Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: September 2010
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 75 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?
- You may be interested in the Windows 7 Theme: Desktop Wallpapers September 2010, too.
So what wallpapers have we received for September 2010?
Tension9
"I made a 9 on the fence with nails and woolen to express the tension. It has come to the ninth month of 2010. Still working hardly and stressfully? Take it easy!" Designed by Ssu-Hua Chen from Australia.
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Autumn Skyview
"Laying on field watching the sky above, leaves are falling, autumn is coming." Designed by Jaro Mlkvy from Slovakia.
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Symbian World
"Scene from Symbian World." Designed by Anna Alfut from UK.
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Melancholic Painting
"September always makes me melancholic, not sure why." Designed by Alex Roman from Romania.
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Autumn Paper
"Autumn is the season that’s most calming to me. Perfect weather, an array of colors, and a great source of inspiration to designers." Designed by Bogdan Lazar from Romania.
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Blue Fall
"A fun and intricate Illustration for the month of September inspired by Canadian scenery and the colors of fall" Designed by Avid Muse Design from Canada.
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Gold autumn
"When the leaves begin to change it means that autumn comes and schoolyear begins." Designed by cheloveche.ru from Russia.
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My Daisy
"Do not under estimated the beauty of a little daisy." Designed by Esther Lau from USA.
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Colourful Relaxation
"A design based on a photograph by Olivia Bell – I ended up altering it a fair bit, but I just loved the original so I wanted to base a design on it. I hope you like it!" Designed by Sasha Bell from England, UK.
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Memorial Tribute
"This wallpaper is a memorial tribute to the heroes of 9-11-2001,remembering the events of that September day and the innocent victims of the whole matter." Designed by Nishith from India.
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Summer’s End
"The Month of Ramadan is a time for many in which we fast, worship, and evaluate ourselves in order to strive to become a better person. Summer came and now it is leaving, the month of Ramadan came and now it is also leaving us and so this design is to show the tranquility, beauty, and spirituality of this month but at the same time show the power of these last ten nights." Designed by Arif Huda (Ihsaan|Fusion) from USA.
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My Chilly Beach
"Although autumn is calling, the beach is still a gorgeous place – even if chilly. Just a little reminder of summer and the fun it has brought – I hope you all have had a lovely summer (or winter for those in Australia etc) and have a wonderful new season, whatever it may be! Happy September :)" Designed by Olivia Bell from England, UK.
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Hues of Autumn
"As summer turns to fall, we enjoy watching the colors around us change to beautiful shades of orange. Enjoy this fun wallpaper on your desktop this season!" Designed by thunder::tech from USA.
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Origami flight
"Grab some paper, fold yourself a plane, and take flight!" Designed by Chris Alexander (Yipori) from England.
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Far Far Away
"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your OWN sunshine. (Anthony J. D’Angelo, The College Blue Book)" Designed by Juanita Ooi from London, UK (Originally Malaysia).
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Ending of Summer
"Summer feels like it is truly finishing in the UK, we’ve gone from 20 degree weather to the 12/15′s and have spent an entire week immersed in rain! This photograph was taken during a brief dry spell – I thought it was a good representation of what we’re moving towards? even the grass looks sad!" Designed by Olivia Bell from England, UK.
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Wake Me Up
"This is how Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” makes me feel." Designed by Umer Tahir from Canada.
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Love Birds
"Celebrate love and be free. Happy September to everyone!" Designed by Martina Skender from Croatia/Israel.
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The Browser
"Meet the Browser-The Rockstar of the Internet. Preloaded with vibrant colors, he is all ea_rss to the happenings of the world wide web. Ask him about anything and you’ll get a reply, so quick that will make you go-ogling at him. He is the happening cool dude with a goatee in all the chatrooms, forums and social networks. So Click Him! ;)" Designed by Pixel Pundits from India.
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Back To School
Designed by Irene from Spain.
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Wear & Tear
Designed by Christopher Lee from USA.
