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  Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: March 2010

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    Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months. And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we’ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So if you need to look up some date, isn’t it better to show off a nice wallpaper with a nice calendar instead of launching some default time application?This post features 45 free desktop wallpapers, created by designers across the globe. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free.Please notice:all images can be clicked and lead to the preview of the wallpaper;you can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our desktop wallpaper calendar series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?So what wallpapers have we received for March 2010? [By the way: The network tab (on the top of the page) is updated several times a day. It features manually selected articles from the best web design blogs!]Super Mario bros 1985"My 25th anniversary tribute to Super Mario bros." Designed by Davide Vicariotto from Italy.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Haiku on Hanami"And the wind says swish, swish…" Designed by April Joy E. Jasmin from Philippines.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Butterfly"The bright colours of March." Designed by Ellen Xue from Canada.previewwith calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Spring TimeDesigned by Indeziner from Romania.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1650×1080without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1650×1080Sticks and Stones"Was daydreaming and listening to Sticks and Stones by The Pierces over and over againand came up with this idea for the March Calendar." Designed by Kathlyn Marie Salazar from Philippines.previewwith calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600without calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050Searching for springDesigned by Andrei Verner from Russia.previewwith calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Goes in like a lion and out like a lamb"Just an illustration for march :)" Designed by Jennifer Herd from Canada.previewwith calendar: 800×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 800×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Soom"This is a color-work done 100% with Adobe illustrator CS4, its all about messing with gradients, transparency and a lot of blend tool. “Soom” means breath, this represents the breathing of universal time. the time of the stars." Designed by David Fernandes / Random Spirals from Portugal.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Up"Fun spring wallpaper." Designed by Anca Varsandan from Romania.previewwith calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200Even Cupcakes Have Bad DaysDesigned by Valerie Morgan from USA.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1600without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1600Ghost Stories"Background picture by Esa Wendelin" Designed by Marta Miazek from Poland.previewwith calendar: 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1600×1200without calendar: 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1600×1200Gummy MarchDesigned by Monica Corduneanu from Romania.previewwith calendar: 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1600without calendar: 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1600A New Day"It’s the start of a brand new day." Designed by Stephanie Lam from Australia.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Lucky Shamrocks"Despite the three-leaved clover being synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day, I decided that a four-leaved clover would bring more luck to all the readers. Despite the three-leaved clover being synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day, I decided that a four-leaved clover would bring more luck to all the readers. Cheers!" Designed by Crystal Ng from Malaysia.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1900×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1900×1200Fractal"Inspired by last months article about Mathematics…" Designed by Zhongde Liu from Germany/China.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600Telephones"The telephone has had a bit of an impact over the last century on the way we communicate, so I thought a telephone-themed wallpaper would be appropriate for the month of its patent." Designed by Dan Sweet from USA.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Midnight Sun"The midnight sun sets on the party in the trees." Designed by Chris Alexander (Yipori) from England.previewwith calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440without calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440Romanian Tradition MartisorulDesigned by Alexandra Ipate from Romania.previewwith calendar: 800×600, 1024×640, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 800×600, 1024×640, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Ladybug"If I would be a ladybug…" Designed by Christine Schirbel from Germany.previewwith calendar: 1024×640, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050without calendar: 1024×640, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050DaisyDesigned by Pietje Precies from The Netherlands.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Popephoenix"This what we do. This is how we live. This is how we evolve. All for the sake of art." Designed by Popephoenix from USA.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×720, 1900×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×720, 1900×1200No Smoking"Millions of people die every year because of Smoking but yet millions of people still smoke. I Designed this wallpaper just to Celebrate the NO SMOKING Day and raise our voices against this habit that Kills." Designed by Vanshika Wadhwani from Bahrain.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050Women as nature"Women have long been associated with nature – metaphorically, as in ‘mother Earth’,for instance.International Womens Day is celebrated as the first spring holiday in the Northern Hemisphere, March is considered as the month which brings spring season with Nature Dressed in Green, to Greet the season of spring." Designed by Neelam Asrani from India.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050Spring is coming"The vision of spring by m-mstudio. Now the nature is awakening!" Designed by m-mstudio from Italy.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200LuminanceDesigned by Jordan Scott from Canada.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Are you doing all you can?"Are you doing all you can to become the person you want to be?" Designed by Valerie Morgan from USA.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1600Bright Summer"In America, March is the month of American Red Cross. In India people celebrate Holi – the festival of colors in March. And in history it is the month in which Brutus assassinated Julius Caesar. Moreover, it is the starting of summer with the hot air, in southern Asia. In human color psychology, red is associated with bravery, purity, happiness, good luck, heat/fire, energy, and blood, and emotions that “stir the blood”, including anger, passion, love, pain, and sacrifice." Designed by Ramesh V R from India.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1440×1050, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1440×1050, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600Ballerine"The letters with drips represent the cold winter and the ballerine is spring." Designed by Axenis from France.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Birthday MonthDesigned by Ammar Ceker from Turkey.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200March Sentense"Just motivating sentence for March :)" Designed by Temeshi from Poland.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Winter’s Almost Over"Winters are long and slushy in Buffalo, NY. March is both the ugliest and most hopeful month, because spring is just around the corner." Designed by Palmer Louise from USA.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050without calendar: 320×480, 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050New Beginnings"I graduated college approximately 2 years ago, and since that time have worked as an IT consultant/auditor for a large accounting firm. I realized early on that I had made a mistake and would never be content until I got back into the world of design and development, which is where my passion truly lies. I have been working for the past year building a portfolio in the hopes to do this. This design is a direct byproduct of this and a hope that with Spring comes a new life and a new beginning." Designed by Noah Jablonski from USA.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Lucky MeDesigned by Valerie Morgan from USA.previewwith calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600without calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600Colourfull"I am presenting a colourfull march." Designed by Sandhya Banshal from India.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Spring Bloom"March marks the beginning of a new season and is the time of year when plants begin the grow.The beauty of the month is depicted in this wallpaper." Designed by Ellen Xue from Canada.previewwith calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Escaping Winter"I took this photo of Wharariki Beach while on holiday last month in New Zealand. I hope it brings some good weather this side of the world in March." Designed by Adam Foster from England.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1600×1200, 1680×1050without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1600×1200, 1680×1050Why March"Nothing like a good ol’ anti-war statement. For the record, I am not against the troops. I am against war. Thanks!" Designed by Kris K. from United States.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Feeling Sheepish"A visual interpretation of the month that most importantly connects winter with summer, it just sometimes feels a bit sheepish." Designed by Jordan Scott from Canada.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Chuck misses a tooth"Was kinda bored and looking for some fun. So, came up with Mr. Chuck who just lost a tooth!" Designed by Abdus Salam from Pakistan.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1920×1200Spring Is The Season"Spring is the season of new, young and vibrant colors. My idea behind this creation is to leave behind the darkness of failure, tears, pain and broken hearts. Brighten yourself with new colors, hopes and thoughts like these flowers." Designed by Upasana Jain from India.previewwith calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600without calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600Ultimate Sophistication"I’m keeping the description simple to. The motivation behind this design was reading the Leonardo DaVinci quote online, liking it and wanting to do something to illustrate it." Designed by H??vard Bergersen from Norway.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Sploosh"Bring in March with a sploosh." Designed by Ryan McLeod from Scotland.previewwith calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900Stripy"Be simple and bold this march :)" Designed by Akash Chandrayan from India.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Standing Tall"Like any designer, I derive inspiration from nature. And animals are my favourite. Still I remember the tall, majestic Giraffes that I saw in my school excursion. Have a beautiful month." Designed by Ganesh k Swaminaathan from India.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1600×1200, 1680×1050without calendar: 320×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1600×1200, 1680×1050Olympic Mania"Desktop Wallpaper for March, 2010, Inspired by Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter games." Designed by Sagar from Bangladesh.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×1050, 1600×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×1050, 1600×1200Join in next month!Please notice that we respect the ideas and motivation behind artists’ work which is why we’ve given artists full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience through their works. And this is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren’t anyhow influenced by us, but designed from scratch by the artists themselves.Thanks to all designers for participation. Join in next month!What’s your favorite?What’s your favourite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comments! And have a smashing March, folks!© Smashing Editorial for Smashing Magazine, 2010. | Permalink | 10 comments | Add to del.icio.us | Digg this | Stumble on StumbleUpon! | Tweet it! | Submit to Reddit | Forum Smashing Magazine Post tags: Wallpapers

