This is only the second seamless vector pattern I’ve made, so I’m going to keep posting them one at a time. If you aren’t an Illustrator user, you can easily take this pattern into Photoshop and make a brush out of it or use it as a pattern fill for a background. You might see this pattern pop up in some freebies soon, here on BittBox. I thought I would go ahead and release the pattern anyway.

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I took an evening and put together this set of free vector grunge corners for everyone to download. I have searched countless times for free vector grunge and came up empty handed. Not only are grunge vectors difficult to make, but extremely difficult to find as a freebie (except here on BittBox). Grunge is always a hot item, but have you ever downloaded the PERFECT grunge Photoshop brush, only to find that the brush is 100 pixels wide? Not very helpful if your design is bigger than 100 pixels huh? Well that’s one of the great things about vector graphics, scale isn’t a factor. You can scale vectors all day to fit your design, without compromising a pixel-worth of quality. I think I have a few vector paths here to keep you busy for a while, enjoy :) Formats: AI, EPS, SVG, PNG, Ill8.

P.S. I also included some source grunge for you to play around with.

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Here on BittBox, I like to share things with you, especially those things that can make your life a lot easier. Have you ever discovered something very simple, yet very useful in a program you use on a daily basis, and thought to yourself “Man, That’s sooo easy. If only I would have figured that out 3 years ago!” Those are the kinds of things I like to share. Well, I came across an awesome tutorial a few days ago on NDesign Studio that explains one of those very simple things in Illustrator: Easy Abstract Lines. I started experimenting with these lines, and incorporated them into some vector buttons and headers, and I invite you to do the same (experiment). I guess what I’m saying is that this set of freebies is meant more-or-less to inspire your creativity a bit, and play with a new tool (if you don’t already know about it, of course) Abstract lines via the Blend Tool.

Tutorial Link: Abstract Background Tutorial by NDesign Studio.

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This set is Part 3 of my Free Vector Web Page elements series, and there are a couple of important differences to note. Believe it or not, there is no “reflection” in this set. In fact it’s quite opposite of the previous sets in 2 ways. Instead of a reflection, we have here a subtle shadow-like gradient overlay on the bottom half of the button and header shapes, that hints at a silky 3D feel.

There is no transparency involved in the main buttons and bars (white silky ones), so they should be relatively easy to customize. If you change the color of the button itself, you must also change the bottom color of the gradient overlay. Another difference is that this is my first set designed on a dark background. If you are wanting to apply customization to any of my previous sets to a dark background color, this set might help you learn how to do that on your own.

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I was thinking to myself that this probably should have been one of my first posts, so I quickly made some glass orbs for you. What kind of Illustrator blog would this be without a free glass orb download? I guess it completely slipped my mind and I apologize, but I’m serious when I say that ANYONE can easily make these on their own in Illustrator. No clipping masks, just 4 shapes, 1 drop shadow, 1 feather, and 1 transparency mask. If you don’t know what a transparency mask is, read this post on how to create a vector glass button in Illustrator, with detailed instructions. AI (including legacy), EPS, SVG and PNG formats available in the download.

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