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I was definitely preoccupied this month with the MyInkBlog redesign, so this MyInkTrail is shorter than usual. Nonetheless, I did stumble into some great stuff. Here are the best articles, tutorials, inspiration and more from the design community for February 2010.

Designing websites seems to appeal to a certain niche of people. Sure, we get called geeks and nerds (and we somehow find it endearing), but that doesn’t begin to cover the wide array of personalities that make up the design community.

I’ve been chatting up a redesign for MyInkBlog on Twitter and this site for quite some time now. The redesign/rebranding of my blog has proven to be one of the most challenging design jobs I’ve ever had to complete. I’m not at all surprised that most designers are their own worst enemy, and I was certainly no exception to that theory.

A month ago we announced an awesome giveaway from Concept Feedback that gave you an opportunity to win a Premium Concept Feedback Account. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Well the first month of 2010 has already come and gone. It was an exciting month for MyInkBlog, with some quality (mostly guest) posts, and a lot of progress on my redesign. Stay tuned for the release of that coming up sometime soon in February. Complete with a new logo, and some refined personality.

The number of submissions for this contest were surprisingly low, given that CodeSublime was offering a full PSD to Wordpress service valued at about $600. That being said the winning design was very much deserving. Congratulations to Phillysoul11.

The guys at Concept Feedback asked me to help them get the word out for the launch of their new premium concept accounts. This new feature gives users an opportunity to get maximum exposure for their concept. Once a premium concept is live, it is featured on their homepage for 1 week, giving users maximum traffic and reviews.

2009 marked the end of a swift moving decade. For MyInkBlog, it was filled with big growth from a statistics and learning perspective. I am thankful for all the awesome readers and guest authors that helped make this community fun and possible.

It was so nice to have a little Christmas break. I feel re-energized to come back with some great posts and continue work on improving this blog into the new year. I’ve got some redesign elements to introduce, including a new logo which I plan to reveal in the coming months. This month’s MyInkTrail was relatively small, but its still packed with interesting design articles, tutorials, freebies and more.