A collection of gifts that would be perfect for graphic designs, web developers, programmers, or anyone else who likes creative things.

i would like to recommend 4 applications that every bloggers should install. They are Firefox, Windows Live Writer Portable, Paint.NET, and Feedreader.

When you work as a freelancer, especially in the design and writing field, keeping your inspiration vivid, active and fresh is hard work. You can always get bogged down with work, start panicking, and then lose all sense of inspiration and motivation in the process. Well, to save you from this catastrophe, we’ve put together this article.

You’re probably wondering why there are 43 pieces of Jason Engle’s portfolio in here. Armed with Photoshop and a good set of skills he’s getting the most out of his drawings. In 10 years of activity he had clients like Sony Online Entertainment, World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons, Vampire: The masquerade and many others.

Set of custom functions for WordPress to help you to easily develop and fast deploy custom themes.

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to Design a Settings icon. Its a detailed tutorial explaining how to make your own custom shapes and applying some effects

An article that looks at Twitter and the applications and resources the community have built for this social media networking tool.

Free Hi-Res fire and flame texture pack (1600 x 1064)

79 wonderful album covers showcased on inspiredology.

Movie posters have been around for a very very long time. I love going to a movie theater and being swarmed by huge posters catching your eye in every direction. Out of the 20 or so movie posters that you are trying to digest we all know that the good ones will get more focus.

Don't den up! This group of funny characters is especially for those who have a fit of the mopes.

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The collection of stylish gray web designs, both formal and not!

This versatile effect help create a feeling of depth by adding highlight and shadow to layer shapes. Depending on where these highlights and shadows are placed, a 3D effect can be quickly generated.

41 websites to promote your design articles, resources and tutorials.

the photoshop toolbar sliced in small png files for use in your photoshop tutorials

30 inspirational web designs, some based on CSS and XHTML, others on Flash are in this article. As you probably know there are here every week some of the most brilliant designer’s portfolios as well as other web 2.0 sites full of vibrant colors.

An Arbenting free photoshop gradient pack for free commercial and non-commercial use. A retro pack featuring 35 gradients.

There are pine, ice, snowflake, snow and many different Christmas related brushes for every taste in this list. Also these brushes are great inspiration to remind You the most popular Christmas symbols.

The art director, senior designer and founding partner of Bleed designstudio is answering 15 Questions about his life and work.