Try it out today and see how simple it is to use!

http://www.goph3r.com

Because adding all of these bookmarks to your browser would take quite some time, we have taken an unprecedented step and provided a downloadable bookmarks file. You can import these links into your  browser of choice and enjoy the convenience of having all of these greats sites bookmarked without any of the hassle of bookmarking them yourself.

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Photoshop

+Tutorials

PSD Tuts
As one of the premier, free Photoshop tutorial sites, PSD Tuts is a must visit for any designer.

Abduzeedo
Another great Photoshop tutorial site, famous for its spectacular lighting effects.

Tutorial 9

Tutorial Bliss.

Photoshop Roadmap
Large directory of tutorials with thumbnails.

+Resource Sites

Brusheezy
Large collection of high-quality brushes.

PS Brushes
More great brushes.

MyPhotoshopBrushes
Yet another site dedicated to Photoshop brushes.

Photoshop Brushes From DeviantArt
Perhaps the best way to obtain brushes, and probably the largest selection.

Illustrator

+Tutorials

N.Design Studio
A nice selection of Illustrator tutorials.

Tutorial Outpost
While not always exclusively for Illustrator, this site’s tutorials are fantastic.

Pixel2Life
Some more great Illustrator tutorials.

Vectorials
Plenty of tutorials to keep you busy.

IllustratorTips
Nifty illustrator tutorials and tips.

+Resource Sites

Vecteezy
A sister site to Brusheezy, Vecteezy is a great way to get free vectors.

Free Resources

+Fonts

DaFont
Many, many free fonts.

Urban Fonts
Loads of great free fonts.

Simply the Best Fonts
Even more fonts.

+Stock Images

SXC.hu
The leading free stock image site.

StockVault
Free stock image sharing, no registration required.

MourgeFile
Public image reference site.

Image * After
Almost 20k free images available.

+Color Palettes

ColorBlender
Automatically create beautiful palettes.

COLOURlovers
Site featuring some amazing palettes and colors.

Colr.org
Absolutely amazing site for fetching a color scheme from an image or website.

Color Palette Generator
Another palette from image generator.

Inspiration

+Graphic Design

FaveUP
Lots of inspiration in little boxes.

Design is Kinky
Cool site with lots of inspiration.

Ads of the World
Be inspired by advertising from around the world.

Design Flood
Great inspiration and voting system.

+Web Design

CSS Website
Beautiful site showcasing other beautiful sites.

CSS Drive
More pretty-looking sites.

CSS elite
A premier web design showcase.

Web Design Library
Articles, tutorials, and loads of inspiration.

CSS Tux
A new, but amazing site.

Design Magazines & Blogs

+Magazines

Smashing Magazine
Great magazine with loads of in-depth articles and sweet freebies.

A List Apart
For people who make websites.

CMYK
Features the work of up and coming designers.

Computer Arts
An excellent design magazine.

Graphic Arts Online
Loads of industry news and information.

Graphic Define Magazine
Pros share their tips with you.

+Blogs

Blog.SpoonGraphics
Many great tutorials and resources, for free.

woork
A great blog for web designers.

Just Creative Design
Free graphic design tips, articles, and resources.

Logo Design Love
For the logo-lover in you.

BittBox
Freebies galore.

Accounting for Designers

Less Accounting
Let’s face it, no one like to work on accounting when you could be creating.

Freshbooks
Popular online accounting service.

Design Bookmarking Sites

Pixel Groovy
User controlled tutorial directory.

Design Snack
The designer’s showcase that you control.

Design Float
It is pretty much digg for designers.

Design Bump
Another digg for designers.

Design:Related
News, features, and inspiration for designers.

Have a site you think should be added to this list? Let us know about it through the comments below.

Humans are highly responsive to colors; throughout the ages artists have used color to create emotion, inspire, or convey a message. Choosing effective colors can be the difference between the failure and success of a design.

Remember, you don’t need to have many different colors to create a great design. Two simple, high-contrast colors are effective at conveying almost any message and look great. These three combinations are by no means an inclusive list, many other great combinations exist; we just think that these three stand out from the rest and are unfortunately often overlooked by designers (especially amatures) in favor of more complicated, confusing color schemes.

Black and White

Black and White has been a staple color combination for quite some time. The high-contrast between black and white makes designs that utilize this color combo easy on the eyes. It can convey a sense of style and class, not to mention a singularly vintage look.

