July 21, 2011

Generate seamless Japanese patterns

At Pugly Pixel I discovered the Japonizer. It sounds like an Asian pro wrestler, but it's actually a pattern generator that creates seamless files for tiling—useful for Twitter backgrounds, websites, or your computer desktop. Choose a traditional Japanese pattern, select a size and your favorite colors, and download your file. (Should you need to generate a professional wrestling name as well, click here.)

26 comments:

  1. Grandma GJuly 21, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Japonizing looks fun! I shall play!

    Grandma G = Sonic Python, or in the female version: Wild Moolah

    Yep, either one fits!

    Mum, Mum, bo-bum
    Banana-fana fo-fum
    Fee-fi-mo-mum... Mum! (Hey, that's what it said!!)

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  2. BibliophiliacJuly 21, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    CUTE! :) Thanks! Now I have a new work desktop

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  3. ~April~July 21, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    This is so strange! I was just complaining to my husband about how I hated my blog look. I showed him your blog, saying how much I like the clean design. Then I saw your link to the Japonizer. Yep, I used it to create a new blog background and a new look! Thank you!

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  4. NinaJuly 21, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Those look like they might work for sashiko embroidery - I balked at paying about $6 for one little piece of printed paper in Purl Soho, and was sure the www must have a free alternative. Thanks for tracking it down!

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  5. NinaJuly 21, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Oh, ummm, maybe not. Anyone know how to print out a whole page of one of the patterns? Either I'm lacking the software or techy know-how, or it's not as useful as I thought...

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  6. Jessica JonesJuly 21, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Without looking into it, one quick idea is to set your desktop wallpaper to one of the patterns (set the image to tile, filling the entire background) and take a screenshot of your entire desktop. Then print out the screenshot. I don't know whether you have a mac or PC, but if you don't know how to take a screen grab or screen capture, a quick Google search can tell you.

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  7. Grandma GJuly 21, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Also without looking into it, if you set it as your desktop wallpaper, wouldn't it be saved as a .bmp file somewhere on your computer? That might work better for printing than a screenshot. (?)

    And maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but I have to put away groceries rather than search it out. ;)

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  8. AnonymousJuly 21, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    mmmm, duotone ;)

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  9. NewMomJuly 21, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    THanks so much for this useful source!

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  10. Grandma GJuly 21, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Okay, I did a little experimenting. My PC did, indeed, save it as a .bmp file. Unfortunately, it only saved the little square tile. I don't know how you'd make it into a whole page. Doing a screen capture would also capture all your desktop icons, so you'd have to crop them off.

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  11. Katie TrueloveJuly 21, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    These are awesome!! I love these traditional Japanese patterns:)

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  12. RachelJuly 21, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    Q: I am working on a recipe assemblage project. Would you send me your favorite, tried-and-true recipe?
    Thanks!
    Rachel
    http://the-pea-and-me.blogspot.com/2011/07/whats-your-favorite-recipe.html

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  13. AnonymousJuly 22, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I love my new background :)

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  14. AnonymousJuly 22, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    Thank you! This is a wonderful resource!

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  15. AnnikaJuly 22, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Gold Sass checking in! You find the best things on the www!

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  16. AnonymousJuly 23, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    my diva pro wrestling name suits me very well:

    Dirty Jello Fighter ♥

    thanks for link, Jess!

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  17. AnonymousJuly 24, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    Those patterns are so pretty! Now I'll have to consider updating my lj!

    Oh, I did the wrestler name thing too...

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  18. Another AprilJuly 26, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Download your one square. Then under your options, select "tile". You should see the seamless pattern. Hope that helps!

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  19. ZouaJuly 27, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    For some reason I couldn't choose an image to use as my desktop wallpaper. Using the instructions found on ehow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_5661893_tile-background.html) I was able to do it using Microsoft Paint. As others have said, once it's set up as your wallpaper, you can do a screen capture (press print screen button located on top right of keyboard and paste into Paint) and crop out the portion you want.

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  20. BowdymomJuly 29, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    I just made a new background! Thank you!!!

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  21. UnknownJuly 29, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Wonderful Japonizer! This actually made my day!

    Thanks for sharing.

    -Vic of TeaButterfly

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  22. Debbie AlbrethsenJuly 29, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Okay I'm so confused. How to I make this into my blog background? Please HELP!

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  23. NinaJuly 30, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Thanks, Jess and Grandma G and people!

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  24. Jessica JonesAugust 1, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Debbie, after you choose your pattern, click the "Japonize" button, and download the small .png file. To add it to your blog's background, if you use Blogger, do this. If you use a different blogging tool, the process will be similar. If you can't figure it out, I'd just Google "add pattern to blog background in XXX", filling in whatever your blogging platform is.

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  25. Debbie AlbrethsenAugust 5, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Thanks! It worked!

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  26. The Epicurean August 18, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Ooh! This would make really awesome origami paper, if I could find the right kind of medium on which to print it. Hmm...

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