29 Most Useful Texture Packs of 2008
The trend of using texture in web design has been around for a while, but in 2008 it was taken to a new level. Not only were there many beautiful sites launched that made use of textures, but there were also lots of useful texture packs created. I’ve taken the time to sort through them and hand pick the ones that I feel stand out in usefulness and beauty.
Grunge Textures
Christy Sobolewski Textures
vintage grunge textures
color grunge textures
hardcore vintage grunge
Large Paper Grunge Textures
Anatomy of a Dumpster: 12 Textures
rust textures
Grunge II Texture Pack
Old Grunge Photo Texture Pack
Grungy and Dirty Textures
24 Free High-Res Textures
TEXTURES PACK 1
Vintage Textures
15 Old Book Cover Textures
17 More Old Book Cover Textures
Free High-Res Texture Pack: The Anatomy of a *Really* Old Book
Vintage II Texture Pack
Vintage Texture Pack
Vintage Bum
Wood Textures
Textures – Wood
Local Texture: Three by One
Dark Wood Texture Pack
Free Hi Resolution Wood Textures
Fabric Textures
20 Fabric Textures to Dress Up your Design
Free Fabric Texture Pack
Paper and Cardboard Textures
Natural Paper Texture Pack
Cardboard Textures and Objects
Rough Paper Textures
5 Fantastically Free High Res Brown Paper Textures
Free High Resolution Plain and Grunge Paper Textures
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Apr 24, 2009
very good awesome list… and i like it
Apr 29, 2009
love these textures1!! thank youuuuuu!!
May 12, 2009
Please, make a discription at the top about license:)
Can use it in commercial sites?
May 26, 2009
great textures..I think they’ll work for design site or an artist’s site but I think for something more corporate it might not be a good fit…
Jun 4, 2009
Genial, buen post, gracias por el buen aporte, de verdad. Son muy buenos las texturas de las paginas linkiadas. Thanks my friend!
Jun 17, 2009
Holy moly!Great resource and free. Thank you
Jul 29, 2009
Awesome! Exactly what i was searching for.
Thank you very much!
Aug 3, 2009
love these textures1!!Thank you very much.
Aug 6, 2009
Great resource and free. Thank you
Aug 7, 2009
really nice collection, thanks for sharing
Aug 18, 2009
great site…thanks for sharing
Aug 18, 2009
lovely textures….
Sep 11, 2009
Fantastic! Thanks so much!
Dec 8, 2009
Just found *the* texture I’ve been looking for
Jan 25, 2010
Thank you very much!
Just the texture I was looking for
Apr 15, 2010
AWESOME, THANKS