“A roundup of some great illustrator tutorials that were written in 2010″

We must say there were many llustrator tutorials throughout this year. In today’s post we have collected some of the best tutorials published this year to show you the different techniques that are available which will help you master all kinds of Illustrator tricks and techniques.
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“A round of some very useful cheat sheets for graphic designers”

Is there a time that you really don’t know the easiest way to create your design applications? Then there are things that could help you, these are cheat sheets. Cheat sheets give you a good refresher on the topic you want to learn. Just google on your keywords and surely you will find a bunch of cheat sheets that will help you. You’ll find cheat sheets on graphic design applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks.

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“Another super post from the Tutsplus network which teaches you how to use Nathan Smith’s 960 Grid. If you haven’t heard about the 960 grid before, it’s a CSS grid system which is supposed to make designing webpages easier. End of this post you should have a good understanding on how this amazing framework functions and be able to use it effectively on your web design work.”

We’re already familiar with the 12- and 16-column variants of 960.gs, but did you know that a 24-column alternative exists too? In this article, you’ll master the 960 grid system by dissecting the 24-column version demo. If you’ve only used 960gs before for Photoshop mockups, consider this your lucky day. By the end of this article, you’ll be able to convert your designs to HTML and CSS in no time at all.
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“A super post giving you a round-up of 50 of the best illustrator tutorials that can be found on the web.”

Adobe Illustrator can be a little tricky to get your head around, particularly after getting used to the workflow of applications such as Photoshop. The differences between layer use and the creation of objects and shapes can be really strange at first hand. Luckily there’s a range of help available for free online in the form of tutorials. Here is my collection of hand-picked articles from various sites that every designer should see, whether you’re a beginner or advanced user, there will be something here for you!
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“Here is a post form paper-leaf.com that gives you a simple checklist of SEO tasks to complete for a website. The author talks about 8 important points that will improve your site’s SEO”

Search engine optimization, or SEO, is and always will be a bit of a mystery. Google, the king of search engines and what everyone shoots to be at the top of, is constantly changing their algorithm to avoid being “gamed”. However, there are a few simple best practices that are proven to improve search engine rankings – practices that are relatively easy for web designers to implement.

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“This ones a very very cool post from ProofHQ.com which lists out the best in the design community, from resources to the best designer blogs.”

Following the huge success of last year’s “World’s Biggest Ever List of Graphic Design Blogs”, we’ve decided that we should turn it into an annual event – after all, more people than ever before are blogging and the talent pool continues to grow.

This year, we’ve added in some additional categories including typography and image sourcing sites to help you along your way. The list is at least 40% larger than last year and is the one stop shop for all that you could need in terms of inspiration, reference material or tools for you to use.
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“As most of you will already have discovered that the pen tool is a must know tool if you want to be a Photoshop/Illustrator wizard. In this post we found from blog.spoongraphics.co.uk, Chris Spooner takes you through two techniques that he uses to effectively apply the functions of the pen tool.”

If you want to be a design master, you must first master the Pen tool. The Pen tool is one of the most important items in your Photoshop and Illustrator toolboxes and learning how to comfortably use it will open up new opportunities and speed up your every day workflow. Here’s a couple of techniques I use when working with the pen tool that I hope will help you get to grips with your bezier curves.

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“A post from smashinghub.com, giving a round-up of 25 Photoshop tutorials to create web layouts.”

Adobe Photoshop is the industry-standard when it comes to creating web page layouts. For beginner web designers – design tutorials really help to understand the basic knowledge about web design.

In this collection, you’ll find 25 high-quality tutorials on creating web layouts from scratch using Photoshop. This article contains a copious variety of tutorials to help you learn and master the various techniques involved in creating beautiful web layouts.

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“Tutplus.com gives you a complete guide on using the photoshop’s pen tool, there is so much you could do with this simple tool”

The Pen Tool makes appearances across almost the entire Adobe product range. Its function and behavior varies depending on the application, but by mastering it youll find you work quicker, smoother and with better results. This guide will give you a comprehensive basis for working with the Pen Tool in Photoshop.

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“Yet another post from webdesignerwall.com, the post reveals the keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Illustrator to help you save heaps of time.”

If you liked my previous article on Photoshop shortcuts, you’ll probably find this post useful. Here are 26 Illustrator shortcuts that can help you to speed up productivity. I use most of them (in fact, I can’t work without them). Most of shortcuts listed in this article aren’t documented in the software, so keep reading and you’re sure to find at least one new trick to put up your sleeve. Enjoy

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