Before you toss your old clothes, used boxes or used cardboard into the garbage, here are 15 ways and examples that can inspire you to recycle, reuse and even redesign.

Whether you are in search of inspiration or other designers to interact with, you can find it on the web. Here are some excellent web sites and pages that will be very helpful and entertaining for your career as a graphic designer.

Strong and clever branding is a mandatory in every product and material that will be in the public eye, and packaging is absolutely no exception. When it comes to label printing or other ways of leaving your mark on your products, its packaging or shipping boxes, your brand should be not only clear and recognizable but also memorable. Here are some of the most interesting and creative packaging designs to inspire your own packages to greatness. I especially love the sustainable ones!

Business cards are a compact, easy to carry, extremely informative method of advertising yourself and your business. Business card printing is one of the easiest and least inexpensive of the many standard advertising options. The low cost of business card printing makes them easy to hand out, but the design can sometimes lack the impetus needed to make the receivers of your card hold onto it. Here are some ideas on how to get creative with your business card design so that it is remembered, kept, and used!

You’ve taken the photos, written the content, and chosen the graphics. Now you just need to put it all together to create a masterpiece brochure printing design. Gotten stale with your layouts? Looking for new brochure layout ideas that will kick your creative juices into gear? Below is a list of some very interesting, intriguing, unique, and just plain beautiful brochure printing layouts that are sure to inspire you to new heights.

Every designer needs a little creative push now and again to avoid designing the same old layouts. Folded brochures are especially easy to get stuck in one design, so here are some creative, unique, inspiring, and incredible folded brochure designs that are sure to jumpstart you to a new level of design.

For all of you graphic designers and designer-wannabes out there looking for some poster inspiration, here’s something to get you going. Frank Chimero is a designer who has the simplistic look down pat. His collection of posters bring together different elements of design in such a minimalistic yet effective way that it evokes a rather overwhelming feeling of jealousy. Here’s a closer look at why his simple poster designs are so successful and inspirational:

Here’s a quick list of quality light abstract photoshop brushes we’ve gathered from the creative talents of designers online. Provided are either the direct links for download or simply the page where you can get the download link. We’ve seen more light PS brushes online but these are the ones that hit the spot. Perfect for designing and printing brochures and event posters or for amplifying your website’s design appeal. Enjoy!

A truly inspirational artist, Carlo Cruz is known for his amazing photographs in the fashion and advertising world. Fortunately for those of us who can’t get enough, Carlo’s talent is seen in his own photographic series, including his breakdancing shots and now his homeless shots. An ongoing series begun early in 2008, Cruz photographs homeless individuals in California, mostly in downtown LA or Long Beach.

Why pay for something you can get for free? We have compiled a list of websites where you can get free stock images you can use for your blogs, company websites, custom brochures, poster, postcards or for whatever creative purpose. If you find that we missed a free stock image website, feel free to add them on.