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December 7th, 2006 in Graphics | 116 Comments
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Creative wallpapers can serve as a nice source of inspiration. Particularly if you are having another creativity block, but don’t really have enough time to take a walk or browse through Flickr pools. However, it isn’t easy to find some really nice wallpapers - the choise is too big, and there are simply too many sources.
Over the last few days we’ve searched for the best posters, wallpapers, galleries and background images on the Web and collected them in an overview below. Especially Mac-Users will find some nice sources. Feel free to suggest further resources in the comments section.
- Art. Lebedev Studio Posters
Cool arty barcode posters/wallpapers - in sizes up to 1600×1200 - Greg Martin
Gallery of Art - great Wallpapers in sizes up to 2560 x 1024 - Greg Martin 2
Great Wallpapers by Greg Martin in sizes up to 1600 x 1200 - Patrick Bennett
Free Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1600 × 1050
- Blatte’s Backgrounds
Original, free fractal backgrounds and wallpapers in sizes up to 2560 x 1600 - Blurburger Desktops
Cartooney wallpapers - in sizes up to 1920 x 1200 - BSDnexus
OpenBSD, FreeBSD and NetBSD wallpapers - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200 - Caedes Desktop Backgrounds
A collection of great desktop wallpaper and desktop backgrounds. Over 12000 images: photography, 3D computer art, fractal, abstracts, nature, and space - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200 - Design Wallpapers
Free Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1280 x 1024
- Desktopography
Wallpapers For Designers - in sizes up to 1280 x 1024 - deviantART Wallpaper
Great Wallpapers in 27 categories: Fractals, Vector, Fantasy, Dark, Games, Automotive, Abstract, Anime, Freehand, Light, Minimalistic, Landscapes, Science Fiction, Technical, Tiles, Multi Display, Females, Music, Macabre & Horror, 3 Dimensional - Dieselstation
Exotic Car Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1900×1200
- Digital Blasphemy Free 3D Wallpapers
Free 3D wallpaper - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200, and 1920 x 1200 (widescreen) - Outer Space Wallpaper
Outer Space pictures for Windows desktop wallpaper - in sizes up to 1024 X 768 - pimpmydesk - desktop customizing
Resources for Windows, Mac & Linux, you can find here wallpapers, desktop customizing, windows icons, mac icons, windnows customizing, guikit, themes, msstyles, stylr toolbar, visual styles, vista styles… - Dual Screen Wallpaper
Free Dual Screen Wallpapers in 5 categories: nature, abstract, space, Random, vehicles - in sizes up to 2650×1024
- endeffect 2006 - RIOT!
Cool Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1600×1200 - eWallpapers.net
Free wallpapers,desktop wallpapers, divided into categories: 3D, Aircrafts/Planes, Animals, Anime, Girls, Cars, Computers, Games, Holidays, Motorcycles, Movies, Music, Nature, Sports, World - in sizes up to 2560 x 1600 - e-wallpapers.info
The best wallpapers on the net - divided into categories: Abstract, Cartoon, Cold Colors, Dark, Fantasy, Landscapes, Light, Mac OS X, Minimalistic, Nature, Sky, Warm Colors, Widescreen, Windows Vista - Firefox Wallpapaers
Cool FireFox Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200
- Flickr’s Desktop Wallpaper Pool
Over 2,608 Flickr users have posted their favorite wallpaper photos. Minimum 1024×768 resolution - National Geographic
National Geographic Wallpapers divided into categories: animals, archaeology and paleontology, black-and white photography, people, science and technology, underwater, culture, history - Free Movie Wallpaper
James Bond, Star Trek, Borat, Harry Potter, Rocky and some more.
- Graffiti Wallpaper
Free high-quality desktop wallpaper in 10 categories: Animal, Flower, Graffiti, Landscape, Plant, Random, Statue, Texture, Tree - in sizes up to 1920 x 1200 - GuiKit
GUI Kit searches the web daily and posts links and previews to all the latest and greatest wallpapers, icons, and themes (via digg) - HubbleSite
Plaster snapshots of the universe across your computer screen. Wallpaper lets you wander the universe from your desktop.
