I'm working on a project right now at work with a solid brick wall along the back, and a light and dark metal wall next to it. I was asked to "make the wall more interesting" so the neighbours from the back can have something to look at instead of a plain brick fire wall. Traditional masonry would vary the stretcher and header bricks to make a pattern, but there are still options for modern stretcher bond patterns; Using a light and dark variation (or any two colours) there are many options to animate a wall. Below are a few that we preferred, some are just sketches so you'll have to imagine the rest of the wall complete. Each pattern can be varied a great deal by changing the size of each "stripe" and the spacing between, also choosing only a portion of the wall to apply a pattern often has a better result than applying the pattern to the entire wall area.
Brick Patterns for Stretcher Bond
Stripes
Argyle Criss Cross
Zigzag
Diagonal Stripe