Keep in mind that black and white can be combined with almost any other color to highlight specific elements of the design, for example, our site or the New York Times.

Red and White

This tried and true color combination can inspire feelings of excitement, love, anger, or even luxury. Once again, the high-contrast between the two colors is key to this combination’s success. Also, this color is commonly associated with the holidays and is a great way to kindle a festive spirit.

Green and Blue

One of nature’s favorite color combos and usually used in conjunction with another color like white or black, green and blue work wonderfully together. They convey a sense of freshness and life, and look great in almost any application.

Have a favorite color combination? Tell us about it below-

Here are the Top 5 ways to improve your Alexa rank -

1. Install the Alexa toolbar on all of your computers.

One of the easiest ways for websites, especially new sites, to achieve a ranking in the top 300k is to have daily clicks from a few different computers with the Alexa toolbar. Alexa counts each IP address only once per day so using more than one computer will increase your success. Keep in mind that you only need about 200 unique toolbar users visiting your site a day to achieve a top 1000 rank.

2. Set your browser’s homepage to your site

This is an especially valuable tip, especially if your business has a large number of computers. If all the computers at the office have the Alexa toolbar installed and their homepages set on your site, you should start to see results soon. Alexa also keeps tracks of the number of pages toolbar users view on your site. Because your Alexa rank is a combined measure of your “Reach”, or the number of toolbar users visiting your site, and pageviews, this will only help to lower your rank further.

3. Place the Alexa widget on your site

Although there is no solid evidence that placing the Alexa widget on your site will improve your ranking, many webmasters claim to have seen an improvement. Some say that every unique user who clicks on your widget will count towards your reach, whether they have the toolbar installed or not.

4. Provide high-quality content on your site

While you can certainly have a huge impact on your Alexa score by yourself, the more visitors you attract to your site the better odds you have of lowering your rank. The best way to bring in traffic is by creating high quality content that people are interested in. Write articles, a blog, provide free resources, or anything along those lines, the more people you bring in the greater chance that a few of them have the toolbar installed, thereby helping you get the ranking you want. This may seem like a no-brainier but is sadly overlooked by many webmasters.

5. Be patient!

Alexa ranking can take quite a while to update and it could be several months before your ranking lowers to where you want it to be. Don’t give up, slow and steady wins the race!

Digital Revolutions wishes you luck in your pursuit of a better Alexa rank!

Available in two formats, Photoshop and Illustrator, this collection is an easy way to quickly breathe life into your designs.

Download for Photoshop

Download for Illustrator

Here are some samples of what is included in the collection-

Oh, did we mention that all of these sites are free?

21: SimplytheBest Free Fonts
Featuring a huge, categorized selection of fonts, SimplytheBest provides an invaluable resource to designers worldwide.
http://simplythebest.net/fonts/

20: PS Brushes – Photoshop Brushes
With over 500 brushes, PS Brushes makes it easy to find great, free brushes for all your creations.
http://www.psbrushes.net/

19: CSS Beauty
A very popular site showcasing some of the most exemplary css based websites.
http://www.cssbeauty.com/

18: Deviant Art
A huge collection of all types of artwork, a great sources of inspiration.
http://www.deviantart.com/

17: Web Creme
Clean and simple inspiration.
http://www.webcreme.com/

16: FAVEUP
Design inspiration gallery featuring logos, business cards, and websites.
http://faveup.com/

15: Pixel2Life
Huge database of design tutorials for many popular applications.
http://www.pixel2life.com/

14: Brush Fed
Many, many brushes for photoshop.
http://www.brushfed.com/

13: WebAppers
The best free, open source applications for web designers.
http://www.webappers.com/

12: WordPress
Sporting both single and multi-user versions, WordPress is one of the best and most user friendly blogging systems/CMS available.
http://wordpress.org/

11: Hotscripts
Perhaps the largest database of scripts on the net, Hotscripts is one of the best script resources available for webmasters.
http://www.hotscripts.com/

10: Search Engine Channel
A large database of SEO oriented articles. Definitely a must-visit for those interested in search engine optimization.
http://www.searchenginechannel.com/

