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I enjoy the freebies, but at the same time I think I would prefer less freebies, and an increase in quality articles that have relevance to design or web development which allow me to learn something new.

tutorials and freebies are the only reason that I check this site daily.

Love the freebies, though nice to balance with how-to stuff.

I love your site it provides me with great inspiration and enjoyment. I like what you do now with the freebies. keep it up. Merry Xmas and an inspiring 2009,

More articles, freebies once in a while and No templates!

I like Peanutgnome’s suggestion. Freebie Friday.

Please don’t be discouraged by some negative comments… I never responded before, but would like to take the opportunity to thank you for all your articles, beautiful pictures AND freebies. I’ve learned a lot since I bookmarked SM and have been inspired many times, so thank you very much for that and please keep up the good work!

I’m in general agreement with most here. I love ’some’ of the freebies, but generally place highest value on fonts and other ‘general purpose’ freebies like brushes/icons etc rather than specific ‘themes’ (although I’m sure they have their place too). I have to admit I haven’t had chance to even contemplate using some of the more recent ones as they have been coming a bit thick and fast :)

I come to the site to find techniques and resources I’ve not come across in my day to day work that will compliment my existing skills and you deliver that in large quantities – so I know I can come back and find something later.

I think with v slighly more emphasis back on articles the balance would be just right for me. Keep up the great work!

more freebies please. :)

i realy like this on

http://www.3dand2dmag.wordpress.com

Listen to some of you for goodness sakes. In real life do any of you complain about getting anything for free? I doubt it, but somehow SM gets you wowsers that complain that you are getting too much for free. Pleeeaaassseee. It seems im one of the few who enjoys SM for its diverse content. Not all of it applies to my taste but if it doesnt I dont write in and complain about it, instead I just wait for the next high quality article or ‘gasp’ freebie to come along. SM could never cater for everyone but it does a ’smashing’ job at catering for the massively diverse range of people that visit its site. More freebies, possibly not, less freebies definitely not. As far as im concerned it pretty much balanced.

Now, can anyone give me a free pc ?

Some of the freebies are good, this one is nice but a lot of what is posted is too recognizable and therefore unusable. Things like cartoony animal icons and those alien invader photoshop brushes, while cute, could never be used in any decent design because the source is instantly recognizable. Unless I was building a site about those animal icons or the brush set I couldn’t use them.

thank you very much, i need it, you’re no1

Really like this set

Your freebies are always high quality, so yes, we want more of them! :-D

I’m glad to see that I, like most of your readers, think that your freebies are great as they are. Even if they are included elsewhere on the net, who cares? There’s more than enough to inspire you on this site, and I’d rather have one point of reference than a long list of favourites to trawl through. Obviously there’ll be good articles and fillers, that’s life!

Keep up the good work.

Another Good collection of freebies !!

Thanks

DKumar M.
http://www.instantshift.com

Yeah- the brushes are great. Thanks. About the freebie posts: yes. It is handy that you guys are trawling for all this stuff and collecting it up, and with usually great quality control. It means I don’t have to. I like that. So thank you, unreservedly.

Please keep it going. But other articles! Yes! That would also be nice. So fine. Both. hahahahaha

“if it aint broke, don’t fix it!”
keep on rockin’ SM!
:)

I love this place. Every since I stumbled across it, I check it every day for helpful hints on EVERYTHING. I teach so any and all freebies are a godsend. It saves me time from searching the internet for things. Keep up the amazing work!

freebies rock. very helpful indeed. keep it up :)

Great set, Ben — thanks!

To Everyone: Please don’t be afraid to voice your true opinions. We all love Smashing Magazine — or else we wouldn’t be here — nevertheless, there is always room for improvement. A little constructive criticism can only help Smashing become even greater! Let’s have more suggestions and less @ss-kissing, please ;)

As for myself, I enjoy seeing the freebies — it puts a smile on my face to see so many talented creatives given more exposure — but I never use them. Call it Designer’s Pride or whatever, but I want everything I create to come from my own hands. Still, the freebies have sometimes come in handy for sparking an idea or two when I get stuck, so I do find them helpful.

What I would like to see more of: Articles about problem-solving or how the writer got from Point A to Point B. I enjoy these types of articles immensely and find them really stimulating.

I would especially like to see the longer series articles show how the writer completed a project, like a website, from start to finish. The writer should go in depth on his/her process and preliminary sketchings should be included if they help to illustrate a point.

The “Roundups” are wonderful, but I feel they are most beneficial when one skilled person or a group of talented people write more in-depth commentaries with instructive critiques about why such-and-such “works” or “doesn’t work” rather than simply “here’s a collection of beautiful ____”.

The in-depth critiques and essays make Smashing Magazine stand head and shoulders above other websites; the reader feels as if s/he is investing time in truly learning something new, as when reading a real (print) magazine or book. More please!

And keep on Smashing!

Those decoration brushes are amazing!!! Thanks, SM! Also, i would like to see some quality free fonts released. Thanks again.

I come to this website at least once a day. Pretty cool set.

For the most part the freebies are great, but I would never want to sacrafice quality articles, tutorials or inspiration for the sake of an icon set I will download and never use. In summary, love the freebies, but I don’t want them to take over the site and lose any valuable content.

thanks for the brushes, great design!

pls can some one help with new photoshop i need the software mine stop working …send it to otodol77 at yahoo. com

I don’t understand why anyone would suggest NOT having freebies! I think they are great, and in addition to the articles they are extremely helpful! A special thanks to Smashing Magazine for constantly delivering relevant design material… I literally check this site every single day. You guys are great, keep up the nice work!

I love you site very much, I useful thanks

Thank you so much.
I will use the brushes on my web site that I’m creating.
I’m a student at Madison Media Institute working getting my Associate Degree.
silverlinedesigns.net

Muchas gracias!! Excelentes