Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: October 2009
Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months.
And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we’ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So if you need to look up some date, isn’t it better to show off a nice wallpaper with a nice calendar instead of launching some default time application?
This post features 50 free desktop wallpapers, created by designers across the globe. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free.
Please notice:
- all images can be clicked and lead to the preview of the wallpaper;
- you can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our desktop wallpaper calendar series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?
So what wallpapers have we received for October 2009?
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Fairytale Land
Designed by Monica Corduneanu from Romania.
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Hummingbird
Designed by Vlad Gerasimov from Irkutsk, Russia.
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Hope
"As autumn arrives here in the northern hemisphere, we are reminded of the fragility and brevity of life. Yet the brilliant colors of nature, even in death, are a beacon of HOPE — a sure sign that after the cold and death of winter we will experience a new beginning." Designed by Abigail Paul from USA.
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Trick or Treat 2000
"It is the year 2000, and robots rule the world. This is a photo of a recently completed fully-functional rod puppet, approx. 10″ tall, set within a digital halloween scene via Photoshop. 0000101011001! (robot translation: Trick or treat!)" Designed by Out of the Chair Design from Canada.
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Beautiful Prague
"Last month I visited Prague – a beautiful city.I re-did my wallpaper with Sibiu from May, now with Prague." Designed by Anca Varsandan from Romania.
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Escape of Red Riding Hood
"Escape of Red Riding Hood" Designed by Monica Corduneanu from Romania.
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Kill your boss (Do not take it seriously)
(Editorial Team) Yes, this is a controversial wallpaper. Please do not take it seriously and consider it to be a funny and scary Halloween wallpaper. Some bosses can be quite harsh sometimes, but that’s definitely no the reason to kill anybody. So we do not take any legal responsibilities for the side effects of you having this wallpaper on your desktop. Happy Halloween!
"When your boss yells that you are too immature to be a designer you are morally obliged to stop whatever youare doing, go to him and have an encounter." Designed by Milana Adamov from Serbia.
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Caring for planet
"In October 15 is celebrated the Environmental Education Day in Brazil so i made this illustration to remember the date." Designed by Marcelo Henrique from Brazil.
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Metropolitain
Designed by amandinelle from France.
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Diwali
Designed by Aman Behl from India.
pop girl
Designed by Jennifer Rodriguez from Spain-Tenerife.
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Stamps
Designed by Nikola Lazarevic from Serbia.
Sad Eyes
"I take and edit the picture." Designed by Nuno Silva from Portugal.
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Pixel Glass
Designed by Khristian Mendoza from Australia.
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Pumpkin Time
"After watching ‘Pulp Fiction’ for the nth time, I decided that October is a bad-ass month. This wallpaper is a representation of (what I imagine as) Samuel L. Jackson’s take on October. Badass." Designed by Tessa Pahkamaa from California, United States.
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Harvest
"The colors of Autumn revealed in a harvest of fallen leaves." Designed by Charles Godewyn from United States of America.
Movement of Bodies
"I came across a picture of the dancer who inspired me to give him some more movement." Designed by Rhoda Ndirangu from USA.
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Vintage
"The past is never dead, it is not even past. ~William Faulkner" Designed by Lety Gidea from Romania.
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Cinderella
"Inspired from Cinderella fairy tale chracater and created by using free clip art image of cinderella." Designed by NarjisNaqvi from Pakistan.
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The moons glow
"It is a full moon tonight. The fall wind blows the clouds. The leaves have fallen from the trees and a happy pumpkin sits beneath a spooky tree. The tree and the pumpkin both welcome in the month of October." Designed by Allison S. Hoge from USA.
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Scary Pumpkin
"Halloween is my favorite holiday. This calendar shows my desire to make Halloween a darker holiday than it has been in the past for me." Designed by Rachel Cobb from USA.
