Illustrators have found a nurturing community on the web where they can share awesome work. Artists drawing for children’s books were almost always done by hand. But with the popularity of Adobe software and the many tablet devices it’s easier than ever to move your work digital!

In this design showcase I’ve put together 28 heartwarming illustrations from Dribbble artists. These are all featured from many different children’s books and relate to individual projects. If you enjoy any parts of our collection of have example illustrations of your own please let us know in the post discussion area.

Book Leaf Cover

Webmasters are often wise to consider running a small e-mail newsletter. There are tons of free systems such as MailChimp which automatically collect subscribers and send out messages for you. But one aspect which does require some work is the design and layout.

Most e-mail messages are written in basic HTML code. Campaign Monitor is a great website which collects tips and tricks for building outstanding newsletters. Below I have collected 28 totally fresh e-mail designs for some great inspiration. If you know of similar layouts please let us know in the discussion area below.

VTalk

Folks who own and run their own restaurant are generally not concerned with the backing technology. But in this era it’s almost foolish to not have a website online. But where do you start? This handy gallery of 24 fast food and Restaurant-style websites should give you some great inspiration ahead. If you have your own restaurant website please let us know in the discussion area below! We would love to check out other sources for inspiration and share them with the many designers worldwide.

Marie Catribs

Comments are an important part to any website community. Within the comments section visitors of your website may share their ideas, thoughts, and related links on topic with your content. It’s revolutionized the web 2.0 era!

Today we take comments as often commonplace wherever we go. Most blogs will include this feature by default. This also includes many of the popular open source projects such as Wordpress, MovableType, Blogger, and others. And although many of these are semi-closed off the most popular systems allow for customizations.

This is where threaded comments have begun. Including threads within the conversations allows for branching topics and more direct responses. Below I’ve gathered a hefty collection of threaded comment designs for your viewing pleasure. Feel free to leave your own comments as well if anything strikes your eye!

Australian design and illustrator Luke Feldman is the subject of today’s designer showcase. You may be familiar with Luke’s work, Skaffs. Here you will get a chance to learn a little bit more about Luke, and you can certainly be inspired by his work.

Many of you are probably familiar with Alex Beltechi’s work on blogs like PSDTUTS and GoMediaZine. Alex has some incredible work that I am happy to feature here. You can get to know a little bit about him, get some inspiration from his work, and find some places where you can connect with him.

This week’s designer showcase features Mike Chan. A while ago I came across Mike’s portfolio on Behance and was really interested in his work. In this post you’ll get to know a little bit about Mike, you’ll see some samples from his portfolio, and you’ll find links where you can connect with him.

Today’s designer showcase features Brazilian designer Leandro Demetrius. Leandro’s Flirck profile is full of inspirational work, especially if you like lighting effects. Please take a few minutes to get to know more about Leandro and check out his work.

Today we present the fourth addition of the Designer Showcase series, and this time Franz Jeitz of Fudgegraphics is featured. At Fudgegraphics Franz publishes a lot of great content, including freebies like Photoshop brushes (see his recent set of ink scribble brushes). As you will see below, Franz has some excellent wallpaper and poster designs in his portfolio, so hopefully it will be a source of inspiration for you.

This week’s designer showcase features Emily Kemper of ekgraphics.co.uk. Emily’s portfolio is filled with plenty of inspirational work, so take a moment to get to know a little bit about her and check out her work.