The week in links 21/08/09

Graphic Design, Typography, UX & Illustration

25 Impressive Character Designs From Behance (sixrevisions​.com)

20 Portfolios From Great Logo Designers (logofromdreams​.com)

40 Absolutely Stunning Dark Ads (webdesignerdepot​.com)

60+ Conspicuous Typography Wallpapers (dzinepress​.com)

50 Creative Advertisement Examples (merttol​.com)

The iPhone Is Not Easy To Use: A New Direction For UX Design (johnnyholland​.com)

Surfing FFFFound’s Suggestions (abduzeedo​.com)

6 Simple Ways For Freelancers To Increase Productivity (smashingmagazine​.com)

60+ Unusual Business Card Ideas & Designs (noupe​.com)

50 Extraordinary And Attractive Billboards (10steps​.sg)

Web Design, Social & WordPress

25 Examples Of Three-​​Column Blog Designs (vandelaydesign​.com)

30+ Mind Blowing Papervision 3D Sites (blog​.webdistortion​.com)

250+ Resources To Help You Become A CSS Expert (webdesignerdepot​.com)

25+ Tips And Tutorials Of HTML & CSS (nikhilmisal​.com)

32 Extremely Useful Twitter Plugins For WordPress (geeksucks​.com)

Corporate Blog Design: Trends And Examples (smashingmagazine​.com)

Essential Tips For Designing An Effective Homepage (sixrevisions​.com)

10 Niche Social Networks To Get Your Design Creativity On (inspiredm​.com)

Tutorials

22 Beautiful Photoshop Web Layout Tutorial Sites (1stwebdesigner​.com)

Sexy Opacity Animation With MooTools Or jQuery (davidwalsh​.name)

Other

15 Desirable Features For ‘Twitter Pro’ (econsultancy​.com)

OneMillionGiraffes​.com (onemilliongiraffes​.com)

Skinni Popcorn (skinnipopcorn​.com)

20 Foods That Make You Smarter (alternet​.org)

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Me (gracesmith​.co​.uk)