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This is how I pass my time
"I was at il Biennale in Venice this August. The Russian house was my favorite, and one of the exhibits had this great “haunted house” set up–plastic baby hands hanging from the ceiling, cramped walking space in darkness. My friend snapped this photo in a hurry and it turned out great considering the low light. I think it’s a bit creepy without overdoing it." Designed by Heather Van De Mark from USA.
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After the Fire
"I drove past these burnt houses several times on my way home from work and knew I wantedto try and capture the vision that came to me every time I drove by. With the help of my friends daughter, Kylah, wemanaged to get some great photos and we all really liked this one.I am new at graphics and design but have a very strong passion for anything creative and decided to give it a trythis month as I felt the photo would be a good fit for an October wallpaper." Designed by Flori Chaykowski from Canada.
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Zombie’s Grafitti
"A mystical month like October diserve an trash art contribution so the dead can go back to life and haunt the living people. This wallpaper was made for terror e thriller lovers. Download and enjoy it!" Designed by Vinicius Ervilha from Brazil.
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Autumn Colors
"Demonstrating the warm, dark colors of fall." Designed by Kari Andresen from USA.
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On The Road Again
"Here you have a calendar design. I think that was a pleasant evening to take pictures especially since it was a beautiful sky. Hope you like it." Designed by Adrian Hasmasan from Romania.
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Autumnal
Designed by Christine Theis from Germany.
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Energy of water
"My wallpaper illustration Energy of water was inspired by terrible ecological problems in Ukraine and round the world." Designed by Egor Kosten from Ukraine.
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Mossy Pavement
"Last October we were wandering in the beautiful old section of town Sopron, Hungary, while I took a picture of this pattern at a courtyard. One year later the season is in the right mood to make a wallpaper from the photo." Designed by Balazs Kereskenyi from Hungary.
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Pumpkin -Surprise
"Grab your pointy hat and get ready for some magic." Designed by Chris Alexander (Yipori) from England.
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Oktoberfest
"Theme “Oktoberfest” is written on the hot dog with mustard, served with a beer. All made by modeling clay, photographed, and adjusted in Photoshop." Designed by Begum Burian from Turkey.
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October Canvas
Designed by Hashem Gamal Ahmed from Egypt.
The only thing
"This is Spack, my “little” dog (just three years old…!)! I love dogs, don’t leave them alone." Designed by Riccardo Medana from Italy.
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Marcha Zaragoza
"This is a composition we made for an event thats going to take place in Zaragoza next 24 October, to join people all over the world to take a stand for a safe climate future, claiming atention from governments of Copenhagen United Nations conference. We are going to ride our bicycles around the city (Zaragoza, Spain)." Designed by Pablo Jimeno Pérez from Spain.
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Diwali
"Also called the festival of lights, Diwali is one of the most popular festivals celebrated in India. Diwali or Deepavali is an occasion which is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm in most parts of the country. The day of Diwali witnesses celebrations of the highest magnitude as the entire country is lit with beautiful lights and lot of fireworks are used to celebrate Diwali, a victory of light over darkness.The magnificent five days long jubilation of Diwali celebrations is marked by multi-colored Rangoli designs, special pooja ceremonies, lines of lamps, floral decorations, fireworks, exchange of Diwali Sweets and Diwali Gifts that lend grandeur to the Occasions." Designed by Supriya Kunal Dcunha from India.
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Halloween
Designed by Rumake Web Agency from Russia.
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Smash Type
"Just a typographically artistic display indedication to smashing magazine." Designed by Two six eight design from United States.
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Burnt Orange
"For this wallpaper I wanted to use orange, but not with traditional imagery of pumpkins and Hallowe’en. I did however want to celebrate that October is national breast cancer awareness month, that apple day takes place on the 21st, and I of course had to make a note of Hallowe’en!" Designed by Ducky Design from Canada.
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Vintage October
"True colour – casual look. A classical vintage label that becomes all PCs. A must have for all autumn designistas." Designed by Dannci from Slovakia.
