The internet gives you immediate access to a constant unending stream of (creative) information. for designers this is a fantastic resource, both in terms of inspiration, learning techniques, design theory, creating communities, building your own profile and even finding work — which I believe is a great thing. sure, we see a lot of work that is similar, and designers and ad agencies co-opting styles and trends, but at the same time that online environment encourages experimentation original work (which eventually will become co-opted). if anything online design resources have made that life cycle a lot faster. Tom Muller.