I will admit, right off the bat, that I am not a designer. I have never had any formal education in designing print materials. Nor would I consider myself to have artistic flair when it comes to the creation and layout of websites and print advertisements. What I do have is a sense of what appeals to me. When I see something that catches my eye I often bookmark the site, cut out the magazine photo or take a picture. Then when I’m ready to create a new web layout or advertisement I search through my snippets for inspiration. Sometimes I find myself unhappy with the placement of an object or the combination of typographic styles. Somehow the overall design seems — off. It’s when I hit this “How To” wall that I turn to my trusty friend and close companion… the Internet.