If you’re like me, you always want to learn more. Many of you have probably heard of Lynda.com, a great site with thousands of video tutorials on a variety of subjects, but you have to pay for the good stuff. Adobe has recently launched a very slick video site called Adobe TV where you can learn from the pros by watching videos and following along. It’s not quite as structured and comprehensive as Lynda, but it’s free. If you’re between projects, or just need some time to waste, you might just find a diamond in the rough somewhere in the videos.

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Just a quick shout out to the 2 lucky BittBox readers who came away with a free copy of the 3D Wall Flash Component, graciously provided by Flashloaded. Congratulations to Mike and Ricky T! I hope you get some good use out of the component. Thanks to everyone for participating, and thanks again to Flashloaded for making the giveaway possible.

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It’s been over a year since the first edition of this post, and since it was by far the most popular BittBox post ever (and also the most ripped off), I thought it was due time for another. So I thought I’d lighten things up a bit and, back by popular demand….25 MORE reasons You Might Be A Hardcore Graphic/Web Designer. These are in no particular order but I gave them numbers so you all could reference them in the comments if you like. OK, here we go..

1. You’ve had a client that thought they knew more about design than you.

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My friends over at Flashloaded have done it again. They’ve just released a new 3D Wall component for CS3, and I have 2 copies to give away to 2 lucky BittBoxers! I’ve had a chance to review this component and I must say, it’s very, very sexy. I can see this coming in very useful for some portfolio sites, or client image galleries. The 3d Wall component is an interactive 3D thumbnail gallery boasting a ton of features and is extremely customizable. Contest rules after the jump…

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I’ve only been making textures for a while now, but everyone seems to love them. I know I can’t ever get enough textures either. So I’ve been surfing and made a list of sites that offer free textures to download. Some have more than others, and some sites have higher resolution images than others, but they all have one thing in common, free downloads.

1. TextureKing

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