Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: December 2010

Door globecom op zo, 2014-12-28 14:28

Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use a specific wallpaper for a longer period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers for over 12 months. To make them a little more distinctive than the usual crowd, we’ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So if you happen to be searching for a specific day of the month, isn’t it better to show off a nice wallpaper with a nice calendar instead of launching some default time application?

This post features 40 free desktop wallpapers, created by designers across the globe for December 2010. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free.

Please notice:

all images can be clicked on 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 December 2010?

December 2010 Wallpaper

“For December 2010, illustration of myself Wishing” Designed by Benoit Chartron from France.

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with calendar: 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1600

Christmas Stuff

“Some of the things that come to my mind when thinking of christmas..” Designed by Jaro Mlkvy from Slovakia.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Starleaves

Designed by Fabio Toscani from Italy.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Spider web

Designed by Mohd. Aaqib from India.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Wicklow Winter

“Winter at the Sugar Loaf Mountain in County Wicklow Ireland.” Designed by Neil Bradshaw from Ireland.

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with calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1336×768, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440, 2560×1600
without calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1336×768, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440, 2560×1600

Fun in the Snow

“A girl and her friend, The Snowman, being silly in the first snow :)I love December. Happy Holidays, everyone!” Designed by Anca Varsandan from Romania.

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with calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200

Peace

“Let’s give our children the greatest gift off all — PEACE! Happy Holidays to everyone.” Designed by Kim Carney from USA.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1600
without calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1600

Christmas Past

“Christmas old style.” Designed by Carmelo Ortuso from Australia.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Frosted Glass

“An illustration of someone who wiped a frosted window and is looking down on a town and lake below.” Designed by Shawn Rinkenbaugh from United States.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200

Cosy Retro

“Something warm and cosy for a cold December.” Designed by Ron Gilad from Israel.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1440×1152, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1440×1152, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Burnout 2010

“The Year of the matches is quite over!” Designed by Hansjoerg Schneider from Switzerland.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 1920×1440

Fresh & White

“Have a break, get out of your Design studio and go breathing. What if we raced or a had snowball fight?” Designed by Maureen Chaffurin from France.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1440×900
without calendar: 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1440×900

Sad Waters

“Based on the song Sad Waters, by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Ophelia’s myth. Photography by the author, made in Cantabria the first morning of 2010.” Designed by David Fernandez Rementeria from Spain.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 2560×1440

New Santa … New Gifts

“A year’s collection of happiness, wrapped inside a small gift.” Designed by Narendar . N from India.

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with calendar: 320×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 2560×1440

Holly Light

“Warm lights sourrounding our Chritmas Festivities are like a warm touch, a hug from our beloved.” Designed by Ester Liquori from Italy.

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with calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050
without calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×960, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050

Christmas Icons

Designed by Davide Vicariotto from Italy.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Snowy December

Designed by Rosanna Bell from England, UK.

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with calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 2560×1600
without calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 2560×1600

Happy New Year

“December is time for Christmas rush, presents and greetings letters! We wish you and your friends all the best and Father Frost (russian Santa Claus) will take care of the rest.” Designed by cheloveche.ru from Russia.

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with calendar: currently offline, will be available soon
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Fallen Icon Mozart

“This month of December is flooded with commercial apsects of the Christmas Holiday(Thanks Coca Cola) I want to pay homage to a fallen young icon Mozart.” Designed by Jeremiah Selengia from Tanzania.

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with calendar: 800×480, 1280×720, 1440×900, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
without calendar: 800×480, 1280×720, 1440×900, 1920×1080, 2560×1440

Snowy Love

Designed by Brad Cerasani from Canada.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Waiting for Christmas

“I wish you a merry Christmas!!” Designed by yellowbook from South Korea.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Winter Atmosphere

"I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood." Designed by Jaro Mlkvy from Slovakia.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Snow White

"The falling snow, wrapped up warm in colourful wintery gloves. Have a wonderful winter everyone!" Designed by Olivia Bell from England, UK.

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with calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600
without calendar: 1024×640, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1600

Inspiring Well

“Celebrating the new coming year.” Designed by Peter Yee from Malaysia.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050

Flower Bokeh

Designed by Nathalie Ouederni from the Netherlands.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

The Greatest Gift of All

“Today Christmas is all about buying presents, but actually the most important thing is to have someone to share the Christmas time with. 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. ;)” Designed by Nicole Bauer from Germany.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Angel

“All writers and reader of the fabulous Smashing Magazine feliz navidad y propero a–o nuevo!” Designed by Fresh&Eazy, Steffen Schmitt from Spain.

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with calendar: 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440

Christmas Eve

“Wishing you a merry christmas” Designed by Ray Templates from India.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Khaos

“Photography + Light Painting, a simple way to make design.” Designed by Jose Tenorio from Costa Rica.

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with calendar: 320×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1920×1200
without calendar: 320×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×960, 1600×1200, 1920×1200

Frozen

“White and blue – like a December with a lot of snow and a blue, sunny sky. Hopefully!” Designed by Lotum from Germany.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

December Dream

Designed by Christine Bradway from United States.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Winter Wonderland

"The design was inspired by the Christmas story with charming characters that bring joy and magic in this festive occasion." Designed by Jo‹o Lima Jr. from Brazil.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×768, 2560×1440

Waiting for a Winter

Designed by Adam Piotrowski from Poland.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Learn to Recycle

"We should care more about our planet." Designed by çd‡m Laki from Hungary.

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with calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200

Casual Catwalk

Designed by Nathalie Ouederni from the Netherlands.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

West Christmas

"In west, Santa Claus uses a .44" Designed by Blackjack.

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with calendar: 1152×864, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080
without calendar: 1152×864, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080

Snowy Ladybug

Designed by Tooshtoosh from Israel.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200

Happy Festivus

“Seinfeld in 1997 proposed a holiday, Festivus, for the rest of us. This desktop wallpaper reminds us of the non consumeristic nature of Festivus, sit back enjoy a drink and join Kramer, Frank Costanza, Jerry and Elaine in the airing of Grievances and challenge one another to feats of strength after dinner.” Designed by Jenny Heath from USA.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Smashing Snowman

“He’s a smashing snowman, isn’t he?” Designed by Megan Burleson from USA.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

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!