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99 designs: put up your design contract and the price you'll pay... and wait for ideas, examples, and bids to come in! Crowdsourced design work is SWEET!

Design with Intent: using design to influence behavior -- patterns for influencing behavior through design

CATE web design and CATEonline: webdesign

Smith and Ragan's Instructional Design principles, chapter 2: overview of the philosophies and theories underlying the practice of instructional design

"People love to learn by examining visual representations of data. That's been proven time and time again by the popularity of both infographics and Pinterest. So what if you could make your own infographics? What would you make it of? It's actually easier than you think… even if you have zero design skills whatsoever. Below are my two favorite infographic-making web 2.0 tools that I highly recommend. They both have pros and cons but in general are great for any beginner or novice designer. If Photoshop is a 4-letter word to you, then these sites are your friend. If you're a tech-savvy designer and illustrator, it can't hurt to check out some of the work on these two sites for inspiration."

Designing with Intent: 101 patterns for influencing behavior through design

Applying a Pattern Language to Online Community Design

International Society for Design and Development in Education Journal for Design and Development in Education

web design and development dept.: design, debug, details

Design Based Research: database for designers - principles, vocabulary, etc.

usability and design from the perspective of service. Very relevant to educators and edtech people in particular!

User Design blog of Joshua Porter: user experience design pointers, tutorials, ideas

Six phases of web design: very good for instruction and/or internal use

Adobe Digital Careers Teaching Resources: print production, web design, video design

Immersion is the subjective impression that one is participating in a comprehensive, realistic experience. Interactive media now enable various degrees of digital immersion. The more a virtual immersive experience is based on design strategies that combine actional, symbolic, and sensory factors, the greater the participant's suspension of disbelief that she or he is "inside" a digitally enhanced setting. Studies have shown that immersion in a digital environment can enhance education in at least three ways: by allowing multiple perspectives, situated learning, and transfer. Further studies are needed on the capabilities of immersive media for learning, on the instructional designs best suited to each type of immersive medium, and on the learning strengths and preferences these media develop in users.

a great blog on instructional design

design imparts information, for good or ill.