Have you ever been frustrated when you ask a client for a high-res logo and they keep sending you thumbnails? A lot of you have probably been in a situation where you could really use a vector logo, and your client can’t deliver.

Best Brands of the World (brandsoftheworld.com) is an online treasure trove of vector logos. There you’ll find thousands of logos for big name companies and small ones alike. There are even logo variations for the big brands. In other words, you might even be able to find event-specific logos, and specialty logos.

All of the logos you find at brandsoftheworld.com are free and come in EPS format. So, the next time your doing an event poster sponsored by Pepsi, you don’t have to rely on the client for the Pepsi logo, however, it’s always wise to get the logo approved before using it.

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Dock Dividers is a freeware (set) of apps for Mac OS X that allows you to place dividers between groups of applications in your dock. And don’t worry, there are both vertical and horizontal dividers, (for side-mounted docks). This can be helpful for productivity if you use the dock alone to launch your apps, and also provides a visual separation between your groups for quick reference. It might not save you a click, but milliseconds rather. There is a similar, previously released freeware that offers a couple of different styles to choose from.

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There is a great set of Photoshop tutorials over at dennisplucinik.com that is probably worth a bookmark. I stumbled onto this little gem of a collection somehow and found a lot of the information very useful, if not now, maybe in the future. The tutorials are categories and include movie effects, photo manipulation, vector effects, digital coloring, and more. If you aren’t very advanced at Photoshop at this point, all the more reason to bookmark it and come back later.

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This article was big in the social-media scene, but in-case you missed it, it’s one of the best Photoshop articles I’ve come across in a long while. Let’s face it. Time is money. If you’re constantly looking for ways to improve your Photoshop workflow, the folks over at the brilliantly-designed WebDesignerWall.com have a fantastic must-read post on hidden, or undocumented Photoshop shortcuts. If you want to learn, or even to test your Photoshop knowledge head on over for a good read, and you might want to sift through the comments for even more shortcut goodness.

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I don’t even know where to start. Clicky is a new web analytics service (free, or pro for a small fee) that is so feature-rich it’s hard to imagine everything that Clicky can do. Not only do they offer the normal set of analytics features, they have tons more that leave competitors in the dust. Some cool new features include a Wordpress plugin, A live Spying feature (like Digg), Access to the API, File Download Tracker, Stats Via RSS, Integration with iGoogle, the list goes on and on. The only dissapointment I’ve found so far is the fact that Clicky isn’t offering their (killer) service to websites with more than 20,000 page views per day : ( They claim to be adding hardware to make this possible soon. One more thing. . . If you sign up for their affiliate program, it’s possible to get the premium service for free. And I hope they hurry. Move over Google Analytics, Clicky is where it’s at!

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