Hurry and enter these cool graphic design contests before it’s too late to submit in ‘09. I’ve hand-picked a few of the most original upcoming design contests out there, just for you!

If you love Photoshop, you’ll love it even more after learning the techniques in these tutorials:

Productivity software is generally described as software that makes businesses (or people) more productive. Simple and self-explanatory. But each niche profession (or personality) has a unique set of tasks that productivity software can automate or otherwise make more efficient.

Paris, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., the Amazon, Egypt, the Far East: There many places graphic designs should visit for inspiration.

If you haven’t done so already, you should study color psychology in marketing. It’s quite amazing how colors motivate response. It varies among consumer demographics, niche markets, cultures and many other factors.

By Jason Moore

Looking to take your design to the next level?

When pulling a design together you work with the layout, colors and levels of contrast as you tweak or otherwise fine tune the look of the piece.