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 seven years now, and we are very thankful to all designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month.
This post features free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for June 2015. 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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Fishing Is My Passion!
“The month of June is a wonderful time to go fishing, the most soothing and peaceful activity.” — Designed by Igor Izhik from Canada.
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- with calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Strawberry Fields
Designed by Nathalie Ouederni from France.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1680x1200, 1920x1200, 2560x1440
The Amazing Water Park
“Summer is coming. And it’s going to be like an amazing water park, full of stunning encounters.” — Designed by Netzbewegung / Mario Metzger from Germany.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Gravity
Designed by Elise Vanoorbeek (Doud Design) from Belgium.
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- without calendar: 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Let The Spring Set You Free
Designed by Ema Tanaskoska Mitrevska from Macedonia.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Summer Time…
“I am happy in summer! All you need is fresh and relax!” — Designed by Verónica Valenzuela from Spain.
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- with calendar: 800x480, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1440x900, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 2560x1440
- without calendar: 800x480, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1440x900, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 2560x1440
Night Night!
“The time we spend with our dads is precious so I picked an activity my dad enjoys a lot, reading.” — Designed by Maria Keller from Mexico.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 640x1136, 750x1334, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1242x2208, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440, 2880x1800
Knitting For Summer
“I made multiple circles overlapping with close distances. The overall drawing looks like a clothing texture, for something you could wear in coming summer. Let’s have a nice summer.” — Designed by Philippe Brouard from France.
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- without calendar: 800x480, 1024x768, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440, 2880x1800
Periodic Table Of HTML5 Elements
“We wanted an easy reference guide to help navigate through HTML5 and that could be updateable” — Designed by Castus from the UK.
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- with calendar: 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1440x900, 1600x900, 1600x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440
- without calendar: 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1440x900, 1600x900, 1600x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440
Shine Your Light
“Shine your light, Before the fight, Just like the sun, Cause we don’t have to run.” — Designed by Anh Nguyet Tran from Vietnam.
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- without calendar: 768x1280, 1024x1024, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Lavender Is In The Air!
“June always reminds me of lavender - it just smells wonderful and fresh. For this wallpaper I wanted to create a simple, yet functional design that featured… you guessed it… lavender!” — Designed by Jon Phillips from Canada.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Through The Savannah
“Giraffes are my favorite animal and June 21st is World Giraffe Day, so it was fitting to make it for this month.” — Designed by Megan Jones from Pennsylvania, USA.
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- without calendar: 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Scattered Leaves
Designed by Marlin Jackson from South Africa.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Springtime Bubbles
“I wanted to create a spring/summer vibe and I thought bubbles were a great way to do this because they aren’t too cliche and many people can be seen blowing bubbles during this time of year.” — Designed by Kathleen Reilly from United States.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440, 1366x768
Happiness Together, Forever
“June brings with the start of the wedding season and all the joy that togetherness brings to the world.” — Designed by Band Hire UK from United Kingdom.
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- without calendar: 320x480, 800x600, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1400x1050, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Hershel The Walking Dead
“I’m a huge fan of The Walking Dead, and so I decided to make a wallpaper of Hershel.” — Designed by Loïs Claassen from the Netherlands.
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- without calendar: 1366x768, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1020, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
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?
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