Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: August 2012

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 over four years now, and we are very thankful to all designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month.

We continue to nourish you with a monthly spoon of inspiration. This post features free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for August 2012. 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,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?

Designed by Viktor Mazhlekov from Bulgaria.

Designed by Soodabeh Amirakbari from Iran.

previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440without calendar: 320×480, 640×960, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

"Colors!!" Designed by Lotum from Germany.

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

Designed by Vlad Gerasimov from Russia.

previewwith calendar: 800×600, 960×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1229×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1440×900, 1440×960, 1600×1200, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1728×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2304×1440, 2560×1600without calendar: 800×600, 960×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1229×768, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1440×900, 1440×960, 1600×1200, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1728×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2304×1440, 2560×1600

Designed by Webshift 2.0 from South Africa.

previewwith calendar: 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440without calendar: 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Designed by Mihai Fischer from Romania.

Designed by Andr?? Presser from Germany.

"”Let’s go Great Britain!” typographic wallpaper to cheer at the 2012 London Olympic games." Designed by Paula R??polo For Garment Printing from United Kingdom.

previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Designed by Francesco Paratici from Australia.

previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Designed by Cortando Pixeles from Argentina.

previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1600×1200, 1920×1440without calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1600×1200, 1920×1440

Designed by Meenal Jain from India.

Designed by Resko Elena from Russia.

"Butter yellow daisies for the last of summer days!" Designed by Karen Keung from Canada.

previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1600×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1600×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200

"Frederique is a satiric comic strip about hanging around at beaches, getting rejected by hot chicks and enjoying life with full blown optimism." Designed by Richard Dancsi from Hungary/Germany.

previewwith calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

"A trip into the woods. August 2012." Designed by Timothy J. Reynolds from USA.

previewwith calendar: 320×480, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440without calendar: 320×480, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

"August 2012 is here which means it is time for the Olympic Games! This calendar incorporates various aspects of London, the UK and the Olympics." Designed by Donna Hall And Loren Grosvenor from United Kingdom.

"The Power of Imagination makes us Infinite." Designed by Roland Szabo from Hungary.

previewwith calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440, 2560×1600without calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440, 2560×1600

Designed by Cheloveche.ru from Russia.

previewwith calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200without calendar: 395×512, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

"???Nothing compares with the simple pleasure of a bike ride.??? ??“ President John F. Kennedy." Designed by Simona Gosu from Romania.

previewwith calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440without calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

"Life is a game. Are you feeling lucky in August?" Designed by Marina-art from Russia.

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

"In summer things may seem different then they really are. Which is not necessarily a bad thing." Designed by Sanja Vukasinovic from Serbia.

"It’s summertime so enjoy the weather!" Designed by Christina Mokry (allaci Gmbh) from Germany.

previewwith calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Designed by Agata Maci?gowska from Poland.

previewwith calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Designed by Virginia Saint from USA.

"I was thinking to make the wallpaper as a responsive design, i’d add more interaction next month." Designed by Mondedesign.net from France.

Designed by MicroCreatives.

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 theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comment section below.

Stay creative and keep on smashing!

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Smashing Editorial

Sven (sl), Vitaly (vf), Iris (il), Jan (jc) and Esther (ea) love high-quality content and care about little details. They also believe that good content and design are crafts worth sharpening.

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