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backgrounds

Logos and other patterns can look quite good if they're VERY subtle, such as the site I did for a friend: louiselister.com where I used the sitename itself as a background.

Backgrounds are fun to make, and I've made some excessively ornate ones when I discovered the "promote to seamless pattern" function in PSP back in the 90's. What I have since learned, though, is that if you want a site to be completely readable on all monitors, try to use a plain coloured background, or one with a very subtle pattern such as the one I've used on this site.

My very first site included a range of medieval backgrounds, both ornate and subtle. Check them out, but remember to always test on a wide range of monitors if you use anything patterned. For example, Macs usually show graphics as much darker, and your text may end up unreadable unless you've used a very subtle low-contrast pattern.