Digital design trends often swing between sanitized and simple design (vectors) to organic and complex design (raster). Ideally, a balance will be struck in combining both into something that is both clean and organic.
In my experience online, I’ve noticed a lot of the cutesy Web 2.0 trend of polish and color-wheeled hues. To counter this, I humbly submit this link to Smashing Magazine’s stellar list of “40 Beautiful Grunge Photoshop Tutorials.” This is a great way to brush up on your Photoshop skills or learn new ones.