From Denny: Two more years of winners from the Smashing Magazine wallpaper contest. This contest is a great way for artists, photographers and graphic designers to get some buzz - and maybe additional business!
Nothing like free advertising, so get those creative thoughts flowing and start designing. The magazine holds a contest for every month of the year so you can enter any time. And, no, I'm not associated in any way or paid by the magazine. I just like the site, especially since it helps to promote obscure yet very talented people...
Check out this modern confetti as art for your bedroom!
Visit Denny Lyon Gifts @ CafePress - see what's newWhenever I run across talented people I try to promote them as well. It does help if said artists, photographer or graphic designer has an image available either through an embed code off of a place like flickr or releases the image to be promoted as in the case of Smashing Magazine's wallpaper contest. It's fine with me if it has their name on it - in fact, I'd prefer it. Smashing Mag allows the artists to sign their pieces in addition to carrying the magazine's logo.
So, if you are an artist of any stripe think about how to release one of your images for promotion. It will get you a lot more business with more people aware of your work. Sometimes, an artist can be too self-protective and the result is a very small, often only a local, circle of people who know about your work.
Go through your work - or design an image or photograph just for promotional purposes. Enjoy these interesting images on your desktop or phone as they come in many sizes!
Celebrate Women Love Beauty design for Mother's Day or any day to honor all women
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From 2013:
You Complete Me - “Dedicated to one of the most famous lines in romantic movies’ history. The incomplete heart has been created by photographing a floating lantern in slow shutter speed!! Happy Valentine’s Day." - Designed by Krutika Anand from India.
Abstract Frozen Planets - “A view of 2 frozen planets, lots of blue tints.” - Designed by Rutger Berghmans from Belgium - available with or without calendar.
February Flowers - “A little bit of romance, a little bit of vintage: Happy Valentine’s Day this month!” - Designed by Kari Andresen from USA - available with or without calender.
It’s Valentine’s Day! - “February is usually the coldest month of the year, but it is also the month of love…So Warm those days with the Valentine’s day wallpaper!” - Designed by Webolution from Greece - available with or without calendar.
Let your love light shine!
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Lost Without You… - “February, the month of love. This wallpaper is dedicated to all those people out there who have found that one person in life. They would understand this feeling of being lost, if that person is not around to share your joy, sorrow, success, failure. Happy Valentine’s Day!!” - Designed by Charuta Puranik from India - available with or without calendar.
Think warm heart red for the Valentine month this abstract flower is a winner!
Flower - Designed by Jong S. Kim from United States - available with or without calendar
She Loves Me - “Ah, February, the 14th is the day when we dare a little more than usual, or we await something special from that one person – the better friend, or the better half!” - Designed by Rihards Gromuls from Latvia - available with or without calendar.
Love Affairs - “Love is in the air this February! The last month of winter is always very romantic and inspires us to open our hearts and express our feelings to ones we love very much. This February calendar illustrates an unusual story of a young couple, who met each other by an accident.” - Designed byBrianna Davis from USA - with or without calendar.
Valentine - “Love is in the air…” - Designed by Nicolas De Rechter from Belgium - available with or without calendar.
Let your love light shine!
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Groundhog - “The Groundhog emerged from its burrow on February 2. If it is cloudy, then the Spring will come early, but if it is sunny, the groundhog will see its shadow, will retreat back into its burrow, and the Winter weather will continue for six more weeks.” — Designed by Oscar Marcelo from Portugal. - available with or without calendar.
Winter - “A winter themed background for the last month of winter.” - Designed by Yasmine Damiri from the Netherlands - available with or without calendar.
And for the fantasy folks...
Funny Fantasy Jackalope - Designed by Sasha Endoh from Canada - available with or without calendar.
Groundhog - “The Groundhog emerged from its burrow on February 2. If it is cloudy, then the Spring will come early, but if it is sunny, the groundhog will see its shadow, will retreat back into its burrow, and the Winter weather will continue for six more weeks.” - Designed by Oscar Marcelo from Portugal - available with or without calendar.
Want something stylish but business like for your work environment? Try this one:
Moody February - “Shades from a February evening walk: twilight sky, fallen leaves, new growth.” — Designed by Dangerbrain from USA - available with or without calendar
Every Day Should Be Valentine’s Day - “Valentine’s Day is a big business today. I personally don’t celebrate it, because I think if you love someone every day should be Valentine’s Day. :) That’s what this wallpaper is all about. The two birds – Milo and Pipita – are a wallpaper series and usually they argue about things men and women argue about ;), but as it’s the Valentine Edition I just went with something cute.” - Designed by Nicole Bauer from Germany - available with or without calendar.
Check out these happy colors sure to make your day!
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Get your zombie chuckle going on for this amusing wallpaper:
Zombie Love - Designed by Cheloveche.ru from Russia - available with or without calendar.
When you want just plain "awwww, too cute" this will fit your mood:
This Is Love - Designed by Katerina Bobkova from Ukraine - available with or without calendar.
Dear Love - “Spread the love!” - Designed by Abel from Singapore - available with or without calendar.
I Believe I Can Fly - available with or without calendar - download both! :) - Designed by Elise Vanoorbeek from Belgium.
Enjoy a little monster love for the season:
Whats Love Got To Do With It? - “A different angle to love and the innocence attached with it. My depiction of February.” - Designed by Debjani Bhattacharya from India - available with or without calendar
From 2012:
Hungry Owl - available with or without calendar.
"February, just one more cold month.. :)." Designed by Katerina Bobkova from Ukraine.
Be Mine - available with or without calendar.
"A cutsie calendar theme." Designed by Sandi | Pop Up Factory.com from Toronto, ON, Canada.
"Which drink will you choose to make you feel better during the cold season?" Designed by Agathe Altwegg from France.
Bold - available with or without calendar.
Designed by Elisabetta Borseti from Italy.
All You Need Is Love - available with or without calendar.
"Love is all you need." Designed by Kaspars Dedzis from Latvia.
Lock Your Love - available with or without calendar.
"February is the month of couples and love, so if you do have that one special person in your life! Then this would be the prefect month to show how much you love her or him :)." Designed byRihards Gromuls from Latvia.
All You Need Is Love - available with or without calendar.
"The Beatles said it best! Love is all you need." Designed by Allison Brown from Canada.
Kids And Dragon - available with or without calendar.
"My drawings are mostly black-and-white and the year of the Black Dragon inspired me to start drawing another picture. Let the Dragon this year be friendly and playful ;)." Designed by Jelena Tљekulajeva from Estonia.
Winter Church - available with or without calendar.
Designed by Pietje Precies from The Netherlands.
Chillout - available with or without calendar.
"Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, where you will not be online…" Designed by Chilid Interactive Agency from Poland.
Load Time - available with or without calendar.
"What Scott Adams means about load time." Designed by Fredrik Jensen from Norway.
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