Colourful background #2007
 Colorful  CC 0

Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic

Source Firkin

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Gun Metal #360
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

With a name this awesome, how can I go wrong?

Source Nikolay Boltachev

Random Grey Variations@2X #70
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

Stefan is hard at work, this time with a funky pattern of squares.

Source Stefan Aleksić

plant pattern 01 #2507
 Unknow  CC 0

The image is a seamless pattern which is derived from a vine .Consequently, the vine got like dots via vectorization.The original vine is here:jp.pinterest.com/pin/500744052301410188/

Source Yamachem

Background pattern 214 (colour 6) #2372
 Colorful  CC 0

A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.

Source Firkin

Background pattern green #1947
 Green  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Project Papper #119
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Light square grid pattern, great for a “DIY projects” sort of website, maybe?

Source Rafael Almeida

Groovepaper #577
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

With a name like this, it has to be hot. Diagonal lines in light shades.

Source Isaac

Checkered Pattern #322
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.

Source Radosław Rzepecki

Background pattern 207 (colour 2) #2464
 Colorful  CC 0

A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Dark Mosaic@2X #122
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.

Source John Burks

Zodiac sign symbol background #1927
 Red  CC 0

Just the symbols of the signs of the zodiac distributed in a chequer board-like pattern

Source Firkin

Background pattern 8 (colour) #211
 Noise  CC 0

Colour version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net

Source Firkin

Black Linen@2X #64
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Source Atle Mo

Colorful Floral Background 2@2X #488
 Dark  CC 0

Colorful Floral Background 2

Source GDJ

Background pattern 214 (colour 3) #2375
 Green  CC 0

A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.

Source Firkin