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The Cobweb Field
"For a week we were immersed in a cloud. You couldn’t see into the distance at all, it was miserable but it did give us a wonderful chance for this photograph. I titled it “The Cobweb Field” as when I looked closer, it was literally covered in them. Quite amazing! Thank you to my models Sasha Bell and Rosanna Bell, without them this photograph would be empty! Enjoy September Smashing Magazine readers! :D" Designed by Olivia Bell from England, UK.
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International Day of Peace
"The International Day of Peace, also known as the World Peace Day, occurs annually on September 21. It is dedicated to peace, or specifically the absence of war, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. It is observed by many nations, political groups, military groups, and peoples. The first year this holiday was celebrated was 1981." Designed by Darshan Kore from India.
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Colorado Wildflowers
Designed by Kari Andresen from USA.
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Victorian newspaper
"I am interested in typography and ornamental Victorian style.I wanted to present this calendar as a Victorian newspaper.Je m’int?resse ? la typographie ornementale et de style Victorienne.J’ai voulu pr?senter ce calendrier comme un journal d’?poque Victorienne." Designed by Sandrine Abraham from Paris, France.
Earth Wind and Fire September
"I was born a hippie at heart and am completely in love with the old Fillmore posters from the 60s and 70s. Have a happy September with this Fillmore-style illustration featuring the lyrics to Earth Wind & Fire’s song “September.” Look closely into the disco lights for lyrics." Designed by Allison Doty from USA.
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Friends
"Cat and mouse, a contrived action involving constant pursuit, near captures, and repeated escape. We can do better than that, let’s start this month!" Designed by VCO Studios from The Netherlands.
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Mexico 1810-2010
"Commemorating Mexico’s bicentennial." Designed by Alicia Ramirez from Canada/Mexico.
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Nat 2010
"Nat 2010 stands for Nature 2010. A graphical representation of what nature will become during the start of this years autumn." Designed by Alec Leigh from France.
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Talk like a pirate day
"Ahoy, semptember 19th be th’ speak like a scurvy pirate day. Be a jolly scurvy pirate ‘n on 19th o’ Semptember speak like a scurvy pirate th’ whole day. Gar, Where can I find a bottle o’rum?" Designed by Vladimir Remenar from Croatia.
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Summers End
"Take a look out of my little Forest." Designed by Christopher Krahlisch from Germany.
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Mimimi
"It’s September, the Summer will end nearly? Don’t make Mimimi, and appreciate the last summer days." Designed by Sandra Heinzen from Germany.
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A Tale
"Un poco de fantas’a no le hace mal a nadie :)" Designed by Srpn from Spain.
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Parallel Universe
"The most tolerant ladybug ever :)" Designed by Bruna Šuligoj from Croatia.
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Spring Origami
"Flying origami birds in the spring." Designed by Paula Laneri from Argentina.
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Ramadan Kareem
"I have design this wallpaper for the holy month of Ramadan Kareem." Designed by Waqas Khna from Pakistan.
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Oh Joy
Designed by Valerie Morgan from USA.
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Wet
"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Leaves! Photo by Daniel Furtado." Designed by Wezen Design from Brazil.
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Iran Guilan
"Guilan, is one of the provinces of Iran that have very desirable weather with beautiful nature.It lies along the Caspian Sea. This photo shows one of the beauty of this region." Designed by Arash Zad from IRAN.
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Bridge to reflections
"Autumn is that dreamy time when we remember all the good things happened through the summer." Designed by Jaro Mlkvy from Slovakia.
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Meditation
"We just got back from a camping trip where we spent severaldays in a tent, surrounded by redwood trees. It’s easy to forget there’s aworld outside our computer monitor sometimes, a world with only the noise ofwater dripping onto leaves and gentle breezes, a world that isn’t dividedinto pixels and margins. It’s important, sometimes, to take a step away fromthe blue haze of our monitors and step into the real world just to keep ourown sanity." Designed by Arcane Palette Creative Design from USA.
