Have you ever had one of those days when you are eating lunch at your desk and you start nodding off to sleep? That was my day today. To fight the lunch time snooze, I decided to take my Rebel T2i and head outside. And the product of that 30 minutes outside is 7 decent textures.

Feel free to use them download them and use them how you see fit. Just don’t sell them or redistribute them. And give credit when appropriate.

I hope you enjoy them!

There is no way to get away from expectations. They come from sources all around us: employers, family, friends, and self-imposed. Expectations help us work hard and reach to new levels of excellence. However, unhealthy expectations can kill. My self-imposed expectations often create a stumbling block for me in my creative process. HOW magazine published an article about dealing with unhealthy expectations that stifle creativity. The article was a great reminder to me as I learn and grow in my creative skills. The following quote really spoke to where I’m at:

I was recently asked about making some HTML email templates for someone I worked with. I promptly declined the task primarily because email programs all render html differntly and I didn’t want to take the time and test them. Also, I hate having to work with HTML tables!

After looking around a little, I came across an article pointing to 30+ Free HTML email templates. The biggest benefit to these templates: they all have been tested in most of the major email clients! So, if you are looking for a quick solution to for fancy emails, these templates will save you a headache or two!

30+ Free HTML email templates via Open Source Hunter

Looking for something to add a little polish to your web design? A great icon set can do just that. Not only does Starfish Web Consulting offer this excellent 32 icon set free of charge, but they give you the SVG file for your tweaking pleasure. Make sure you add this one to toolbox! Did I mention that it was free?

Link: [ Glossy eCommerce Icons ]

Today is a day they may never write about in history books, but Church Marketing Sucks published an article that I submitted about design-stealing from tutorials. Check out the post!