Plus Equals #3, September 2021
Want to take a deep dive into tiling images? Like, a really deep dive. Rob has you covered.
Link tags: tiling
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Basic Pattern Repository
A nice little collection of very simple—and very lightweight—SVGs to use as background patterns.
Lisbon Azulejos
When I was in Porto a few weeks back, I took lots of pictures of the beautiful tiles. They reminded me of the ubiquitous repeating background images that were so popular on the early web. I was thinking about abstracting them into a collection of reusable patterns but now it looks like I’ve been beaten to it!
the new code – Even Stevens: Using Round and Space in Repeated Background Images
See, when I first heard about background-repeat: round; I thought it was something to do with making things circular. But no, it’s about tiling a background image so that nothing gets cut off. The amount of tiling required is rounded to the nearest whole number.
Now I get it.
The Pattern Library
Literally a library of patterns: y’know, for tiling background images. Old school!
The Cicada Principle and Why It Matters to Web Designers » HTML & CSS, Layout » Design Festival
A lovely bit of experimentation with prime numbers and multiple background images.