I think that creating good backgrounds is something of an art
form. And therefore, out-of-league for an artistically-challenged
guy like myself. Fortunately, there are lots of great backgrounds
images out there on the Web that you can grab for free. So when
you get online, stop by my web site (http://www.coolnerds.com),
go the Web Publishing section, and check out the Web Art links.
In the meantime, if you just want to fool around with some
sample backgrounds while reading Chapter 14, here's a few you
can swipe and play around with. (Click here for help on using backgrounds)
yellowy.jpg and yellowy.gif
flake.jpg and flake.gif
confetti.jpg and confetti.gif
donut.jpg and donut.gif
colorug.gif and colorug.jpg
colorug3.gif and colorug3.jpg
funky.gif
greyrug.gif
lavtile.gif and lavtile.jpg
lipstick.gif
pinktile.gif and pinktile.jpg
polkadot.gif and polkadot.jpg
redtile.gif and redtile.jpg
musica.jpg and musica.gif
people.jpg and people.gif
jadewood.jpg (in use, but
you can right-click just to the left to copy)