  

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  February 28 2010, 2:43am | Comments »

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  Free Medical Icons Set (60 Icons)

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    Today we are glad to release a Free Medical Icons Set, a set with 60 original medical icons in .png 32 bit in resolutions 32×32px and 128×128px. This set was designed by Thomas Immich and the design agency Centigrade and released exclusively for Smashing Magazine and its readers. The icons can serve as great in-app icons for desktop or RIAs in the medical domain. With perspective and reflective effects these can be a real stunner on landing pages or in touch screen application menus.Download the icon set for free!You can use the set for all of your projects for free and without any restrictions. You can freely use it for both your private and commercial projects, including software, online services, templates and themes. The set may not be resold, sublicensed, rented, transferred or otherwise made available for use. Please link to this article if you would like to spread the word.large previewdownload the set (.zip, 0.28 Mb)release post on designers’ websiteBehind the designAs always, here are some insights from the designers:There are a lot of free icon libraries out there, however, only few of them focus mainly on medical icons and we wanted this gap to be closed. Centigrade conducted quite a lot of icon projects in the healthcare sector just recently, for which reason we already had some nice vector shapes on the pile. We distilled the most frequently requested metaphors and wrapped them into a fresh new style. Being modern and concise rather than fancy and playful, they are in line with what we experienced works well in the medical domain.Thank you very much, guys! We really appreciate your efforts.© Smashing Editorial for Smashing Magazine, 2010. | Permalink | 3 comments | Add to del.icio.us | Digg this | Stumble on StumbleUpon! | Tweet it! | Submit to Reddit | Forum Smashing Magazine Post tags: Icons, medical

  

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  February 15 2010, 1:10am | Comments »

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  Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: February 2010

