I was tasked to make a dining guide for work, and using a pattern for class. So I combined the best of both worlds. I made a grunge pattern and lowered the opacity to give my guide a more rugged grunge look. I wanted to keep this simple, but hid fun things in it. Like using the pen tool to create a chef hat that indicates smoke.
I composed this as a coupon so the design elements are minimal because I wanted to get the information out as best as I could.