Background pattern 213 #2412
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A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

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Soft Circle Scales@2X #114
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Japanese looking fish scale pattern.

Source Ian Soper

R.I.P Steve Jobs #292
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

He influenced us all. “Don’t be sad because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 224 (colour 3) #2340
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To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Tessellation 15 #2223
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The unit cell for this seamless pattern can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

samekomon-01 #2270
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The image is a remix of "edo pattern-samekomon".I changed the color of dots from black to white and added BG in light-yellow.

Source Yamachem

Leather 1 #13
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A leather pattern with a hint of yellow.

Source Atle Mo

Dark Circles@2X #307
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

People seem to enjoy dark patterns, so here is one with some circles.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 252 (colour 4) #2159
 Light  CC 0

Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Noisy@2X #46
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Looks a bit like concrete with subtle specks spread around the pattern.

Source Mladjan Antic

Black Linen #63
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

In the spirit of WWDC 2011, here is a dark iOS inspired linen pattern.

Source Atle Mo