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    Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months. And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we’ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So if you need to look up some date, isn’t it better to show off a nice wallpaper with a nice calendar instead of launching some default time application?This post features 70 free desktop wallpapers, created by designers across the globe. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free.Please notice:all images can be clicked and lead to the preview of the wallpaper;you can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our desktop wallpaper calendar series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?So what wallpapers have we received for February 2010?[Offtopic: by the way, do you know the Smashing Network has its own Smashing Network RSS Feed? Only excerpts are displayed in the feed.]Summer"I thought I would like to make something relevant to the Aussie readers of Smashing Magazine. This is what February in Australia looks like!" Designed by Eli Burford from Australia.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Pizza and Wings"Football season is coming to an end and March Madness is about to begin, carb up." Designed by Ashleigh Liggett from United States.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Love Memories"First time I try to paint a sketch in the computer. Beginner… but I like it! :)" Designed by Alicia De Freitas from Venezuela.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Childhood Sweethearts"Remember the excitement of Valentine’s Day when you were in grade school? Remember the cheesy Valentines cards and the sugary treats; the silly love predictions? I’m hoping to invoke a sense of nostalgia with “Childhood Sweethearts.”" Designed by Leisha Farrell of Feral Bytes from USA.previewwith calendar: 800×600, 1024×640, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 800×600, 1024×640, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Imaginary Friends"The inspiration for this illustration was russian rock’n'roll-song “Pharmacist, judge, beaver and owl” by Maksim Leonidov." Designed by Andrei Verner from Russia.previewwith calendar: 1024×640, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×640, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Elephants"Big lovers!" Designed by Giada Degli Agostini from Italy.previewwith calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600without calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600Watercolors"February is the month for doing the things you love and loving the things you do." Designed by Heldrik Lynch from Peru.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1600without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1600Love is all around me"February is a month when everyone and everything radiate love!I wish you to love and be loved:)" Designed by Anna Volkova from Russia.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050Eternal Battle"Eternal battle between photographers – to use them or not to use them…" Designed by Martin Cajzer from United Kingdom (originally Poland).previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200Valentines Disaster"Sometimes the best laid plans fail… even on Valentine’s Day." Designed by Popephoenix from United States.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×720, 1900×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×720, 1900×1200It’s a French Kind of LoveDesigned by Nicole Dominguez from USA.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Clockwork Decay"I’ve been wanting to play with a steampunk-themed design for a while. So, I made that the goal of this month’s design. I started out with some watch pieces and I added in some grunge textures and played with the color palette. I really like the way the end result looks like rust, and has a real gritty quality to it." Designed by Arcane Palette Creative Design from USA.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1920×1200Pink TextileDesigned by Indeziner from Romania.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050A little month i call Feb"Corresponding colors to corresponding days of the week to correspond the awkwardness of limp-dated Feb." Designed by Alicia Souza from Australia.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Colorfull WinterDesigned by Natasha Klever from Russia.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200CinemaDesigned by Amandinelle from France.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Be My Valentine"Teenagers in love! Isn’t love awkward at times?! Happy February!" Designed by Sasha Bell from England, UK.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Grunge Love Hearts"This isn’t the most amazing and complex of designs, but a lot of the times, simplicity is the beauty of things… this isn’t 100% simple, but it’s edging there! Happy Feb 2010 :)" Designed by Rosanna Bell from England, UK.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Everyday Love"Designed for daily inspiration and encouragement to live a life of love." Designed by Millicent Bowman from USA.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440Love Wallpaper"Suffering from unrequited love? Care to attract your sweetheart right now?Try this free Love Wallpaper at work!Post your and your love’s pic files so that they fitted into the Love Wallpaper’s face silhouettes… Done! Meet your valentine, friend!" Designed by Rumake Web Agency from Russia.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440Abstract Love"This is my first wallpaper… February under the aspect of abstract love… Love isn’t always what we expect…" Designed by Mehdi Naqi from Belgium.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200Valentine"This is a present for valentine enjoy ." Designed by Vanhove Jonathan.previewwith calendar: 480×320, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 480×320, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200It’s Amore!"When the world seems to shine like you’ve had too much wine." Designed by April Joy E. Jasmin from Philippines.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200EvilScreenDesigned by Misti Kenison.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Valentine"Blow the love over everyone you know!" Designed by VeraART from Brussels, Belgium.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Couple in the City"Kisses can be incredibly sweet! Just a romantic wallpaper. Happy Feb! :)" Designed by Sasha Bell from England, UK.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Less Hooks more BooksDesigned by Klement Grgić from Croatia.previewwith calendar: 1024×640, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900without calendar: 1024×640, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900Love Is Not Simple"Love is not simple… I think everyone knows that! Just a little wallpaper for you all to enjoy (I hope!) – Happy February :)" Designed by Sasha Bell from England, UK.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Footprints"Yes it’s another Valentine’s inspired wallpaper, I just couldn’t resist! Enjoy (with love)." Designed by Federica Sibella from Italy.previewwith calendar: 1024×640, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1600without calendar: 1024×640, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1600True Love"Valentines Day chocolates are the perfect gifts to melt a heart." Designed by Manish Jinwal from India.previewwith calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200A Tree of Love"February is a month of “LOVE”, so i create “A Tree of LOVE”" Designed by Sandhya Banshal from India.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050Mid Term Valentine"February bring is love and mid term exams. It is about fitting that valentine between all those examination dates." Designed by Kumar Ritwik from India.previewwith calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Love flight"Let’s up in the clouds in this February. You shoud give credence the love flight." Designed by Roman Volkov aka dacascas from Russia.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050Valentine"Happy Valentine’s Day …" Designed by Soodabeh Amirakbari from Iran.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Sweet Clouds"It’s a party in the clouds, sweets all round!" Designed by Chris Alexander (Yipori) from England.previewwith calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440without calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440Retro Love"A retro themed Wallpaper Calendar, inspired by Deandesign." Designed by Abdus Salam from Pakistan.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1920×1200Chocolate Heartz for Valentines"Valentines Day chocolates are the perfect gifts to melt a heart." Designed by Manish Jinwal from India.previewwith calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Abstract Love"This is my first wallpaper… February under the aspect of abstract love… Love isn’t always what we expect…" Designed by Mehdi Naqi from Belgium.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200Bird Love"A motive is dedicated to all that keeps warm with love in cold winter days." Designed by Art design, Tina Krašovec from Slovenia.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Valentine"Happy Valentine’s Day." Designed by Dragos M from Romania.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200The ambitious february"abstract illustrations for better next month" Designed by ebaq from Poland.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440lovereal"I didn’t want to design the normal routine love wallpapers… so I thought to do something different. Hope you like it." Designed by Zainab Sule from Nigeria.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050Vanessa"She loves snow and snowdrifts most of all in life." Designed by Lex Rusakoff from Russia.previewwith calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 2560×1600without calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 2560×1600Frozen Bike"February is freezing and the frozen bike has its rest. It becomes part of the landscape." Designed by Ester Liquori from Italy.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1600×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1600×1200Raindrops"Wall inspire by a macro photography taken by me with a reflex camera in the glass of my car." Designed by Alejandro Pratto from Argentina.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Winter Olympics Vancouver"It’s a wallpaper about the Winter Olympics Vancouver 2010 and I made this because when it’s the Olympicsthere is alot of advertising but there isn’t for the Winter Olympics and the Winter Olympics are just as much fun as the Olympics." Designed by Kenneth Driege from Belgium.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Love wall painting"Hey! This is my latest idea on the subject “Valentine’s day”. I know that not everybody loves Valentine’s day but i do! So i hope that you lovers will love my valentine calendar too.Cheers and happy Valentine’s day!" Designed by Alexandra Ipate from Romania.previewwith calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600without calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600Superheroes in Love"Two super lovers… for the lovers’ month. Pop art style." Designed by Davide Vicariotto from Italy.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Sultan"The most famous actress in Turkey, T?rkan ?oray, known as Sultan of Turkish cinema." Designed by Banu from Turkey.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Geeky Love"This would be my second wallpaper design for Smashing Magazine. Since it’s going to be Valentine this February, and since I’m such a geek, I tried to combine those two things together. I hope you’ll like it! And Happy Valentine’s Day, guys!" Designed by Adrian Wildandyawan (Ryan|Kon) from Indonesia.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1600without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1600Good Morning"While wandering in the desert (you are on some kind of secret mission),the night catches you up and you fall exhausted, dehydrated and pass out.This is the first thing you see when you wake up in the morning…" Designed by Akif Top from Sweden.previewwithout calendar: 320×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1920×1200Snow BirdDesigned by Kenneth Meert from Belgium.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Smashing Valentine"A Valentines Day themed wallpaper for Smashing Magazine." Designed by Jared Williams from United States.previewwith calendar: 1280×1024without calendar: 1280×1024Sexy Valentine"Becuas of the event on the 14 ferbruary ‘Valentine’ I wanted to spice up the desktops of the people." Designed by Johan Teirlinck from Belgium.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200February"Winter is exiting. Spring is on its way. February is to celebrate the coming season." Designed by Jade Cheng from USA.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Skyward"I’ve been really digging information graphics lately, so I decided I’d incorporate that into this month’s wallpaper." Designed by Colin Parks from Canada.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Snow Rainbow Cat"”Don’t worry rainbow kitty.the snow is melting and soon,the sun will return and make the colors of the rainbow shine bright. “I got inspired by the song “colors of the rainbow” by Dj Skeptyk." Designed by Rolies Renske from Belgium.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Colourful Life"January takes the winter with it. February comes with colorful life…" Designed by Rajeesh from India.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200An Extraordenary Mountain View"I wanted to express an extraordenary winter landscape." Designed by Stijn Serruys from Belgium.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Simple Love"I wanted a minimal desktop calendar this month. I was inspired by the crisp snow/frost outside as well as my favorite day of this month – Valentine’s Day." Designed by A. Monday from USA.previewwith calendar: 1024×640, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900Feb Twenty TenDesigned by Giles Van Gruisen from USA.previewwith calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600Valentine’10Designed by Segers Sven from Belgium.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Smashing Robot"There is a robot on my design, consist of real engine parts." Designed by Ammar Ceker from Turkey.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200On Air EqualizerDesigned by Weckx Ennio from Belgium.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×12008 Track"I took this photo a few weeks ago in a “junk shop/flea market”. Although 8 tracks were a little before my time, I remember some of the artists in the photo. I loved the color combinations and patterns all those 8 tracks created. Take a trip in the wayback machine!" Designed by Stacy Blackman from United States.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Monochrome February"February is a time of year where the days are short and dark, weather often is gray, and the ground sometimes white – but that doesn’t mean that it can’t be beautiful" Designed by 3D Wallpaper Studio from Denmark.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Struggle For Future"If you dare to struggle today, You will dare to win tomorrow." Designed by Prashant D Barakale from India.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050Sairá"This is a bird (Tangara desmaresti) from my contry, with the colour from ours simbols and flames." Designed by Romy Campos from Brazil.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1900×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1900×1200Sweet Home Clothing"-" Designed by Vladyslav Samsonov from Germany.previewwith calendar: 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Month of Hearts"February the month of Valentines, I hope this month brings many Valentines to you." Designed by Stephanie Lam from Australia.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200Adjust Your Tie"This illustration should give february a person with a touch of snob appeal. Adjust your tie and welcome february. Strangely done in illustrator." Designed by Jonas Seydel from Germany.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200February Sentense"Just motivating sentence for February :)" Designed by Temeshi from Poland.previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200For Haiti"Your help is urgently needed. Please visit http://www.redcross.org to find out how you can take part in the relief effort underway in Haiti." Designed by Umer Tahir from Canada.previewwith calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×640, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1600without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×640, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1600Join in next month!Please notice that we respect the ideas and motivation behind artists’ work which is why we’ve given artists full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience through their works. And this is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren’t anyhow influenced by us, but designed from scratch by the artists themselves.Thanks to all designers for participation. Join in next month!What’s your favorite?What’s your favourite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comments! And have a smashing February, folks!© Smashing Editorial for Smashing Magazine, 2010. | Permalink | 20 comments | Add to del.icio.us | Digg this | Stumble on StumbleUpon! | Tweet it! | Submit to Reddit | Forum Smashing Magazine Post tags: calendar, Wallpapers

  

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  January 31 2010, 7:46am | Comments »

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  Fantastic Wallpapers That Will Blow Your Desktop Away

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  We love desktop wallpapers. And we love beautiful ones most. And although we monthly publish desktop wallpapers of our readers (desktop wallpaper calendar feature), we thought that it would be nice to provide our contributors with some fresh inspiration and our readers with some nice wallpaper update for a lousy Monday. The wallpapers for this post were selected over a long period of time; they cover mainly nature, abstract and digital art (further collections will be coming if you are interested). We’ve tried to pick only the most beautiful ones and hopefully you won’t be disappointed. Below we present a showcase of over 50 fantastic wallpapers that will blow your desktop away. Most of them are in HD and will make your desktop look as nifty as it is possible. Because the resolutions are so high, if one doesn’t fit your screen, use your favorite image editor to refine its dimensions. You may also be interested in the following related posts:

  Really Stunning Desktop Wallpapers 100 Beautiful iPhone Wallpapers 70 Beautiful Dual-Screen Desktop Wallpapers

  Fantastic Wallpapers That Will Blow Your Desktop Away Bird on a branch Available in various widescreen, fullscreen, HDTV and dualscreen resolutions.

