We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one — desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. This creativity mission has been going on for over two years now, and we are very thankful to all designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month.
We continue to nourish you with a monthly spoon of inspiration. This post features free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for February 2012. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!
Please note that:
- All images can be clicked on 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?
Colored Edge
“For February, the month of spring, love and 29 days.” Designed by Rahul.s from India.
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- with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1440×1050, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440
- without calendar: 800×600, 1680×1200, 1920×1200
Hot Drinks
“Which drink will you choose to make you feel better during the cold season?” Designed by Agathe Altwegg from France.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1200
- without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1200
Bold
Designed by Elisabetta Borseti from Italy.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080
- without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
February Prison Break
“We suggest - do not mess with February.” Designed by Marek Guziсski From Rio Creativo from Poland.
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- with calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2540×1440
- without calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2540×1440
All You Need Is Love
“Love is all you need.” Designed by Kaspars Dedzis from Latvia.
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- with calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
February Splashes
Designed by Roland Szabу from Hungary.
Jealous Much?
“Calendar for February 2012.” Designed by Annabelle Bay from USA.
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- with calendar: 320×240, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 320×240, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
Heartbroken
“Illustrated wallpaper for february on the theme of heartbreak.1920 x 1200.” Designed by Danae Botha from South Africa.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1440×1050, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1440×1050, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
Kids And Dragon
“My drawings are mostly black-and-white and the year of the Black Dragon inspired me to start drawing another picture. Let the Dragon this year be friendly and playful ;).” Designed by Jelena Tљekulajeva from Estonia.
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- with calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080
- without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080
Heart On A String
“For hopeless romantics that let others play with their heart.” Designed by Jacob Giesler from USA.
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- with calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
A Shadow’s Chance
“A nod at Groundhog Day! The artwork provided with a calendar has a winter color, because the groundhog sees his shadow which means six more weeks of winter. And the other (Green) has no calendar and no shadow which denotes anearly spring.” Designed by Joseph Brooks from United States.
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- with calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
Lock Your Love
“February is the month of couples and love, so if you do have that one special person in your life! Then this would be the prefect month to show how much you love her or him :).” Designed by Rihards Gromuls from Latvia.
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- with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
Cyclops Encounter
“I am a big fan of the Odyssey. Cyclopses are awesome.” Designed by Glorm from Canada.
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- with calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1400×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1400×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
Gloomy Light
“Sometimes we ever feel’s like useless, moody, gloomy, that’s so sadly. Maybe it just like an old gloomy paper effect on my calendar template. But, we can change it with give it colors, this year our life will be not far from heaviness like our years before, just bright it up and make a colors in your moody days!” Designed by Dwi Prastika from Indonesia.
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- with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 2560×1440
Chillout
“Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, where you will not be online…” Designed by Chilid Interactive Agency from Poland.
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- with calendar: 1280×800, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1280×800, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 2560×1440
Fight For You
“This valentine we should fight for the ones we love.” Designed by Tonie Tannous from Lebanon.
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- with calendar: 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Ice Melted
“Ice melted is coming back soon.” Designed by Yank from France.
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- with calendar: 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1600×1200, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1600×1200, 1920×1200
Load Time
“What Scott Adams means about load time.” Designed by Fredrik Jensen from Norway.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
Love Is In The Air
Designed by Andreas Sofantzis from Greece.
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- with calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×720, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×720, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
Join In Next Month!
Please note that we respect and carefully consider the ideas and motivation behind each and every artist’s work. This is why we give all artists the full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience throughout their works. This is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren’t anyhow influenced by us, but rather designed from scratch by the artists themselves.
A big thank you to all designers for their participation. Join in next month!
What’s Your Favourite?
What’s your favorite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comment section below! We are looking forward to your submissions next month!
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