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 five years now, and we are very thankful to all the designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month. This post features free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for May 2013. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!
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- Pet Wallpapers & Other Cute Animals For Your Desktop
- 50 Remarkable Nature Wallpapers
The Green Bear
Designed by Pedro Rolo from Portugal.
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- with calendar: 1024×768, 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1024×768, 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
Power
Designed by Elise Vanoorbeek from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 1024×768, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Quote Of The Day
Designed by Eloise Ha from Malaysia.
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- with calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×720, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×720, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Winter Is Over
Designed by Uxue Goikoetxea from Spain.
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- without calendar: 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Raring Ringtail
Designed by Vlad Studio from Russia.
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- with calendar: 800x600, 1024×768, 1152x864, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
Get Caught Reading Month
Designed by Jill Hamilton from Canada.
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- without calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
World’s Labor Day
Designed by debobrata debnath from India.
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- with calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
April Showers Bring May Flowers
Designed by Morgan Newnham from USA.
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- with calendar: 320x480 (currently missing), 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×720, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×720, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Octopus: The Master Of Disguise
Designed by Sasha Endoh from Canada.
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- with calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1152x864, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1152x864, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
A Better Summer
Designed by Joeri Claes from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
May I Love You
Designed by Julien Savoldi from Belgium.
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- with calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Game Boy
Designed by Sander Geenen from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 1024×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Mental Health Awareness Day
Designed by Kay Karremans from Belgium.
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- with calendar: 320x480, 1024×1024, 1280×720, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×1024, 1280×720, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Old vs. New
Designed by Wannes De ROy from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 1280x800, 1440×900, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Museum Day
Designed by cheloveche.ru from Russia.
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- without calendar: 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
Blooming
Designed by Alexandru Nastase from Romania.
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- without calendar: 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
Ethnic Snake
Designed by Katerina Bobkova from Ukraine.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080
Maypole Animals
Designed by Charlotte Blatchford from UK.
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- without calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
May Fiesta
Designed by Pat Buenaobra from Philippines.
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- without calendar: 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
“He Who Sings…”
Designed by Yiannis Kranidiotis from Greece.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152x864, 1280×720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
Awaiting Rebirth
Designed by Kristof Van Espen from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
Splash!
Designed by Ajan Navaratnasingam from London, UK.
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- without calendar: 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
Mondriaan
Designed by Siemon Donvil from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 1024×768, 1280x800, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
Praise The Workers On Labor Day
Designed by N. Baeten from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
Daydream
Designed by Maarten Wydooghe from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
May Around the World
Designed by dangerbrain from USA.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
Mothers Day
Designed by Kim Janssens from Belgium.
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Savanna May
Designed by Brian Jonah Obara from Kenya.
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- with calendar: 320x480 (currently missing), 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152x864, 1280×720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152x864, 1280×720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
Puppet Show
Designed by Pietje Precies from The Netherlands.
Designed by Kristof Van Espen from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
Splash!
Designed by Ajan Navaratnasingam from London, UK.
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- without calendar: 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
Mondriaan
Designed by Siemon Donvil from Belgium.
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- with calendar: 1024×768, 1280x800, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 1024×768, 1280x800, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
Praise The Workers On Labor Day
Designed by N. Baeten from Belgium.
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- with calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
Daydream
Designed by Maarten Wydooghe from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1280x800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
May Around the World
Designed by dangerbrain from USA.
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- with calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
Mothers Day
Designed by Kim Janssens from Belgium.
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- with calendar: 320x480, 1366×768, 1024×1024, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
Savanna May
Designed by Brian Jonah Obara from Kenya.
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- with calendar: 320x480 (currently missing), 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152x864, 1280×720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152x864, 1280×720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
Puppet Show
Designed by Pietje Precies from The Netherlands.
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- with calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
- without calendar: 320x480, 1024×768, 1280x800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 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 the 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.