Desktop designs incorporate coffee mugs, post-it notes, and iphones among other common workplace items. Enjoy browsing these 20 desktop-inspired website designs.

Winner is announced for the giveaway of 500 full color offset printed UV Coated business cards from Makemecards.com.

Where do you turn for inspiration for your next website design? If you’re like many, you probably head straight for a design gallery. Read these tips and techniques on the right way to browse a design gallery and I’m sure you’ll find your browsing experience to be more valuable and pleasant.

If you are looking for a nice font, but need something not too dominant, using a light font or it’s light version would be the way to go.

Articles, resources, tutorials and inspiration from around the web. Kick off your weekend with some tasty snacks.

In this giveaway, one lucky winner will receive 500 full color offset printed UV Coated business cards from Makemecards.com. The winning prize is valued at $90.

It’s often easy to fall into the latest trends when trying to be relevant. This post looks at the balance a web designer should choose when faced with the decision to go timeless or trendy.

Articles, resources, tutorials and inspiration from around the web. Kick off your weekend with some tasty snacks.

Visual Swirl and Emma Looney are proud to present the fourth installment of your Desktop Wallpaper Calendars for 2010. April’s calendar is another beautiful example of the work of graphic designer, Emma Looney. Keep reading for a little insight from Emma about this month’s design.

Article promotion is essential to building traffic for your design blog. Check out this roundup of over 60 sites to submit your design articles and tutorials and tips to help generate buzz about your blog.