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Back to School
"When I would get a little bored in class I would doodle these little characters on my notebooks. Now that I am no longer in school, I still find myself doodling whenever I’m brainstorming for a project or need a little break from what I’m working on." Designed by Amy Vitale from Gilbert, AZ USA.
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Wake me up when September… ends
"A little friend hibernating. When the right time comes, he will rise & shine again." Designed by Alecsandru Grigoriu from Romania.
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SeptembARR
"Just a little something for Talk Like a Pirate Day!" Designed by Carly Dybka from Canada.
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Sweet September
"My last September was so sweet with lots of memories with my best friend. So i decided to design a wallpaper for her. And here it is…" Designed by Aswani from India.
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Chestnut
Designed by Barney from Slovakia.
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Cool Cat
"A literal wallpaper, this is an illustration of the coolest cat: the one and only, James Dean." Designed by 3 Roads Media from USA.
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Domo At The Playground
"I <3 Domo." Designed by Anca Varsandan from Romania.
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Sweet September
"This is one of my first shots on the new Canon EOS 500D DSLR.Actually, raspberries grown in my garden,so I decided to photographthem a little. I hope you enjoy it." Designed by Dominik Levytskyi from Ukraine.
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Why Autumn
"A little reason for Autumn, From morocco… with love !" Designed by Adil Fattoumy from Morocco.
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Landscape in Santa Catarina
"Winter in South America" Designed by Marco Aurelio Fevereiro from Brazil.
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September Space
"Beautiful space wallpaper with desktop calendar of September 2010" Designed by Sagar from Bangladesh.
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Hello September
"Say Bye to summer, September is here." Designed by Jaro Mlkvy from Slovakia.
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New Season
Designed by Eugenie Huard from California, USA.
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Going to seed
"September calendar celebrates Autumn and nature Going To Seed. “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf’s a flower. – Albert Camus”" Designed by Kim Carney from USA.
Hanging
"Random Idea…" Designed by Kris Koubaddy from United States.
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Welcome Autumn.
"Let’s give a big welcome to Autumn that will begin in September!" Designed by Marco Palma from Germany.
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Umbrella
"Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you in September. Actually this is more what August was like in Germany." Designed by Martin Kolb from Germany.
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Happy Place
Designed by Kasper Nordkvist from Denmark.
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Time to Design
"The summer is ending, everyone is going back to school/work and the weather is starting to change. But this can be a good thing because now we have a good excuse to stay inside and start designing beautful things. Designed by: Robin de Jong from The Netherlands" Designed by Robin de Jong from Netherlands.
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Back to School
"To grow up, meet new friends and learn life." Designed by Eugenie Huard from California, USA.
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Ramadan Kareem
"Eid ul-Fitr, This happy festival marks the end of the fast of Ramadan which is the Islamic month of fasting. I designed this wallpaper to dedicate my design for the month of Ramadan kareem." Designed by Vanshika Wadhwani from Bahrain.
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Welcome Ramadan
"Wallpaper I made on the holy occasion of Ramadan." Designed by Taghreed Alhaqbani from Saudi Arabia.
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Star
"Never Forget." Designed by Eric Hooper from USA.
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Kitchen Hymns
"During my time at NYSC, I was inspired abotu learning and observing a culture very new to me. Specifically was the body dimensions of ladies from the Southern part of Nigeria was something I want to hold dear to memory – not that I stare at them, but some things can not hide for long. This artwork shows a typical African lady having a swell time at the kitchen." Designed by Aroyewun Babajide from Nigeria.
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Falling Leaves
"As the air turns crisp and the leaves begin to change, use this desktop to give yourself a picturesque reminder of autumn." Designed by fifty2forty8 studios from USA.
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Note for Dad
"A simple reminder to all Dads to go home early :)" Designed by Aswani from India.
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Afternoon Bike
"Afternoon Bike" Designed by emily shirley from USA.
