Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: January 2011
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 almost two years now, and we are very thankful to all designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month.
As the new year begins, we will continue to nourish you with a monthly spoon of inspiration for the next 12 months. This post features 65 free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for January 2011. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!
Please note that:
- All images can be clicked on and lead to the preview of the wallpaper and
- 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?
Update: you may be interested in Smashing Magazine January 2011 Windows 7 Theme (calendar) and Smashing Magazine January 2011 Windows 7 Theme (no calendar).
So what wallpapers have we received for January 2011?
Creative Chocolate
"January is a very cold month and it’s a perfect season to drink an hot chocolate. Even better if it’s a Creative Chocolate!" Designed by Fabrizio Venanzi from Italy.
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One/2011
"And the winner is: January 2011! All the best for the new year!" Designed by Marco Palma from Italy/Germany.
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A Handy New Year
"Being Designers we tend to use our hands a lot, in order to portray our most basic feelings onto a Calendar we substitute the numbers with our hands." Designed by siewhui from Singapore.
On the ground
Designed by Nathalie Ouederni from the Netherlands.
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Frozen World
"When it is too cold outside you feel like the whole world is frozen…" Designed by Rumena Zlatkova from Bulgaria.
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Treelight
Designed by Nathalie Ouederni from the Netherlands.
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Resolution Bottle
Designed by Tim Fritz from USA.
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Icy Tree Smashing
Designed by Vlad Gerasimov from Russia.
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Drupal 7 is coming
"More beautiful than ever!" Designed by Jaro Mlkvy from Slovakia.
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Silver Winter
Designed by Violeta Dabija from Moldova.
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Quiet Please
Designed by Diana Samoila from Romania.
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Creepy Forest
"The cold, rainy winter carries with it a surreal, gloomy and threatening ambience…" Designed by Ron Gilad from Israel.
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Little Gizmo
"Little Gizmo would like to wish you a happy and prosperous New Year." Designed by Mad Sprocket from USA.
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Winter Fun
"Winter is the greatest time to walk, ski, play snowballs and have fun with friends." Designed by cheloveche.ru from Russia.
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Winter Light
Designed by Patr’cia Segade from Portugal.
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Snowman
"I wanted to convey something wintery, but still joyful, to keep me upbeat when I start up my laptop every chilly morning." Designed by Steph Struthers from USA.
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Winter’s Warmth
"Although England’s winter has been very, very cold – it’s also been bright and colourful. I can’t remember seeing so many outrageously “warm” sunsets. Definitely not going to complain. This was actually taken on Christmas Day. Woohoo! Happy 2011 to you all. :)" Designed by Sasha Bell from England, UK.
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Lost in Winter’s Fog
"One of the most beautiful things about winter is the thick, dense fog we so often get. Sometimes it’s so bad you can’t see 100 yards in front of you. It’s maddening but beautiful at the same time. Happy 2011!" Designed by Olivia Bell from England, UK.
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Winter Forest
"Happy New Year!" Designed by Oxana Kostromina from Poland/Russia.
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Hazy dawn
"I’ve always created wallpapers for my own use. This time I share one of them with you!" Designed by Agnese Ločmele from Latvia.
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Love out of Focus
Designed by Sara Duan.
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Snow Goggles
"Perfect Powder day at Zwšlferhorn (St. Gilgen, Austria)" Designed by Maroni Gschwandtner from Austria.
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In the Snow
"Hidden beauty in the snow." Designed by Rumena Zlatkova from Bulgaria.
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Flowers
"”Be careful – You won’t know which kind of people you will meet. There are good, evil, intrigue, etc. Open your eyes big while seeing the big and awesome world.” – Juanita OMFª" Designed by Juanita Ooi from London, UK (Originally Malaysia).
Going Home
"Peaceful scenery around my hometown in winter." Designed by Alexander Franzelin from Italy.
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Frost Bitten
"A collaboration between two sisters. One’s a photographer and the other is a designer." Designed by Denise Johnson and Sharleen Heist from USA.