Leaves
"simple, calm, quiet and relaxed like some Italian landscape views in the month of October; if you would like this wallpaper in a different resolution just drop me an e-mail. Enjoy!" Designed by Federica Sibella from Italy.
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Love-of-October
"”October is a month full of endless questions about creativity. Should I be Jason from Friday the 13th or Michael Myers from Halloween for the costume party. Is this too much for my front yard (while looking upon a extremely detailed macabre with realistic CGI ghosts, goblins, and pyrotechnics)? Designed completely with paint.net. “" Designed by Ian Patrick Buss from United States of America.
Praying Mantis
"My neighbourhood has recently been invaded by hundreds of beautiful praying mantis and this one decided to pose for a while." Designed by Antonio Bustamante Mirayo from Spain.
Moorland
"Have a nice autumn" Designed by John Kichote from Poland.
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A Halloween Theme, Go Figure.
"It’s orange. It has a spider and some crazy eyes, so yup, sounds like Halloween to me. Hopefully it is still fun enough to be enjoyed by all of our friends that are not celebrating Halloween. Looks great with or without the calendar. Enjoy!" Designed by Steve Mullen from USA.
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Matterhorn
"This picture was taken from Zermatt, Switzerland at the beginning of October 2007. The summit of the Matterhorn peak was on fire and reminded me of the colors of Autumn." Designed by Vincent Prat from France.
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Sarajevo
"Sarajevo is capital city of (the state of) Bosnia and Herzegovina and it is wll known with name “City of east and west” I used old postcards which were popular during Austro – Hungarian period to make this digital greeting and to promote this beatuful city. Greetings / Gruss / Selam" Designed by Azra Crneta from Bosni and Herzegovina.
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Be Present
"We are here, and it is now. What else is there? Enjoy the moment." Designed by Marlaine Weber from Canada.
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Doodletober
"Doodletober celebrates the spontaneous creativity that can come with the long drawn out nights of the month of October (especially in the UK). When your stuck inside and it’s raining on the outside, why not whip out your finest sharpie and a sheet of paper and get doodling!" Designed by Rob Hampson from United Kingdom.
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Godfather
"This is a wallpaper I made mostly for myself, As some of you might have noticed it is very similar to last month’s one, and sorry for that i will be bringing more original wallpapers later on. But the wallpaper itself is about my all-time favourite movie the godfather and contains one of my favourite quotes out of the movie." Designed by Luka Dadiani from UK.
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Will-o’-the-Wisp
"This design celebrates the spooky side of October by showing a cloud of Will-o-the-wisps under a tree in the moonlight. A passage from my favorite poem by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge reminds me of these ghostly lights, so I thought it appropriate to include." Designed by 3 Roads Media from United States.
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Falling Leaves
Designed by Rita Pereira from Portugal.
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Autumn Leaves
Designed by Kevin Wolstenholme from UK.
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Wavular
"Design Kompany’s “wavular” series is about possibility. Our title is inspired by the Greek letter lambda, which signifies wavelength in the famous equation E=hc/l. In quantum theory, energy (E), is indirectly proportional to wavelength; and it is in the implied spaces, rather than those we discern most readily with our senses, which inspire our “wavular” drawings. Energy is also directly proportional to c, the speed of light, and h, a coefficient determined by physicist Max Planck, who said: ÒWhen we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change.” “Wavular” invokes and invites you to turn a thing on its side, move it a bit here, shift it there, flip it inside out, and consider the negative space it implies, to investigate what else is really there. —DK" Designed by Design Kompany from USA.
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Boxter
"Adam Plitt’s Porsche Boxster on the way to the deer camp. Created with Photoshop CS4." Designed by Adam Plitt from USA.
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Autumn Waves
"Abstract illustration representing the month october." Designed by Angelika Omer from Austria, Vienna.
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That’s CMYK’s Show
"I’m not used to described my own wallpapers. I prefer when spirit do the job. So – What do you think? -" Designed by Lechaftois Boris (Bš) from France.
