes Only - by Rami
3D Text Using ALT Method - by Rami
Using Symbols to Create a Quick and Easily Updatable Photo Montage, FWCS3 required - by stowball
Yin Yang - by Gordon
Textured Cylinder, can be used for a roll of carpet - by MagdalenaH
Creating a sitemap with reusable symbols - by Alan
Reflective 3d ball - by Snakebite
Using Blend Paths to create wavey, abstract background effects - by abeall
A Simple little Envelope - by Adam!
Shiny Happy Buttons - by Adam!
A Simple Little Pencil - by Adam!
A Teddybear - by Adam!
Creating Abstract Backgrounds - by blue2x
Shiny Ball / Sphere - by Adam!
Using Grids to make Swirls (e) Symbol, How a grid can come in handy - by Adam!
A computer mouse in 7 layers - by Adam!
Curtains effect - by lian
3D Glow Frame Effect - by blue2x
Gel Cap / Plastic Button - by Mapnapkin
Lighting Effects - by lian
Creating reusable, flexible, custom Ajax loading animations - by stowball
Animated Snake Loader - by stowball
3D-Dots Tutorial - by raja
Starburst Light Effects - by blue2x
Quick masking technique using Convert to Path - by Alan
Faded Shadows - by lian
TV Static Effect - by raja
Creating Rain - by blue2x
Turning Day into Night - by blue2x
Controlling Exposure in Photographs - by lian
Curved Tabs - by lian
Scotch Tape Tutorial - by Juliano Haussen (posted by so1980==MikeTaylor)
Old Paper Effect - by lian
Sunburt Tutorial - by lian
Vector Maps - by so1980==MikeTaylor
3-D Comic Book Effect - by so1980==MikeTaylor
Customizing Bitmap Patterns - by so1980==MikeTaylor
* NOTE: if you are thinking about creating a tutorial, make sure it hasn't already been done above -- we don't need any more shiny gel button tutorials
Textures and Patterns
http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/
http://www.theinspirationgallery.com/
http://www.patterns.....net/tiled.html
http://www.citrusmoon.typepad.com/
http://www.playingwi...days/tiles.html
http://www.mayang.com/textures/
http://www.noctua-graphics.de/
http://www.cgtextures.com/
Free Icons
http://dryicons.com/ - all free! - by Elfriede
http://www.freeiconsdownload.com/ - all free! - by mattdogs
http://www.fasticon.com/ - some free
http://www.topshareware.com/companies/8293...stock-icons.htm - some free
http://www.iconshock.com/ - some free
http://iconshoppe.com/ - all very cheap
http://www.icongalore.com/ - some free
http://www.simpleweb...tyfreeicons.htm - long list of other free icons
http://weloveicons.com/ - collection of free, high-quality icons
Stock photography
free
http://www.sxc.hu/
http://www.morguefile.com/
http://www.freephotosbank.com/
http://www.blueverti...bluevertigo.htm - massive list of free and pro stock resources
http://www.yotophoto.com/
http://www.openstockphotography.org/
http://www.public-domain-photos.com/
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/ - free for low res, cost for high res(cheap)
http://www.imageafter.com
http://www.everystockphoto.com/
http://www.freefoto.com
cheap
http://www.istockphoto.com/
http://www.stockxpert.com/
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/
http://www.dreamstime.com/
http://www.buy-photo.eu/
high end and rights managed
http://www.inmagine.com/ - all royalty free, some expensive, some free
http://www.gettyimages.com
http://www.veer.com/
http://www.punchstock.com/
Fonts
free
http://www.dafont.com/
http://www.abstractfonts.com/
http://www.1001freefonts.com/
http://www.showfont.net/
http://www.searchfreefonts.com/
http://www.eternalfonts.com/
http://www.websiteti...om/fonts/pixel/ - list of pixel fonts
http://www.youfont.com/
http://www.josbuivenga.demon.nl
http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm - themed/brandname fonts
http://www.houseoflime.com/dings.htm - lots of useful icons/dingbats
http://www.showfont.net/
http://www.urbanfonts.com/
licensed
http://www.veer.com/products/type/
http://www.linotype.com/
http://www.myfonts.com/
http://www.fonts.com/
http://www.adobe.com/type/
identify a font with these tools(very handy!)
http://www.identifon...m/identify.html
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
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