Posts Tagged ‘wood’

In order to mix it up a little, it is time for some more inspiration. The following websites illustrate, how one can achieve beautiful results in web design through the use of textures.

slabovia tv: it has a nice wooden background and contains some concrete and paper textures as well. It is hard to describe, what this website is about, so you have to see for yourself. If you want to kill some time, the Monster pig game can help you with that!

decay of intent: this is the portfolio of Italian freelance graphic designer Alessandro Cammarota. He uses a grunge style concrete background on his website.

brainwash factory: design related blog of German freelance designer Ines Opifanti. I like the fabric background in combination with the well-crafted logo.

In addition to the 3 handpicked websites above, here is a link to a post on designerside.com about 42 websites that make use of wood or grain textures.

This guest edition of the mixed texture pack series has been contributed by my dear friend Martin, whom I know since university. He always has some good advice for me when it comes to photography or the Search Engine Optimization of this website. Thanks a lot for that!

Make sure to check out some of his stunning pictures, which he showcases on his photoblog!

Due to the different camera involved, the pictures have a slightly smaller resolution than normal, but 3072 x 2304 pixels can of course still be considered as being high resolution. Grab the free texture pack, which contains 9 pictures, by clicking the download link below.

mixed texture pack 3 (.zip file, 34,5 MB)

If you would like to send in your own textures, feel free to contact me through one of the channels listed on the contact page.

Last saturday, I bought a new lens for my camera (Canon EF 50mm 1:1.8 II) and I immediately had to try it out. So I went to an old industrial area nearby, where some of the properties are already abandoned. This was the perfect spot to get some shots of rusty metal, cracked paint and broken glass.

I am more than happy with the results of this session and as a consequence, I created a divers collection of 12 high resolution textures and offer them in one pack for your downloading convenience. Enjoy!

industrial decay texture pack 1 (.zip file, 43 MB)

In order to continue the series of mixed texture packs, I herewith present you the mixtape volume 2 – a fine collection of various sorts of textures like wood, metal, bricks, concrete or stone.

Grab this high resolution texture pack by clicking the download link below.

mixed texture pack 2 (.zip file, 45 MB)

In case you downloaded a few of my high resolution textures and you don’t know how to implement them in your designs, I would like to present you a small list of hand-picked websites, which all make superb use of various sorts of textures.

concrete textures

Elliot Jay Stocks’ portfolio

pikaboo multimedia design

wood textures

Alex Buga webdesign

the things we make

fabric textures

nickstedt webdesign

get involved!

Now it is time for you to get involved and let me know what you think about the websites displayed above. Or you can share some of your personal favorites in the comment section as well.

After releasing texture packs with pictures of stone and brick wall surfaces, I am now offering you a collection of 8 diverse textures. This free texture pack contains various photographs of e.g. clouds, rust or wood. Grab it for free by clicking the download link below!

mixed texture pack (.zip file, 32 MB)