https://www.aiga.org/ The American Institute of Graphic Arts is a design organization that provides professionals with online community to bounce ideas off of, find inspiration, and develop professional skills all in one online platform.

• With the site still being frequently active and considering themselves at the forefront of digital media professional resource
• Depending on where you go on the site, you can either see who posted in a forum, or wrote an article by their user identification.
• Again, because this site has both professionally written articles and user-posted submissions, it depends on where you are getting the information. Articles are going to go through the review process, whereas forum posts and comments are less restricted, but with  some guidelines.
• The quality of the article content is professional and concise. The Archive/community content again is not as strictly modded but still has to be easy to understand and somewhat helpful.
• This is definitely a resource I’d use in the future when I’m seeking advice from peers or want to get inspired by new design news.

https://www.reddit.com/r/graphic_design/ is a forum on Reddit.com dedicated to helping graphic design students and professionals alike get peer feedback, tips for future projects and more.

• Updated every day, the r/GraphicDesign reddit has archived and up-to-date information available.
• Anyone is able to post on reddit, so no they aren’t always experts or ‘authority’s on the subject. However, the community was created and is run by dmd students and professionals, collaborating towards better designs.
• With all reddit subreddits, they are run and moderated by one or more users that uphold the rules of the group by deleting unproductive or inappropriate posts and users from the subreddit.
• One of the rules of the subreddit demands users to make certain posts are detailed and well-written, as well as responses to be accurate and productive.
• I have used this resource and will again in the future due to reddit’s strict posting and contribution rules.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6lrxMZggMaN1u2V9N2-zrQ  is an example of one of the countless Youtube channels dedicated to creating free, in-depth design tutorials for any design application you could want or need to learn about.

• Because of the nature of youtube, new videos from different creators are being uploaded 24/7, especially when new information comes out.
• Although anyone is able to create a youtube channel, most reputable sources are channels run by actual colleges or trusted instructors like Professor Messer for example.
• Youtube does have a downvote/upvote and commenting system on each video as well as community guidelines. If a user posts downright incorrect information, commenters will leave feedback stating such, or the video will get down-votes.
• Depending on the source running the channel, information trusted SHOULD be clear, concise and accurate, but there is no guarantee with youtube, adding a level of risk if you aren’t familiar with the poster.
• I have and will continue to use youtube for design information and adobe user tips because I have the skills to differentiate between posters to trust, and appreciate that each poster has a different way of teaching.