A collection of links to tutorials and resources on the often touchy subject of Graphic Design theory… 45 Lessons on Graphic Design An Introduction to Graphic Design Graphic Design (Wikipedia) Graphic Design Basics 8 Elements of Design: Line – A line is simply a series of dots, or points, in space. That line can be  [ Read More ]

Some Photoshop goodies, some Illustrator items, and a nice selection of design inspirations.   2000 Free Photoshop Patterns 40 Photoshop Effect tutorials 30 Photoshop Actions for Touch-ups 30+ Photoshop wallpaper tutorials 20+ Photoshop icon design tutorials Illustrator: Envelope Distort with Grids Negative space in logo design Type-based logo inspiration Poster Showcase Vector Artworks

This is a collection of tutorial links, not to be confused with resource links, which have stuff to download… no, this post is more about learning stuff, than downloading 27,349 Photoshop brushes, of which you will only ever use six… Graphic Design tutorial sites: http://www.photoshop.com/ http://inspirationfeed.com/category/graphics/ http://designmodo.com/graphics/ http://worldiscoveries.blogspot.com/ http://designinstruct.com/ http://layersmagazine.com/category/tutorials http://www.gomediazine.com/category/tutorials/ http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/2d__and__photoshop http://www.khulsey.com/student.html http://www.bittbox.com/ http://www.pinkzap.com/  [ Read More ]

A collection of graphic design web sites that have various resources (brushes, textures, etc.), many of them free to download… Graphic Design resource sites: http://www.photoshop.com/ http://sixrevisions.com/category/resources/ http://designm.ag/category/resources/ http://designmodo.com/freebies/ http://inspirationfeed.com/category/resources/ http://colorburned.com/ http://thinkdesignblog.com/ http://www.melsbrushes.co.uk/ http://www.webanddesigners.com http://www.webdesignbooth.com/ http://www.digital-photography-school.com http://www.computerarts.co.uk/

A collection of links to various text effect tutorials, mostly via Photoshop. http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/articles/25-tutorials-for-creating-detailed-graphical-text-effects http://designmodo.com/30-new-photoshop-text-effect-tutorials/ http://designm.ag/resources/30-awesome-photoshop-text-effect-tutorials/ http://skyje.com/2011/04/photoshop-3d-text-effect/ http://www.ozoneeleven.com/tutorials/astonishing-remarkable-3d-typography-illustration-photoshop-tutorials/ http://designm.ag/inspiration/363d_typography_designs/ http://www.psdvault.com/text-effects/design-a-dawn-of-war-style-concrete-text-effect-in-photoshop/ http://designm.ag/resources/30-must-see-text-effect-illustrator-tutorials/ http://designm.ag/resources/create-a-cool-text-effect-in-photoshop-with-a-single-texture/ http://bestphotoshoptutorials.net/2010/08/09/30-cool-3d-text-effects/ http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/text-effects/design-a-retro-typography-poster-in-photoshop.html http://tutorials-share.com/2011/07/40-amazing-photoshop-illustrator-text-effects-tutorials/

This page contains a huge selection of design tips, all culled from various places… they are very disorganized, but enjoy anyway! 25 Photoshop keyboard shortcuts 15 Tips for Breaking in as a Part-Time Freelancer 10 Plugins to Improve the Usability of WordPress Blogs 120 Free Photoshop Grid Patterns for Web Designers 50 Stunning Pixel Perfect  [ Read More ]