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Collection of 65 Adobe Illustration tutorials for vector graphics drawing.
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Shortcut to Web2.0 Style
If you don’t have the resources to create your own “2.0”-style site design, TemplateMonster have just (17 July 07) launched a new Web 2.0 Templates section.
Of course, a purchased template won’t always hit your goals perfectly, but a custom design doesn’t always guarantee that either!
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One of the web 2.0 design and layout trends which I actually quite like is what I am going to call “clean and horizontally divided”. Catchy name eh?
Every trend should have a poster-boy, and the poster-boy for this trend is *drum roll* shoeboxed.com!

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One of the most gorgeous photoshop tutorials I’ve ever read. Visit the source for much more by this amazing designer.
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This is a two-part tutorial on how to create an artistic and un-typical CSS list menu as seen on Web Designer Wall. In the first part (this article), I will show you how to [...]

Almost close up and digitally worked out in Photoshop. I like eyes, hope you like them, too.

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So you want to make a mashup but aren’t entirely sure where to begin? This page can help you get there.
1. Pick a subject
Answer the question: a mashup of what? Hint: Plotting markers on maps is probably the easiest place to start. It might just be the best delis in your neighborhood. While you [...]

Mashup Camp 3 kicked-off today here at MIT in Cambridge (a two day event follows on the heels of the Mashup University earlier in the week). One of the first sessions was Mashup Dev Tools, a discussion lead by Dave Nielsen of StrikeIron. It was a very interesting discussion where one of the primary challenges [...]

In this tutorial we are going to create a beautiful oldy-worldy composition featuring a compass and making use of some awesome (free) vector artwork from Arsenal. It’s a long tutorial, but well worth the effort!
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One of the best sites around for desktops has to be Desktopography. Inspired by their amazing work today we are going to put together a sunset image mixing some vector shapes and dusky lighting effects to produce a slick image that would make a nice album cover for a chillout mix!
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In this tutorial we’re going to create some really sharp looking glow effects using a combination of layer styles, the pen tool and colour blending. The end effect is quite stunning and hopefully you’ll pick up some tips you didn’t know before.
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Text and the way it looks is a major part of any design. A great design can be cheapened if the text on the page looks wrong. Any logo is almost entirely text. From water to fire, these 51 tutorials will show you how to create any style of text you want.
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Utilizes API and Technology from: Yahoo! Pipes, Google Maps and Craigslist to make an apartment search portal that is truly awe-inspiring!