Web 2.0 design gains popularity not only among startup guys and geeks but being accepted by non-web businesses.  Surprising story about land trade site  adopting  web 2.0 traditions prove that in the near future web 2.0 design trends will come from Internet to our everyday life.

It seems to me that every graphic designer should have an eye on web 2.0 design and trends. Some designers even think already how to save a fresh look in this modern web 2.0 ocean. One tip is to do completely opposite and to destroy the web 2.0 look.

But even if you are not in mainstream you have to know web 2.0 design and trends anyway. Just to have arguments in debates. To start with, have a look at Web 2.0 Design & Layout Trends, including analyze and use of colors and style, shapes of logos, tendencies in icons.

Also consider guide for web 2.0 stile design, which describes various common graphic design elements in web 2.0 design style and explain why they work, as well as how, when and where you might use each element in your designs.

Web 2.0 Design Kit reveals tutorial on creation of the more popular Web 2.0 design effects using Photoshop.

A bunch of free downloads: logos, icons, charts, badges, buttons and online tools are listed in 99 Resources for Web 2.0 Design

And finally, find time to study The top 100 web 2.0 sites for 2007 as real examples of web 2.0 design success.