The background color, image, or pattern can make or break a website. Recently I found an amazing artist who has created amazingly elegant and intricate background images for websites. Evan Eckard, a print and web designer based in Northern California, created a website call DinPattern where his background patterns are featured and available for download. The website also has a great preview function allowing a full view of every pattern available.
While some of Evan’s patterns may only have a very specific type of website they would fit on, they do show the detail and amount of work that the background of a website should receive. The patterns also inspire a designer to look back in their own work as well as look forward to creating intricate patterns that not only please the eye but also provide a depth to the site that “bgcolor=#0099CC” just can’t communicate.