- InterfaceLIFT
Free High-Resolution Widescreen Wallpaper -in sizes up to 2560×1600 - joejoe’s Wallpapers
A huge selection of great wallpapers, divided into categories: Abstract, Animals, Apple, Black and White, Desert, City, Grass, Landscape, Mac, Leaves, Plants, Sky, Snow, Space, Water, Sunsets - k a n d i . h i t
Wow! Cool Wallpapers - Jason Brooks and Hed Kandi Pictures - Jeffrey Klassen - Infrared
Amazing infrared photo gallery. These infrared photos/wallpapers are absolutely beautiful! - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200
- Jeffrey Klassen - Water
These water drop photos/wallpapers are amazing! - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200 - Klowner’s Wallpapers
Collection of Linux wallpapers and others - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200 - MediaInspiration Wall Papers
Free Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1024 X 768 - meomi design
Free Wallpapers: Octonauts, Endangered Animals & Meomi Cuties - in sizes up to 1280 x 1024 - Pixelgirl
Desktop Images - in sizes up to 1920×1200 - Simpsons Wallpapers
Bart, Homer, Marge, Mr.Burns - Simpsons & Springfield Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1280 x 960 - skeedz.com - wallpaper
High quality wallpapers - in sizes up to 1280 x 1024
- Socksoff
Free high quality wallpapers for Windows and Mac - in sizes up to 1600×1200 - Space.com
Wallpapers for your Desktop in categories: Apollo, Mars, Moon, Earth, Hubble Space Telescope, 3-D Space Art, Stars and Galaxies, Solar System, Saturn’s Rings - in sizes up to 1280 x 1024 - Michael Swanson
Macro Wallpaper Images - in sizes up to 1920 x 1200 - teknoel
Design Desktops. Great desktop wallpapers in sizes up to 1600 x 1200 - Terra Galleria
20 Free Wallpapers pictures from the Terra Galleria photo gallery - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200 - Travel Wallpapers
Free Travel Wallpapers in 5 categories: 5 categories: The Beach, Blue, Landscapes, Cities, Towns & Buildings, Images of Gods - in sizes up to 1024 X 768 - Vector Desktop Wallpapers
Vector Desktop Wallpapers by David Lanham - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200 - Waldo’s Wallpaper
Ultra High resolution original 3D computer desktop wallpapers - Wallpaper at 555 [DESIGN]
Free Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1024 x 768
- Zeldman Presents: Desktop Pictures | Wallpaper
Desktop images for your pleasure - in sizes up to 1600 x 1024 - Vladstudio - Wallpapers Gallery
Free desktop wallpapers, high resolution, widescreen and dual-monitor images - in sizes up to 2560 x 1600 - Wallpapers
Free Widescreen Desktop Wallpapers by Steve Truett -in sizes up to 2560 x 1600
Mac Wallpapers
- Desktopia
Freeware - Desktopia is a brand new customization concept for MacOS X: if you are one of those that are always seeking for a new ways to improve the look of your mac then desktopia is the right choice. hanks to it’s very simple and unobtrusive interface you will be able to configure desktopia to automatically change your desktop picture based on a specified time of the day. - OSXplanet Project
OSXplanet is a cocoa program that is based on the popular program, xplanet (by Hari Nair). It is able to generate live images of the earth as well as other planets in the solar system with additional informations such as the current clouds, storms, satellites, volcanos, earthquakes and times and locations of cities. - Apple OS X Wallpapers
Mac OS X Default Aqua, Abstract, Nature Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1280 x 1024 and wide screen
- Blue Crystal 7
The “Blue Crystal” desktop collection contains a bunch of elegant, high quality wallpapers. The 7th edition of the blue crystal desktop collection is inspired by the amazing default desktops included in Apple’s Mac OS 10.4 Tiger and contains three high resolution (2560×1600) desktops - Aqua, Aqua light and Graphit. - deviantArt
Mac/PC OS Wallpaper - in sizes up to 1920 x 1200 - Wallpapers - abstract and digital art
Abstract and digital art wallpapers - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200 - joejoe’s Wallpapers
48 Mac Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200
- MacDesktops.net
Apple/Mac based wallpapers - in sizes up to 2499 x 1550 (login required) - MacDesktop.com
Mac Desktop pictures - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200 - Tux’n'tosh
Mac/Linus Desktop Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1280 x 854
- Mac OS X Tiger Wallpapers
Free Tiger Wallpapers - in sizes up to 2560 x 1600 - The Apple Collection
Mac Desktop Pictures with Apple Logos. Wallpapers - in sizes up to 1920 x 1200 - Think different
Here you find some nice Desktop Pictures for the Mac, Think different, Apple and more - in sizes up to 1600 x 1200
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David (December 7th, 2006, 4:30 am)
Great collection!
One of my favourites: Link [www.moving-insect.com]
Nate Stephenson (December 7th, 2006, 7:02 am)
No offense, but there are waaaaaay better wallpapers than the ones listed here. I’d say some are really mediocre.
Nate Stephenson (December 7th, 2006, 7:03 am)
btw, just have a look around Link [www.deviantart.com]
Ivo (December 7th, 2006, 1:14 pm)
Very nice collection. Thank you for your advices.
