http://outlawdesignblog.com/2008/30-websites-that-feature-a-hand-drawn-style/
“In the past 5 years we ’ve seen an increasing trend of designers using a hand drawn style on their websites. Here are some great examples of the use of a hand drawn style in web design.”

http://www.smashingapps.com/2008/09/10/39-masterpieces-of-creative-advertisements.html
“I believe that strong advertisement is a fastest way to convey the message to the audience and if they are attractive as become inspiration for others so it ’s more useful. Sometimes they are just an advertisement but some companies works very hard to make their promotional / advertisement campaign very unique, striking and successful.”

http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/09/09/top-7-most-overused-techniques-elements-used-in-graphic-design/
This is a great list of over used design techniques. “Is all design looking the same too you? Are you following graphic design trends subconsciously?”

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13515_3-10046206-26.html?part=rss
Twitter got a face lift.

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/how-to-ruin-a-web-design-the-design-curve
“ As a professional web designer I’ve noticed a consistent trend in the majority of the projects I’ve worked on: The more time that is spent dissecting, analyzing, and critiquing a design by the wrong kinds of people the worse that design gets. The same trend applies to the number of people involved in the design process.”