Ever found yourself having second thoughts in throwing out an interesting product tag? It’s amazing how some designers’ creative juices flow beyond the product being sold itself and seep a little even onto something tiny and seemingly insignificant such as hang tags. Here’s our little collection of unique and creative hang tags. As always, feel free to contribute!

Illustrator is the best vector-based editor on the planet, but many people reach for Illustrator when designing single page advertisements. Many tools in Illustrator make it simple to design single page ads and even multi-page ads if you do not have access to more focused publishing software. In this tutorial we discuss how to create a dramatic text wrap effect around unique shapes – such as a circle – so you can add design elements to your page quickly and easily. If you need some “Lorem Ipsum” or dummy text, go to http://lipsum.com and use the generator at the bottom of the page.

In celebration of the very talented yet underrated Behance network designers, we’ve sorted and created a list of the top creative and colorful postcard designs from the site. If you think we missed someone whose postcard designs are worth mentioning on the list, feel free to let us know!

We’re not kidding. Each design was chosen for their very unique concept and design. To view more about the respective talented designers for every printed booklet design, click on the images and you should be led to a page that provides more info on the design or the designer. Without further ado, sit back and feast your eyes on this very comprehensive catalog and booklet design collection.

Stuck in a rut trying to design that brochure that will stand out from the boring norm? Try playing with unique folds, die-cut shapes and eye-opening colors. But don’t get too crazy or you might forget the marketing basics of designing and printing brochures - make sure they’re still portable and not too bulky to keep. Listed below are some really creative ideas for your next brochure project.

The week is almost over and if you’ve been held up by the neck with work as much as I do, then you’ll enjoy a refreshing break. We’ve looked around to look for a refreshing collection of green websites to soothe your eyes and your mind. As always, feel free to add your own green refreshing favorites!

1. Glass Centerpiece
You’ve probably got jars and empty glass bottles all around your house. By grouping them together in a tight-knit centerpiece, you have an eye-catching centerpiece that didn’t cost you or the Earth, a thing. Put marbles, leaves or small twigs with flowers in random jars. Take some inspiration from Martha Stewart.

Everybody has seen them – those trendy, swirly designs used by countless web designers and print ads. Many techniques for creating these designs focus on Photoshop, but Illustrator gives us the tools to create a vector image that becomes infinitely scalable and editable. This tutorial teaches several techniques for creating custom swirls using the Swirl Tool.

If you need a splash of color to lively up your Wednesday, check out our 24 favorites for colorful website designs.  Feel free to contribute colorful websites which you’ve stumbled upon. You may click on the screen captures to go to the website itself.

Graffiti has indeed grown to an art of its own. It is not just the realm of mysterious artists in the night, it is now a genre, with its own sub genres and popular maestros. It is even a quite productive industry unto itself with some graffiti art being valued as tourist attractions and museum pieces. If you haven’t had the time to appreciate this unique kind of urban art form then you’re in luck. We have scoured the net to bring you the best graffiti designs shown online. A lot of them are eye catching, others are innovate, and a number of them are especially thought provoking and must never be missed.