The use of texture is one of the important principles of good design, and the use of subtle textures is becoming more and more popular in the world of web design. These textures help give a tactile and realistic feel to the interface, which can help a website seem more familiar with things we come across in the real world. Here’s an inspirational showcase of 30 websites that have an excellent use of subtle texture in their design.
Spring
Stephen Caver
Retin Art
Simon Collison
AmazeeLabs
Drag, Drop, Review
Worry Free Labs
IconEden Blog
The Box
Josh Sullivan
Marie Catribs
Ecoki
AFD Folio
Kaleidoscope
The Little Cake Parlour
Jason Julien
The Visual Click
FeedStitch
Tony Geer
Chris Kaufman
Miles Dowsett
Foundation Six
Hugs For Monsters
Creative Soapbox
SAVVY Belfast
Solid Giant
Word Refuge
Crush + Lovely
Odosketch
Digital Visions Queenstown
Very cool lineup. I love websites with textures, but have to stop myself from overdoing it :)
really useful texture backgrounds for website designs as well. thanks
Hi Chris,
nice roundup of websites using textures in their design, love it!
Maybe a nice extra? I just published the redesign of my portfolio yesterday, and yes, .. loads of textures in it!
http://www.gonzographic.com
I’ld love to hear what you think of it? Thanks for sharing, Cheers & Ciao ..
Cool examples, yet I can’t help but notice that the vast majority fo them look incredibly similar, specially when it comes to the color palette they use.
nice post, lots of great examples I have never come across.
Beautiful examples!
Some really nice websites here. My favorite has to be Foundation Six’s. Using textures in web design is a really nice touch, but sometimes it just doesn’t fit what you are trying to get across.
Love the Ecoki site.
Not really sure how you forgot to include my site in this. :(
YAY for AmazeeLabs!
I can not choose my favorite!
Thanks for the mention among so many great examples.
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great website! mike
I second that! ;)
Hadn’t seen the AFD-Folio site before, and it’s very impressive! Great typography work. I wish I could design sites like that, heh!
Thanks for the collection Chris
Nice collection. I’ve noticed a few of these in the site of the week collections.
I think that even a really simple minimal texture makes a website more visually interesting.
I like the feed Stitch website most on the list, because the textures work really well for the theme of website.
Very nice collection, I’m going to try some of them
Really cool collection. You just love those textures don’t you Chris. Awesome stuff
coll collection of texture design site. i like the little cake parlour design in this every thing manage properly. we are also web designers and this collection give us idea of new creativity. thanks for this…..
nice collection….
Oh man, nice roundup. Other collections have been showing same ol’ but popular sites from well-known designers. This is really something new and fresh. Kudos!
I love Mr Simon Collier’s site. Great post.
Nice collection Chris, there are some gems. Does anyone know who did the first website, Spring? It’s gorgeous… great texture and really nice typography.
great sites there, im a big fan of textures in web design myself, always gives me good feelings when browsing sites like these, I think neutral color schemes are getting used to much.
I love subtle textures of bright colors like Worry Free Labs and solid giant.
This blog is really great. This is my first comment. I will keep visiting.
Its surprising how a little noise in the background can make a big difference.
I will have to come back to see if you found more.
Thanks for featuring us, given the company of the other sites you’ve noted it’s a great compliment. We enjoy your site as well.
Vielen Dank!
Nice article. I love the realism and creative use of these textures. Great inspiration!
Another awesome theme with a grunge feel to it is Greyzed, which was developed by eFrog Digital Design and is now deployed with WordPress.com hosted sites.
Here’s the theme link: http://www.efrogthemes.com/product/greyzed/
Very inspiring article! Thanks.
Great designs
great stuff to get some inspiration,
thanks