A couple of weeks ago we launched the 2009 SitePoint Reader Survey , which will not only help us shape sitepoint.com into the kind of site that our community wants it to be, but also provide us with data to help us determine which advertisers are relevant to our community. To encourage readers to take the survey, we promised that one lucky participant would win one of four amazing prizes—an iPhone 3GS, a Nintendo Wii (with games), a Wacom Intuous4 tablet, or $1,000 to be donated to charity. We’d like to say a big, “Thank you,” to all who donated a few minutes of their time to help make...

Last week we looked at the humble yet versatile line as an element used in design . Today we’ll take a look at shape If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

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It’s a big week for Microsoft. Windows 7 debuts on Thursday and the new OS is widely expected to be a success. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Adobe Illustrator allows you to add extra fills and strokes to objects. We’re going to take advantage of that now to create the impression of text painted in watercolor. The best part about this is that the text is still editable after the effect is applied. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Abstract light-written brushes. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

6 in the set enjoy available in PNG & ABR If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

A nice Photoshop brush set I created while working to a photomanipulation. These brushes are abou… If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Over the past few weeks I’ve put up posts about Old Style, Modern and Slab Serif typefaces. All three of these font categories cover fonts that are described as Serif typefaces. That is, their letter forms have a serif on the end of the stroke If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Nature provides us with a never ending supply of inspiration, look no further than the coast for an array of majestic scenery. This article focuses on the point where land and sea meet, with 24 stunning waterscapes, essential tools of the trade. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!