take a look at this asus ips monitor:
http://www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/PA248Q
i have the p238qr and the colors are great, but i'm a gamer and i regret buying it because it has a response time of 6ms and a refresh rate of 60hz at its max, which SUCKS for gaming.
you can't really have both a monitor for gaming and design... unless you buy a korean true ips and 120+hz monitor off of ebay.
for gaming, you want to get a monitor that has a response time of 1ms and a refresh rate of 120hz+ like this one:
http://www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/VG248QE
if you want more info on the best gaming monitors etc... go here: http://www.blurbusters.com/