Icon Finder brings us 15 high quality Christmas icons from IconShock, but also takes a look at what makes (or breaks) a really great icon. Not very in depth, but a good read for any growing icon designer.

Really great article on typography and how to choose the best font for your project. Having all the lists with cool designer fonts isn't enough and we need to focus more on the way we use different resources. The author is a very talented designer and university teacher with very valuable insights.

CSS3 and HTML 5 have so much to offer web developers. Despite this, many designers are afraid to move forward with these new technologies. What's causing this tendency, and why should we start working with CSS3 and HTML 5 today?

This is a pretty good persona cheat sheat to help you plan your usability details on your site or anytime you're launching a product.

A collection of over 100 outstanding business card designs, including a few outlandish ones (edible business cards?) Good place to start if you're looking for inspiration for your own cards.

Mark Kus, lead designer at Carsonified, shares his thoughts on creating more meaningful experiences, and how some trends may be too popular in web design.

Providing the potential for a great experience is a confluence of many things. Explore what it is that draws people into the experiences we design for them.

Learn some useful tips for dealing with creative block from accomplished Illustrator and Designer Kate McInnes.

Take a look at how some of today's most popular websites provide an interactive and (hopefully) useful mobile experience for their end users.

The mastery of color theory, relations and harmonies is one of the primary steps to uncovering the full beauty and potential of your images.