Does tiled PC desktop wallpaper still exist?
July 11, 2005 4:50 PM Subscribe
Anyone know a good source of tiled wallpaper backgrounds for a computer desktop?
I mostly use a PC nowadays, but I remember back on some of the earlier color macs you were pretty much confined to wallpapers of at most 64 pixel repeating patterns. Or maybe not, but I think that's what I seem to recall. Anyway, I still find it more aesthetically pleasing than most fullscreen wallpapers. There are thousands of hideous full-screen wallpaper sites replete with spyware, but I can't seem to find a site that provides a repository of tile-style wallpaper backgrounds.
I mostly use a PC nowadays, but I remember back on some of the earlier color macs you were pretty much confined to wallpapers of at most 64 pixel repeating patterns. Or maybe not, but I think that's what I seem to recall. Anyway, I still find it more aesthetically pleasing than most fullscreen wallpapers. There are thousands of hideous full-screen wallpaper sites replete with spyware, but I can't seem to find a site that provides a repository of tile-style wallpaper backgrounds.
Other good suggestions last time this question was asked.
But it is an excellent question, as I always forget to bookmark these sites so I lose them right away.
posted by librarina at 5:29 PM on July 11, 2005
But it is an excellent question, as I always forget to bookmark these sites so I lose them right away.
posted by librarina at 5:29 PM on July 11, 2005
This site has some nice ones: Eos
Nowhere near as simplified as a Mac background, but I really like the Propaganda tiling backgrounds too.
posted by Rubber Soul at 5:55 PM on July 11, 2005
Nowhere near as simplified as a Mac background, but I really like the Propaganda tiling backgrounds too.
posted by Rubber Soul at 5:55 PM on July 11, 2005
I've always liked Deviant Art, which has a fair amount of interesting stuff on it from wallpapers to icons and skins for various applications. Be warned the site can be slow as mud sometimes.
posted by Zack_Replica at 5:57 PM on July 11, 2005
posted by Zack_Replica at 5:57 PM on July 11, 2005
Response by poster: Thanks a lot everyone; and sorry- I had no idea it had been asked (and so recently) I tried searching "tiled wallpaper" and "tiled background" but the original didn't ask in the same way. My bad.
But uh, nevertheless, these are some great sites- exactly what I was looking for.
posted by BigPicnic at 6:31 PM on July 11, 2005
But uh, nevertheless, these are some great sites- exactly what I was looking for.
posted by BigPicnic at 6:31 PM on July 11, 2005
PixelDecor hasn't been mentioned, and they have a nice assortment of background tiles.
posted by geeky at 7:31 PM on July 11, 2005
posted by geeky at 7:31 PM on July 11, 2005
You could always make your own. I remember (iirc) using Paint Shop Pro and making my own tiled wallpapers - no limit to pixel size.
There were ones where "wow, that's sweet - it looks like one *big* picture" and then there were a lot of "ugh, you can see the meld lines."
posted by PurplePorpoise at 8:36 PM on July 11, 2005
There were ones where "wow, that's sweet - it looks like one *big* picture" and then there were a lot of "ugh, you can see the meld lines."
posted by PurplePorpoise at 8:36 PM on July 11, 2005
If you like tiled wallpapers, Don Barnett makes lots of lovely tiles that are available for download as shareware.
posted by mewithoutyou at 11:37 PM on July 11, 2005
posted by mewithoutyou at 11:37 PM on July 11, 2005
I meant to reply to this in a timely fashion, but then it whoosed off the front page and I forgot.
Tesselations.org and Totally Tesselated, for two, have lots of tesselations that work nicely as tiled background images. It's easy to find more by googling for 'tesselation.'
posted by Zed_Lopez at 1:08 PM on July 15, 2005
Tesselations.org and Totally Tesselated, for two, have lots of tesselations that work nicely as tiled background images. It's easy to find more by googling for 'tesselation.'
posted by Zed_Lopez at 1:08 PM on July 15, 2005
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Squidfingers, k10k, and Taz's site.
I've also found VladStudio (was SoftShape) and Veer to have pleasant, high-quality non-tiled wallpapers.
posted by SemiSophos at 5:13 PM on July 11, 2005