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More Behind
"Websites can look very simple, beautiful and clean, but there is much more behind it, starting in a sheet of paper." Designed by Diego Homem from Brazil.
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OctoTypo
"Display typography is a potent element in graphic design, where there is less concern for readability and more potential for using type in an artistic manner. OctoTypo design Inspired by various existing online designs and typographic posters." Designed by DKumar M. from USA.
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Cognac
"It’s the VMAs. Something had to happen. Big shout out to Mr. West for the inspiration. We’re not mad at you. We got nothing but love for you." Designed by Umer Tahir from Canada.
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Animal Day
"This month we celebrate the international school library month and the world animal day integrating it all with a playful use of typography, you may find a hidden message, enjoy." Designed by Ana Laura Diosdado from mexico.
Minimal
"Development of typography and light in a minimalist and quiet scene." Designed by Tarik AMAR from France.
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October Sentense
"Just motivating sentence for October :)" Designed by Temeshi from Poland.
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Join in next month!
Please notice that we respect the ideas and motivation behind artists’ work which is why we’ve given artists full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience through their works. And this is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren’t anyhow influenced by us, but designed from scratch by the artists themselves.
Thanks to all designers for participation. Join in next month!
What’s your favorite?
What’s your favourite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comments! And have a smashing October, folks!
































































Pramod
September 30th, 2009 3:46 amFirst!
Nice Collection
Abdul AKbar
September 30th, 2009 3:53 amAmazing collection. I like most of them.
Keep it up!
mirko
September 30th, 2009 3:55 amDo you really like these wallpapers? Only 2 or 3 are nice works. I think there should be more works selection from smashing mag.
Fabio
September 30th, 2009 3:56 amWOW !!! All are wonderful ! But the winner is: Autumn Leaves! :)
Tuomas Tolppi
September 30th, 2009 3:57 amGreat wallpapers once again! Hard to choose the best one and the one for my desktop.
Gauri
September 30th, 2009 3:59 amthese r superb… better than september :) i like them….. supriya nice one on diwali
Josh Frank
September 30th, 2009 4:05 amI like More Behind and the way the calendar shows up at the bottom of my screen if I re-size my open windows just a bit!
Plus, I’m a sucker for the Moleskine fad!
mattia
September 30th, 2009 4:12 amreally nice work! My favorite is Autumn Waves … I like minimal style
Wombat
September 30th, 2009 4:13 amGets better every month….thanks for the inspiration!
John Kichote
September 30th, 2009 4:13 amHi!
First thing: there is mistake in my calendar – one day is missing. Sorry for this. I noticed that to late.
Secund thing: Some of new wallpapers this month are really good. I like a specially Halloween by Rumake Web Agency and More Behind by Diego Homem but congratulations for all authors! CU next month!
Kedarweb
September 30th, 2009 4:18 amI like Diwali wallpaper..great work
thedommer
September 30th, 2009 4:21 amIn an unrelated comment. Smashing Magazine is one of the best sites I have ever been to for web designers hands down. Anyone know of anything like this except for print? I’m dying for some inspiration on this print newsletter I’m doing and I cant find anything online.
Marta
September 30th, 2009 4:25 amGREAT!! My favourite is Cindirella, I love disney’s cartoons. (and I’m more than 20 ;) )
Michael
September 30th, 2009 4:30 amliked the autumn waves! nice warm colors! great job!
scott Webb
September 30th, 2009 4:34 amI love the kanye wallpaper! I am going to make one that says “IMMA LET YOU SPEAK!”
Oh that’s great. Excellect walls for october! 90ish days left in the year….go figure
Raphael
September 30th, 2009 4:34 amGREAT Job!
Thx
mat-u
September 30th, 2009 4:36 am“That’s CMYK’s Show” & “Autumn Waves” are impressive ! well done and creative :)
Webstandard-Team
September 30th, 2009 4:37 amVery nice collection, I really like the “Matterhorn”!
