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New Freebie Friday here at Inspired Mag HQ and this time we’re offering the latest release of the legendary Eye Candy filters for Photoshop from Alien Skin. The Photoshop ninjas in the room sure know what I’m talking about!

I think most of us who design or develop websites have run into the phrase: “Make my site like Web 2.0ish” followed by a far off look in our eyes and a smile waiting to explode. I saw the phrase “Web 3.0″ used in a Mashable article so casually it was as though it’s an understood and accepted fact.

We did this before but from now on it’s a RULE – every week we’ll post a showcase with the most inspiring, fresh & interesting websites + blogs we discovered over the last 7 days. Feel free to contribute with ideas and comments after the post.

A recent trend in homepage design is the use of big, bold, typography. More and more designers are utilizing a “less is more” mentality and taking a page from billboard layouts to create effective and attractive messages that reach users.

First, as you’re already here, do check out 20 Top Design Blogs Looking for Freelance Writers. It feels like every month there are hundreds of new design blogs being launched, I’m not claustrophobic, but it starting to feel crowded.

We’re working for some time at this one – our first thematic giveaway! So we’re very close to the “1st year of Inspired Mag” mark and we’re starting to celebrate by a very special giveaway – three huge posters (63 x 43.5 inches) offered by Uprinting and our illustrator friends Alex Mathers, Noper and Xavier Gallego.

Want to know two words to propel your design talents into a whole new world of success?

New week – new iPhone app bonanza!! This time we have an appsolutely amazing selection of must-have goodies for all the design freaks and creative souls out there. Happy bookmarking and don’t forget to check 10 Platform Games for iPhone with Amazing Design

Even though some recently published reports on Mashable stated that Twitter isn’t growing, there have been other rumors bouncing around that in fact this is not the case and it’s been growing a lot in 2010. No matter what the facts are about Twitter’s growth the important thing is that while it’s popular today you [...]

Here’s another inspiring visual session conceived by the master of fantasy – or the mad scientist of cinema, however you like to call Terry Gilliam.