Best Grunge Backgrounds for Web Design

Written ByTara Hornorin

The term “grunge” within graphic design is often mistaken to mean dirty; however, a grunge look is simply one that is achieved by including natural elements into your design. For instance, you may create typography from vine images or your background could be a photo of cement. Some websites even use every day items, such as paper towels, to create backgrounds and texture within the design. Incorporating grunge into your website can be obvious with lots of dirt and grime or subtle with only a fabric background. So, whatever level of grunge you intend to take your website, one of the following backgrounds may be exactly what you need to help you achieve the perfect amount of grunge in your project.
Trials and Tribulations

Texture 73

Psychosomatic Texture

Music Grunge Backgrounds

Yellow Grunge Wallpaper

Red and Black Grunge Wallpaper

Grunge Background 2

Grunge 8 from Celebbest.com

Grunge Lamps Twitter Background

Abstract Grunge Background

Dirty Grunge Blue Background

Purple and Green Grunge

Blue Grunge Backgrounds

Old Grunge Backgrounds

Grunge Brick Wall Background

Hot Pink Background

Abstract Grunge Melody

9 Retro Grunge Wallpapers

Cool Grunge Background – White Paint

Cool Grunge Backgrounds – Yellow Paint

Comments

Toronto Web Design Company said:

June 23, 2011 at 7:43 PM

Thanks for sharing these wonderful grunge backgrounds! Makes our life a lot more easier :)

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- Tara Hornor said:
  
  June 23, 2011 at 9:54 PM
  
  You’re welcome, and I really do hope it helps!
Jarod Billingslea said:

June 23, 2011 at 8:14 PM

Maybe the 1st, the 3rd, and the 4th ones are, but not the rest…

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- Tara Hornor said:
  
  June 27, 2011 at 10:42 PM
  
  Sorry not all of it was very useful to you, but glad to know that you liked at least a few. :)
ASpikes said:

June 24, 2011 at 2:07 PM

Thanks for the “Grunge” definition. I think alot of people including me didn’t know what it meant before reading this article :P I really like those backgrounds you put up there too

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- Tara Hornor said:
  
  June 28, 2011 at 11:15 AM
  
  I’m glad the definition helped! I am wishing I included more of a variety of textures to show the range that grunge can have; however, I do suppose that most people searching for grunge really are looking for more of a grime look.
Mark Armstrong said:

June 25, 2011 at 10:10 AM

Some great patterns– many thanks for sharing them, sincerely appreciated!

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- Tara Hornor said:
  
  June 28, 2011 at 11:16 AM
  
  You’re welcome! I’m so glad you liked them.
51 Website Design said:

June 28, 2011 at 12:42 AM

Yeah, it’s just an honest opinion. Nothing negative at all. I’m just letting you know what’s what, because I’ve seen and used most of those textures before.

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- Tara Hornor said:
  
  June 29, 2011 at 10:54 PM
  
  Thanks for letting me know…this way next time I can be more careful to find newer textures.
çiçek said:

June 29, 2011 at 8:29 AM

Thanks for the “Grunge” definition. I think alot of people including me didn’t know what it meant before reading this article

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pearl mint said:

July 9, 2011 at 8:54 AM

An amazing article. It’s nice to read a quality blog post. I think you made some good points in this post.

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- Tara Hornor said:
  
  July 11, 2011 at 11:40 AM
  
  Thanks for the compliment! I hope you found the post useful.
Forkoff said:

August 1, 2012 at 8:24 AM

Thanks for these! Loving the hot pink one!

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Smoko-Stock said:

December 29, 2012 at 8:07 AM

TERMS OF USE…. Smoko-Stock deviantART

Images within the Smoko-Stock collection are not to be placed in any on-line collection or archive for downloading or redistribution.

Lease remove my texture from this site

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- Carmela Maraan said:
  
  January 2, 2013 at 1:36 AM
  
  Hi,
  
  In accordance with your request I have removed your images from the article. Please accept our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience.
  
  Thank you,
  
  Carmela
  Publisher