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2024 Year in Review: Designer Desktops

As we step into a new year, we look back on another 12 months of Designer Desktops, one of our longest-running columns. Each month, we teamed up with artists, designers, and creatives to bring you free downloadable desktop wallpapers that brighten your screens and showcase a vibrant range of artistic styles. Missed any of 2024’s designs so far? Scroll through to discover a year’s worth of eye-catching visuals for your tech devices.

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2024 Year in Review: Designer Desktops

January 2024 by NASA and Karan Singh \\\ DOWNLOAD

Illustration of cavatappi pasta with green leaves and red circles on a red background.

February 2024 by Naomi Otsu \\\ DOWNLOAD

Illustration of colorful flowers and leaves on a light background, featuring blue, yellow, and orange flowers with green leaves

March 2024 by Di Ujdi \\\ DOWNLOAD

A pattern of abstract, watercolor shapes including circles, triangles, stars, and flowers in shades of brown and beige on a cream background. Text reads "Clare Owen Illustration"

April 2024 by Clare Owen \\\ DOWNLOAD

Abstract shapes in various colors and patterns are clustered together on a white background

May 2024 by Andrew Footit \\\ DOWNLOAD

Illustration of a large octopus with outstretched tentacles in the sea, next to a small boat. The sun is setting on the horizon

June 2024 by Jackie Tahara \\\ DOWNLOAD

A colorful, intertwined double helix forms an abstract shape against a black background

July 2024 by David Mascha \\\ DOWNLOAD

A grid of nine images shows a flower's shape progressively blurring, illustrating the effects of time

August 2024 by Alex Khabbazi \\\ DOWNLOAD

Colorful abstract artwork featuring an orange circle at the center, surrounded by vibrant pink and red floral shapes, with small black birds and blue background

September 2024 by Annu Kilpeläinen \\\ DOWNLOAD

Colorful surreal landscape with giant hands, eyes in hills, large red sun, and a person with a dog near a waterfall. Abstract patterned sky and vibrant vegetation enhance the fantastical scene

October 2024 by Yukai Du \\\ DOWNLOAD

A frog-shaped house with circular windows sits on water, surrounded by small floating islands and a clear sky

November 2024 by Microsoft \\\ DOWNLOAD

Interlocking arms and hands form a woven pattern on a beige background

December 2024 by Joseph Patton \\\ DOWNLOAD

Check out the rest of Design Milk’s end of the year coverage here!

As the Senior Contributing Editor, Vy Yang is obsessed with discovering ways to live well + with intention through design. She's probably sharing what she finds over on Instagram stories. You can also find her at vytranyang.com.

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