MyBackgrounds Blog

The Best 80 Photoshop Text Effects on the Web is a fun list of text effects to try. While I have no use for it just yet, the cactus text effect is really unique.

Icons are everywhere these days, and Denis Kortunov’s 10 Mistakes in Icon Design is a great reference for what not to do when you’re designing icons.

Fadtastic.net is a web design trends blog with contributions from many authors. If you’re looking for inspiration you’ll find many unique opinions (good and bad) on trends we see in websites today.

PSDTUTS.com introduces many exciting Photoshop techniques in easy-to-follow tutorials. While many sites offer Photoshop tutorials, the PDSTUTS tutorials break down every step with clear screen shots. You can contribute your tutorials too! The Old World Look tutorial creates spectacular, scholarly looking backgrounds and is on my list try!