SoleilNeon
September 30th, 2009 4:37 amnice wallpapers
Andy Brown
September 30th, 2009 4:40 amAwesome set this month, but it’s spring down here in NZ!
Nannkko
September 30th, 2009 4:46 amThank you at all artist for your time.
Yann
September 30th, 2009 5:27 amSome strange ones this time, but I like “Hope”.
Alvin
September 30th, 2009 5:31 amAwesome collection for this month! Really like ‘Beautiful Prague’ & ‘On the road again’. Keep it up!
marlaine
September 30th, 2009 5:39 ami love:
- fairytale land
- metropolitain
- sad eyes
- the only thing ♥
- more behind ♥
thanks, sm :) what a lovely selection!
Retheesh
September 30th, 2009 5:41 amYou guys rocks… apart from 2 , 3 designs all are very nice.. really good, thanks for sharing with us…
Nishindas
September 30th, 2009 5:45 amAmazing collection.
i love this designs
Kelinha
September 30th, 2009 5:48 amHuuuu congratulations for all…..I love this site *-*
Martin Bentley Krebs
September 30th, 2009 6:02 amVery nice collection overall ( a few “duds,” but that’s just a matter of taste).
I’d look into the Disney/Cinderella wallpaper, though. Just because someone refers to it as “free clipart” doesn’t necessarily mean that copyright issues aren’t at stake here. It is still a protected likeness of a character, no matter where it originated.
Jon Bishop
September 30th, 2009 6:08 amThis is awesome. I was just looking for an updated calendar from Patricia Villanueva and when I gave up came over here and sure enough. This is great.
Richard
September 30th, 2009 6:13 amNot too keen on this month’s wallpapers. There are some good ones in there, but most are pretty ropey. Bit more quality control needed?
Gabija
September 30th, 2009 6:25 am‘Harvest’ is beautiful! A lot of others are great too tho
Stephen
September 30th, 2009 6:28 am“Trick or Treat 2000″ is my favorite, lots of good ones though
Peter91
September 30th, 2009 6:28 amNon of ‘m is worth my screen =(
ederntal
September 30th, 2009 6:38 amKill your boss > We are not stupids, you don’t need ton treat us like childs…
Too much political correctness in this world…
Brandon
September 30th, 2009 7:14 amSome of these are nice, but most of them, MOST of them kinda suck. Why would you want a busy, super colorful desktop? To me.. it seams to make the most sense be more simple with lots of dark space. Maybe I’ll do one next month.
Nitin
September 30th, 2009 7:15 amOne of the best collection so far…..
Its nice to see few “Diwali” Wallpaper as well.
Hey I have just one suggestion. Could it be possible to have the source files of these wallpaper here as well. With Source I mean PSD, AI files.
These files will help new designer like me to do work like this. And this will definitely increase the number & quality of wallpapers next month onwards, as designers like me have many ideas in mind but find it difficult to have it in PSD, AI files.
Kim
September 30th, 2009 7:18 am“Hope” is beaaaaaaaautiful. And too small :(
Diego Homem
September 30th, 2009 7:19 amIt’s great to see my wallpaper here, and I loved: Autumn Leaves, Autumnal, Be Present and Cognac!
thanks Smashing.
j
September 30th, 2009 7:32 amMEH…
Toufik
September 30th, 2009 7:38 amI agree with Mirko #3.
artseejodee
September 30th, 2009 7:38 amFairytale Land is my new background… it’s just gorgeous but I might be back to change it up to Hummingbird, Hope, Autumn Colors or The only thing! I look forward to this post every month :) Thank you!!!
Redstage Magento
September 30th, 2009 7:44 amSweet! I love new wallpapers to add to my collection. These are fantastic. Thanks!
Bogdan Pop
September 30th, 2009 7:52 amSo many submissions from Romania. Thumbs up!
