500+ Background Patterns in Vector Format for Web and Print Designs
Background patterns that are seamless and scalable are very useful and a great time-saver for designers in creating backgrounds for website, fashion and textile design, graphic design, package design, web design, and many other design projects. Since these are in Illustrator or EPS format, the patterns can be opened and edited in Adobe Illustrator program.
For more vector patterns, you may also want to checkout our previous post about Illustrator background patterns. Or, if you are looking for patterns that you can use in Photoshop, checkout our post about 1,000 background pattern sets you can use in Photoshop.
Background Patterns #01- Summer Floral Wallpaper Vector
Source: keepdesigning.com
Whether it be brochure designs or website designs or textile designs. This floral vector wallpaper pattern is an original, copyright free artwork that can be used on any commercial or personal project. This eps file is friendly to anyone using adobe illustrator 8 or higher.
Background Patterns #02- 125 Japanese Patterns
Source: dezignus.com
a collection of 125 free patterns composed of Japanese inspired graphics in vector kindly shared by Ikiya.jp. All patterns are in vector format so you can easily tweak it to suit your needs or requirements such as changing color and size of these patterns.
Background Patterns #03- Floral Pattern Wallpaper
Source: keepdesigning.com
A funky floral wallpaper pattern with cool blues, purples, and pinks that will enhance any graphic design. This wallpaper contains an abundance of flowers, swirls, and patterns within one wallpaper vector. This is a copyright free vector artwork that can be used for any personal or commercial use. The download zip file contains one eps that’s functional to anyone running adobe illustrator eight or higher.
Background Patterns #04- Floral Vector Pattern in Ai
Source: Vecteezy.com
This pattern in Illustrator can be used on any commercial or personal project. This eps file is friendly to anyone using adobe illustrator 8 or higher. Since it is vector, you can also easily change the size nad color of the pattern.
Background Patterns #05-Baroque seamless pattern
Source: keepdesigning.com
This baroque seamless pattern is a sample from the Mega seamless patterns pack 2 available at designious.com. The file that you can download for free is i eps format.
Background Patterns #06- Seamless Heartshaped Diamonds
Source: keepdesigning.com
A seamless pattern of heart-shaped diamonds that you can use for anything–brochure designs or website designs or textile designs.
Background Patterns #Background Patterns #07- Jungle Wallpaper Pattern
Source: keepdesigning.com
This cool jungle wallpaper vector is great for website designs or page designs. This jungle vector wallpaper pattern is an original, copyright free artwork that can be used on any commercial or personal project. This eps file is friendly to anyone using adobe illustrator 8 or higher.
Background Patterns #08- Animal Prints
Source: colorburned.com
There are several types of vector pattern swatches in this set including realistic-looking giraffe, tiger, cougar, leopard, panther, and cheetah prints. This set of patterns is only available to Vector Plus members but it is definitely worth it. Head over to Vectortuts+ and download this set today!
Background Patterns #09- 20 Seamless Plaid Patterns for Illustrator
Source: colorburned.com
Each pattern swatch is completely vector and can be used for just about any purpose including fashion design, graphic design, package design, web design, or whatever else you can think up. You may download these swatches below for Illustrator CS and above.
Background Patterns #10- Animal Print Patterns
Source: Adobe.com
Here are some animal prints you can use in your Adobe Illustrator artwork for a beautiful safari effect. Download the prints as a swatch library, and then fill objects with them or use them in backgrounds. When you apply a pattern to an area, Illustrator tiles with the pattern to fill the space.
Background Patterns #11- Seamless Paisley Vector Pattern
Source: Artbox7.com
This is a free sample from our Supreme Vector Set. For more high quality vector packs check ArtBox7.com
File type: EPS
Background Patterns #12- 50 Vector Patterns Collection
Source: lordofdesign.com
This set contains 50 patterns in EPS format. You may download these swatches below for Illustrator CS and above.
Background Patterns #13- 6 Vector Flowers
Source: lordofdesign.com
This set contains 6 patterns in Ai and JPEG format. You may download these swatches below for Illustrator CS and above.
Background Patterns #14- Imperial Leaf Pattern
Source: Echoenduringmedia
This pack contains the original Illustrator file, three Illustrator alternates along with PNG versions of all of them.
Background Patterns #15- Vector Patterns Collection
Source: lordofdesign.com
This set contains 24 patterns in Ai and EPS formats. You may download these swatches below for Illustrator CS and above.
Background Patterns #16- Seamless retro Vectors
Source: Designious
This is free retro seamless pattern that you can use in Illustrator.
Background Patterns #17- Red Million Pattern
Source: Vecteezy
This is free pattern that you can use in Illustrator.
Background Patterns #18- Monochrome Geometric
Source: Vecteezy
100 seamless vector pattern swatches (also as symbols) for Adobe Illustrator CS and higher. Marvelous monochrome geometric tessellations great for use as backgrounds, fill patterns, and optical illusions… all in glorious black and white.
Background Patterns #19 - 10 Lovely Valentine’s Day Heart Patterns
Source: colorburned
This set of 10 Valentine’s Day swatches is available for Illustrator CS and above. I hope that you all have an enjoyable Valentine’s Day and I hope you can find a place in your heart for these patterns in your designs!
Background Patterns #20 - 50 Astonishing Argyle Pattern Swatches for Illustrator
Source: colorburned
You can use them in any number of ways including fashion design, textiles, package design and of course, graphic and web design. Pattern swatches in Illustrator are so flexible in how they can be displayed. You can scale them, rotate them, nudge them over pixel by pixel; all without having to changing the shape of your original object.
Background Patterns #21 - 25 Seamless Polka Dot Pattern Swatches
Source: colorburned
Includes 25 seamless polka dot pattern swatches you can use in any number of ways including invitations for baby showers, birthdays, package design, website design or any other project that you are working on.
Background Patterns #22 - 51 Sashiko Patterns
Source: Shori Ameshiko
This set of 51patterns were created in Illustrator 9 and inspired by sashiko designs, which is why they are only outlines on top of solid color.
Background Patterns #23 - Retro Pattern Set
Source: Patternhead
Here’s a set of funky retro vector patterns that you can download and use in your own design work.
Background Patterns #24 - 72 Retro Patterns
Source: roberlan
Background Patterns #25 - 13 Vector Grunge Patterns
Source: transfuschia
Background Patterns #26 - 24 Kaleidoscopic Patterns
Source: nagash
Background Patterns #27 - 1920s Waves Pattern Pack
Source: Shori Ameshiko
Background Patterns #28 - 4 Kids’ Patterns
Source: Moonlit Tear
Background Patterns #29 - 13 Vector Grunge Patterns
Source: kookybat
Background Patterns #30 - Lace Mesh Swatches
Source: vectorgeek
These are all amazing patterns. I like them all. The colors are great and good for any clothing. I really like the animal pattern. It looks like very similar to animal skins so I think it will be very good for designing clothes.
These are great! I especially like the Japanese patterns. However, it’s unfortunate that they are almost all for personal use only.