Mixed texture pack: documenting the move

Posted by on Oct 30, 2008 in Textures | 17 comments

At the beginning of october, I moved into a new house with my girlfriend and as we made quite some renovations, I wanted to document those with a special texture pack. This pack includes high resolution images of carpet, tiles, wood and wallpaper. Enjoy! This is the bamboo floor, which we put in the living room: The carpet of the 2 small bedrooms: The...

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Finally – the long overdue wood texture pack

Posted by on Jul 21, 2008 in Textures | 17 comments

I guess that you are hungry for new textures and now that I am back from my little trip to the Austrian Alps, I have plenty of new material. To start off a new series, I present you the first free wood texture pack: 9 high quality shots of different kinds of wood including stacks, benches and shingles. All you need to do is to click the download link below....

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Design inspiration: 3 more websites with excellent use of textures

Posted by on Jul 8, 2008 in Inspiration | 3 comments

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...

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hrt texture mixtape vol. 3 – guest edition

Posted by on Jun 30, 2008 in Textures | 8 comments

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...

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industrial decay part 1

Posted by on Jun 30, 2008 in Textures | 6 comments

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...

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