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Sunshine
"Awesome autumn sunset, shoot in Norway just a few days ago.The photo was made at around 10 p.m. withvery little editing done to it, just to make the color pop a little more and remove a jet line." Designed by Nistor Mihai from Romania.
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When leaves leave…
"September…when leaves leave…" Designed by Vy Phan from United Kingdom.
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Inspirations
"A simple calendar hope you guys like it, i got the inspiration from a photo-manipulated imageIf you guys want to change anything or have any suggestions please let me know.Free to use but mention my name." Designed by Qayum Khan from Afghanistan.
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Seagull Days
"A view from the Head Island Causeway in Boston’s South Shore. Photo-traced." Designed by Nate Green from USA.
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Zzzz..!
"The illustration was created as a booklet for A Nursery Center, so, I used the sameillustration on the cover for a wallpaper." Designed by Fatima Alghafli from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Through the window
"I always look up my windows when I am tired of starring the computer screen. It reminds me the weather outside at the moment or the time to eat dinner. I clipped off the word “September” from news paper and pasted it to my window, which notices me that it’s already September." Designed by Ssu-Hua Chen from Australia.
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Layover
Designed by Megan Smith from USA.
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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 September, folks!


















































































RAC
September 1st, 2010 5:36 am75 beauties of fall compassion! Thank you for the inspirations. Thank you for the free offerings. “Thank you” for taking away a morning coffee break. Go Smashing!
Hilary
September 1st, 2010 5:45 amI like Tension9, but “stressful” is spelled wrong (there is not supposed to be a double F). Spell check, designers, spell check!
Skullby
September 1st, 2010 5:50 amI’m going with September Space…Thank-you, I love these wallpaper calendars!!!
Anonymous
September 1st, 2010 6:14 am“Summer’s End” all the way, it’s sooooooo captivating and rich w/ meaning!
John (UK - E.Yorkshire)
September 1st, 2010 6:33 amThanks again all, ive gone with hanging! I did like the space one but it didn`t have a 1680×1050 display never mind hanging is great! Infact there all great, keep it up peeps.
Thanks
Don
September 1st, 2010 8:17 amThere are some really great wallpapers this month. I love the beginning of fall themes.
Yensi Madarani
September 1st, 2010 8:27 amI just wondering, Sasha Bell always appear every month.
But I love her work. :)
Sasha Bell
September 3rd, 2010 3:48 amThanks!
Allison
September 1st, 2010 8:49 amReally great set of designs this month, everyone! I admit, though, that I was disappointed to find that the two wallpapers I really wanted to use on my work computer (Summer’s End and Why Autumn) didn’t come in 4:3 aspect resolutions. Our office is behind the times in terms of equipment, so I’m stuck using a 1024×768 monitor. I’m finding lately that more and more of these wallpapers ignore the 4:3 ratio. I know that widescreen monitors are what designers use now, and I have one myself at home, but my day job still has older equipment. Just a thought for future wallpapers!
Natam
September 1st, 2010 8:54 amOne of the best collections so far… Couldn’t wait for the end of August, and rightfully so!
Waleed
September 1st, 2010 9:11 amSummer’s End. Awesome!!
Brookland
September 1st, 2010 9:34 amI’m using “Layover” — been traveling all year and plan on one more trip before the year is out :)
Penny arnold
September 1st, 2010 9:46 amGreat collection of wallpapers! Love Summer’s End! :]
Joe Armstrong
September 1st, 2010 10:19 amBest collection of wallpapers in months.
We always go to the beach in September after the crowds have gone away. “Bridge to Reflections” reminds me of the most relaxing/reflective week of the year. Which is coming up in two weeks!
Tiago Gomes
September 1st, 2010 10:27 amThe wallpaper “Melancholic Painting” is very nice, i like the effect.
