Important links for designers, sales and anyone interested in what’s going on in the world of design!

Everyone in business should read/listen to this book (I prefer the Audio book from iTunes):
http://www.amazon.com/What-Would-Google-Jeff-Jarvis/dp/0061709719

In defense of eye candy (about UI/UX design):
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/indefenseofeyecandy/

UX design:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/15/40-helpful-resources-on-user-interface-design-patterns/

GUI Mags (good for UI/UX designers and testers):
http://guimags.com/index.php?p=products_guimags_corporate&nav=nav_guimags

Interesting Graph (about the biggest bankruptcies in history):
http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/web/0906/trans0609largestbankruptcies.html

More “Transparency” infographics:
http://www.good.is/sections/department/department.php?tname=transparency

New Toyota Prius (nice flash site):
http://www.toyota.com/vehicles/minisite/newprius/

Guess the logos (makes you think how much you recognize brands and logos):
http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/

Just interesting design stuff here:
http://www.notcot.org/

And more good design links here:
http://dzineblog.com/
http://creattica.com/
http://psd.tutsplus.com/
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/