Design: A huge amount of background pixel patterns

A good pixel pattern is hard to find. Not anymore - this site holds a really big repository of great, free pixel patterns. Very useful for web designers or simply people who like pixel patterned wallpapers.



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Tutorials: Adobe Illustrator Tutorials

Few weeks ago we’ve selected some of the best Adobe Photoshop tutorials we’ve found on the Web so far; now it’s time for Adobe Illustrator. Below you’ll find a list of hand-picked Illustrator tutorials you can use to achieve some special visual effects in your designs.



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Design: Interview with Hamad Darwish, the man behind Vista's Wallpapers

Hamad Darwish might not be a household name, but if you use Windows Vista, then his work is on your computer. In fact, it might be even on your desktop right now! Assuming IDC’s predictions are accurate, then before the end of the year, up to 90 million people will have the chance to see Hamad’s work, and all he had to do was upload it to Flickr.



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Design: New Wal-Mart Download Service 100% Fails in Firefox

Some design flexibility is OK when doing CSS or Standards-based design. Degrading without the style sheet is also OK in some instances. But check out the fancy new Wal-Mart download service that is 100% incompatible with Firefox. Wow. Oops!



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Design: Photoshop Brushes Free for Download

Every designer needs an arsenal of photoshop brushes whether its grunge or techno swirls - here we have dugg out the very best for you.



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Illustrator: 72 Free Vector Glass Buttons and Bars

This set is a variety pack of free vector glass buttons and bars for your webpage or blog. Since they are in vector format, they can be easily manipulated and scaled to fit your layout without having to worry about pixellation. To customize, you will need a graphics editor, such as Adobe Illustrator.



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