OwlConcept.com
JKuik
September 1st, 2010 10:38 am“Autumn paper” on my screen :)
Jen9
September 1st, 2010 11:47 amEvery month talent displayed here always amazes me. This month I love “Autumn Paper”, “Ramadan Kareem”, “A Tale”, and the 1st “Summer’s End” listed. Bravo!
ferny
September 1st, 2010 12:31 pmit would’ve been cool if there was more with the mexico bicentennial theme..
“summer’s end” is the best one this month in my opinion.
Dan
September 3rd, 2010 9:11 amI agree with you, would have been nice to see more themes about Mexico, congratulations to Alicia
Ivy K
September 1st, 2010 12:45 pmGreat designs. Thanks!
I’m going for Nat 2010 on the laptop and Blue Fall on the desktop.
Taylor
September 1st, 2010 1:27 pmdid anyone notice the spelling error on “when leaves leave…”? September is spelled “Septemper”.
yoyo
September 1st, 2010 2:11 pmi want a autmn feel. i mean it’s autmn but most of them are bright….
because in some country sept mean it’s autmn….
i wish the calendar matches with like the season and time
i mean i like the ramadan theme
Jenna
September 1st, 2010 4:07 pmGorgeous selection for this month!
But I have seen the background from “Why Autumn” by Adil Fattoumy from Morocco, on another site?! I thought that the entire design of the wallpaper had to be original and from the designer and not downloaded from the internet. Copyright?
Doug
September 1st, 2010 4:48 pmWow. I am knocked flat on the floor, blown away by so many incredible designs displayed this month!
Asif Siddiqui
September 1st, 2010 8:39 pmGreat work!
Lurve
September 1st, 2010 9:05 pmI lurve the Layover wallpaper. So national geograhpical feel!
Lucho Lalev
September 1st, 2010 10:04 pmEnding of Summer is definitely my favourite! :-)
jj
September 1st, 2010 10:33 pmi love summer’s end by Arif Huda, what a great job.
fatihah
September 2nd, 2010 12:19 amLIKE Summer’s End, International Day of Peace, and Spring Origami looks cute too!! .. and those ramadhan and eid theme, i like em! :)
Jeff Kee
September 2nd, 2010 12:28 amStarting the week on a Monday instead of Sunday on a calendar is not creative or innovative – it’s just brutally confusing and stupid; it shows how retarded you are as a socialized human being and over-developed as an illustrator with no common sense at all and trying too hard to be different, like that loser kid that gets picked on all the time in highschool and ending up in a studio apartment for the rest of his life.
Jeff Kee
September 2nd, 2010 12:33 amAnd as for the kid who decided to start the month on a Wednesday because September 1st happens to be the 1st day.. well you’ve just pulled a dumb and dumber move.
Usability and User Experience is a huge aspect of design and communications. Making a calendar confusing from the conventional calendar layout to be “different” is a huge fail in my opinion when it comes to proper “design” and it’s a shame that Smashing Magazine allows such calendars to even be published.
Stick with the Sunday-Saturday displays on calendars.
Altair
September 2nd, 2010 7:30 am@Jeff Kee : kid, don’t let your ‘usability smartness’ make you type retarded lines describing the designers. and remember to come outside your studio apartment once in a while to enjoy the fresh air! it really helps your brain
Jeff Kee
September 2nd, 2010 1:29 pmA. Not a kid, grown man and a business owner, not some starving artist.
B. 2 bedroom + office (large enough for 3 big desks and 3 chairs) in one of the best areas of Vancouver (and Vancouver’s the most expensive in Canada)
C. I play lots of sports, instead of computer games like Starcraft on my spare time. And I also see these things called women. So I think I get more than enough fresh air and sunlight.
Get your head out of the sand – these artists can really learn some basics from a business owner who has a good sense of practicality along with common sense. By spazzing out at somebody like me, you only prove your own weaknesses, not mine. :)
Altair
September 3rd, 2010 1:14 amrich kid, you had a point about those calendars starting from monday instead of sunday, well and fine. but your analysis about the ‘designers’ is what which is not needed.