  Patrick Gunderson’s abstract artworks Available in 1920×1080.

  Unbrella Sky 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900

  Glacier Sunrise Available in various full screen and wide screen resolutions – 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050 and 1920×1200.

  The Dancing Nebula 1920×1200px.

  Colors and An Animal Available in various fullscreen resolutions.

  Guara Available in 1920×1200, 2560×1600

  Strukt Available in 1024×640, 2560×1600

  Serenity Available in 1440×900.

  De La Haut Available in various fullscreen resolutions.

  Creamy Sky Available in various widescreen, fullscreen, HDTV and dualscreen resolutions.

  Chameleon Available in various widescreen and fullscreen resolutions.

  something like an astronomer

  MacBook Pro Available in various widescreen, fullscreen, HDTV and dualscreen resolutions.

  Bello Nebula Available in the resolution 1920×1200.

  La Solitudine Available in the resolution 1680×1050.

  Super Silo Available in various resolutions – widescreen, fullscreen and iPhone.

  For A Thousand Years Available in 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050.

  Dreamer A beautiful wallpaper created by Henrik Newstream, available in various full screen resolutions.

  Equidistant Available in the resolutions 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1900×1200 and in the iPhone-version.

  Nova Available in the resolution 1920×1200.

  Eifel Tower Available in the resolution 1600×1200.

  Ee Venn’s wallpaper Available in various resolutions – widescreen, fullscreen and iPhone.

  Bokeh Available in Dual & Single Display Screens (Wide/Full Screen)

  Vladstudio’s wallpapers Available in various fullscreen resolutions – 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1600×1200.

  Cosmic Apple Available in various wide screen resolutions – 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050 and 1920×1200.

  Let if fly Available in various full screen and wide screen resolutions – 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050 and 1920×1200.

  Swan Available resolutions: 1440×900, 1680×1050 and 1920×1200.

  Phalanx Available in various full screen and wide screen resolutions – 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050 and 1920×1200.

  Autumn Available in various full screen and wide screen resolutions – 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050 and 1920×1200.

  Chasing Dreams Available in 1920×1080.

  It’s Magic Available in 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050 and 1920×1200.

  Influx Available in resolutions 1280×1024, 1920×1200 and 2560×1600.

  All Falls Down Available in resolutions 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050 and 1920×1200.

  Distorted 7 HD Wallpaper Available in 1680×1050

  Rooster’s Ranch Available in 1440×900, designed by Andrea Andrade.

  Electricmanja Available in the resolutions 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 and in the iPhone version.

  Photons Available in various themes in resolutions 1280×1024, 1600×1200, 1920×1200.

  Korean Star Paper Available in the resolution 1920×1200.

  a flower Available in various resolutions 1600×1200 and 1920×1200.

  The End, The Tsunami Available in 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  depthCore Heist Available in various resolutions – widescreen, fullscreen and iPhone.

  Girl Available in 1680×1050.

  Mac Universe Available in 1680×1050.

  Twizted Available in the resolution 2560×1600.

  In a Whisper Available in 1280×800

  Fritrix Available in 1280×1224, 1680×1050, 2600×1300

  Gone Clubbing Available in various resolutions: 1920×1200, 1680×1050, 1440×900, 1280×800, but also fullscreen, HDTV and Mobile versions are available.

  Route 66 1920×1200

  The Dope Show Available in 1680×1050 (up to)

  Yellow Silk Available in 1680×1050.

  The Lich King (Warcraft)HD — 1900×1200

  Diablo31024×768, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200

  Bulls on Parade 1100×778, 1920×1200, 1680×1050, 1280×1024, 1280×800, 1024×768

  Last Click Videogames Remakes Wallpapers The French designer Mikaël Aguirre designs remakes of legendary video games such as Mario, Sonic, Gunstar Heroes and others. The wallpaper dimensions are up to 5000×2800 for printing. Incredible pieces of art.

  Related posts You may also be interested in the following related posts:

  70 Beautiful Dual-Screen Desktop Wallpapers 100 Beautiful iPhone Wallpapers Really Stunning Desktop Wallpapers

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  May 11 2009, 12:16am | Comments »

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  Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: March 2009

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  Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months. And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we’ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So if you need to look up some date, isn’t it better to show off a nice wallpaper with a nice calendar instead of launching some default time application? This post features 45 free desktop wallpapers, created by designers across the globe. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. Please notice:

  all images can be clicked and lead to the preview of the wallpaper; you can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our desktop wallpaper calendar series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?

  So what wallpapers have we received for March 2009? Paragliding "Some people are made for the sky, some people are made for the Earth! Clear Sky, travelling and flying that’s what we are living for." Designed by Michael Gabris from Zvolen, Slovakia.

  preview with calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Third Month of the Year "Playing with typography." Designed by Nikola Lazarevic from Nis, Serbia.

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  March-09 "I wanted to do someting with the avantgarde font, but because its very used and its very destinct I thought why not do it in 3D. I have never seen avantgarde in 3D (its probably done, but I havent seen it). Anyways, I wanted it clean but with some color to symbolize that its still winter here in sweden but the spring is coming right up with all its color." Designed by Pål Linder from Sweden.

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  Spring is coming "Spring is coming soon and I can’t wait until the flowers start blooming again." Designed by Kathleen Verhetsel from Belgium.

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  Valentine Hangover "I designed this for those who are sick of Valentine’s Day in mind. March may be pushing it to be hung up on some holiday but I think you have to keep the ol’ love box going all year. And it’s my birthday on the 18th! Yay! " Designed by Jason Jajalla from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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  Hug me Forever Designed by Jana Jelovac from Belgrade, Serbia.

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  Inspiration Inspired "The motivation for this wallpaper is David Ogilvy one of the greatest minds in advertising." Designed by Martian Design Studios.

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  Space Invaders "The inspiration for this wallpaper comes from the classic arcade video game Space Invaders. Since the game itself is very simple, I thought it was appropriate to make the wallpaper minimalistic too." Designed by Reinis Ivanovs from Riga, Latvia.

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  Good Luck "Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Though many think that it’s the “luck of the Irish” - Irish luck is indeed bad luck. (or at least that’s what I’ve heard) So this wallpaper is a play on that with the destruction of the 4 leaf clover and the words “good luck march” trying to actually wish everyone the best of luck for the month of march even though Irish luck is seen as bad luck." Designed by Lucas Tetrault.

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  Abstract Eastegg "My work is for the march month, thats the month off the east time, i wont to rememenber that, the eggs, the rabits, anda the place where their live and eat: the carots. I creat a beautiful composition with that elements." Designed by Ana Fernandes from Castelo Branco, Portugal.

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  Lost Between Earth and Space "Inspiration behind Lost-Between-Earth-and-Space came from feeling lost and confused. Sometimes you are not sure whether you are here or out there so. I created this wallpaper to constantly remind me to not always be like everyone else, to be different and to remind me that confusion is not a bad thing because it can lead to excellent ideas and great success." Designed by Marcos Garcia.

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  Pizzicato Wail Designed by Laura Racero from Madrid, Spain.

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  Madman Designed by Manuel Ressel from Germany.

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  March Spring "This one is the Beauty of Spring. As we all know March is the season of Spring in the northern hemisphere, the beauty of nature can be seen in this season. Greenery all over the place makes the Earth look like Heaven." Designed by Shashank Goswami from India.

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  Crane Designed by filip from Germany/Spain.

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  Random Assortment Designed by Jon Victorino from Campbell, USA.

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  Ripe and Raw "This wallpaper tells that with combining old and fresh designs you can come up with something that will  attract different generations:) and also this pic was shot by my girlfriend who is a professional photographer and my source of inspiration." Designed by Roy Galve from Philippines .

