It's been a year now since I first stumbled upon the SMASHING MAGAZINE's website while working on a re-skin of an online search tool, which demanded a particular, Web 2.0 type style. What authors know as writers' block, I have experienced various times (and still do) as designers' blank. The big blank space that we feel, when the ideas won't come,; when pushing pixels from left to right on screen doesn't bring the satisfying, exciting visuals; when nothing fits and everything looks boring, dated, uninspired and naff.

It often just takes a few flashes of inspiration, checking somebody else's work, ideas and directions in design, to get the engine started. And for this purpose, websites like the SMASHING MAG - amongst others - offers a never ending source for creative fuel and bright new trends for web and print. Updated almost daily, the guys who put together what the web has to offer, what's out there and what's being added and tweaked by the minute, do an amazing job finding and evaluating content that's worth being presented the wider community of web creatives.

People like me benefit from such work immensely and I would like to take this opportunity to say "Thank you, SMASHING MAGAZINE! Keep it going and see you tomorrow."