Comments on: On Tiled Patterns

By: Mike Papageorge

Mike Papageorge — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:19:49 +0000

So you mean that pattern that I just put up the other day on my site was from one trend ago? Rats!! Well, at least I have those thick ~light blue sidebars that seem so popular these days (*mike looks left, right*)…

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:30:39 +0000

I love SquidFingers!

By: Terry Ng

Terry Ng — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:04:06 +0000

Thanks Andrew! I wholeheartedly agree that patterns have great potential to spice up a design. It’d be nice to see if designers could push things a bit further and use variations of patterns to structure a site, rather than just as a nice design element.

By: Rosano

Rosano — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:04:53 +0000

http://www.torrentfreak.com/
Here’s a recent example of using a background pattern.

By: Andrew Faulkner

Andrew Faulkner — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:00:14 +0000

@Mike

Not one trend ago particularly. Geometric patterns still rule almighty in the pattern department. And Thick Blue Sidebars ™ rule. ;)

@Rosano,

TorrentFreak seems to use the famous Damask pattern. Whilst often too elaborate in my view, I think this is subtle enough not to distract from the content. Nice find.

By: Matt Davies

Matt Davies — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:12:40 +0000

I agree, I think background patterns need to be used sparingly. In my view they only work if they are subtle as they can overpower the main content of a site. Nice article…

By: Christopher Scott

Christopher Scott — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:17:40 +0000

I love the damask tiles (never knew the name though). Kineda is an excellent example of paatern done right. It’s subtle, fades out, and adss a layer of sophistication.

By: Andrew Faulkner

Andrew Faulkner — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:27:52 +0000

(never knew the name though)

Happy to help. ;)

By: Muzz

Muzz — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:02:02 +0000

Jamie Oliver has an interesting pattern on his site - www.jamieoliver.com