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New Decade
"It’s time to welcome New Year’s 2011 – and say a fond goodbye to 2010.New Year is expected to bring good luck and charm for people and this is the reason why everybody love to celebrate it with fun and enjoyment.I designed this wallpaper to welcome the new year and show the Transition between the two years." Designed by Neelam Asrani from India.
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Twisted Winter
"A cold, vacant, and erie scene of tangled branches. Enjoy!" Designed by Colin Oakes from Canada.
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Hello 2011
"An old rotary phone breaking out of 2 old polaroid photos." Designed by Kristen Cook from USA.
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Smashing January
"My journey of 2011 starts with Smashing Magazine" Designed by Marina Aftab from Pakistan.
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New Year, New Goals
"A New Year means a New Start! Get out and do something this year that impresses yourself." Designed by WaltWinchel from USA.
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Yeti weekends
"The winter sports season has arrived, beware with the deadly Yeti." Designed by joaomalveiro from Portugal.
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Lost Wiseman
"I Decided to make a little joke with the 3 wiseman, so I made them lost,so insted they’re in the desert they’re in a snow region." Designed by Rui Madeira from Portugal.
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Flowers
"”Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard – I am who I am. I am myself. I don’t want to be anyone else. I am unique.” – Juanita OMFª" Designed by Juanita Ooi from London, UK (Originally Malaysia).
A Door to a New Year
Designed by Christine Bradway from USA.
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Dear Diary
Designed by Maggi Giovanni from Italy.
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Bull fight, the ancient sport of heroes
"Bull fighting, called as Jallikattu is an ancient traditional sport in which young Indian men wrestle bulls with their bare hands. This hand drawn picture depicts the spirit of the gutsy game." Designed by Narendar . N from India.
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Winter Light
"I wish you all a very happy and healthy new year!" Designed by Nathalie Ouederni from the Netherlands.
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CMYK 2011
"CMYK and Prinitng elements" Designed by Sherif Saleh from Egypt/France.
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Smashing 2011
"A smashing 2011!" Designed by Minhaj Mohamed from Sri Lanka.
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2010 memories
"2010 Memories : As the year 2010 approaches its last few days, it’s time to look back on the previous 12 months. All 2010 photos." Designed by Sahra Tamo from Syria.
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Global Greetings
Designed by Sarah Hufkens from Belgium.
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New life
"Forget all bad memories,welcome something new in our lives…" Designed by Nishith from India.
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Purple Dze
"The fog that clouds our thoughts on those rainy winter days." Designed by Nicole Dominguez from United States.
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New Life
"I wish you an Happy New Year! After 12 months of events, emotions, moments, it’s time to restart and continue from the end. Hope everyone has the opportunity to grant his dreams!" Designed by Davide Reppucci from Italy.
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Nike
"Happy New Year :)" Designed by Marta Miazek from Poland.
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Snow Walk
"My dog enjoying the first snowfall at the terrace. After the first walk, she tried to eat the snow." Designed by Luis Herrero Jimenez from Spain.
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Tea and Tiles
Designed by Pietje Precies from The Netherlands.
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New Year Celebration
Designed by Maggiey from India.
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Silent Love
Designed by Han Htut Zaw from Myanmar.
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Tsuru
"An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury." Designed by Pedro Nobre from Portugal.
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Smashing Magazine 2011
"Celebrate a new year with a smash!" Designed by knsqnt interactive from Germany.
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Get started with drupal 7
"Drupal 7: the best version of Drupal yet!" Designed by Jaro Mlkvy from Slovakia.
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Symbol of Love
"Let the coming new year be a start for One love of the world. Humans across all the countries love each other without any difference. With an open heart stop the wars and welcome peace and love between individuals. The Taj mahal which stands as a symbol of eternal love be taken as an inspiration and join the peace for human." Designed by Mohamed rafi from India.
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Communion Cups & Someone’s Coat
Designed by Brad Cerasani from Canada.
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Lumanti
"Lumanti is nepali word which means remembrance. Rememberence of year 2010, every small to big things, sadness to happiness, and our every moment of 2010." Designed by Moksha Design Studio from Nepal.