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  Urban Night "March is that month when winter gives way for first signs of spring. The origin of the name comes from Roman Martius after Mars. I wasn’t able to catch Mars from my window, so I settled with Moon." Designed by Ilan Bresler from Israel.

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  Eat Sleep Design "After a great deal of personal searching and staring moodily into still pools of water, I made the admission to myself that these are really the only things that I need on a regular basis. It also comes as a handsome 11×17 freely available on my web site." Designed by Colin Parks from Canada.

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  Clinging to Colour "I designed this wallpaper as a typographic / abstract work paying tribute to my thoughts whilst creating it with the words inscribed. It was also an exercise of “less is more”, as the piece started out with many other elements and textures and was eventually reduced right back down to what you see today." Designed by John O’Nolan.

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  Magic Horse "I like Magic and fantasy and full moon so I thought to do a fantasy with a full moon . . . finally I came up with this . . ." The wallpapers is based on the tutorial Create a magic night. Designed by Maya Sivalingam from Sri Lanka.

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  St. Patrick "This wallpaper not only touches on my faith as a Catholic but also my roots in Ireland. Using a St. Patrick Prayer Card. I created an aged wallpaper bearing St. Patrick along with a little information about him other than he drove all the snakes out of Ireland." Designed by Rachel E Cobb from USA.

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  Computer Head "This wallpaper features a watercolor of a guy with a computer monitor as a head, with a big eye on the screen. I work with computers a lot, and sometimes it feels like I’m turning into a computer zombie - you know, when 5 hours later you realize its 5 hours later." Designed by Nicole Hanusek from USA.

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  Colorful March "March is my favorite month because it starts with my birthday ! :) it brings colors and fun in my life. thats why theme is colorful march ;)" Designed by Veerendra from India.

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  Spring Coming "When spring’s coming you can feel it in your bones. I wanted to recreate this feeling with colors and textures. Simplifying things (too much): each month is a journey (car), but it can be creative (pencil) and magical (fractals)." Designed by PeHaa from Poland.

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  Stpatsday Spring "I took a shot of the moss in the back garden to use one day in a design but have never found the need till now. With St. Patrick’s day coming up I thought it would be nice to add a four leaf clover sprouting out and highlighting this fantastic day, and add a blast of colour to peoples desktops." Designed by Gareth Brown from Birmingham, UK.

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  Gritty St. Pats The wallpaper was removed due to the copyright infringement. Deep Underwater "There are deep underwater fishes. All ocean creatures are wonderful, they always inspirate." Designed by Valeria Kuzminskaya from Ukraine.

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  Spring Tulips "Spring is ready to begin, it is my favorite season of the year." Designed by Benedikte Vanderweeën from Ronse, Belgium.

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  Flowers & Fly "Its part of the calendar cyclus, a series of artworks, painted on mesh gear. The flowers and the fly symbolize the reawakening of nature and life, the rise of spring, grey fades to colors…" Designed by Werner Wagner from Germany.

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  Detail "Details are small, but they can make the different… or a big poo." Designed by Alexander Chludek from Germany.

  preview with calendar: 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080 without calendar: 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080

  Art Retro Motion "I had some time off from school so I like to design and this is the result." Designed by Sipko Dijkstra from The Netherlands.

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  Martius Blindness "This started out as a skull vectorization with numerology turned grunge piece with a symmetric touch march was originally named ‘martius’ after mars, roman god of war. This is the 3rd month of 09, a year of many wars; civil wars, financial wars & the never ending human wars. In man’s quest for their own causes, they are seemingly blind to those around them while they have moved on, those left behind have to pick up the pieces and it never ends - satisfaction is not a permanent vocabulary in man’s dictionary. " Designed by Joy Lym from Singapore.

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  Colour of Love "March is the month when people start impatiently waiting for early Spring; and Spring, among other things, associates with falling in love. To me the colour white symbolizes these feelings more than any other colour. And this design is also quite personal - about my own feelings towards that maybe special someone. The surrealistic touch of bits and pieces connected with strings is how we slowly get to know the other person." Designed by Signe Cāne from Latvia.

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  Scrappy Love "This calendar reflects my love of collage and texture. I love tiny details and layers of different styles and subjects. It also showcases a love of typography and tokidoki! Its a free flowing doodle." Designed by Cara Bonsdorf from Victoria, BC, Canada.

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  First Blossoms "First Blossom - a hand drawn tree that bursts into blossoms the first day of Spring (the 21st of March)." Designed by PeHaa from Poland.

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  March Holi "Vibrant Holi is the name I have given to this set. As you may know - “In INDIA Holi is celebrated in March and it is a festival of Colors, where people color each other with ‘gulal’ and play it with all happiness and enthusiasm.” So Say HOLI HAI!!" Designed by Shashank Goswami from India.

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  Typo "My motivation is my imagination =D" Designed by Filip Skundric from Slavonski Brod, Croatia.

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  How Should I Fly Designed by Sinem Şenol.

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  Japanese Girl’s Day "This calendar design is inspired by kimonos, origami birds, and the Japanese holiday Girl’s Day, which is on March 3rd each year. March 3rd is also my sister’s birthday, so I made this for her." Designed by Viil Lid from Norway and Honolulu, USA.

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  The Search "I shot this picture in Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu. The lady was standing still for a long time. Her calm face added more intrigue to the scene n im taken aback by that." Designed by Karthik from Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

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  Birds Return "Swallows and cherry blossom not only represent spring but are omens of good fortune. This wallpaper is about the birds finally coming back after winter and having a good gossipy catch up on all the news. Things are getting brighter. Listen out in the mornings and you’ll hear them." Designed by Suzie Knight from Leeds, UK.

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  Them "I used the picture as a starting point for a charity event poster that i’ve done recently. i liked how it turned out and i decided to make a wallpaper." Designed by David Gheorghiţă from Romania.

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  Green Life "I came up with this theme after I took one of my photographs and played with it in Photoshop. It’s my interpretation of spring and everything coming to life again during this month. Dark and gloomy days make way to sunny days and nature blossoms again. " Designed by Anca Varsandan from Timisoara, Romania.

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  Hair Designed by Martin Dörsch from Austria.

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  Join in next month! Please notice that we respect the ideas and motivation behind artists’ work which is why we’ve given artists full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience through their works. And this is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren’t anyhow influenced by us, but designed from scratch by the artists themselves. Thanks to all designers for participation. Join in next month! And smashing March, folks!

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  50 Free High-Quality Icon Sets

  http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/16/50-beautiful-useful-and-free-icon-sets/

  By Daved Brosche, Naveed Javaid and Smashing Editorial Team When it comes to freebie designs, beautiful icons sets are tops. Designers scour for these free treasures more than anything else. You can use icon sets in Web applications, website designs and on your desktop. If well designed, they make a great impression on others. Beautifully designed icons also prove the quality of a designer’s work, so many designers make theirs freely available online, thus giving their work more exposure. In the overview below, we present 50 beautifully designed, free and professional high-quality icons for desktop and Web design. All of them can be freely used for private projects, and some are available for commercial use as well. Regardless, always read the licenses — they may change from time to time. You can also scan through our other icon-related articles:

  40 Professional Icon Sets for Free Download Download some fresh, professional icon goodies. 35 (Really) Incredible Free Icon Sets Spice up your posts with nice illustrations, or enrich your desktop with outstanding dock icons. Icons for Your Desktop and Icons for Your Web Designs High-quality free icons that you can use for your desktop and Web designs. 20 Free and Fresh Icon Sets Over 20 free beautiful sets and links to other free icon libraries.

  50 Beautiful, Free and High-Quality Icon Sets Container Icon Pack Container Icon Pack contains 40 high-quality (256 x 256 pixel) icons in PNG and ICO formats. This package includes box, cargo, trash icons and more. Created by Mehmet Gozetlik.

