Free website backgrounds?

bryan172 · 14. Nov 2010, 10:38 PM

I'm working on my final project for Website Design I and I'm trying to have it look less like every other hand-coded site done by newbies. It looks like some kid did it for his angelfire site back in 1996.
To that end I'm looking for sites that provide free backgrounds for websites. I did a Google search for "free website backgrounds" but all I found were sites who defined "free" as "give us a lot of money" or who demanded a link with a big garish logo on the site for their services.
Am I mad to even think that such a thing could exist?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
--
Bryan

eyeb · 14. Nov 2010, 11:40 PM

hm... if you got photoshop/gimp you could make your own and splice it for the code. I believe they even give html output for you after you cut it up so you wont have to miss with the right placement codes.

dollyp · 24. Nov 2010, 01:41 PM

Try www.grsites.com; I use it for my backgrounds. Its got a huge number of graphics to use as background and it is completely free!

Regards
David

garth · 28. Nov 2010, 06:42 PM

Or you could create graphics as suggested by eyeb and just use the CSS <div> tags you should have learned somewhere along the way, positioning them as appropriate.

Ritho · 28. Nov 2010, 07:54 PM

How about this one. http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/textures/ I have used stuff from there before for web design.

Tazz · 18. Jan 2011, 05:22 AM

I think you should try www.backgroundcity.com
You can find lots of knowledge and backgrounds there.
Hope you'll like it.

johnlee5757 · 14. Mar 2012, 07:02 AM

Hi I found some free backgrounds for the website you can check it ......
www.backgroundlabs.com/

14. Nov 2010, 10:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
bryan172 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Free website backgrounds? I'm working on my final project for Website Design I and I'm trying to have it look less like every other hand-coded site done by newbies. It looks like some kid did it for his angelfire site back in 1996. To that end I'm looking for sites that provide free backgrounds for websites. I did a Google search for "free website backgrounds" but all I found were sites who defined "free" as "give us a lot of money" or who demanded a link with a big garish logo on the site for their services. Am I mad to even think that such a thing could exist? Any help would be greatly appreciated. -- Bryan

24. Nov 2010, 01:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
dollyp Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8	Free Website Backgrounds Try www.grsites.com; I use it for my backgrounds. Its got a huge number of graphics to use as background and it is completely free! Regards David

28. Nov 2010, 07:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ritho Foundation Editor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,391	How about this one. http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/textures/ I have used stuff from there before for web design. __________________ The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention.

14. Mar 2012, 07:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
johnlee5757 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1	Check this one...... Hi I found some free backgrounds for the website you can check it ...... www.backgroundlabs.com/

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14. Nov 2010, 11:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
eyeb Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Planet X Posts: 487	hm... if you got photoshop/gimp you could make your own and splice it for the code. I believe they even give html output for you after you cut it up so you wont have to miss with the right placement codes.

28. Nov 2010, 06:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
garth Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Here. Posts: 1,451	Or you could create graphics as suggested by eyeb and just use the CSS <div> tags you should have learned somewhere along the way, positioning them as appropriate.

18. Jan 2011, 05:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tazz Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3	I think you should try www.backgroundcity.com You can find lots of knowledge and backgrounds there. Hope you'll like it.