Selina
September 30th, 2009 8:00 amWow – I usually only see 2 or 3 each month that I like. But this month – WOW! So many great ones to choose from! I will have a hard time deciding.
If I had to choose 1 favorite – “Be Present”
Keep up the good work!
yordanoff
September 30th, 2009 8:18 amMost of them are Lowpapers…
Jase Reynolds
September 30th, 2009 8:49 amWhat happened to the quality of your wallpapers? I used to look forward to this every month but now I almost pass on these posts. All of these designs are really immature with poor color choice and lack of cohesion. What changed between now and 6 months ago?
amandinelle
September 30th, 2009 8:54 amThank you marlaine ! And thank you SM to choose my wallpaper ;)
Steve Mullen
September 30th, 2009 9:09 am@ Jase “All of these designs are really immature with poor color choice and lack of cohesion.”
Wow, really? All of them? There are some pretty good ones in there if you ask me. Which one is yours?
Bö
September 30th, 2009 9:17 amIt’s a real honor to be present in this selection. There is amazing creations ! I hope the most of people here will like them.
By the way, thanks to Mat-u ;)
Julianna
September 30th, 2009 9:50 amehh.. not too crazy about this month. will stick with last month.
Adrian Sauer
September 30th, 2009 10:05 amAbsolutly great work guys.
Thanks.
Erin
September 30th, 2009 10:19 amOcto Typo, Autumnal and Hope are my faves, but there are a lot of wonderful desktops this month! Thanks!
Ralynn
September 30th, 2009 10:56 amDownloaded Autumn Leaves. The minimalism in Autumn Waves was a close second.
Jeff
September 30th, 2009 11:17 amKudos to Kevin Wolstenholme for “Autumn Leaves”! I liked several others, but this one caught my mood perfectly.
Dzinepress
September 30th, 2009 11:33 ami really like your creative calendars, i must make more beautiful my desktop. thanks
Riccardo
September 30th, 2009 12:25 pmthank you Smashing Magazine!!! my wallpaper (and my dog!) at this wonderful place!!! ;-)
silverback
September 30th, 2009 12:33 pmGreat collection, but why is in most cases 1280×1024 missing? :-)
Ashley
September 30th, 2009 12:42 pmThis has to be one of the best collection of wallpapers. I love most of them. Thanks for sharing and to ever one that made these. :)
Selina
September 30th, 2009 2:24 pmThe Movement of Bodies is really nicely done, too!!
Ian Patrick Buuss
September 30th, 2009 3:11 pmIt would be nice to know how many were submitted! so that we could get a sense of how many made it… Thnx smashing mag… besides mine, i like metropolitan! thats some pretty sick stuff
(SM) Over 95 wallpapers were submitted.
Stephanie
September 30th, 2009 4:09 pmi love these
keiners
September 30th, 2009 4:27 pmOnce again, this doesn’t show up in your rss-feed.
Btw, love the kanye west one.
sunrise
September 30th, 2009 4:34 pmMistake on Stamps Wallapaper . 1-2-3-4-5-6-6-8 ?? what the?
Mike C
September 30th, 2009 4:48 pmI’m sorry, but these collections are getting worse each month. Can you at least have some sort of minimum standard of design decency for inclusion? I mean, if I just take a photo of some random thing like a cute cat and slap a calendar on top of it, does that make a well-designed desktop?
CamelGraph
September 30th, 2009 4:53 pmI see more fresh creativity for this month, keep it up.
sof
September 30th, 2009 5:25 pmbeautifull!!!
Majop
September 30th, 2009 6:16 pmLove the first one !!
Was a very creative month, much better than september, great work.
jackie
September 30th, 2009 6:26 pmi downloaded On The Road Again. I think it’s just a great picture and i really need the wide open space feel. But there are many good ones, more than September’s! Great job, everyone!!
yoxx
September 30th, 2009 6:49 pmKeep it up your wonderful work!
