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 four 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 August 2012. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!
You may also want to take a look at the following related wallpaper posts:
- Winter Wallpaper – Snow, Ice and Frost
- Wallpapers – The Very Best For Your Desktop
- 50 Remarkable Nature Wallpapers
- Love and Hearts Wallpapers
The Lady With Red Coat
Designed by Viktor Mazhlekov from Bulgaria.
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- with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
August Cat
Designed by Soodabeh Amirakbari from Iran.
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- with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320×480, 640×960, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Fly
“Colors!!” Designed by Lotum from Germany.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320×480, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Searching for Higgs Boson
Designed by Vlad Gerasimov from Russia.
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- with calendar: 800×600, 960×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1229×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1440×900, 1440×960, 1600×1200, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1728×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2304×1440, 2560×1600
- without calendar: 800×600, 960×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1229×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1440×900, 1440×960, 1600×1200, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1728×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2304×1440, 2560×1600
Ahoy
Designed by Webshift 2.0 from South Africa.
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- with calendar: 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Through Happy Shades
Designed by Mihai Fischer from Romania.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
Colorstrike
Designed by AndrР№ Presser from Germany.
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- with calendar: 1280×720, 1440×900, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1280×720, 1440×900, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Let’s Go Great Britain
”“Let’s go Great Britain!” typographic wallpaper to cheer at the 2012 London Olympic games.” Designed by Paula RГєpolo For Garment Printing from United Kingdom.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
Childhood Memories
Designed by Francesco Paratici from Australia.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Olympic Games
Designed by Cortando Pixeles from Argentina.
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- with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1600×1200, 1920×1440
- without calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1600×1200, 1920×1440
London Olympics
Designed by Meenal Jain from India.
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- with calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
Late Summer
“Butter yellow daisies for the last of summer days!” Designed by Karen Keung from Canada.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1600×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1600×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
Frederique’s Summer
“Frederique is a satiric comic strip about hanging around at beaches, getting rejected by hot chicks and enjoying life with full blown optimism.” Designed by Richard Dancsi from Hungary/Germany.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 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, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 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, 2560×1440
Forest
“A trip into the woods. August 2012.” Designed by Timothy J. Reynolds from USA.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320×480, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Team Gb
“August 2012 is here which means it is time for the Olympic Games! This calendar incorporates various aspects of London, the UK and the Olympics.” Designed by Donna Hall And Loren Grosvenor from United Kingdom.
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- with calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050
- without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050
Infinite Imagination
“The Power of Imagination makes us Infinite.” Designed by Roland Szabo from Hungary.
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- with calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440, 2560×1600
- without calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440, 2560×1600
World Traffic Lights Day
Designed by Cheloveche.ru from Russia.
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- with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 395×512, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
Cycling Holidays
““Nothing compares with the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” – President John F. Kennedy.” Designed by Simona Gosu from Romania.
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- with calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Lucky August
“Life is a game. Are you feeling lucky in August?” Designed by Marina-art from Russia.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
Augmented August
“In summer things may seem different then they really are. Which is not necessarily a bad thing.” Designed by Sanja Vukasinovic from Serbia.
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- with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 2560×1440
Summertime
“It’s summertime so enjoy the weather!” Designed by Christina Mokry (allaci Gmbh) from Germany.
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- with calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Your Title Holed
Designed by Agata Maciљgowska from Poland.
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- with calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 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, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 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, 2560×1440
Summer Rain
Designed by Virginia Saint from USA.
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- with calendar: 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Responsive Wallpaper
“I was thinking to make the wallpaper as a responsive design, i’d add more interaction next month.” Designed by Mondedesign.net from France.
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- with calendar: 768×1024, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
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 Favorite?
What’s your favorite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comment section below.
Stay creative and keep on smashing!
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