Although it can be a very useful tool, Flash has become one of the most abused tools for a great many website designs. Many Flash designers, both amateur and “professional,” have a tendency to create designs that detract from the website’s message. Flash also can make a website difficult to load, impossible to view via mobile phones, and SEO incompatible. That said, here are some of the worst Flash websites available. Maybe by viewing them, you can avoid the same pitfalls that led these websites to be on this list.

By and far, one of the easiest ways to create random effects in Photoshop is to use the Render -> Clouds feature. In this tutorial we will walk you through an easy way to create a layered, grungy background that you can use for designing and printing posters, flyers or just about anything where you need a stylized, grungy effect.

Many designs call for a blueprint theme. Whether a business is rolling out a new strategy, a client in the construction industry needs work, or you want to incorporate aspects of the blueprint look into other projects – a blueprint design technique can come in very handy. In this tutorial we walk you through some steps to get a blueprint design that you can use whenever you need it.