Mashable has put together a list of 10 must-follow web design bloggers. The list incorporates blogs that focus on tutorials or creative techniques, CSS tricks of the trade, logos and typography and a lot of other topics of interest to designers of all stripes.

Check out the list of the best web design bloggers on the Mashable web site.

Do we really NEED over two thousand different brushes for Photoshop? Probably not. Do we WANT over two thousand different brushes for Photoshop? Hell to tha yeah! Get your brush on with this fantastic list of custom Photoshop brushes in all textures, shapes and sizes.

See the list of all 2,010 Photoshop brushes on the CreativePro web site.

As designers, most of us have a thing for fonts. Hell, in some cases, it can almost be classified as a sickness. And, sometimes you want a typeface that’s funky to give your project just the right tone. Smashing Buzz has compiled a great list of free creative fonts perfect for designers who love to add a little grunge or hand-made feel to their projects.

Check out the list of awesome creative fonts at the Smashing Buzz web site.

Ever wanted to include one of those uber-cool hand-sketched fonts in your project, but either didn’t have the time to create the sketch yourself or wanted better control over the consistency of the characters?  Now you can have both! Check out this tutorial on Vectips to learn how to create your very own sketch-like font from any typeface on your computer. Better yet, you can easily edit the wording, change the typeface or choose a different color without having to re-create the effect every time you make a change. Amazing!

Learn how to make your own sketch font by visiting the Vectips web site.

As typographers ’round the world can attest, the ampersand can be a challenging letterform to adapt when designing a new font. The Shit & site takes jabs at the ampersands of a few specific typefaces.

Visit the Shit & web site to read the full article.

Business cards remain a staple in nearly every company’s brand identity package. Any time you pass that little rectangle – or square, or circle – of paper to someone you’ve met, you have the opportunity to make a lasting impression.

CreativePro.com has offered download of one of their articles on what items to include in a successful card design, along with what size, shape and other things should be considered.

Visit the CreativePro.com site to download the full article in PDF format.

While every designer has a design process that’s tweaked to their specific way of working, there are some things that are common to us all. Begin with a design brief, brainstorm for initial concepts, present to the client, make revisions. Rinse and repeat.

Scott Hansen wrote an article that details his entire design process – complete with sketches – for the development of a new logo for his client, Plancast.

Visit Scott Hansen’s blog to read the full case study.

As designers in general, and web designers in particular, most of us have run into the age-old, “Oh, my God! You charge THAT MUCH to design a web site?”  It’s sad, but still the case that many clients are still unaware of the skill and time that goes into designing and building an effective web site.

Grace Smith has written a great post on why good design costs more than dinner at a so-so restaurant.

Visit Grace Smith’s blog to read the full article.

Where to start, where to start? Do you have a hard time narrowing the options from your vast library of typeface choices when you start a new project? Then, this handy flowchart might be just the thing you’ve been looking for! It takes you through a variety of steps to help you pare down the options and get you headed in the right direction to find the perfect font for any project.

Read the full article at the Penn Olson web site.

If you’re like most designers, you can never get enough images of beautiful typography. Check out this collection of images for some great eye candy.

View the full collection of typography images at the ImgFave web site.