Best of the Web #30

thumbAs always, since it’s Monday, I’ve gone ahead and rounded up the best posts from the design world from the previous week.  While certainly not the “end-all” of best of the web posts, I think that these posts illustrate the 7-10 posts that I think readers would most enjoy.

This week had some great tutorials, some really awesome inspirational posts (including one roundup of really cool Threadless t-shirts), and of course, some excellent design freebies.  Of course, if you feel like I missed any posts, please let me know in the comments.

Thanks for reading as always, everyone, and if you ever need anything, just drop me an email or comment.

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10 Sites To Find Free Vectors

thumbLet’s face it, Adobe Photoshop is no longer the only design tool that you’ll need to be familiar with.  Vectors have become increasingly popular as an element in modern graphic design.  However, not everyone has the time or talent to make their own vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator, particularly when starved for time, as most graphic designers are.

Today, we have a list of 10 great sites where you can find free vectors for your design projects.  These sites should be more than enough to satisfy any of your vector design needs, and hopefully increase your productivity as a designer.  Many of them also feature graphic design articles, so be sure to keep an eye out for them.

Thanks for reading!

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The 10 Best Year-End Roundups from 2008

32As you probably already know, Presidia Creative isn’t the only blog that is doing year-end roundups.  Most bloggers know that roundups are a great way to build viewership, because of the backlinking generated, and the fact that readers love these kinds of posts.

So, after scouring the web, here are the 10 best year-end roundups from 2008.  There are enough resources here to last anyone a long time, from vectors, typography, wallpapers, web designs and tutorials.  If you like it, please subscribe and spread the post around.  It really means a lot when a reader takes the time to Stumble! or Digg the post. :)

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