Inspiration

After the incredible response to our first and second high res wallpaper posts, we now follow up with this third offering. Take this opportunity to spruce up your desktop with high resolution wallpapers courtesy of some of Crestock's finest contributing photographers and designers.

The past year has been an amazing period for those wishing to learn the ropes of design, whether you're a noob just getting into the game or a seasoned designer or programmer. As we enter 2008, let's take a look back at some of the most popular articles, resources, and tutorials that helped those who toiled away on the web everyday.

There were so many amazing entries in the Final Round of the Crestock Photoshop Contest, but in the end only one contestant walks away with the grand prize. Check out the top entries in the Final Round here!

It has been an absolutely fantastic third round of our contest, with a greater variety of entries than in any of the earlier rounds. Find out who won here!

How about checking out the 2008 Photoshop Contest? It's on until November 17th!

In the second round of the competition we made things a little harder, but the standard of the 400 entries was if anything higher than in the first round. After a closely fought contest, find out which entry came out on top here!

We have been thoroughly impressed by the responses in the first round of our contest. Among the 600 entries, there are literally dozens and dozens of entries that all deserve a prize, but in the end there can only be one ultimate winner. Or rather; in this initial round there are two winners.

After closing entries for Round 1 in our Photoshop contest, I think it is safe to say that it’s been the most successful first round ever with 600 entries. Here are a few highlights among the huge number of incredibly creative images.

With Halloween about to creep up on us from behind brandishing an over-sized kitchen knife, we've put together a fine selection of dark and unsettlling images that are perfect for any Halloween related design project. You might get some fresh ideas for this year's Halloween costume too.

Following on from our incredibly popular 13 Fantastic Free High Res Wallpapers published earlier in the year, we are now pleased to offer another 17 fantastic hi-res wallpaper images, courtesy of some of our most talented contributors.

You don't have to be a pro to take photos like a pro – we here at Crestock.com convinced the world’s top selling stock photographer, Yuri Arcurs, to share with us his top 8 secrets – a clear-cut guide to being successful as a photographer