Adobe Illustrator is an amazing design tool. There are nearly endless
possibilities and options. Regardless of how long you have been
using Adobe Illustrator, chances are there is a new trick or technique
that you could learn to help cut down on time spent. This is one
of them. This is a great tutorial on harnessing the power of
the pattern brush to create complex, beautiful patterns in minutes.
This is a great tutorial, and can have many applications. Be nice,
share it. Check back often for more graphic design resources
and tips.

There are alot of really cool advertisement and works of art coming
from the Design & Illustration community. People are realizing the
beauty of vector illustrations. They can be used in many different
ways, for many different purposes, and can set your piece out
from the rest. This is a great tutorial on quality vectorization. It
discusses picking a photo, picking a value range, better
vecotrization techniques, & exaggerating the good qualities
to create an original, stand-out illustration. This is a great tutorial,
so be sure to pass it on. Stay tuned for more free graphic design
resources and tips.

Typography is a too-often forgotten art. The fonts you use, the weights,
placement, alignment, etc are just as important, if not more, as the pictures
or illustrations used in a piece. Good typography communicates your
message better, thus returning better results. This website is home to
megatons of type information. There is even a section for teachers which
provides lectures on type. This is a very good resource for all designers,
regardless of skill level. Be sure to pass this one on to your design
buddies. And as always, stay tuned for more graphic design resources
and tips.

The abilities of Photoshop never let me down. This is a great tutorial for
creating space and planets in photoshop, though the methods could be
used on other subject matter. It uses pretty basic techniques and shapes
for the most part, obviously jazzed up a bit with experience. A good tutorial
for beginners as well as professionals already familiar with Photoshop. If
you like the tutorial, pass it on to a friend. Also, remember to check back
often for more graphic design resources and tips.

This is a great resource for all things color. It is a site jam-packed with awesome
and creative color palettes, colors, and patterns. It is a great source for inspiration
when choosing a color palette for any project. Your color scheme, and how you
use that color scheme, has the ability to make or break your piece. This site
should provide the inspiration needed to choose the perfect color palette for the
job at hand. Enjoy this site and pass it along, and as always, stay tuned for more
helpful design resources and tips.

Here is a great resources for designers and programmers everywhere. Even if
you do know it all, as im sure alot of you do, if never hurts to have a reminder.
This handy little cheat sheet is just that. handy.

More stock photos! This is a really cool, and different site. They are images
and textures by Kave Wall. They are very creative and different, and could
have alot of uses. They are very high quality, and just all around cool. It’s a
bookmarker. be sure to check back for more graphic design resources, and
free stock photos.

Every design is always in search of good stock photography resources.
The best kind is free. Stock.xchng is a great resources from around the
world. It is a community of stock photography enthusiasts that upload
pictures daily from all over the world. They have over 346,361 images,
and counting. Its a great resources for free stock photography, so
be sure to pass it on to all your graphic design buddies. Also be
sure to check back often for more graphic design and coding resources.

Yes, here are some more icons. This time they are plentiful awesome,
and glossy. This set comes with 4 different color variations - red, blue,
green, and smoke [grey]. These nice clean, professional, FREE, icons
will class up any site. Plus you gotta love the fact that the color variations
allow for more possibilities. Enjoy this set, and be sure to check back
regularly for more free design & programming resources.

Icons have many uses. They can be used in every type of design, and of course
most helpfully in web design. Here is a good set up small, free grayscale icons.
There are a large amount in this set, that can be used for a range of subjects.
If you like the link, pass it.