Greetings-

As a soon to be graduate from a college institution, I find myself reflecting upon a time when advanced web design and new software presented itself as a giant question mark.  What to do, how to learn, what to learn, and methods of implementation all begged for answers, and for anyone venturing out on their own- these questions can be a little intimidating.  And just as eager young minds strive to find new techniques and design tricks,  every good designer is constantly learning, exploring, and probing for ways to beef up their skills.

With that preamble, below I will share a few links I find useful in… well, just having some fun within some pretty amazing software.

For basic flash tutorials or forums used to work out frustrating problems or general  inquiries, check this site out:

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash/index.htm

For those looking to find special effects techniques in Photoshop, the link below should satisfy some of your curiosity.  There are also contests for those of you who already have your Photoshop muscles bulging like the Hulk.  But seriously, who doesn’t want to turn themselves into a marble statue or a celebrity photo into an alien life-form?

http://www.worth1000.com/tutorials.asp

And lastly for now, for those of us fascinated by the power of Adobe’s After Effects, a website that allows even us n00bs to create 3-d room tours and ink splatter intros!

http://library.creativecow.net/tutorials/adobeaftereffects 

That’s all for now, but hopefully that provides some entertainment for beginners through advanced designers poking around on the net.

Later days!