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International 2011
"We love typography and we’ll love the year 2011." Designed by LOTUM from Germany.
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Another Chance
"Hope for the coming year." Designed by Kellie Gave from USA.
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Wonderful Winter
"A great new year with these lovely deer!" Designed by Agnes Swart from The Netherlands.
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Flowers
"”Hold me tight. Smile to me. You are special. You are not like any of them out there. I feel comfortable with you. So please, hold me tight and never let go. Will you?” – Juanita OMFª" Designed by Juanita Ooi from London, UK (Originally Malaysia).
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! Wishing you a smashing Two-Thousand Eleven, guys!
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Asif
January 3rd, 2011 1:04 pmjust an awesome post…thanks for the share!!!!
Jenny
January 3rd, 2011 2:24 pmHow many more months in a row will the Bells be featured for? I’m getting rather tired of seeing the same sorts of pictures from them month in month out!
Laura
January 3rd, 2011 3:17 pmMy favourite this month is definitely Silver Winter – love it! I also like Lost In Winter’s Fog.
Alrunia
January 3rd, 2011 3:44 pmI like this batch, especially since 1/5th of it isn’t reserved for the banal, repetitive work of the Bell sisters. Plz bring back thumbs down, I’d love to see some actual statistics as to how many people like and dislike each :)
kcdizzle
January 3rd, 2011 3:51 pmI think all the designs are great. Sometimes less is more. I’m sure this is the first feature for many of these artists, myself included (“Hello 2011″). Constructive criticism is fine, but if you’re only going to badmouth us and say that they all suck, then go tell it to your mother, because no one else cares to hear it.
Good job everyone. The negative comments probably only came from people who’s designs were rejected.
suman
January 3rd, 2011 10:57 pmnice collections :)
sammit
January 3rd, 2011 11:05 pmcool site keep it up!
Isabella
January 3rd, 2011 11:49 pmThank all of you so much…i like all of them…so amazing…Thank you! Happy new year, guys!
Maike
January 4th, 2011 1:56 amSome really cool designs but they’re mostly focused on the northern hemisphere… In the South, January is actually a scorching hot month & it just doesn’t feel right to put up a wintery pic.. Otw some really great designs :)
Adam
January 4th, 2011 2:55 amIt would be sooo nice to use some of the wallpaper but I have so many icons on my desktop I woludn’t see them :( Long live my good old blue background. Good job, designers :)
Fernando Perigolo
January 4th, 2011 3:35 amI real like “Hazy dawn”.
Andy
January 4th, 2011 5:35 amThere are many beautiful, but for my desktop I’ve chosen “Frozen World”
Jamie
January 4th, 2011 7:28 amLittle Gizmo and Winter’s Fog were my favorites. I think these were better than December so I guess I’m in the minority here. Most of these would be beyond my abilities either technically or creatively so I can’t complain, great job everyone!
Janae
January 4th, 2011 7:37 amMy favorite is “A Handy New Year,” but it doesn’t fit my screen size.
I went with my second favorite, “Lost in Winter’s Fog.” Great selection this month!
Fabrizio
January 4th, 2011 7:56 amThanks smashing magazine(Vitaly in particular!)
And happy new year to all you guys!
Colin Oakes
January 4th, 2011 12:11 pmThanks Smashing Magazine for posting my “Twisted Winter” wallpaper.
Follow me: @OakesDesign
Jules
January 4th, 2011 1:27 pmThe Symbol of Love is my Fav ;o)
Mohamed rafi
January 13th, 2011 3:51 amHi thanks for using my wallpaper..;-)
Elizabeth
January 4th, 2011 7:53 pmWow, you’d think the entire planet earth froze over in January… I live in Australia. Enough said!
sridhar
January 4th, 2011 10:56 pmfantastic creation… i like very much
Mansi
January 4th, 2011 11:09 pmLoved the wallpaper titled One. Can’t wait for the next month’s lot!
palak
January 5th, 2011 2:49 amI liked symbol of love most !!
jamie
January 5th, 2011 9:17 amwow… so many good ones this month!! i love the manipulated photos theme of many.. so hard to choose, i downloaded about 6 hehe. — excellent way to start the calendar year! :D
Tanisha
January 5th, 2011 11:28 amI’m addicted to this website. The wallpapers are awesome. I even share it with my work colleagues.
