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Foil Blocking is an amazing printing technique that adds a distinct element of quality and professionalism to your designs. It is a very special printing finish that gives print design projects an extra punch and it helps them to stand out amongst other print design works.

What exactly is foil blocking? Foil blocking is a printing process whereby a thin metallic foil is added to a specific area of your design. Gold, silver and magenta foils are the colours most commonly used in foil blocking however, most printers also offer quite a wide variety of different foil colour options to its clients.

Designers use patterns all the time in their designs. Sometimes designers use patterns as the backgrounds for their website or twitter page designs while other times designers use patterns to simply add a little extra depth or texture to their designs. Vector patterns are very useful in a wide variety of different ways and they are used often in both print and web design.

Here are some great vector background patterns that you can download from us here for free. To download any one of the vector patterns, simply click on the images and your download will begin. Please carefully read the descriptions for each vector pattern so that you abide by the licensing requirements for each vector pattern.

Today is another Friday font giveaway.... yeah! Below are some of the latest new fantastic free fonts that I have found on the web. Click on the images to download the fonts that you like. If you use one of these fabulous fonts in one of your designs, include a link to your work in the comment section below so that some of our other readers can have a look at the fonts in action. Enjoy!

I love all the old Las Vegas style neon signs that still litter the streets of our cities. There is something nostalgic about them that always makes me feel like a kid again. Today, I want to show you how you can easily create this same effect with text in Photoshop. We are going to be playing a lot with layer styles here which, in my opinion, is one of the greatest features in Photoshop. This is an intermediate Photoshop tutorial that you may want to bookmark because you never know when you might want to add a neon sign text effect to one of your designs.

Free vector art is extremely useful for all designers. Of course, if you need something in particular, it is often best to design it yourself. Sometimes however, you can save yourself some valuable time by using some of the great free vector graphics available on the internet.

Here is a collection of fantastic vector art that you can use in your designs. Simply click on any of...