  Baggy Icon Set Contains five high-quality icons in three formats (ICO, ICNS and PNG) and six sizes, ranging from 16 to 512 pixels!

  Round theme icons A beautiful set of 106 various rounded icons.

  Fortune 500 Badges Over 200 badges of famous brands, PSDs included.

  Red Moleskine Red Moleskine is a beautiful icon set in PNG format and sizes of 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 and 512 pixels.

  Old-School Icon Set A set of six beautiful old-ish icons: typewriter, camera, radio, TV set, Gameboy, and telephone. In PNG and ICO.

  Playground Nine beautiful and original icons (in PNG and ICO), created by the talented Miriam Moshinsky.

  Windows 7 Build A set of various basic software and office icons.

  Classic Timer Icon A quality timer icon in transparent vector format, with different sizes.

  Nes Icons Pack A set of retro icons (TV, NES, Pad, Alimentation box, Zelda box, Zelda game, Desktop, 1up, Magic Toad) in ICO and PNG (512 × 512 pixels).

  Jeans Feed Icons A set of stylish feed icons as denim pockets.

  Cemagraphics Icons A set of various beautiful icons in PNG (32 × 32 and 512 × 512 pixels).

  To-Do List Icon Use these icons in your Web applications to make them more attractive.

  Social Media Handycons Handycons is a free hand-drawn set of 12 social-media icons. All icons are available in four sizes: 16, 24, 32 and 48 pixels.

  Canon 400D + lens 17-85mm Set of two icons: camera and lens. Comes in sizes of 512 and 16 pixels and iContainer, ICNS, PNG and ICO format.

  Retrofukation A stylish set of icons to complement almost any theme out there. Designed to be easily distinguishable, simple and intuitive. This icon pack contains over 100 icons. Designed by Jamie Green.

  e-Commerce Icons A huge set of icons that you can use for an online shop.

  Function icons set A beautiful and useful set of 128 icons, available in 48 × 48 pixels.

  Elementary Icons A set of smaller Web developer-style icons.

  Human 02 Here is a nice multi-purpose icon set for your business website.

  32px Mania Icon Set Another series of smaller icons that can add flair to any website design.

  Business Icons A collection of random business-related icons with a Web 2.0 look.

  Chums Icon Set This is the ultimate collection of high-quality tech-related icons. You can find everything from iPods to digital cameras.

  Tom Tom Does your business deal with GPS and navigation systems? Then this is the icon set for you.

  Black Neon Agua Icons A unique icon set that is ideal for darker website designs.

  Credit Cards Icons 15 beautiful credit card icons in AI and EPS format. And here are yet more credit card icons.

  Antique Icons A set of antique icons in PNG, ICNS and ICO formats, ranging from 16 × 16 to 256 × 256 pixels.

  Hand-made food and beverage icon set Seventeen hand-drawn icons, created by Victor Amanatidis.

  Social Media Mini Iconpack This icon set consists of 30 finely crafted social media icons in a size of 16 × 16 pixels. They are free to use non-commercially.

  Manto Smiley Icon Set Twenty original emoticons by Chinese designer Manto.

  Emotions For WordPress Icons Emoticons for WordPress.

  Green and Blue Icon Set Five icons, each in 128 × 128 pixels and PNG format. Included are icons to represent gallery, downloads, emoticons, calendar and folder.

  Airport Express This icon is for personal use only. Download includes iContainer, PNG and PSD formats.

  Coquette Part 3 Icons This free playful icon set contains curvy and colorful icons made with one goal: to get some affection and playfulness into your projects. The 50 high-quality icons come in sizes of 16, 32, 48, 64 and 128  pixels, and in 32-bit transparency PNG format.

  Email Me Icons These icons are free for personal use and available in 32, 48, 64 and 128 pixels.

  Reality A set of beautiful, realistic icons of different daily-use object. These are free for non-commercial use.

  Music Icons Beautiful icons of music instruments. Icons are absolutely free for any purpose.

  Sleek XP: Basic Icons A set of 50 stock icons in PNG and ICO formats.

  Set of Social Icons A set of beautiful social icons in PNG format and sizes of 16, 32 and 64 pixels.

  GP Icons A set of 23 PNG icons of different software products. Has a great grunge style.

  Banking Stuff Icons Banking-related icons for non-commercial use, in sizes of 32, 48, 64, 128 and 256 pixels.

  Smashing Magazine’s Icons Smashing Retro Icon Set A set of 10 beautiful, high-quality “vintage” icons. The set contains 10 original icons: search, sign-up, calendar, news, RSS, comments, email, ads, home and address.

  Flavours Icon Set This set, aimed to help designers in their Web and user interface designs, contains 177 icons in a resolution of 48×48 pixels. The files are available in the PNG and PSD sources, so you can modify the files as you wish. Created by Oliver Twardowski.

  Stationery Icons Set A useful set of 22 vector icons (256 × 256 pixels). It contains book, brush, crayon, clip, color pencils, document, eraser, pad, palette, post-it note, scale and scissors, as well as the Fireworks source file.

  On Stage Icons Set The set contains 49 free vector icons, including PSD, which can be useful for both corporate and personal projects. You can use the set for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. The icons are available in PNG format in a resolution 128×128 pixels. Also included in the package are 100% pure shape-based layered PSDs.

  Fresh Icons Set This set contains 59 raster and vector icons. The set includes icons in PNG, ICNS and ICO formats. An EPS vector file is available as well.

  Practica Icons Set A free set of 11 useful high-quality icons, designed by DryIcons especially for Smashing Magazine and its readers. The icons are available in resolutions of 64, 128 and 256 pixels, in 32-bit transparency PNG format.

  About the author Naveed Javaid is a Web designer and runs the blog SmashingApps, which focuses on free resources and inspiration especially for designers and developers. If you want to connect with the author, you can follow him on Twitter. (al)

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  Smashing Retro Icon Set

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  Over the last few months, we have extensively covered the influence of retro and vintage style on modern Web design. We have looked at recent vintage Web designs, showcased posters and typography and presented vintage tutorials. In fact, we are confident that vintage is still in, and that many designers are experimenting with this style to achieve unusual, creative and (hopefully) effective results. So today, we are pleased to release the Smashing Retro Icon Set, a set of 10 beautiful, high-quality “vintage” icons, created by the talented Russian design agency SoftFacade especially for Smashing Magazine and its readers. The set contains 10 original icons: search, sign-up, calendar, news, RSS, comments, email, ads, home and address.

  Download the set for free! You can use the set for free and without any restrictions in both your private and commercial projects, including software, online services, templates and themes. The set may not be resold, sub-licensed, rented, transferred or otherwise made available for use. Please link to this article if you would like to spread the word.

  Download the set (.zip, ICO and PNG, 9.3 MB)

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  100 Beautiful Free Textures

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  By Steven Snell Use of texture in Web design is extremely common. Part of the reason textures are so useful to designers is the relative ease of the integrating one into a design if a high-quality textured image already exists, not to mention the endless possibilities. Fortunately, plenty of photographers and designers are willing to share their work with the rest of us so that we can use them in a number of different ways. In this post, we’ll look at 100 different textures in a wide variety of different categories. Of course, each image is linked to the source where it can be downloaded. As with any type of freebie, be sure to read the terms and conditions or stipulations by the owner before using it in your work. For more on textures see:

  Textures in Modern Web Design Textures and Patterns Design Showcase Smashing Texture Contest

  1. Wool Textures

  2. Leather Textures

  3. Denim Textures

  4. Cardboard Textures

  5. Paper Textures

  6. Wood Textures

  7. Wall Textures

  8. Metallic Textures

  9. Grunge Textures

  10. Gritty Textures

  11. Granular Textures

  12. Water Textures

  13. Glass Textures

  14. Grass Textures

  15. Tiled Textures

  16. Modern Textures

  About the Author: Steven Snell is a Web designer and freelance blogger who can be found on his own blog, Vandelay Website Design, or you can connect with him on Twitter. (al)

  

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  Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: February 2009

  http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/30/desktop-wallpaper-calendar-february-2009/

  The wallpapers calendar series will not be discontinued. Next month is the last month in our desktop wallpaper calendar series. In February, you’ll have one last chance to showcase your work by designing a desktop wallpaper calendar for Smashing Magazine. But don’t worry, we have a number of new contests coming up, so it will be worth staying in touch! Wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use one wallpaper for a long time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration from it. That’s why we decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers to cover 12 months. And to make them a little more distinctive than the usual fare, we decided to embed calendars for each month. If you need to look up a date, isn’t it better to show off nice wallpaper with a nice calendar, instead of launching your default time application? This post features 70 (!) free desktop wallpapers for February 2009, created by designers across the globe. Every wallpaper can be downloaded for free and comes in two versions: one with a calendar and one without. Please note:

  All images are linked to a preview of the wallpaper. You can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our desktop wallpaper calendar series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to feature on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?

