Retro backgrounds

8 original designs — click any one to put your own photo on it.

Retro backgrounds recreate the colour casts of ageing media — faded inks, warm shifted whites, the particular oranges of 1970s photography. That imperfection is the appeal: a slightly degraded palette reads as authentic where a clean one reads as corporate.

What retro backgrounds are used for

  • Social media posts

    8 retro designs suit a social post. Backdrops that survive being shrunk to a thumbnail in a crowded feed.

  • Music artwork

    8 retro designs suit cover art. Moody, textural backdrops for covers and release art.

  • Posters

    8 retro designs suit a poster. High-impact backdrops that hold up at print size.

Retro backgrounds by colour

This collection is strongest in purple, blue and beige.

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