Jeff Kee
September 3rd, 2010 3:53 amFair enough. I was having a cranky high-stress day, and when I downloaded one that I liked and thought “Holy shit today is Thursday?” and had a panic which was quickly resolved when I saw the mess-up of the weekdays, I just snapped. An older man with health problems could have suffered a heart attack with such confusion.
Citacica
September 3rd, 2010 9:07 amJust to let you know, in some countries it is customary to start a calendar on Monday. Smashing Magazine has international readership.
Lupe
September 4th, 2010 4:36 amThank you for the clarification! I always thought that maybe people were trying to be ‘cute’ or ‘different’ when doing the Monday start. This is another example of how American-centric we are by assuming that winter is in December, summer is in July and everyone celebrates Thanksgiving. Love the diversity that Smashing brings to its readers.
Laura
September 6th, 2010 1:10 amIn the UK calendars generally start on a Monday…
pakaworld
September 2nd, 2010 1:37 amThat is a wonderful wall papers for this September. Thank you
cin-D
September 2nd, 2010 2:08 ama very good selection this month. too good in my opinion, it’s too hard to choose just one.
cafeine
September 2nd, 2010 3:15 amDOMOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
balakirava
September 2nd, 2010 5:10 amgreat autumn collection!
Dianne
September 2nd, 2010 7:20 amI love Autumn Paper. The textures and color are so fitting for this time of year.
Coop
September 2nd, 2010 8:28 amAs im going through a kinda mod rocker phase at the mo ive gone for the kool cat Mr James Dean (for the time being). Some really great designs here.
Jimbo
September 2nd, 2010 8:41 amPerhaps wallpapers with just photos should be grouped differently.
LY
September 2nd, 2010 8:56 amWhat I say??’
Perfect!!!
Ashish
September 2nd, 2010 10:17 amI liked the autumn paper the best.
santi
September 2nd, 2010 10:49 amwhere are the good designers!!!??? cmon this are so not good wallpapers…. just the ones with photos are good….
Jeff Kee
September 2nd, 2010 2:30 pmI know, and half of them don’t know that it’s calendar convention to start the week on a Sunday, not Monday.
The artwork is impressive on many of them, however.
Laura
September 6th, 2010 1:20 amUm, it depends on where you live, actually. For most of Europe the convention is to start the week on a Monday. I find it very confusing to see calendars with Sunday at the beginning of the week!
Aimee
September 2nd, 2010 12:31 pmHow do I chose? That made my afternoon. Many to chose from but will likely try Autumn Paper or Blue Fall as my daughter will surely love the latter.
David Shot
September 2nd, 2010 1:19 pmGreat works all!
My favs:
· Wear & Tear Designed by Christopher Lee from USA.
· Victorian newspaper Designed by Sandrine Abraham from Paris, France.
· Why Autumn Designed by Adil Fattoumy from Morocco.
· Welcome Autumn Designed by Marco Palma from Germany.
Erdem Topçu
September 2nd, 2010 1:21 pmautumn paper is very simple and best!
Andrea F
September 2nd, 2010 2:37 pmI would like ‘Layover’ a lot more if it wasn’t just a stock vector with the logo replaced and a few lines drawn over the top. As a designer it can be quite discouraging to see people take something, modify it only slightly and then claim that it’s their work.
I have nothing against people using stock photography and vectors, but at least make it your own. I’m sure there are some people who put a lot of time and effort into creating wallpaper that didn’t make the cut this month. (Just to clarify, I didn’t submit any wallpapers in this lot or know anyone that did – I just like browsing each month for a new desktop.)
vdominik
September 2nd, 2010 2:40 pmphotos wallpapers are nice but only hanging wallpaper caught my attention (from kris k. from states).
