From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they traveled through the computer.
Source Haris Šumić
From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Gately's World's Progress', Charles Beale, 1886.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern inspired by a drawing on Pixabay. To get the tile this is formed from, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
This yellow background consists of a pattern of glossy gold buttons arranged in polka dot style on a seamless texture. Here's a pale yellow background pattern. Feel free to use it for your needs!
Source V. Hartikainen
Did anyone say The Hoff? This pattern is in no way related to Baywatch.
Source Josh Green
From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.
Source Firkin
Here's a brown background pattern with subtle stripes. I hope you'll like the color. If not, feel free to change it using an image editor, if you know how of course. Personally, I'm using GIMP to create these backgrounds.
Source V. Hartikainen
I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Submitted by DomainsInfo – wtf, right? But hey, a free pattern.
Source DomainsInfo
Free tiled background with colorful stripes and white splatter.
Source V. Hartikainen
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2
Source GDJ
I love the movie Pineapple Express, and I’m also liking this Pineapple right here.
Source Audee Mirza
Prismatic Polyskelion Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
Utilising a bird from s-light and some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
A seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
Dark, lines, noise, tactile. You get the drift.
Source Anatoli Nicolae
This ons is quite old school looking. Retro, even. I like it.
Source Arno Declercq
Crossing lines with a subtle emboss effect on a dark background.
Source Stefan Aleksić
Oh yes, it happened! A pattern in full color.
Source Atle Mo