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Textures and Patterns Design Showcase
Textures and patterns are used more often than one may think. The reason why we don't see them is because they usually remain in the background, supporting the overall design, replacing a standard... More... 88 Comments
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Smashing Textures Contest
Take a shot, send us the image and win a Canon Digital Rebel camera. In web design textures are needed in background-images and header graphics. Graphic designers use textures to transport some concrete... More... 101 Comments
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Selected Wallpapers For Your Desktop
If you can't live without a nice wallpaper on your desktop you might need to invest many hours in the search for the perfect one - that fits to your resolution and has an appealing theme. The quality of... More... 139 Comments
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More Creative and Beautiful Wallpapers
Wallpapers can be creative, inspiring, gorgeous and hilarious. Recently we've posted an overview of Selected Wallpapers for Desktop and Web Design and Christmas Wallpapers. However, there is more to... More... 100 Comments
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Where can I find textures and background images?
If you are a graphic designer, you probably know that textures and background images are essential for every project which is related to graphics or design. But where to search for quality images if you... More... 45 Comments
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Selected Wallpapers: For Desktop & Web-Design
Creative wallpapers can serve as a nice source of inspiration. Particularly if you are having another creativity block, but don't really have enough time to take a walk or browse through Flickr pools.... More... 108 Comments
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