Heat: Free July 2010 Calendar Wallpaper

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. July 2010 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Heat” though I did not include the title in the design. For the first time the wallpaper is now available for the iPad and iPhone 4 with retina display. I hope you like it. Feel free to leave feedback in the comments section.

Desktop Wallpaper:

July 2010 Calendar Desktop Wallpaper

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FYI Monday: Beautiful Lightning Design by Patrick Monkel

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Patrick Monkel is a freelance graphic designer from the Netherlands who works under the name of Monk Studio. You might have come across his website which has been featured in many “minimal webdesign showcases”. Today, I want to focus on Patrick’s actual design work. His style is very popular at the moment, using all the lightning techniques many want to learn. What I like most about the work is that Patrick Monkel manages to get very vibrant images with the use of mute colours. This just goes to show the amazing talent of this outstanding designer. Find below a selection of his work. Make sure to visit Patrick’s portfolio for even more inspiration.

rebirth by Patrick Monkel

back to space by Patrick Monkel

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Stimulation Overload: Free April 2010 Calendar Wallpaper

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. April 2010 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Stimulation Overload”. I hope you like it.
As always the April 2010 calendar wallpaper comes in the following resolutions and non-calendar versions are also included:

  • 1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
  • 1600×1200
  • 1280×1024
  • 320×479 (iPhone, non-calendar version only)

Preview:

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Featured Artist: Andy Gilmore

Although the art of Andy Gilmore from Rochester, NY was not new to me I just re-discovered it today. It’s not often that you see something like this. His colour schemes and minimalistic geometric approach are very inspiring and unique. Make sure to visit his portfolio at birdbrid.com for more great designs. There’s plenty!

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What’s Your Favourite Colour?

colour-wheel

Colours tell a lot about someone’s personality. So in an effort to learn a bit more about my favourite designers and bloggers I started a 1-question mass interview to ask them what their favourite colour is. Although the colours they chose are very different these 40 creative minds have one thing in common. They are at the top of their game and I respect them deeply for their contributions to the design community. So please visit their websites/blogs and discover outstanding articles, free high quality resources and gorgeous designs.
As a bonus I made an A2 poster containing all the favourite colours with the respective names for you to download as pdf for free. All you need to do is take it to your local print shop or simply use your inkjet at home to print it. Read the rest of this entry »

Featured Artist: Pablo Alfieri

Pablo Alfieri, born in ’82 in Buenos Aires, is an amazing graphic designer and illustrator. His work reminds me sometimes of Pete Harrison (aeiko). I really enjoyed flicking through his portfolio entitled Playful, even though the navigation could be a bit more organic. I especially liked the poster mock-ups. It’s a new take on the whole “I-hold-the-poster-with-both-hands” presentation. You’ll see what I mean.

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Awesome T-shirts available at Urban Outfitters

Whenever I go into London City I have to go into Urban Outfitters. It is by far my favourite clothing shop. As always I had to make a choice: which t-shirts to buy and which to leave for a later day. That’s when I decided to write a post about the great tees you can get from Urban Outfitters. Seriously, if you got the chance to visit one of their stores then do it. Apart from the great clothes they’ve got funny accessories and even sell Lomo cameras. So these are the t-shirts I’m particularly fond of. Which one do you like best?

Junk Food Clothing:

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Inspiration: Mixed Media Abstract Art

I’m totally hooked on deviantArt and today I want to show you my latest discoveries in the Mixed Media/Abstract category. I just love abstract art. Beautiful colours combined with excellent textures and unusual shapes is all I need to get my juices flowing. It’s just so inspiring. Hope you feel the same. 13 of the best artworks presented in this post.

Update: All the pictures are now embedded straight from deviantArt to give proper credit to the artists.


Keep the Balance by `kuschelirmel on deviantART

from glacier to sea by `zeruch on deviantART
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Featured Artist: Mike Orduna (Fatoe)

I’ve had the portfolio of Californian designer Mike Orduna bookmarked for some time now. Today I finally found some sparetime to really look into it and make a selection of his best works. Mike is better known under the alias of FATOE and his style could be described as being messy, vibrant and colourful. I’ll let you decide for yourself how you would like to characterize is. His portfolio is really extensive and his client list includes quite big names. Apart from finding his location (LA) and age (32) there wasn’t much information on him. More inspiration on www.fatoe.com

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Featured Artist: Erik Soderquist

Erik Soderquist is 23 years old, comes from Tacoma Washington where he still lives and I would call him an all round artist. One of his designs has been featured in the CMYK Lovers post on fudgegraphics. Erik tries himself at retro grunge and photography with success. This is only a small selection of his portfolio. There’s much more to be seen on deviantArt. The most fascinating thing is to see his progress. Can’t wait to see new material.

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