New Median (December 7th, 2006, 1:32 pm)
I’d also recommend Link [www.mandolux.com]
Fantastic wallpapers there…
Matt (December 7th, 2006, 2:02 pm)
I’d recommend Link [www.sensitivelight.com]
uzbek (December 7th, 2006, 4:22 pm)
Great job. I’ve just bookmarked this page. Nice for a ref.
Magazine (December 7th, 2006, 4:49 pm)
@Nate Stephenson: this is why you are here :) We appreciate every feedback from our readers! :)
Penguin Pete (December 7th, 2006, 7:48 pm)
Nah, ignore Nate. Deviant Art is the MySpace of art galleries. These galleries listed here are the find.
Sanath (December 7th, 2006, 10:19 pm)
Hi !
This is a Very Goood !
Owen (December 7th, 2006, 11:04 pm)
Great collection. Just wondering has anybody seen wallpapers designed for ‘portrait mode’ use, they seem quite difficult to find :( Owen
Ivan Minic (December 8th, 2006, 1:00 am)
Great collection
Peter (December 8th, 2006, 1:54 am)
Was this :
Link [www.drweb.de]
the inspiration for this post ?
digital artist (December 8th, 2006, 2:19 am)
Wallpaper 4 free
visit Link [www.digital-artist.de.vu]
Allan Siew (December 10th, 2006, 3:26 pm)
Great collection of wallpaper links! Thanks!
zoel (December 11th, 2006, 10:49 am)
I’ve just bookmarked this page. cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thomas (December 14th, 2006, 2:06 am)
@Peter said: Was this: Link [www.drweb.de]
the inspiration for this post?
not only inspiration, but done by the same authors. smashingmagazine.com is just another production by the drweb.de people.
what I’m wondering about - don’t you ever take a look at the great celeb wallpapers that you can see on Link [www.skins.be?] GEORGEOUS BABES!
wallpapers (December 15th, 2006, 4:11 pm)
Nice collection.
I also use Link [www.nicewallpapers.info]
Karen (January 5th, 2007, 10:01 pm)
Thanks for the list. Unashamed pin-up wallpapers at my site:
Link [www.forgottenworlds.co.uk]
Subramanian Manish (January 11th, 2007, 9:00 pm)
This is a very fantastic website for growing designers
like me. A huge thanks and compliment to those who have made it possible for us. Thanks again…..
Vijay Gajjar (January 13th, 2007, 4:55 pm)
This is what I have been searching…………………………………
Thanks a lot…
I would like to know whether it is updated every month.
Iam also looking for some best tutorial websites I will be happy if you guide me on this……
Okan (January 28th, 2007, 9:47 am)
Great collection. Just wondering has anybody seen wallpapers designed for ‘portrait mode’ use, they seem quite difficult to find :(
Özcan (January 28th, 2007, 9:55 am)
Great job. I’ve just bookmarked this page. Nice for a ref.
Güneş (January 28th, 2007, 9:57 am)
No offense, but there are waaaaaay better wallpapers than the ones listed here. I’d say some are really mediocre.
visionFez (January 29th, 2007, 11:06 pm)
Aloot of good free wallpapers at Link [www.calxibe.com] to :D
Mert (January 30th, 2007, 2:47 am)
Good Website. My looking everyday. thank you
İbrahim (January 30th, 2007, 2:49 am)
thank you very much for this good page
GuiMods (January 31st, 2007, 5:36 pm)
Many of the websites you listed up there have wallpapers from some of the major customization sites such as deviantart.com and they don’t even credit the original authors. I am not sure if they even have permission from authors to host their works on their own servers. Please edit and remove such galleries (such as skeedz.com)
Anyways here are my wallpaper sites:
Link [www.gfxcanvas.com] (my own wallpapers)
Link [www.guimods.com] (my collection from different sites)
Darius A Monsef (February 3rd, 2007, 2:24 pm)
I agree about finding inspiration in wallpapers… That is why we added wallpaper links for all palettes on COLOURlovers.
Just click on the size you want on any of the 45,000+ palettes.
Check the current top palette for an example: Link [colourlovers.com]
Keep smashing.
Josh (February 5th, 2007, 5:24 am)
Great selection of top quality travel photography wallpaper with cityscapes of London and other European cities.
Link [www.lifesessions.com]
Hener (February 10th, 2007, 12:33 am)
one blog of wallpapers
Link [www.blogwaw.com]
Jeff (February 13th, 2007, 9:05 pm)
Link [digg.com]
Link [wallpapers.jeffreymunro.com]
Jerykho (February 17th, 2007, 3:39 am)
Link [www.jerykhologic.fr] - My blog with pretty high def. wallpapers from all these site gathered
beauty (February 25th, 2007, 10:10 pm)
one more addition to this cool page !
cool man !collected free desktop wallpapers from different sites and presented in a single blogging site . one more for you !
