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2016 Year in Review: Designer Desktops

We look at them for many hours out of the day so why not stare at a cool desktop wallpaper when you’re at your computer, tablet, or phone? We’ve logged another year of desktop wallpapers featuring a fresh batch of artists and designers with brand new quotes for monthly inspiration. In case you missed them this year, here’s a look at all 12 of our Designer Desktop wallpapers that you can download for free!

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2016 Year in Review: Designer Desktops

January 2016 by Cat Coquillette: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch \\\ DOWNLOAD

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February 2016 by Eva Jorgensen from Sycamore Street Press: “Always do what you are afraid to do.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson \\\ DOWNLOAD

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March 2016 by Carnegie Fabrics: “Design is thinking made visible.” – Saul Bass \\\ DOWNLOAD

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April 2016 by Sallie Harrison: “If you do it right it will last forever.” – Massimo Vignelli \\\ DOWNLOAD

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May 2016 by Andrés Colimedaglia, AKA Vincent Cousteau: “Make your own luck.” \\\ DOWNLOAD

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June 2016 by Elisabeth Fredriksson: “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” – Stephen King \\\ DOWNLOAD

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July 2016 by Kasper J Jeppesen: “The primary factor is proportions.” – Arne Jacobsen \\\ DOWNLOAD

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August 2016 by Danny Ivan: “You can do anything but not everything.” – David Allen \\\ DOWNLOAD

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September 2016 by Ari Saperstein: “You never know what is around the corner unless you peek.” – Amy Poehler \\\ DOWNLOAD

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October 2016 by Abi Stevens: “If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.” – Maya Angelou \\\ DOWNLOAD

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November 2016 by Jeremy Booth: “Music is the best means we have of digesting time.” – W.H. Auden \\\ DOWNLOAD

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December 2016 by Jenean Morrison: “There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” – Vincent Van Gogh \\\ 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.