Perhaps it’s due to our persistent addiction with the bean and all it represents: rich odors, heat and a blast of energy. Many of us recall exotic coffee shops and the associations of cookies and pastries….crumbs scattered.

Whatever the reason, don’t we love the richly tattered textures of wood, leather and stains? Especially coffee stains! Textures that are human—uneven, a little raw—draw us in the same way as the voice of a Bonnie Raitt or Joe Cocker. The popularity of textured designs, embroidered with the flawed and interesting, affirm the universality of appeal.

Want to add a some coffee stain to your design? Let me direct you to some free resources.
Here are some free coffee stain Photoshop brushes
Here a free coffee font: Expresso Shack,
And for your Twitter page a free background!

Written by:  Craig Wall. Craig is the Founder and Editor of Anchorage Marketing and the Chief Cave Man at Ice Cave Technology. Ice Cave is a preferred Alaska vendor for TV, Web and Mobile communication initiatives: • Broadcast motion graphics • Web Site Design (XHTML Standards-Based and Flash) • Technical Simulations and Animations • 2D and 3D Animation • Interactive Design • Computer Based Training • Social Media Marking Development and Consulting • Copywriting • Campaign Marketing • Event Media Design • PowerPoint and Keynote Presentation Design • Web Video and Flash Presentations • Search Engine Site Optimization