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Glaring racism, violence, murder, misogynism and a lot of smoke - In this post, we have a look at various forms of "politically incorrect" advertising and propaganda from the late 1800's up until the present. The material of our present days might not be as overt as it used to, but it's still about in droves, and sometimes with an even fouler smell to it.

Designing a website is so much more than just making it look pretty. The bigger the site, the more complex the task grows, and it compasses so many disciplines you'll need a team of specialists for the really big projects. Even if you're working on a small business website, there are still a number of areas to cover – here are some of the best articles from 2008 to help you on your way.

We're following up our extremely popular earlier high resolution wallpaper offerings with this brand new set for you. Give your desktop a new look 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.

Creating the large, consistantly high quality portfolio required to become an overall top selling stock artist takes hard work and dedication. The creation of individual, high quality images is not restricted to this group, many hobbyists have all the skills, passion and equipment required, and only need a great idea to get there.

A number of online photo-editing tools have emerged over the last couple of years, and while none of them are currently advanced enough to suggest that it will soon be time to wave Photoshop good-bye, it has certainly been enough for Adobe to take notice. They recently made the potentially revolutionary annoncement that a free, online version of Photoshop will be online “within 3-6 mouths”.

It happens all the time: big, or not so big, companies go through a full re-branding exercise and proudly present their new logo, only to find out that their new pride and joy is rather similar to one or more existing trademarks. So, what is to be done about it?