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There are plenty of design websites out there offering tutorials, news, hints and tips. We’ll never be lacking there. Two websites recently however have stood out from that crowd, as really exception sites offering relevant tools, links to other excellent resources, and tons of freebies!

The first site I stumbled across was TutorialBlog. I came across this website while Googling for a vector graphic of an American flag, and came to their article Free Vector Downloads. There I found not only the flag I was looking for, but a link to another site with vector graphics for flags of nearly every country in the world, and many US states. In addition there are a heap of beautiful glossy buttons and bars and badges, and a plethora of other great, usable vector graphics. The rest of their site is full of equally and exceptionally relevant articles for bloggers, designers, developers, programmers and photographers. Not to miss.

Secondly, I believe in the same search, I came to bittbox, an excellent site, especially for designers like myself who are of the camp that Illustrator is every bit as powerful as Photoshop, which seems to have the world hypnotized. Lots of Illustrator tips, and some great freebies. A real dream for the vector designer.