<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"> <channel><title>Best Design Options</title> <link>http://bestdesignoptions.com</link> <description>All the Best Design Ideas, Freebies and Tutorials</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 07:13:25 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BestDesignOptions" /><feedburner:info uri="bestdesignoptions" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>BestDesignOptions</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>84 Useful Cork Background and Textures for Your Designs</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~3/4hFHg022nNE/</link> <comments>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23539#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:27:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Textures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cork backgrounds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free cork textures]]></category> <category><![CDATA[seamless web backgounds]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23539</guid> <description>&lt;a
title="free cork board backgrounds and textures" href=" http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23539"&gt;&lt;img
class="alignnone size-full wp-image-23701" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="free cork board backgrounds and textures" alt="free cork board backgrounds and textures" src="http://bestdesignoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cork-background-textures.jpg" width="500" height="330" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~4/4hFHg022nNE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <wfw:commentRss>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?feed=rss2&amp;p=23539</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23539</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>33 Creative Table Menu Designs for Restaurants</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~3/VVV6quxVF3k/</link> <comments>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23201#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:23:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Print Designs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[minimalist design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[restaurant menu design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[typographic art]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23201</guid> <description>&lt;a
title="restaurant table menu designs" href="http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23201"&gt;&lt;img
class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24028" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="restaurant table menu designs" alt="restaurant table menu designs" src="http://bestdesignoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/restaurant-menu-1.png" width="500" height="334" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~4/VVV6quxVF3k" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <wfw:commentRss>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?feed=rss2&amp;p=23201</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23201</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>65 Sets of Photoshop Line Brushes for Techy Designs</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~3/XZcGuG-DegI/</link> <comments>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23904#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 04:23:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Brushes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geometric brushes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[high-tech brushes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[line photoshop brushes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23904</guid> <description>&lt;a
title="line photoshop brushes" href="http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23904"&gt;&lt;img
class="alignnone size-full wp-image-23952" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="line photoshop brushes" alt="line photoshop brushes" src="http://bestdesignoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/line-photoshop-brushes.jpg" width="500" height="330" /&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~4/XZcGuG-DegI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <wfw:commentRss>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?feed=rss2&amp;p=23904</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23904</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>55 Custom Shaped Die Cut Business Cards</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~3/hns8SP5RqOY/</link> <comments>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23472#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:28:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business Cards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business card examples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[die cut business cards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shaped business cards]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23472</guid> <description>&lt;a
title="irregular shaped die cut business cards" href="http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23472" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img
class="alignnone size-full wp-image-23533" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="irregular shaped die cut business cards" alt="irregular shaped die cut business cards" src="http://bestdesignoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/die-cut-business-cards.jpg" width="500" height="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~4/hns8SP5RqOY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <wfw:commentRss>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?feed=rss2&amp;p=23472</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23472</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>55 Modern Square Mini Business Cards</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~3/lcpGBJ4VUkM/</link> <comments>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23790#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:14:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business Cards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mini business cards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[modern business cards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[square business cards]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23790</guid> <description>&lt;a
title="mini square business cards " href="http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23790" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img
style="border: 1px solid black;" title="mini square business cards" alt="mini square business cards" src="http://bestdesignoptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/square-business-cards.jpg" width="500" height="330" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BestDesignOptions/~4/lcpGBJ4VUkM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <wfw:commentRss>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?feed=rss2&amp;p=23790</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=23790</feedburner:origLink></item> </channel> </rss>
