When I design, I very rarely use a background with just a solid color or gradient. For me it’s just too smooth and clean, so I will go to my textures folder and grab one for adding some contrast and contour. If I want to keep it subtle I go to my paper textures and blend lightly over my background color. It’s one of the first things I do when starting a new project and almost always gives me ideas for where to go next in the design.

























158! That is one large collection. Like the mother of all collections.
have a look at http://www.plaintextures.com for a bit more.
Nice site you got in there. Thanks for your suggestion.
158! That is one large collection. Like the mother of all collections.
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