Chibot
September 2nd, 2010 6:47 pmi like blue fall :-)
Saroj Shrestha
September 2nd, 2010 7:42 pmreally hats off to all those who makes these amazing wallpapers
thumap
September 2nd, 2010 10:38 pmthanks you so much! i love all :D
Deepika
September 2nd, 2010 11:08 pmGreat Collection as usual
Gaurav Mishra
September 2nd, 2010 11:28 pmSteal them
Albert Ertlmaier
September 2nd, 2010 11:41 pmSehr schöne Sammlung. Gleich verlinken… Freue mich auf die Desktop Wallpapers nächsten Monat.
eb103
September 3rd, 2010 1:26 amThe themepack download is corrupted! Is there another link I can use?
Sjoerd
September 3rd, 2010 2:47 amThis is all very nice, just as it is every month!
But am I the only one a bit fed up with the bell sisters?
Jeff
September 3rd, 2010 7:32 amTotally agree with you Sjoerd. The Bells are extremely overestimated. Can’t find 1 reason why they are here every month.
zoii
September 3rd, 2010 7:21 amLike it! but a lot of designers forget 1024 x 768 resolution.. =S
Emma
September 3rd, 2010 8:23 am“New Season” is hilarious. Its on 2 of my computers for this month!
Eugenie Huard
September 14th, 2010 2:07 pmHi Emma!
Thank you very much :)
Do not hesitate to visit my website.
Elaine
September 3rd, 2010 9:11 amMto legal os papeis de parede…
Mto úteis, e mto bonitos,
Obrigado… Gostei mto!!!
Bogdan Migulski
September 3rd, 2010 9:25 amI like the “Summer’s End” wallpaper. It has kind of a mystical look that I like. It doesn’t have too many colors, so it won’t distract me from what else I have on my screen.
Marie Elise
September 3rd, 2010 10:09 amNice batch; my faves are Victorian newspaper, Parallel Universe, Back to School, Chestnut, September Space, Inspirations.
Keep up the good work!
Eugenie Huard
September 12th, 2010 12:53 pmHi Marie Elise!
Actually there are 3 wallpapers called “Back to school”.
If you talk about mine… Thank you very much! :)
And if you like the style I drew it, you can find others on my website ( http://www.eugeniehuard.com ) ;)!
Have a nice sunday! :)
Eugénie.
Hugs
September 3rd, 2010 2:39 pmI like September, because my girl friend born in this respected month. I like your Site, please send more wallpapers for my computer.
connie
September 3rd, 2010 3:01 pmHello September will be adorning my desktop…simple & less clutter!
Sam
September 3rd, 2010 10:27 pmNice collection
Mustafa
September 4th, 2010 2:06 amthank you very much. this months wallpapers are very nice.
homa
September 4th, 2010 3:21 ammissing the september sentence :(
Lupe
September 4th, 2010 4:28 amMy Daisy and Why Autumn are on the PC’s at work and Domo at the Playground is here in my house. My girls are probably going to put Spring Origami, Origami Flight or Friends on their own computer. Lovely array for all different tastes and styles!
Thomas
September 4th, 2010 3:34 pmThe first one is great, but oh no there’s a typo :s! “stressffull”
Almas
September 4th, 2010 11:48 pmI like the symbian world.. :)
that’s great..
Jomag
September 5th, 2010 5:28 pmI choosed the little creature called Domo, it inspires me to make one with my Red Hand Gang Dunny http://ht.ly/2zSsG Thanks for the share and happy september for everyone!
Dr. Acer
September 5th, 2010 5:52 pmTons of nice wallpaper here..
But, if i have to choose then i choose “Back to School”
Pretty simple but nice and funny! :D
Bram Van Oost
September 5th, 2010 11:12 pmMy monthly wallpaper update, thanks for sharing, once again!
Joomla Outsource India
September 5th, 2010 11:17 pmexcellent wallpaps. I always wait for new months creativity :)
thanks for the sharing.
