InstaBG is a service that connects your Twitter account with your Instagram account. Many iOS device users use Instagram to store the photographs they shoot with their phones. With InstaBG, those Instagram photos can be automatically set as the background to your Twitter profile. In addition to the photograph, the background can show likes and dates for your image. Photos can also be set as the background according to categories or tags.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Sets Instagram photos as your Twitter profile background.
• Automatically updates background.
• Can display likes and date for images.
• Similar tools: Twilk, Twitbacks and Twitter Patterns.

Check out InstaBG @ www.instabg.com  (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

Subtle Patterns is a useful website that serves fresh and high quality free patterns to people who wish to use them in their next ‘big’ thing. The collection constitutes nearly 116 high-quality design patterns, with new ones added weekly.

Using the service is very easy. Just browse the website until you find a pattern you like. You can either preview it by clicking on the image or by downloading it straight away, using the “Download” button.

Features

• New patterns added weekly.
• Download all patterns in one zip file.
• User-friendly website interface make it easier for website navigation.
• Similar tools : Patternizer, Japonizer, bgMaker, Repper, BgPatterns, PatternCooler, TartanMaker, WebGround, Dotter, StripedBGs, AVA7 Patterns, LoveTextures and GrungeTextures.

Check out Subtle Patterns @ www.subtlepatterns.com (By Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

Patternizer, as the name suggests, is a website that allows users to create custom patterns according to their own requirements and needs.

Using the service is pretty easy and fun. You just need to visit Patternizer, and you will see a list of options on the left sidebar. You can play with the settings, and even change the pattern’s style and colors to create the pattern you are in need of. Once you get the required pattern, you can save it, and even share it with your friends on Facebook or Twitter.

Another good feature I found in Patternizer, is the “Code” feature, which allows the user to generate a code for that specific pattern. You may wish to use it on your website or simply anywhere you want.

Features

• Free and easy to use.
• Ability to Save and Share pattern.
• Code feature allows users to use pattern anywhere they wish.
• Similar tools: Japonizer, bgMaker, Repper, BgPatterns, PatternCooler, TartanMaker, WebGround, Dotter, StripedBGs, AVA7 Patterns, LoveTextures and GrungeTextures.

Check out Patternizer @ www.patternizer.com/a0dk (By Hammad from TechnicallyDIgital)

Edit Pattern is a free to use web tool that lets you edit the pixels of a small design. This design is a square matrix of pixels ranging from 2×2 pixels to 21×21 pixels. You can color each pixel any way you want. The site’s background will incorporate your design as a tile in real time. You can download your design anytime in PNG or ICO format. You can also obtain the design’s embeddable HTML code. A further option lets you grab the design as a matric code that can be later reloaded to revisit your designs.

Features:

• A user-friendly web tool.
• Lets you create basic tiled designs.
• Tiles are squares ranging from 2×2 pixels to 21×21 pixels.
• Lets you color each pixel anyway you want.
• You can download tiles in PNG or ICO format.
• Provides embeddable code for designs.
• Similar tools: Repper, Patternify and PatternCooler.
• Also read related article: 20 Great Resources to Download Free Patterns.

Check out EditPattern @ www.editpattern.com (by MOin from Urban Savior)

Japonizer is a free and simple background generation tool. The tool lets you select an image from various patterns and then generate traditional Japanese backgrounds.

You can control the colors of the background and the size of the image that will be tiled. Your resulting background can be downloaded as a PNG image. You will also get a permalink for your background and the option to directly share it on Twitter or add it to the site’s gallery that features backgrounds other site visitors have created.

Features:

• A user-friendly website.
• Lets you generate traditional Japanese backgrounds from various patterns.
• Lets you select background colors.
• Lets you choose size of image to be tiled.
• You can download background as PNG image.
• You can share background through its permalink.
• Similar tools : bgMaker, Repper, BgPatterns, PatternCooler, TartanMaker, WebGround, Dotter, StripedBGs, AVA7 Patterns, LoveTextures and GrungeTextures.

