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Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: July 2015

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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.

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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 July 2015. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!

Further Reading on SmashingMag:

A Flamboyance Of Flamingos

“July in South Africa is dreary and wintery so we give all the southern hemisphere dwellers a bit of colour for those grey days. And for the northern hemisphere dwellers a bit of pop for their summer! The Flamboyance of Flamingos is part of our ‘Wonderland Collective Noun’ collection. Each month a new fabulous collective noun is illustrated, printed and made into a desktop wallpaper…” — Designed by Wonderland Collective from South Africa.

A Flamboyance Of Flamingos

Summer Heat

Designed by Xenia Latii from Berlin, Germany.

Summer Heat

Summer Never Ends!

“July is a very special month to me — it’s the month of my birthday and of the best cherries.” — Designed by Igor Izhik from Canada.

Summer Never Ends!

A Rascal Of Boys

“Stepping back in time, for some of us 20 years back (ahem), we delve back into our childhood where the Rascal of Boys live. The cool kids wanted to be them, the once sweet girls wanted to kick them, and the posh kids with the fancy kicks were terrified of them. Johnny Camo the expert hide and seek terror, Buzz McFly with his remote controlled spaceship, Jordy Large, the big boy with the tiny brain, Super Boy (origin unknown) and Morty with his pet snake Justice. Together they fight for their rights to stay up late as the B-Team, operating from their hideaway tree house slash fortress of doom.” — Designed by Wonderland Collective from South Africa.

A Rascal Of Boys

An Intrusion Of Cockroaches

“Ever watched Joe’s Apartment when you where a kid? Well that movie left a soft spot in my heart for the little critters. Don’t get me wrong: I won’t invite them over for dinner, but I won’t grab my flip flop and bring the wrath upon them when I see one running in the house.So there you have it… 3 Roaches… bringing the smack down on that pesky human… ZZZZZZZAP!!”” — Designed by Wonderland Collective from South Africa.

An Intrusion Of Cockroaches

See America!

“Next year is the 100th Anniversary of the creation of the National Parks Service.” — Designed by Andy Sides from the United States.

See America!

Sanctus

“July 16, 1969 - Apollo 11 astronauts were launched into space hoping to be the first men to land on the moon and their photograph “Pale Blue Dot” of earth inspired this artwork. You don’t have to have faith or belief in a god to know that this is holy (Sanctus). Time is a finite entity. Only about five billion years to go till the sun explodes. I know it seems like a lot now, but it will soon go if we just squander it on frivolous nonsense and small talk, not only of time passing but time that won’t pass this way again.” — Designed by Richard George Davis from South Africa.

Sanctus

Peaceful Memories

“July is one of the most beautiful months of the year. Enjoy every day, every hour, which gives us this month!” — Designed by Nikolay Belikov from Russia.

Peaceful Memories

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

“This wallpaper celebrates 150 years of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, written by Lewis Carroll.” — Designed by Oculus from England.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Chance Favors The Connected Mind

“This quote from Steven Johnson reminds us that a great idea can evolve thanks to the combination of your own idea with someone else’s. As diverse as a ice cream cone can be, people having diverse interests and viewpoints are more likely to come up with innovative ideas.” — Designed by Claudette Ocando Röhricht from Germany.

Chance Favors The Connected Mind

BBQ!

“Summer’s coming! = BBQs!” — Designed by David Byrne from the UK.

BBQ!

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.

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