This week we have an interview from a great designer named David Appleyard. David runs several websites, including Design Shack, AppStorm, 13Styles, and Design Top 10. You can see his portfolio at DavidAppleyard.net.
Photoshop-Pack.com: First of all, thank you very much for agreeing to answer some questions for us, David. I’ve admired your work for quite [...]

From the Smashing Mag About Page:
Founded in September 2006, Smashing Magazine delivers useful and innovative information to Web designers and developers. Our aim is to inform our readers about the latest trends and techniques in Web development. We try to convince you not with the quantity but with the quality of the information we present. [...]

Jason Santa Maria is an inspiring graphic designer from Brooklyn, NY. He’s worked for clients such as AIGA, Housing Works, Miramax Films, The New York Stock Exchange, PBS, WordPress, and The United Nations. He also design the beautiful A List Apart, which is how I first discovered Jason’s work.
The site is full of goodies, from [...]

From the fantastic Web Design Ledger comes 22 Extremely Well Written Icon Design Tutorials. Among the twenty-two fantastically written and explained tutorials are Creating a Detailed Camera Icon, how to Create a Safari Compass Icon, and how to Create a Transparent Battery Icon.
These tutorials are all above-and-beyond the norm and are really great resources. Check [...]

From Unplgged:
Dutch artist Helmut Smits somehow came upon the decision to burn an almost 3-foot by 3-foot square of ash into the grass somewhere out there in the world in the name of art in public places. When it’s viewed from 1 kilometer above the ground (3,280 feet), it looks just like a dead pixel [...]