Arlo
September 30th, 2009 7:18 pmNot a big fan of this months wallpapers. Most seem a little dodgy to me. Won’t be updating my wallpaper this month.
Jodie McNamara
September 30th, 2009 7:48 pmMy favorite is Autumnal. So beautiful :)
i.paul
September 30th, 2009 8:06 pm“Caring for planet” is a nice idea, congrats! and Thanks to SM for sharing these wallpapers.
kamal
September 30th, 2009 8:24 pmneed resolution for netbook
Nina
September 30th, 2009 9:18 pmAs soon as I saw the first one I knew I didn’t need to look any further.lol. It’s PERFECT!
Thank you for everyone who submitted! They are all amazing.
Mandava
September 30th, 2009 9:23 pmhow is it possible to make these high resolution wallpapers ?
Marie
September 30th, 2009 10:59 pm“Kill your boss” is definitely not good for my office computer :P
shiva
September 30th, 2009 11:06 pmIt’s amaging collection
keep it up
vimal
September 30th, 2009 11:11 pmExcellent Wallpapers! I love them all. Thank you SM. :)
Ethne
September 30th, 2009 11:14 pmBetter now that I’ve been linked to the right year – some really good, and some basically very ‘weak’
jurica
September 30th, 2009 11:33 pmEightieth ;)
Who care about those wallpapers???
jason
September 30th, 2009 11:56 pmThe designs that I particularly like are the ones that are cheerful by design not so seasonal. No Autumnal colors, no fall and certainly no Halloween. I live in Thailand where its hot all year round.
Marvin
October 1st, 2009 12:00 amI wish a few more WP came in 1920×1080 :(
Luc
October 1st, 2009 12:56 amThere are so many in fact too many beautiful ones I can’t say which is my favourite but there are enough that I can have a different gorgeous wallpaper every couple of days! I love them all!
Paulo
October 1st, 2009 1:04 amwow! Great selection this month! Thanks folks!
dheeraj kumar
October 1st, 2009 1:26 amsuperb
snnaqvi
October 1st, 2009 1:28 amGreat collection
Stef
October 1st, 2009 1:29 amIt’s a great image, but
MissV
October 1st, 2009 1:37 amthe last one is cool. will be on my work’s desktop ;)
Rahul
October 1st, 2009 1:47 amI liked Fairytale Land
How To add image with the Reply can anybody tell me???
Aman Behl
October 1st, 2009 2:15 amI’ve posted my first calender of “Diwali” theme and want your reviews on that. Hope to come up with more creative thing in future.
Thanks,
Simran
October 1st, 2009 2:18 amHey,
A great collection again…..
It gets better every month….
Please try to avoid putting those scary wall papers….. they arent too exciting….
millkins
October 1st, 2009 2:25 amThanks SM for choosing my wallpaper, and really proud of you because I thought it would be a bit to much maybe (most of people seem to think so, glad you don’t and have an open mind).
Joyce B
October 1st, 2009 3:19 amGreat collection ! Love this site. Thanks to the artists.
Brush This
October 1st, 2009 3:31 amI love the Hummingbird. The dark purple background is serene and unobtrusive. The lines and circles give it such a delicate feel.
Mahantesh Reddy
October 1st, 2009 3:34 amDiwali Wallpaper is very nice
Thnx for Supriya…….
I want to talk wid you supriya mail dis id
mbsreddi@gmail.com
FrontPage Blogsome
October 1st, 2009 3:44 amGreat artworks.
I like Energy of Water and Mossy Pavement; these share inspiritaion implicitly and trigger creativity. Also October Sentence, what a simple inspiring word.
goofy
October 1st, 2009 3:54 amThe Only Thing
Dog lover and this is the best and sooooo true!! Keep em comin!!
Travis
October 1st, 2009 4:43 ammost of these are not good at all
Sam
October 1st, 2009 4:54 amAll of these are not good at all.
Zuza
October 1st, 2009 4:59 amFairytale land match to my desktop the best in this month. Energy of water was close :) Thanks again!