Rishikanta Koijam
September 5th, 2010 11:19 pmThe collection for September 2010 is awesone and inspirational I like it in and out
Krung
September 6th, 2010 1:11 amVery Cool
Amy
September 6th, 2010 8:22 amGreat round of calendars for September :)
sana
September 6th, 2010 8:50 amthank you so much speacialy for ramedans wallpapers because i am muslem………………..
so good
Oaktree
September 6th, 2010 12:27 pmSome really nice ones. I liked the Ramadan ones, but it would have been nice to have some for the High Holidays as well (Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur), our most holy days of the year.
Vina
September 6th, 2010 7:27 pmOh, very nice. Thanks a lot!
Alana
September 6th, 2010 9:45 pmThese are super awesome, thanks. My favorite is September Space and it totally works with my sci-fi vibe in my creative projects right now.
Aparna
September 7th, 2010 4:44 amI loved the Victorian Newspaper :) Big fan of smashing magazine wallpapers :)
anu
September 7th, 2010 7:43 amAll are very nice. But I like the below lot. very nice designs. Thanks.
Bridge to reflections, A Tale, Mimimi, Colorado Wildflowers, Summer’s End, Tension9
suslik
September 7th, 2010 12:33 pm“Hanging” is my favourite!
Thorsten
September 7th, 2010 4:01 pmCool selection. I took the one with Domokun.^^
Janna
September 7th, 2010 10:44 pmNot as nice as august was … :(
Pradeep Panwar
September 7th, 2010 11:33 pmThis the best collection ….came across. Loved the ideas
Travis
September 8th, 2010 6:13 amso nice
smashing magazine wallpapers is the best
Cristiana
September 9th, 2010 1:18 amLove Blue Fall
Daniel
September 9th, 2010 3:47 amSome nice ones here, but i would like to see some more mellow backgrounds that doesn’t distract that much…
KC Rajput
September 9th, 2010 5:03 amnice collection.. cool… :-)
Jessica Newell
September 9th, 2010 9:49 amI must say that a September calendar with a plane flying behind falling leaves is a bit over the top for those who remember what happened this week 9 years ago.
The imagery is not really uplifting to someone who had this tragedy happen way to close to home.
Does anyone remember what happened? It was only 9 years ago.
Seriously.
Aasems Jacob
September 9th, 2010 11:36 pmLiked the Nat local. Meanwhile chek out my site at designskool.blogspot.com
Joe
September 10th, 2010 2:02 amThank you for these great wallpapers ! I always watch out for the next month !
Gabija
September 10th, 2010 3:21 amThey are rea;;py special this month. Thank you sooo much
xoxo
Shinzu
September 13th, 2010 7:33 amThat’s a nice collection ^^~
sam desborough
September 13th, 2010 8:33 amgreat collection of calenders are you doing it next month?
Håvard
September 14th, 2010 7:22 amIs there something wrong with 2560×1440????!!!!
Zinoa
September 15th, 2010 3:41 pmAs usual great wallpapers thnx for all.
Every month i cant wait to see collection for each month.
gaby
September 17th, 2010 6:58 amThis month i have loved “Going to seed”. Thank you very much!
appi
September 19th, 2010 6:13 amall are superb and i love this month….coz ma b’day comes in same month……..n wallpapers hav proved that septmber is a beautiful month
thanx…..4 uploads… ;) :) :)
Celeste
September 21st, 2010 7:50 am“Ending of Summer” and “Layover” are my favourites.
Flávia
September 21st, 2010 12:55 pmI live in Santa Catarina.. A beautiful wallpaper that shows our winter! :)
Marco Aurelio
September 24th, 2010 6:09 amFlavia.
Obrigado pelo apoio…
Sou um paulistano que adotou Santa Catarina..
andrettibrown
September 22nd, 2010 6:34 pmThe Domo one is my favorite one. I am very proud of all the designs here. This is some great work.
chow
September 23rd, 2010 6:17 pmgood idea
i like it
Raja Sekhar
September 24th, 2010 4:42 amGood One’s Guy’s