MetaFilter posts tagged with background

Can You Name Them All?

sambosambo — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:36:14 -0800

Meme Scenery - Only someone familiar with the original memes would sense something's amiss, like the set of a play waiting for the actors to stumble into history.

Not on the good rug!

1f2frfbf — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:30:58 -0800

Danish 70's Interior Design, Porno Style. sorta NSFW-ish?

Tiled Background Designer

Dave Faris — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:38:05 -0800

Tiled Background Designer is just a small, useful tool to create patterns. Experiment with pictures, colors, textures and transparency to get best result.

"iPhone and iPod Touch wallpapers for the rest of us."

defenestration — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:35:51 -0800

Poolga: iPhone and iPod Touch wallpapers from a selection of designers and illustrators from around the world.

Comic Sans

GuyZero — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:59:33 -0800

The story behind Comic Sans: The web's most hated typeface. Previously

Desktop pictures - Computer wallpaper

hypersloth — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:10:46 -0800

Hi-Res Photos for the Masses! How about that bandwidth?

Honk Honk Rattle Rattle Crash Beep Beep

Witty — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 06:53:40 -0800

Let's say that you have a cell phone, and you need to sound as if you're somewhere else, or you need to get the long-winded person you're talking with off the phone.

Extra, extra!

debralee — Mon, 26 May 2003 08:31:27 -0800

Extra, extra! Think your job is bad? Film extras (or 'background' as they're commonly referred to) just stand around waiting all day, have to bring their own wardrobe, and must always obey the unspoken rule of not chatting up the real talent. It's the job that's pretty much 'about nothing', with no guarantees, no glamour, no money. Yet, with that said, there are already many who do it, and more trying to break in every day. Are movie extras merely suckers for punishment, or are they hoping to find fame and fortune?