Best of the Web #48

creative_adsHey again everyone, it’s Monday, so I’ve gone around and rounded up the best posts from last week.  As always, there some great posts which have been included here.

My friend Kashif made several excellent Christmas-related posts on his blogs, which have been included here, and there were some other great roundups as well.  The year-end roundups are beginning, so be on the lookout for more of them.  And as always, there were some great tutorials.

Hope you enjoy these resources!

Have a great start to the week.

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Web Picks #20

thumbFirst off, I’d like to apologize to my readers about the lack of updates lately, unfortunately, final exams and projects took a lot of my time.  On a more positive note, they are now done so hopefully I can return to making daily updates.

Today is a Monday, so it’s time for Web Picks #20, the best of the week from across the internet.  Last week had some great tutorials, some beautiful roundups of images, and a great post for aspiring entrepreneurs, which will prove useful to anyone working as a freelancer.  Also included is a nice roundup of Twitter tools to help manage all of your followers.

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47 Tutorials for Creating Professional Posters and Ads

thumbAdvertisements and posters are one of the primary markets for graphic designers.  Posters must be eyecatching, professional, and convey an important message about a product, service or event, all while maintaining the viewier’s interest.

Today, we have a roundup of 47 tutorials for creating professional posters and ads.  Whether you’re a beginner in the field of graphic design, or you’ve been doing it for years, there is a tutorial in this list for you.

Special thanks goes to all the talented designers out there who take the time to write a tutorial and share their wisdom with the rest of us!

If you appreciate these lists, please share them with your friends using your favorite social network, and don’t forget to subscribe.

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71+ Free PSD Resources

thumbAs I promised yesterday, here is new biggest post that I’ve ever written.

Whether you’re just trying to learn Photoshop, or you need some quality elements to use in your latest designs, free PSD resources can be a real timesaver. Today, we have a list of 71+ free Photoshop resources for designers. There are some great stock images here, and some layered PSD files that are just perfect for designers to learn how high quality resources are made.

Please, if you find these posts useful, take a few seconds to submit it to Digg, Stumble, Delicious, Reddit, Mixx, or any of your other favorite social networks. Thank you so much for reading, and enjoy!

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Web Picks #6

thumbWell, last week was a fantastic week.  We featured some lists of the absolute best of design from 2008, so if you missed it, go check out those articles!  Meanwhile, back to your regularly scheduled programming.  It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to feature the best articles from the previous week.

This week, we have some of the best Wordpress themes, some great Photoshop tutorials as usual, and links to several great year-end roundups.  If you like it, be sure to subscribe and submit it to your favorite social networking site.  If you want to contribute, just get in contact with me.  Thanks everyone, and have a great rest of your week!

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The 10 Absolute Best Tutorials of 2008

thumbWell, it’s time for the roundups of the year.  There are a thousand blogs all doing their own roundups, so I figured I’d start with a small roundup of my own.  Don’t worry, I’ve got a few bigger roundups that will happen throughout this week, such as the Top 100 Photoshop Tutorials of 2008 from PhotoshopLady, and the Must-See Posts of 2008.

So here are the 10 posts that I believe are the hands-down, absolute best tutorials on graphic design during 2008.  They were selected based on the techniques presented, the skills taught, and the final outcome.  So if you’re looking to improve your graphic design skills, start with these tutorials and you’ll be well on your way to becoming a design master.

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Web Picks #2

thumbWell, its not even Christmas yet, but already some blogs are starting post up their “2008’s Best” lists.  Here at Presidia Creative, we’ve assembled another best of the week list from last week’s posts on all the best blogs across the internet.

As always, if you come across anything that you think is worthy of making the list, please let us know so we can add the post to our list.

Be safe during this holiday week, and stay tuned for the rest of our posts this week, themed specially for the season.

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