Geometric pattern #2004
 Grid  CC 0

A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

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Background pattern 41 #262
 Fabric  CC 0

A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'light rays' rendering in Paint.net.

Source Firkin

Leather 1 #13
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A leather pattern with a hint of yellow.

Source Atle Mo

Sakura Blossoms Background #389
 Noise  CC 0

Sakura Blossoms Background

Source GDJ

Type #276
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.

Source Atle Mo

Retina Dust #915
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

First pattern tailor-made for Retina, with many more to come. All the old ones are upscaled, in case you want to re-download.

Source Atle Mo

Paper 1@2X #16
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

A slightly grainy paper pattern with small horizontal and vertical strokes.

Source Atle Mo

Visual illusion #2586
 Grid  CC 0

The edges of all the red objects line up either vertically or horizontally, but it doesn't appear so. Made from a square tile that can be got by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background #384
 Noise  CC 0

Abstract Stars Geometric Pattern Prismatic No Background

Source GDJ

Elastoplast@2X #283
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A fun-looking elastoplast/band-aid pattern. A hint of orange tone in this one.

Source Josh Green

White Texture@2X #132
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.

Source Dmitry

White carbon #11
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Same as the black version, but now in shades of gray. Very subtle and fine grained.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 24 #198
 Dark  CC 0

The starting point for this was a texture drawn with the 'Radial Colors' plug-in in Paint.net.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Dots Background #501
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background

Source GDJ