Jen9
January 5th, 2011 12:35 pmMy favorite is silver winter (it is hard to choose). Love the “Thumbs Up/Down” feature.
Stunning collection this month.
Fitsum
January 5th, 2011 9:05 pmStunning calendars. Happy New Year 2011 :-)
Mona Sharma
January 5th, 2011 9:09 pmAwesome collection… My favorite is Resolution bottle…
Chiles
January 5th, 2011 9:41 pmAwesome Wallpaper . Very cool
Traci
January 6th, 2011 6:32 amOutstanding collection this month…now how am I going to decide which to use?
thara
January 6th, 2011 8:10 amsuperb collection. I like “Symbol of Love” . Warm new year wishes to all.
rsthdn
January 6th, 2011 8:18 amAll the wallpapers are awesome. The perfect graphics collection I have ever seen.
Kayo
January 6th, 2011 10:28 amMy personal favorites are Icy Tree Smashing, Twisted Winter and New Life (1st one) but they are all phenomenal. I selected Icy Tree Smashing to use as my wallpaper for January!
Colin Oakes
January 10th, 2011 9:14 amThanks for taking a look at Twisted Winter!
julie olson
January 6th, 2011 12:41 pmi think creepy forest was my favorite. would have loved to see some brighter stuff through here though- i feel like 2011 is going to such a bright time! sad seeming cozy winter scenes don’t really match how i’m feeling about this year so far, or do much to motivate me while i work around my desktop. i’m always grateful for the smashing picks each month, though, i have fun finding a desktop image for every month. hasta luego web-loving peeps, and happy new year to you!
-julie, jolsondesign.com
Elisabeth
January 6th, 2011 3:01 pmThanks again!
Love the Yeti weekends :)
Jourdan
January 6th, 2011 3:13 pmFantastic collection! Great job!!
Mali
January 6th, 2011 11:08 pmLovely, New Year, New Goals & Creative Chocolate
Balaji
January 6th, 2011 11:30 pmAmazing calanders
marko
January 7th, 2011 7:43 pmFound about a half dozen that suit my tastes. I especially like the racing strip one (One/2011) near the beginning.
But I am always annoyed by the Smashing logo. I don’t want the logo on my desktop and find it utterly unnecessary to include it on the wallpapers. Why not treat your loyal visitors by giving them logo-less wallpapers? Furthermore, sometimes the logo is really big, or poorly placed (such as on Frozen World).
MP
January 8th, 2011 10:55 amThx, marko!
Varun Sharma
January 7th, 2011 9:07 pmSuperb Ideas…..Great Concept.
Resolution and New Year New Goals my Favorite
VINA
January 9th, 2011 12:04 amThanks so much! I like them!^^
victoria
January 9th, 2011 12:41 am“Winter Light” was my favorite calendar for January. I check each month to pick which will go on my two monitors. What a creative and useful idea – Many people have been introduced to your site because of it.
Thanks!
Natalia
January 9th, 2011 2:20 pmNice collection…I hadn’t had a chance (outta town, pc down, etc.) to get to these before now. Dl’d (and ‘thumbed up’ those)…enough to rotate a new one every hour of the day. Always surprised when so many chosen for smashing are simple photographs, even if lovely (though they do represent a large fraction of my dl’s). Would love to see more 3d-modeled ones. Interesting to see which ones have >/= (less than or equal) ~100 votes (some of my fave and least fave ones…these must be very ‘niche’); ones with more votes I mostly agree with, but not universally. Thanks again for all your work; another ‘smashing’ collection!
Swathi
January 10th, 2011 3:55 am“Symbol of Love” is awesome.
Great work from an Indian.
Proud to be an Indian.
Cheers!
