tutorial fun: 3d glossy type

I like tutorials like these because there is always something you can take from them. [link] on tutsplus.

good illustrator techniques

Create a vintage label via Abduzeedo

camo patterns x 4

Illustrator and photoshop camouflage patterns, including: woodland, desert, urban and digital.  Free and on the Spoon

free labels + make a book

Fun and simple "labels" on Poppytalk & HowTo: Turn your paperbacks in to hard covers on ohdeedoh. via lifehacker

watercolor walkthrough Ai

Make watercolor and marker style portraits with illustrator on DesignInstruct

illustator swatches

Customize your default swatches in Illustrator via Colorburned

If you are not doing this, you are not saving time.

Illustrator text tutorials

40 Adobe Illustrator text effect tutorials on Noupe