I feel that the most important part of the creative process is doing research on the project that you are going to be working on. I like to see what ideas are out there and hopefully be inspired to come up with a different approach to each project.

AIGA: www.aiga.org

How-Design Magazine: www.howdesign.com

Brandflakes for Breakfast Blog: www.brandflakesforbreakfast.com

David Airey Blog: www.logodesignlove.com

Communication Arts Magazine: www.commarts.com

Adobe: www.adobe.com

Adobe Kuler: http://kuler.adobe.com