Graphic Design Resources

It's my opinion that one of the best ways to improve is to build your internal database of what looks good to you. DEVOUR as much a you can of the types of things that you love to see, and examine them thoroughly. Learn which artists/creators you like best, and follow them. Even looking at stuff you don't like (and determining WHY you don't like it) is very helpful. Great writers read. Great artists absorb. Your own personal style will inevitably come out in your work, if you are pulling from a deep and diverse well of art of you experienced. Saying this is "copying" is like saying people who use eggs and flour to make tasty pastries didn't invent the egg (or the wheat). Learn what you like, combine it all, and when it comes off of your "paintbrush" your style will be the difference. (Go make your own "tasty pastries"!) :)