Search

2012 Year in Review: Designer Desktops

Another entire year of Designer Desktops to add to our archive of 34 creative and inspiring desktop wallpapers designed by some of the best artists and designers. Let’s take a look back at this year’s designs, and, in case you missed one you can still download it now!

January 2012 by Anthony Zinonos: “Minimalism is not a lack of something, it’s simply the perfect amount of something.” –Nicholas Burroughs \\\ DOWNLOAD

February 2012 by Burcu B. Koken: “The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.” –Nolan Bushnell \\\ DOWNLOAD

March 2012 by Alia Ormut – Fleishman: “Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” –Coco Chanel \\\ DOWNLOAD

April 2012 by Rafa Jenn: “A bird [An artist] doesn’t sing [create] because it has an answer, it sings [creates] because it [he/she] has a song.” –Chinese Proverb \\\ DOWNLOAD

May 2012 by Matt W. Moore: “Simplicity and complexity need each other.” –John Maeda \\\ DOWNLOAD

June 2012 by Konrad Bednarski: “Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” –Jack Kerouac \\\ DOWNLOAD

July 2012 by Samuel Ho “Sho” of Palette Industries: “Stay close to nature; it will never fail you.” –Frank Lloyd Wright \\\ DOWNLOAD

August 2012 by Dylan Rose: “At the end of the day, pretty colors make people drool.” –Nathan Rice \\\ DOWNLOAD

September 2012 by Mundania Horvath: “Art is anything you can get away with.” –Andy Warhol \\\ DOWNLOAD

October 2012 by Timothy J. Reynolds: “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.” –Dr. Seuss \\\ DOWNLOAD

November 2012 by Tali Furman: “Is there no way out of the mind?” –Sylvia Plath \\\ DOWNLOAD

December 2012 by Ben O’Brien: “Perfection is not just about control. It is also about letting go.” –Vincent Cassel in Black Swan \\\ DOWNLOAD

Stay tuned for a brand-spanking new desktop coming your way in the new year!

Want to be a part of the Designer Desktop project in 2013? Email us at [email protected] and show us your portfolio.

Jaime Derringer, Founder + Executive Editor of Design Milk, is a Jersey girl living in SoCal. She dreams about funky, artistic jewelry + having enough free time to enjoy some of her favorite things—running, reading, making music, and drawing.