9: ENTHEOS
Lots and lots of useful tutorials.
http://www.entheosweb.com/

8: Urban Fonts
A large selection of free fonts.
http://www.urbanfonts.com/

7: Computer Arts
A leading UK mag with a myriad of tutorial, tips, and resources.
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/

6: CSS Elite
Akin to CSS Beauty, CSS Elite features some great sources of inspiration.
http://www.csselite.com/

5: Freelance Switch
Insightful articles, job listings, and resources for freelance designers.
http://freelanceswitch.com/

4: Digital Arts
Another great design magazine.
http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/

3: 3D Total
Great website for CG artists.
http://www.3dtotal.com/

2: stock.xchng
Over 250,000 free stock images that can be used for commercial purposes.
http://www.sxc.hu/

1: Web Design Library
Large selection of articles, tutorials, and some free icons/buttons to top it off.
http://www.webdesign.org/

Of course, this is by no means a complete list. The internet is full of useful websites, this is meant to be a resource for designers who are looking for the best, free resources sites fast. We hope you find this list useful, remember to check back often for great resources from Digital Revolutions.

The continually evolving technology infrastructure of Web 2.0 is centered around dynamic, streamlined content management systems, feeds and syndication, standards-based designs, and user friendly layouts. The elements that make up Web 2.0 sites increase the capabilities of “Web 1.0″ site, adding a new level of interactivity beyond what the public formerly expected.

Web 2.0 sites commonly include features such as forms, rss feeds, and the ability for visitors to comment or rate content. Usually running on a search engine optimized content management system, Web 2.0 sites are dynamic and full of fresh content all the time.

With big, attractive buttons, Web 2.0 sites are designed around the user. Focusing on usability, stylish Web 2.0 designs are a vast improvement over most “Web 1.0″ sites, utilizing CSS and PHP to create a dynamic user experience.

Most would agree that going 2.0 is the best way to keep up in the competitive internet market, and is a wise choice for any business. Updating your site with that fresh Web 2.0 look will help keep the visitors coming back that your updated SEO site draws in. The web is going 2.0, are you going with it?

First things first, make use of the tools already available. No matter what content management system your site uses (or none at all) you can create a Google sitemap for your site. Back in the day, search engines would rely only on incoming links to judge the quality of your site. With the invention of the sitemap, you can let Google know exactly what your site contains and receive the fast indexing you need. Keep in mind that it is best to have your site optimized for search engines (eg. use a SEO content management system), as they respond especially well to search engine friendly links.

To generate a sitemap for free online, check out http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/

Secondly, make sure that the majority of your site’s content is text-based. Search engines can’t read images or videos and rely mostly on the text content of your site to judge its value. Sites with little or no text content generally will not rank as highly as comparable sites with much more text. Keep in mind that your site will rank higher if you are consistently adding fresh content, it will keep search engines coming back for more.

Remember to ensure that the content on your site is relevant to your site’s keywords and meta-tags. When search engines crawl you site, they compare the actual content to your keywords and meta-tags and penalize sites that don’t match up.

Finally, make use of sites such as digg and technorati to get free, high-quality incoming links. Even though search engines have changed over the years, having lots of incoming links from other high-ranking sites will boost your ranking.

Good luck with all of your online adventures!

-The Digital Revolutions Team

1. Visibility

These days it is impossible to run a highly successful business without an online presence. Even websites with
very little traffic increase corporation’s visibility exponentially.

2. Flexibility

Websites provide increased flexibility for almost any business, creating new ways for you and your
customers, clients, or employees to interact. Properly designed websites can also
take the place of company propaganda, providing a portable, worldwide source to
show potential customers what your corporation does.

3. Profitability

Whatever your business specializes in, chances are you can sell it online. Having an online e-store not only
increases sales (and profit), but enables your corporation to compete in the
global market, regardless of where you are physically located.

4. Cost-Effective

Websites are exponentially less expensive than they were 5 years ago. These days, you can commission a
professional site for under $500, a small price considering the benefits websites offer. Using websites, advertising costs can be cut, all the while driving new clients directly to you. With the right design team backing you up, even new websites can achieve high rankings in a very short time.

5. Fewer Domains Available

Every day more and more domains are registered, increasing the risk that the domain you want is already taken.
Your site’s domain is exceedingly important, and having a short, memorable URL is paramount. Now is not the time to procrastinate, if you do not already have a website, contact us and start one today.