I guess Becca Wei of Beccary.com never came back. So in the meantime you can find a few of her themes here and here.

Here’s the last thing I found related to her.

Web Archive

I don’t recall where I found this, but Logo Instant looks pretty cool.

Cats Who Code

iThemes

I remember when EVE in its entirety was only 30 kilobytes, but regardless of the fact it has more than quadrupled in size (still under 200 kilobytes) it remains the absolute biggest “bang” for the “buck.”

Unique vectors… at least to me.

Children vector

Of course LEGO has their very own software they endorse.

However if you are into freedom with open source then check out LDraw, an open source LEGO CAD program.

Anders’ Corner of the Web has another called BlockCAD.

Bricksmith for the Apple Macintosh is another.

Which of course has my Additional Links:

Lugnet

Everything Lego

BrickShelf

An article from Download Squad:

For Designers: 10 Best Online Color Tools

For Administrators: 24 Great Open Source Apps for Admins and Technicians

I would definitely check out SysAngel DVD Generator found at the link for PING, as well.

“A Gradient Tutorial” on the 9rules site actually explains some finer points of gradients and it struck a chord with me.  I cannot tell you how many times I’ve made drastically contrasted gradients and been sorely disappointed with them — this article fills the gaps.

Here’s a site I’ve never found before and an absolute gem of a tutorial.

Photoshop Tutorial: Ray of Lights Effect – I’d call this “large feathered” rays.

Make Light Rays in Photoshop – for some odd reason “crystal sponge” first came to mind.  I would go with “crystal explosion” or “burst.”

Burst of Rays – definitely more of a cartoon effect or “wallpaper cliché.”