There are a number of great tutorials, freebies, and articles related to vectors coming out on the web daily. Each month, I roundup some of the best posts that I have found useful. I can’t include everything I’ve seen throughout the month, but you can follow my Twitter feed to get all the daily links. Post comments with links that I have missed so everyone can see them!

Tutorials

Elegant gradient ribbon in Illustrator

A great tutorial utilizing some simple shapes and gradients.

How To Create an Awesome Vector Skate Deck Design

Follow this walkthrough in Adobe Illustrator to create your own vibrant and stunning vector artwork using geometric lines, shapes and a perfect colour scheme.

Seamless Illustrator pattern brushes with outer corner tiles

A great tutorial for creating pattern brushes.

How to Make a Cartoon Style Cereal Box Logo in Adobe Illustrator CS3

A quick but useful typography tutorial with some fun results.

Logo Design Process and Walkthrough for Vivid Ways

A nice walkthrough of well put together trendy logo.

How to Create Exploded Isometrics

The third and final tutorial on the topic of isometrics. If you have not read either of the first two tutorials on isometrics, then I suggest you start with them: Basic Isometrics and Orthographics and Advanced Isometrics Using the SSR Method.

Metal Lightning and Vector Leather

This tutorial is relatively simple but creates great results.

Other Tutorial Links For March

Raw Logo Design in Illustrator CS4

Illustrator Tutorial: Drawing a Piano Keyboard

Use the power of Illustrator to create cool 3D infographics

Working with type in Illustrator

Tips and Tricks

Basic Shading and Lighting

This tutorial goes over the elementary fundamentals when it comes to shading and lighting within a digital illustration.

Tips for Working with the Gradient Mesh Tool In Illustrator

This tutorial takes a different format than some of our other tuts, and will help you work with the Mesh tool better.

Illustrator Quick Tips #2 – Scatter Brushes

Some good basic tips for creating Scatter Brushes in Illustrator

Vector Build Methods 1

Some tips on using the Pen tool and the Xtream Path Illustrator plug-in.

Other Tips and Tricks Links For March

Illustrator Quicktips: Color Selection Tools

Illustrator CS4 Quicktips: Magic Wand

Illustrator Tip: 9-Point Proxy and Transformation

Vector Freebies

iPhone UI Vector Elements

Free Vector Graphics Pack – Doodles and Sketches

Vector paper-cuts

Swimming Woman

Other Vector Freebie Links For March

Free Vector and Pixel Repeat Patterns – Easter Theme Set 1

Free Vectors – 28 Halftone Vectors (Clean & Grunge Versions)

Vector Inspiration and Articles

50+ Cute and Adorable Monster Characters Illustration

An inspirational list of cute monsters.

Interview with Jelle Gijsberts

A great interview with a great vector artist.

Interview with Liz Lorini – AKA Miss Kika

Yet another great interview with a great vector artist.

Other Vector Inspiration and Article Links For March

40 Useful Adobe Illustrator 3D Tutorials and Techniques

A Huge Compilation of 60 Free Illustrator Brushes