The term Photoshop has been absorbed into the vernacular and transformed into a verb having to do with the digital modification of an image, seemingly regardless of what actual software may have been used. It would seem that this language phenomenon has helped Photoshop solidify its firm grip at the top despite other quality applications like GIMP, Pixelmator and Corel Photo Paint.

Another busy month in the books. This month’s MyInkTrail is short but very useful. Here are the best articles, tutorials, freebies and more from the design community for April 2010.

People visit your site and immediately make a decision on if it’s a place they’re going to spend time (and money) at, or if they’re going to lump you in with the millions of other sites that look just like yours and move on to something else.

In this tutorial I will show you how to create a lovely floral style 3D text effect using only Photoshop and Illustrator. The idea is to add the elements we like while keeping the design subtle, pleasing to the eye, and having some fun along the way. We’ll be using Illustrator for the 3D effect because it’s more user friendly than other 3D programs like 3ds Max, and it can do an equally good job for what we require.

In homage of the anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death we put together a new set of grunge brushes. This high resolution set of eight Photoshop brushes is available for use in any of your personal and commercial projects alike with no attribution necessary.

Designious is a small design studio that specializes in creating amazing vector art and design elements for designers. 3 lucky readers will win their choice of any vector mega pack from Designious. These packs are a huge collection of awesome designs that are incredible useful.

I’ve been working with CSS for quite a while now, and even though it’s relatively easy to learn, there are always new tips and tricks to be found. I’m learning new stuff all the time. I wanted to take a moment to put together this helpful list of CSS tips I wish I knew when I first started.

Introducing Splatter Social Media Icons. A free set of 8 social media icons carefully assembled with paint splatters and originality. Brought to you by MyInkBlog and the fine folks over at iconshock. These icons are conveniently designed at 8 different sizes ranging from 12px to 512px in png format.

A few weeks ago I teamed up with UPrinting to offer up 500 trifold brochures to 2 lucky winners. Thanks to everyone who participated! And the 2 Winners Are…

An interview with web developer Jeff Starr. The co-author of Digging Into Wordpress and creator of sites like Perishable Press and Monzilla Media.

Someone once said, ‘Style is all that matters.’, and if they didn’t, they should have. Mainly, because it would help make my point a little better, but also because the style applied to a design is one of the most powerful tools of an effective website. People are drawn in by design. Something immediately catches their eye, although it may take time for them to fully appreciate the entire site.

A month ago I teamed up with MediaLoot to celebrate the launch of their premium design resource site. They were kind enough to offer up 5 1-year accounts to MediaLoot. The response from you was terrific, thanks to everyone who participated!