I’ve seen a lot of focus on dark designs in the last few months - including my own site redesign and Elite Platinum. However, I still believe that a lot of inspiration can still be found in light designs - with their sleek and polished look, light web designs can be downright amazing. Here are thirty to get your creative juices pumping. Enjoy!

Do you want to make your own web pages but are too worried about falling short in the complex depths of CSS? Not too worry - all it takes is some patience, some practice, and a little bit of time. Don’t stress out with overly-complicated tutorials - start here with 20 awesome introductory tuts to CSS.

In case you haven’t heard the buzz already, Daily Blog Tips just kicked off their Blogging Idol competition - and guess what? I’m in it!

Hosted by Daniel Scocco, Blogging Idol is a contest in which over 90 contestants are fighting to gain the most RSS subscribers in 30 days. At the end of July, the winner will take home over $3,000 in prizes. If you are interested in learning more about Blogging Idol, check out this post.

I’ve been extremely busy in the last few weeks with designing, maintaining client work, being gone in Europe and California on business, and finishing Platinum and my redesign. With all this time away, I feel like I’ve lost connection with a lot of my old friends on the web. While I am working right now to catch up with all of my networks and social media pals, I am also working on branching out to new and more creative places to find people like myself who I can connect with.

In case you haven’t noticed, Elite By Design is sporting a brand new design! I am very excited for this latest theme. I went with a strictly dark layout, with clean corners, strong typography, and a beautiful new way to show my blog posts. I really feel that this look is very professional and elegant.