Mohamed rafi
January 13th, 2011 3:53 amHi Thanks swathi… jai ho ;-)
Marie Elise
January 10th, 2011 4:52 amI like the ones without snow, and my faces are Hazy Dawn and Tea and Tiles. Nice work!
ETA: Tea and Tiles is a bit too busy for me; the words under my icons get lost, which is a pity because I liked it a lot.
Zenbaby
January 10th, 2011 3:32 pmSilent Love by Han Htut Zaw is my fav i put it on my monitor a few days ago and it just inspires me, its Summer here in Australia and this is just perfect, thankyou!
Rana Mukherjee
January 11th, 2011 5:58 amI like this type of wallpaper,So i used every month smashingmagazine wallpaper
Abdel
January 11th, 2011 10:11 pmHi, Nice work! I used Smashing magazine walls all the time on my desktop! but I don’t know why they are mostly girly!
keep up
A
ellehcim
January 11th, 2011 11:56 pmnot ayoba! crappy range!
Asmaa Ellabban
January 12th, 2011 11:33 amI like love out of foucus
Rubee
January 12th, 2011 4:52 pmMy favorite is Quiet Please!
Love the colours. A great way to start the new year!
Jen
January 13th, 2011 1:01 amBeautiful collection.
Suggestion: A ‘back to school’ or ‘first day at school’ theme would have been wonderful as well. Not many backgrounds in that theme.
alfredo
January 15th, 2011 10:19 pmthat’s probably because in many countries the first day of school is in August
Mani
January 13th, 2011 10:23 amAwesome…. !!! Fantastic collections…. BIG Thanks for designers….
Sterling Archer
January 13th, 2011 1:58 pmDear Designers: Not everyone wants a calendar on their desktop wallpapers (I’m lookin’ at YOU, Juanita Ooi!). For the love of crepes, make a “no calendar” version!
Hugs,
SA
alfredo
January 15th, 2011 10:17 pmYou know that half world is on summer, right?
Shivendra Shah
January 16th, 2011 1:31 amThumbs up for Lumanti!
Charlie
January 16th, 2011 11:36 pmGood.thanks a lot
Albert Ertlmaier
January 17th, 2011 11:59 pmGreat job again! BIG Thanks
abdul wadood
January 19th, 2011 2:44 amVery Good Collection Calendar 2011
chauhananil
January 20th, 2011 10:59 pmgreat work Mohamed rafi for “Symbol of Love”
kurtjackson
January 21st, 2011 3:31 amNice collection
Interior paint
astha
January 21st, 2011 4:43 amawesummmmm work..i like all most all the wall papers..:)
Ana
January 21st, 2011 9:41 amGostei bastante da coleção, mas faltou fundos de verão, chuvas….aqui no Brasil esta bem quente!!!!
Sempre vejo este site, sou apaixonada por design!!!Parabéns!!!hehehe
Ian
January 23rd, 2011 6:17 pmThanks so much for these monthly calendars. For January, I’m using “New Year, New Goals” for its clean design and its calendar which starts on Sunday. I always choose the nicest design that’s got a traditional calendar beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday. :-)
sujanraj
January 23rd, 2011 8:47 pmhi………………….!
Kristi
January 29th, 2011 8:55 amHi! Just letting you know I love, love, love “Silent Love” it’s staying for awhile! Everytime I open my laptop it makes me smile. I love the beach and at this time of year I really need a happy place to get away from the cold, dreary days of winter! How do you find out the artist? I want to see more of their work…. :)
Kayro
January 30th, 2011 11:25 pmThe “Silver winter” is my fav~~~ Lovely work!
Andrew
January 31st, 2011 2:41 amvery nice artwork. lots of hard work. love the chocolate January calender !
Rafaquat
April 18th, 2011 6:48 amnice site
miansafiullah
July 5th, 2011 7:53 pmwhat a nice pics
adeel g
September 27th, 2011 8:12 pmbeautful picture and very nice lucation
khurram waseem khan
November 20th, 2011 1:44 amamazing & quite different images ..exceptional ..
good job smashinmagzines team..