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Don Q's Lady Data web site seems like a smart marketing ploy and a well designed one at that. Good looking Flash typography and a clean layout help in making the user explore the contents.

IconFinder puts together a massive collection of icons: more than 250 different sets and over 100,000 individual icons. And, if you find services like IconFinder useful, you can should also check out the newer Icones.pro.

Saatchi & Saatchi have put together a list of 20 top tips for designing effective brand guidelines. As far as top tips lists go this one does cover a more challenging subject and is full with meaningful information.

As prototyping is finally starting to gain a dash of well deserved recognition, here is an in-depth look at a few paths you can take in integrating it with your existing processes.

A collection of (mostly) social networking logos re-envisioned using Helvetica. Interesting experiment and results.