Check out Japonizer @ www.wanokoto.net/japonizes/index (By Umar from TechCityInc)

bgMaker is a simple and free to use online image creation tool. You start with a simple 12×12 grid that you can edit and create images on. You can select different colors for each grid by entering the HEX code, moving the RGB sliders, or using the left-most color panel. You can also create additional columns to be placed on the right or additional rows to be placed on the bottom of your image. As you make your edits, the tiled view is updated in the background in real-time.

After you have completed your edits, you can click on the ‘Save’ button to download the small image in the PNG image format.

Features:

• tiled background maker online .
• Can be used as backgrounds for your designs.
• Different options to select colors are provided.
• Image can be downloaded in PNG image format.
• Similar tools: Repper, BgPatterns, PatternCooler, TartanMaker, WebGround, Dotter, StripedBGs, AVA7 Patterns, LoveTextures and GrungeTextures.

Check out bgMaker @ www.bgmaker.ventdaval.com (By Umar from TechCityInc)

To use the background textures available in WebGround, you can browse through thousands of images by clicking each section at the top of the screen. Categories include light grays, medium grays, dark grays, light colors, medium colors, and dark colors. A simple guide on how to view and use the textures on your own website is also made available together with the texture samples.

If you need to change the colors of texts and links on your website to complement the texture, you can click the “how-to” section at the bottom of the screen and find instructions with HTML codes that you can use to accomplish this.

WebGround can be very useful for beginners looking for ways to enhance their website and create more appealing designs.

Features:

• Offers free, original background textures for your website.
• Browse through different categories.
• See a preview of the background with accompanying text.
• Free; no sign up required.
• Provides instructions on how to download and use them.
• Similar Tools: Dotter, StripedBGs, AVA7 Patterns, LoveTextures, and GrungeTextures.

Check out Webground @ http://www.josedealmeida.com/webground/main.shtml

The tool also gives you the option to create a mosaic from your followers. Simply select followers instead of friends in the menu. When buying the mosaic on any merchandise, you can select a specific model of the product and even have it customized. The tool works for Twitter as well as LiveJournal.

Features:

• Create a mosaic from profile pics.
• Select your friends or followers to create the mosaic.
• Works for Twitter and LiveJournal.
• Embed the mosaic anywhere on the web.
• Buy merchandise with the mosaic printed on them.
• No registration required.
• Similar tools: Twilk.

Visit MyFriendsMosaic @ MyFriendsMosaic.com

Themeleon, a free service provided by ColourLovers.com, offers an easy way to make your page look good without adding clutter. You can chose from amongst 690,603 patterns and 1,049,085 color palettes all designed to make aesthetically pleasing backdrops for your microblogging.

The process is simple. First, log on to your Twitter account from Themelon’s site. Second, select from the hundreds of thousands of patterns. Then, pick a color palette that suits your preferences or corporate color scheme. Finally, save your profile to have the changes take effect immediately. The color schemes and patterns provided are all very simple, very clean and can make your Twitter page look really slick.

Features

- make your Twitter page more aesthetically pleasing.
- choose from 690,603 patterns and 1,049,085 color palettes.
- easy-to-use web-based interface.
- the most popular pattern and color scheme combinations are only a click away.

Check out Themeleon

There are many ways to create unique tartan designs using this website. You can set the number of bands from two to ten, customize the bands’ colors, choose the color dominance of each band, pick out either a square or a diamond pattern orientation, and adjust the yarn size. The site also allows you to preview your design before downloading the generated image to your computer.

Features:

• Create and customize your own tartan patterns for free.
• No signup is required to design tartan patterns.
• Preview your design before downloading.
• View designs created by other users.
• Registered users can share their own designs in the website.
• Similar tool: Repper, BgPatterns and PatternCooler.

Check out TartanMaker @ www.tartanmaker.com