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2014 Year in Review: Designer Desktops

With notable quotes from Steve Jobs to Voltaire to Charles Eames, we brought in some of our favorite artists and designers to design some inspiring wallpapers for all of your tech devices. This year brought another 12 designers and 12 designs to add to our ever-growing archives of Designer Desktops. Check them out and get downloading!

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2014 Year in Review: Designer Desktops

January 2014 by Joanna Hawley of Jojotastic: “Wake up and be awesome.” \\\ DOWNLOAD

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February 2014 by Emily McDowell: “Having guts always works out for me.” —Stefan Sagmeister \\\ DOWNLOAD

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March 2014 by Jo Cao: “There is no shortcut for greatness.” \\\ DOWNLOAD

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April 2014 by Kimberly Hall of Nottene: “I have decided to be happy because it’s good for my health.” —Voltaire \\\ DOWNLOAD

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May 2014 by Jonathan Mead: “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” —George Eliot \\\ DOWNLOAD

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June 2014 by Melissa Delzio: “We are approaching the greatest of mysteries.” —Carl Sagan \\\ DOWNLOAD

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July 2014 by Stephen Wildish: “If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.” —George Orwell \\\ DOWNLOAD

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August 2014 by Rina Miele of Honey Design: “Take your pleasure seriously.” —Charles Eames \\\ DOWNLOAD

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September 2014 by Meg Vazquez: “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” —Maya Angelou \\\ DOWNLOAD

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October 2014 by Mundania (Dane) Horvath: “I never gave up painting, I just changed my palette.” —Ray Eames \\\ DOWNLOAD

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November 2014 by Jenn Ski: “Simplicity never goes out of style.” \\\ DOWNLOAD

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December 2014 by Aaron Wood: “Design is not just what it looks and feels like. Design is how it works.” —Steve Jobs \\\ DOWNLOAD

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.