Web Picks #22

thumbIt’s another Monday, so that means more web picks.

This week we have some great new posts, tutorials and collections related to web design.

There are also a few great inspirational posts featuring wallpapers and typography, as well as a great introduction to typography covering the essential topics by PSDTUTS.

Lastly, I’ve included 2 links at the bottom of this post where you can win money.  As a part of their “Graphic Design Week” promotion, the people over at Envato (PSDTUTS) are running two great competitions, so be sure to enter.

Lastly, to all those in the United States, enjoy your Memorial Day!  And to all, have a great week.

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5 Ways for Designers to Make More Money

thumbIn these rather tulmultuous economic times, it is often hard for designers to make ends meed.  Clients are harder to come buy, and designers suffer by having to compete harder with each other to win contracts.  Sometimes this can force a designer to have to abandon freelancing, or take on another job, or work even harder.

Today, we have a list of 5 ways that designers can make more money.  There is some very solid advice here, so be sure to try out some of these tips and techniques in order to help make ends meet this year.  Designers often get lost in the competition with each other, but it’s important to remember that we’re all in this together, as a community, so keep building relationships with other people.

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Amazing Web Design Tutorials

Web design is rapidly moving towards being a freelancer dominated business.  The days of the big web design company creating every website ever known are over.  So today, we’re going to look at some of the best web design tutorials so that you can join the ever-growing number of freelancers who make significant money by creating and building websites.  This post will focus on the design aspect, but in the future, we’ll have more posts that cover coding your design in valid xHTML and CSS.  Check out the entire list, there’s a ton of them but they’re all excellent.

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