Vector tuts+ is now one of my favorite sites.  They have hundreds of awesome design tutorials.  I've been thinking about taking a graphic design class in Salt Lake, but this site seems even better than a class.

I just ran through this tutorial and learned how to draw a cup of coffee.  One thing I like about the styles of these past two tutorials is that they look realistic enough that it's obvious what I drew, but they also have a fun web 2.0 feel.

I was planning on going through the logo tutorials from the Smashing Magazine post, but I might just keep searching Vector tuts+.

Stay tuned