  This month, we’ve been literally smashed by the explosion of your desktop wallpaper calendars. So look out, February 2009, we’re coming! Moon Dreams “Here is my moon schedule calendar for February 2009. A moon phase for every day, because since ancient times people have always known about the moon cycle and how it affects human behavior. When the moon is full or new, people can be extremely sensitive and show some big changes in their mood and behavior. That is why I wanted to create something fun and useful at the same time. I called it “Moon Dreams.’” Designed by Yana Foltice.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Love Knows No Boundaries Designed by Vlad Gerasimov.

  Preview With calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×1024, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600

  Color Moods “Colors, elements and textures. Happy and cool. Bold and delicate. Sometimes, they’re all you need to change your mood. Besides, spring is just a few days away. Enjoy!” Designed by Maya Lavda from Ideaspot, Greece.

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  Feeling warm “This is more like a welcoming spring than a celebrating winter wallpaper… Feeling warm, yet? Don’t worry, it’s coming.” Designed by Kalina Georgieva of Bulgaria.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Dragon Photograph Designed by Marcin Kumorek of Krakow, Poland.

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  Love Hurts “The motivation for this is the moment one realizes that love’s prison has no other escape than pain. Does that sound like I think love stinks? Good… it does.” Designed by Don Giannatti of Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

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  Simply Gorgeous “Rather than taking the clichéd route of a Valentine’s Day theme, I went with something a bit more different. My original intent was to show something unique but bring in some colors that reflected the romantic essence of February. Kudos to artists like Chuck Anderson and Pete Harrison for the continued inspiration.” Designed by Umer Tahir of Calgary, Canada.

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  River Dawn “My entry is a photograph of the River Adur, near my home, and was taken just after dawn in the middle of winter. I love the blue and orange contrasting colors, and having it on my desktop in the warm reminds me to acclimatize my cameras to the cold before I venture outside.” Designed by Irving Bartlett of United Kingdom.

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  I Love You More than My Laptop “February is hearts month, and in celebrating upcoming Valentine’s Day, I came up with a theme with my own Mascot telling someone that ‘I love you more than my laptop.’ Am I sweet? :)” Designed by Ronald Bien Punla of Philippines.

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  Other Lands “These ‘Other Lands’ are those inside us, the ones we dwell in — or promise ourselves to reach someday — believing that we know and rule them, despite their inhospitable conditions and unpredictable climate.” Designed by Laura Racero of Madrid, Spain.

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  Winter Bug 2009 “Last night, I was on my ‘night photography walk,’ and I saw this old VW Beetle and said to myself, ‘That car has not been driven for decades, but I’ll use my camera to drive it through cyberspace.’” Designed by Dejan Cirovic of Serbia.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Purification “The work was inspired by the etymology of the word ‘February’ and old customs related to this month. ‘February’ comes from the Latin term februum, which means purification, and it is a feature of many religions.” Designed by Bojan Ilic of Serbia.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Simple, Clear and Cold “A bit of Swiss-style graphic design here. Simple, clear and cold. This one is pretty pointless without all the numbers (2, 9), so the version without the calendar is not provided. Sorry for that.” Designed by Serhiy of Ukraine.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Winter Sun “On one of my trips back home to southern Germany I was out in the countryside on a beautiful sunny late winter day. The landscape was just magnificent, with the sparkling snow in the mid-day sun. I took the picture with my digital camera when the horse appeared because it really shows how small we are in proportion to these majestic mountains. From the picture, I created the artwork for the desktop. Hope you all enjoy! ” Designed by Brigitte DiBenedetto of USA and Germany.

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  Rosso Alfa “This is our proposal for the February desktop calendar. It is photography-based and features a superb red Alfa GTV on a beautiful sightseeing trip of Brasov, Romania. The motivation behind the design is in fact the birth of the Romanian Alfa Club Association, which was celebrated by a printed wall calendar featuring the most import cars from the community. Every month, we decided to also do a digital version of the calendar.” Designed by Stroe Alexandru and Marius Dumitru from Romania.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Waiting for the Spring “It’s still winter here in the Netherlands, but spring is in sight.” Designed by Edwin Duinkerken of The Netherlands.

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  Cats Designed by Jana Jelovac of Belgrade, Serbia.

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  Calligraphy “Inspired by the Chinese New Year last month, I wanted to incorporate Chinese calligraphy into my design.” Designed by David Sutoyo of the USA.

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  Fighting for Spring “Where I live, February marks the month that the gloom of winter begins to dissipate, and the tiny buds of spring begin to peek out here and there. So… this is February, as I see it. ” Designed by Shannah Smith of Georgia, USA.

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  My Summer “I’m a designer from Perú (in South America). As you know, here in the southern hemisphere, it’s summer. We also have here in Perú the the best waves and beaches to surf and our own Surf World Champion: Sofia Mulanovich. So, I take that for inspiration. I think your southern-hemisphere readers will feel at home with my summer wallpaper calendar.” Designed by Heldrik Lynch of Perú.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  The Month of Love Designed by Alex ElChehimi of Montreal, Canada.

  Preview With calendar (in PNG): 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Tormentas “I often look at Creative Commons images on Flickr for inspiration. These two (tormentas de verano and a woman, a boy, and a toy monkey) were two I was playing with and suddenly thought of combining. I always like adding a little color to black amp, white or sepia, and I also try to find interesting color combinations. ” Designed by Seth Nickeson of the USA.

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  Saint Valentines Day “”Valentine’s Day, or Saint Valentine’s Day, is a holiday celebrated on February 14. When I think of February, love, hearts and images of happiness come to my mind. This happiness is the one I wanted to express in the calendar.” Designed by PhotoshopTutorials of the USA.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Winter Frosty Leave Designed by Sandie Sørensen. Yes, that is a typo on the wallpaper.

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  Sheep “My motivation was quite straightforward: needed to take a break and saw tweet about upcoming deadline for February ‘09 calendar wallpaper.” Designed by Lukasz Tyrala of Poland.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Love “This wallpaper features one of my photos, inspired by the Valentine’s Day. I took the photo to show that love is everywhere; sometimes it hides, but it always surrounds you.” Designed by Travis Person of the USA.

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  Wisp “Here is a fairy-tale castle in a bog, guarded by lots of wisps.” Designed by Valeria Kuzminska of Ukraine.

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  Fractal February “This abstract piece of art was created using a single shape, a triangle. If you look close enough, you’ll notice that everything is made up of the same triangle, though in different sizes and orientations (this is called fractal art). The main motivation was to see that how a single simple shape like a triangle can almost magically generate beautiful-looking compositions.” Designed by Aakash Goel of India.

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  Mesmerize “This image is an attempt to express freedom, joy, light…” Designed by David Gheorghita of Romania.

