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.

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!

Whether you are making “Wanted” posters for a Western theme or just need to create the look of old paper for a design project, there are lots of techniques to create this effect. Ideally you can have at your fingertips a method that is scalable – so it works on small and large images – and consistent – so it looks the same from image to image if that’s what you need. This tutorial will teach you how to create that coveted “old paper” look using Photoshop’s built in layer styles tools.

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.

In today’s age of technology, it is entirely feasible for anyone to design their own posters. All you need is to know where to find the right tools for your movie, event, or advertising poster. Here are some of the top online resources for designing a poster for printing, including brushes, textures and patterns, tutorials, images, and fonts.

Choosing, managing, and preparing colors for print or web design can be complicated without some extra help and advice, especially if you are a beginner when it comes to graphic design or photography. Here are some of the best color tools available on the Web so that you can design like the professionals.

Can your creativity handle the demand for purple? Designing websites for clients can sometimes prove to be quite a challenge especially when clients are set on having purple as a dominant shade on their website. We have scoured the internet to make a list of really yummy purple websites that prove worthy to be an inspiration for those of us stuck in a color dilemma.

What better place to get vicious eye-candy bursting with creativity than a graphic designer’s portfolio? In this first installment of our Coolest Graphic Designer Portfolio feature, we list artists and designers boasting of talent in illustrations, fine art, graphic design for flyers, posters and brochures for print, advertising, web design and photography.

We hope you enjoy browsing through their inspiring portfolios as we have! If you know of any graphic designer’s portfolio you find we should include in our list, feel free to let us know!

Here’s a list of amusing and entertaining flash websites we fell upon online. They range from cute, entertaining and fun (check out the last one, I wish you better luck in the animal flipping game!). Click on the links to view the Flash websites. We appreciate your contributions so feel free to add more to the list. Enjoy!

With all the awesome web tools and resources made available by the World Wide Web, designing websites today is way easier than it was 10 years ago. Check out our compilation of 28 generators we found online to help you design websites easier. If you know of any tools that we can add to the list, feel free to contribute through our comments section.