Link [thundafunda.com]
mexivita (March 11th, 2007, 9:11 am)
Hi, please take a look to my Wallpapersite: Link [www.mexivista.de] Every month i will show one wallpaper with calendar and more.
Ali (March 13th, 2007, 11:46 pm)
I’d say some are really mediocre
rayan (March 24th, 2007, 2:44 am)
come on i need a website about a movey backgrounds with action
helmut (March 27th, 2007, 9:39 pm)
amazing collection, thanks for the Hubble link!!!
ryti (May 3rd, 2007, 9:47 pm)
Cool
SB (May 12th, 2007, 3:49 pm)
Gr8 link collection, to goood!!!
katie (May 23rd, 2007, 4:52 am)
THE BEST.
i especially recommend travel (voyage) and nature
chinna (May 25th, 2007, 7:23 pm)
Great collection of wallpaper resources. An aggregator of all the good wallpaper resources on the web
evren (May 31st, 2007, 12:21 pm)
that’s a spectacular web site including the most valuable wallpapers i’ve ever seen…
Nisha (June 13th, 2007, 4:41 pm)
Please add some Dj type ( Scratcher ) and thingd like that as wall papers. Then We will surely buy that online. We will pay as much as money to buy the wall papers.
Juergen Bessei (June 29th, 2007, 7:24 pm)
Hi folks!
I enjoyed the links on your site. I publish some wallpapers/desktop background pictures from my journeys around the globe on my private website at:
Link [www.australien-ozeanien.de]
(There are also selected pictures in very high resolution on my poster site).
If you like it I’ll be glad to have a link on your selected-wallpaper-site.
Thanks
Juergen
Dawid Michalczyk (July 13th, 2007, 9:40 pm)
Just wanted to add my Sci-fi wallpapers:
Sci-Fi and Fantasy wallpapers
nandkishor (July 25th, 2007, 8:10 pm)
I have enjoyed this site
Toni (September 15th, 2007, 4:14 am)
Link [wallpaperstock.net] has a great collection of fresh desktop wallpapers, updated daily. Check it out!
ptamaro (September 21st, 2007, 10:29 pm)
Pretty good sets here. Seems like the opinions above are based on how much surfing folks do, how long they’ve been surfin’ and, of course, subjective opinion… Some are really well done, but others may not be worthy of a smash. Covers the gamut though. Thanks.
Steve (September 22nd, 2007, 3:26 am)
take a look:
Link [www.wpdb.de]
Beautiful Widescreen & Fullscreen Wallpaper in very high resolution up to 3200*2400 !!!
Sven (September 23rd, 2007, 8:52 am)
I found some nice stuff here Link [www.visionleague.net]
selfaccess (September 29th, 2007, 1:47 am)
nice wallpapers.
the other sites are nice too.
elmira (November 7th, 2007, 12:32 am)
they are really cool :-)
aceguy79 (November 9th, 2007, 3:02 pm)
just awesome guyz
neweru (December 20th, 2007, 5:55 pm)
very nice as always
imo best wallpapersite is wallpaperstop.com
Praveen (January 19th, 2008, 8:58 am)
Its very mazing and mindblowing
Fantasy Wallpapers (February 5th, 2008, 9:14 am)
These are some very nice wallpapers, love the collection you got going here!
adi (February 7th, 2008, 2:16 am)
amazing guys!!n keep up the good works!!!
artlover (February 14th, 2008, 10:55 am)
these are cool. you should have stuff in more colors. some dark colors, like expressing depression, and light colors like expressing love or happiness. but like i said,, cool pic.’s!
jahanzeb (February 20th, 2008, 9:29 am)
nice wallpapers
Patrick Bennett (March 1st, 2008, 12:27 pm)
Hey there,
Thanks for posting about my desktops here on your site! I just wanted to let you know that I have a new site devoted just to desktops (not like my work site you currently link to).
So, if you’re still liking the desktops head over to Link [www.mybestdesktops.com]!
Thanks!
zeus (March 17th, 2008, 1:20 pm)
hmm I think 2-3 sites are missing here cinematicwallpaper and desktopexchange both .com
mohit (March 21st, 2008, 8:44 am)
good wall
Rich (March 25th, 2008, 12:28 pm)
Great wallpapers! Link [mintywhite.com].
Ahmed VAhyd (March 30th, 2008, 3:44 am)
its very nice -
hurray
abdul (April 27th, 2008, 8:52 pm)
real good work, it excellent to look at, its different,
i can say that i only use these backgrounds in my whole life.