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  Retro Wash “I enjoyed your article celebrating vintage and retro design, especially Andy Gilmore’s. Inspired by that, I created a wallpaper similar in vein but with my own spin, keeping in mind its purpose for desktop use. It even highlights everyone’s favorite holiday: Singles’ Awareness Day. ” Designed by William Law of United Kingdom.

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  February Love “When people think February, a lot will think of love. I wanted to do something that would go along with that idea, and that is where I got the heart idea. I also like to work with a lot of bright colors, so I decided to use watercolor brushes and blend as many bright colors together as I could. I also highlighted the 14th in red to represent one of the most popular days in February.” Designed by Anthony Nguyen of Pennsylvania, USA.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Minimal Month “Minimal calendar for the month of February 2009, to be used for 28 days only.” Designed by Tom Johnson of England.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  The Shortest Month “February is the shortest month of the year, so why not line ‘em up and show that, using colors to represent the months and some simple typography to get the whole point across. Look out for the 14th, folks.” Designed by Liam J Moore.

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  Comic Sans “This is a simple wallpaper, with humor. The inspiration behind the design is from the group on Facebook (which everybody should be a member of): ‘You know you’re a graphic designer when…’” Designed by Håvard Bergersen of Norway.

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  Valentine’s Day febrUary “This is a huge heart pattern with a groovy retro calendar to complement the round design elements. Patterns just look so good when they’re broken and destroyed.” Designed by Jonathan Haggard of the USA.

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  Valentine’s februum “This is basically an abstract kind of wallpaper, which includes the essence of love we feel in the month of Valentine. Kind of a different approach for the Valentine’s theme, with the combination of different colors and abstract art.” Designed by Shashank Goswami of India.

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  Face Your Fading World “‘Face Your Fading World’ features the world falling apart and floating away, back to where it came from, outer space! The illustration was created from photos that were heavily manipulated in various ways. Let us all take an extra lover on Valentine’s Day (and beyond): our planet :)” Designed by Sietse Visser of The Netherlands.

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  Fuck Mac “Here is my contribution to the wallpaper/calendar collection. I got inspired by a piece of work of Alexander Kaiser. I thougt it was really funny, so I followed his idea, and, well, this is what came out. I’m planning to do a whole series of these wallpapers, so expect more in future. The wallpaper itself is quite simple. For those of you who don’t know what the red thingy is, go to Amazon (or any other store) and purchase the DVD of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.” Designed by Tim Jäger of Munich, Germany.

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  Streakin’ Designed by Oliver Twardowski of Bonn, Germany.

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  Full Moon “The design is inspired by the lunar cycle and the fact that February is the only month that can pass without a full moon. This year, however, we do have one, and it appears on February 9th, which I have indicated in the design. Keep a look-out.” Designed by Mark Kirwan of England.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Sparkle “I wanted to create something illuminating and warm for this dark time of year.” Designed by Antti Lehtinen of Finland.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Dark Spring “The inspiration behind this wallpaper is very simple: there is something in the trees. Created with a free vector pack that you featured last month, it’s my first submission ever and I still have a lot to learn.” Designed by Christian Benstein of Holland.

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  The Trees “By showing the man in the form of a tree, I want to show that trees have lives just like us. I want to send the message that human beings should stop ‘murdering’ trees, because at the end of the day, by taking away the precious lives of these trees, human beings themselves are going to pay the price. In fact, we should appreciate the lives of these trees because they give our life to us.” Designed by Kasra Safavinia of Germany.

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  Alien Party “Imagine aliens come to the Earth for their weekend party! How would you picture it? Software used to create this scene were Zbrush, 3D Max and Photoshop CS3.” Designed by Kasra Safavinia.

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  Splashing 2D “This is what I do for fun: splash paint on patterns I design. Hope you like it!” Designed by Lukasz Tomasz Rozanski of Opole, Poland.

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  FEBulous Fire Designed by Reon Viljoen.

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  The Heart Month “My work is of a heart, just because February is the month of the lovers. I used a bar code because it identifies things, and I mixed both to represent love and its identification. I used stars with light to represent the magic that love is.” Designed by Ana Fernandes of Castelo Branco, Portugal.

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  Romantic February 2009 Calendar “For a warm holiday atmosphere, we have designed a romantic calendar in the Valentine’s Day spirit.” Designed by AdobeTutorialz of the USA.

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  Carnival Mask “This is my work for February because it is the month of carnival. Because of that, I used a mask and elements to recall the fantasy, the fairy and lights.” Designed by Ana Fernandes of Castelo Branco, Portugal.

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  Welcome “My first wallpaper. Welcome, February. Nice to meet you!” Designed by Benoît “LeBen” Burgener of Switzerland.

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  28 Days Designed by K. Rutten of Belgium.

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  My Valentine “Happy Valentine’s Day in the year of ox!” Designed by Eloise Ha of Malaysia.

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  Cold Isometric “The wallpaper reflects how February is a cold and monotonous month. The shapes breaking off of the ‘Feb 09′ become more abstract the farther they get from the text. ” Designed by Kris Kouba.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200 Without calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Orange Cross “I found that link to your contest on Twitter, so I thought, ‘Let’s make a calendar,’ and after an hour I finished one.” Designed by Wieso Anders of Carinthia, Austria.

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  Love “When I think of February, my mind fills with hearts and the color red, because February is famous for love.” Designed by Maya Sivalingam of Sri Lanka.

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  Mended heart “The wallpaper has a clean style with much negative space and is inspired by February and Valentine’s Day, with a broken heart mended by love.” Designed by Aaron L. of Ontario, Canada.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Freddygirl “I thought you would probably gets lots of ‘Valentine’ submissions. Instead of going that route, I chose a strong black floral graphic, complemented by a mix-’n'-match typographic treatment for the month’s name. Enjoy!” Designed by Michelle Cormack.

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  Not Happy Valentine “‘Not Happy Valentine’ is the downside of the February 14, when everything is hearts and love. Unfortunately, that day is painful for many people because of the trade. I recalled the frantic search for her elsewhere.” Designed by Diego of Argentina.

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  Scratchy Desk “By trade I do 3D animation, but I have a traditional 2D background, and I know good art comes from fresh ideas. I wanted to do something different with this piece and do some digital graffiti on a wooden desktop. I set about trying to make my love-filled doodles and text-scratchy goodness look like it was done either with blue biro, red biro or plain scratches. I would love to make an animation out of this!” Designed by Daniel Sweeney of England.

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  Recycled Air Designed by Bruno Fujii.

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  California Dusk Designed by Laura Moloney of Ireland.

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  Love’s in February “February is all about love. Let’s share that love around the world. Love might hurt, love is sometimes hard, love is a heart, love is wanting to be heard and love is on earth.” Designed by Putri Regina (a.k.a Pu3W1tCh) of Indonesia.

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  February Choco “This one is more of a chocolate theme, in which lovers show their love to each other while presenting chocolate. :)” Designed by Shashank Goswami of India.

  Preview With calendar: 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

  Global Hearts “I was inspired seeing how many different countries visitors to my website are from, which made me think of adding other languages to the wallpaper.” Designed by Seth Nickeson of the USA.

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  Art “This is not a night scene. I did this artwork on the spot in the morning. I used black-colored paper and white pencil. I tried to show the dramatic effect of light with black and white, with an old building as the subject.” Designed by Girish Chaudhary of India.

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  Diary Designed by Patricia Montero de Cabana.

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  Your Last Chance: Join In Next Month! We respect the ideas and motivations behind an artist’s work, which is why we give artists full freedom to explore their creativity and express their emotions and experiences through their work. The designs of these wallpapers weren’t in any way influenced by us, but rather were created from scratch by the artists themselves. Thanks to all the designers for participating. Join in next month (please note that it’s your last chance to feature your desktop wallpaper on Smashing Magazine)! And have a smashing February, folks! (al)

  

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