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84 Useful Cork Background and Textures for Your Designs

Posted by on May 14, 2013 in Textures | 1 comment

free cork board backgrounds and textures

The use of textures for creating interesting background for both web and print remain popular. So today, we decided to list down more than 80 high-quality cork textures that you can download and use for free. You can use cork texture as background for a scrapbook page or for creating collage of your pictures. By using any of these textures, you can make it look like those photos are pinned to a realistic cork board. You can also try using these cork texture as layers in Photoshop and play around with the different blending modes to create grunge style.

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33 Creative Table Menu Designs for Restaurants

Posted by on May 9, 2013 in Inspiration, Print Designs | 0 comments

restaurant table menu designs

Aside from listing down the dishes and drinks and their corresponding price, the menu is also the most important internal marketing tool of any restaurant, cafeteria, fast food, bar, club, snack bar or wine room. In fact, the menu that you hand to customers when they get in your restaurant is the only piece of printed advertising material that you are sure will be read by the customers. Thus, when design a menu, one must think of it as your restaurant's business card. The menu introduces your restaurant to customers, including not just what food and beverage you offer, but also the overall dining experience that they should expect

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65 Sets of Photoshop Line Brushes for Techy Designs

Posted by on May 5, 2013 in Brushes | 0 comments

line photoshop brushes

The easiest to create lines, especially if you need some patterns and abstract backgrounds in Photoshop, is to use brushes. This way, you do not need to create them one by one using your line and pen tools. There are actually a lot of free resources out there when it comes to line Photoshop brushes. You can choose from simple lines and dots to swirly, curly and twirly, to more complicated ones like techno lines and spirographs. For anything you need, I'm sure there's one that's waiting for you out there. The only problem, maybe, is how to find them.

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55 Custom Shaped Die Cut Business Cards

Posted by on May 3, 2013 in Business Cards | 0 comments

irregular shaped die cut business cards

Custom shaped or die-cut business cards are your best bet if you want something that would stand out. These type of business cards not only attract attention but also make a bold statement about your business or profession. In commercial printing, the word “die cut” refers to a process in which paper, cardboard, plastic, or any other materials used for printing are cut to create special shapes using sharp steel blades called a die. Since the process of printing a die cut or shaped business card is complicated, the cost of printing it also equates to higher cost. However, we are sure that there are some commercial printers out there that offer reasonable rates to print die cut cards.

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55 Modern Square Mini Business Cards

Posted by on Apr 28, 2013 in Business Cards, Inspiration | 0 comments

mini square business cards

Square mini business cards are in fashion. They are cute and simply stand out from the rest because of it's shape and size. Square business cards usually come in 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches or 2 inches by 2 inches. To make a square business card stand out more, you may opt for various printing and finishing techniques such as making corners rounded, have some spot UV gloss, get the sides painted with neon colors, print them via letterpress, among other things.

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Freebies: 4 Sunset by the Beach Desktop Wallpapers

Posted by on Apr 26, 2013 in Freebies, Wallpapers | 0 comments

sunset beach desktop wallpapers

How time flies! April is about to end and soon it will be May. So this time around, we decided to give away some beautiful desktop wallpapers featuring beautiful sunset by the beach. But why sunset? Simply because sunset is a time for inspiration. Just imagine sitting out there and staring e at the sun sinking down the horizon and you will surely feel a sense of peace and tranquility. So these wallpapers will remind you of those times.

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50 Fun But Free Doodle Fonts For Your Designs

Posted by on Apr 24, 2013 in Freebies, Typography | 1 comment

free hand made doodle fonts

Are you bored? Well, boredom usually strikes when we least expect it. So to kill time, why not do some doodling? Making doodles is actually my favorite past time especially when I'm bored or if I'm preoccupied with the problems of this world. At least, during those times, I am still creative and productive. Doodles can make your designs look more fun and creative. It also appear less formal and mostly used for designs intended for very young audiences. Doodles are also a favorite of scrap book fanatics because doodles create a more personal and handmade feel in their layout.

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