creativecow.net
creativecow.net is one of the most extensive and friendliest sites out there. among other things, such as industry news, classifieds and a job board, creative cow offers a very large number of quality tutorials for a wide array of software, as well as very active user forums. this site offers lots of great information and is home to many talented and caring individuals.

ayato@web
a site created by ayato fujii from tokyo, japan. this site has a lot of good tutorials for adobe after effects, and is definitely worth perusing. if you can read japanese there is even more information here that may be of interest to you.

mograph.net
mograph.net is a site centered around the world of motion graphics. the site has some excellent forums ranging from general motion graphics topics and works to some worthwhile tutorials. its also a good place to see some inspiring work and to share some of your own.

stevengotz.com
stevengotz.com provides a wide range of information and links. there are good tutorials, some interesting news articles and a ton of useful links to other parts of the web among other things. a lot of stuff to see there.

designertoday.com
this site offers a wide variety of news and information, as well as tutorials for a wide range of digital art software. overall, a fairly extensive site.

dmnforums.com
dmnforums houses forums covering a wide range of topics and applications. it is also a good place to go for industry news, reviews, and tutorials as well as much more.

ae enhancers
this site contains some good information on some more in depth aspects used in creating works in adobe after effects, namely the use of expressions and scripts. this site is fairly new, but is growing fairly quickly.

pixel2life.com
pixel2life has a lot of good information and tutorials ranging from general computer coding to illustration and 3d graphics programs. there is a lot of good stuff on this site.

the 123d.com
the123d.com offers some great tutorials and tips, as well as some good galleries to wander through.

cgtalk.com
cgtalk has a lot of good information and links to some great places on the web. it also holds some very decent quality images in the gallery section. when looking at this site don't forget to scroll down on the main page. there is a lot here and it may take some looking to find everything, it is worth the effort though. also notice the links at the very top of the page to some other related sites.