Textures – Lewis Moten

April 27, 1998

Backgrounds

In the late 90s, I curated a small gallery of looping background textures—gears, nets, pipes, wax, and abstract bumps—designed for websites and desktops. Seamless GIF patterns built for tiling, tweaking brightness, and giving early web pages mechanical personality. Read More

April 18, 1998

Pipes

This page showcases the tiled pipes.gif background, repeating in a seamless industrial pattern across the screen. Created in the late 90s, the looping GIF evokes mechanical depth and metallic texture, capturing the bold, experimental spirit of early web design. Read More

April 18, 1998

Web

This page displays the tiled web.gif background, repeating seamlessly to form an intricate, layered pattern across the screen. Created for late-90s websites and desktops, the looping design captures the textured, immersive aesthetic that defined early personal web pages. Read More

April 18, 1998

Net

This page highlights the tiled net.gif background, repeating edge to edge to create a layered, grid-like texture. Built for late-90s web layouts, the seamless pattern adds depth and structure while showcasing the era’s love for looping graphical backdrops. Read More

April 18, 1998

Gears

This page showcases the tiled gears.gif background in action, repeating seamlessly across the screen. Designed in the late 90s for web and desktop use, the pattern demonstrates how simple GIF textures could transform a page’s mood and mechanical atmosphere. Read More

April 18, 1998

Wax

This page features the tiled wax.gif background, repeating smoothly to create a glossy, fluid texture across the screen. Designed during the late 90s, the seamless GIF reflects the era’s fascination with abstract surfaces and experimental web backdrops. Read More

April 18, 1998

Bumps

A 90’s background image for web pages that I had made of bumps. Read More