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ActiveCollab vs. Basecamp
You have probably heard of the online application called Basecamp, a tool used to organize your project, clients and team members. While it is a great tool, it cost money [...]

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The best graphic design forum on the net recently got a face lift and a name change. This was do to some question as to who owned the name Graphic Design Forum. Petty really. regardless of the name and design, this is the best design forum around.
The new Graphic Design Forum goes [...]

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Generating money online is all about finding a niche market or creating your own. The brilliant bind at DS Buttons have done both. They tapped into the sub-culture of DS gamers and created a simple product unlike any other on the market.
The business model here is awesome. they have a product thats [...]

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I was browsing the Creative Commons section of Flickr today and came across this cool find. Its pretty much a font cheat sheet for designers. I know there are plenty of times I would have liked to have this handy when doing web design work. I just wanted to share this cool [...]

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Free Blank Product Templates - A one stop source for blank product templates for designers.

I must have spent hours searching the web for blank product templates such as book covers, DVD cases, billboards, boxes, etc. In all those hours searching the web for blank product templates I never came across a resourceful site. [...]

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Here are some of the latest free stock photos from iStockPhoto.com . They usually have a few free photos and vectors up every week.
I reccomend signing up for the newsletter so you can be in the know about when new free stock photography is up. That said, all
these pictures link to the free [...]

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Back in the early days eCards were all the rage. Everyone was sending them. Hell, even my grandmother knew how to send one. Then hype wore off and the interest in eCards seemed to reach a plateau of sorts. eCards may not be as popular as they once were, but thanks [...]

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Filter Forge - Photoshop Plugin to Create Your Own Filters
A cool photoshop plugin that lets you create your own filters. Lots of free user submitted filters too.
(tags: cool design graphic graphicdesign graphics howto inspiration plugin resources tools tutorials photoshop filter plugins)

3D Pool Decorations
Some impressive tile work on the bottom of pools.
(tags: cool design)

NEURALBRAND - [...]

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Web 2.0 Colors 
I think it’s safe to say that all designers, web or print, are obsessed with color. I mean, who doesn’t like all those pretty colors in icons, chicklets, and well designed logos? I know I do. If you have spent any time browsing the trends that have come with web 2.0 styles, [...]

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This is by far one of my favorite and most used photoshop brushes.

Splatter Brushes by =ka05 on deviantART

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