Mark Weaver
As of lately, Mark Weaver has definitely been making his way around the blogosphere. His style is a mixture of cut and paste and computer graphics, seamlessly blending together cut outs from old National Geographic magazines and old books to find just the right pieces. His output is also phenomenal, I mean the guy releases nearly a piece a day on his Flickr, which is pretty outstanding, as they’re all pretty great.
For the Desktop Wallpaper Project he’s created one pissed off Mammoth Man, ready to throw down with anyone in his way. I’d also like to think that he lives in that geodesic dome in the background. I’d also suggest checking out the iPhone version of this, which has been my iPhone background for a little while now.
Cody Hudson
This week we have special edition SPACETIME wallpapers from the SPACETIME artists, Cody Hudson, Mike Perry, Damien Correll and Andy Miller. Of the four only Cody hasn’t created a wallpaper for the DWP before, but the other guys have and it’s awesome to get yet another awesome desktop from them.
• Mike Perry
• Damien Correll
• Andy Miller
The desktop wallpapers this week were images used as a part of the SPACETIME Collection, so no only can you stick/wear/stow these designs, you can have them up on your computer. And depending upon your style, you can go simple with either Cody or Mike’s designs, or be a little more adventurous with Damien or Andy’s vibrant wallpapers.
There are even more amazing wallpaper coming up in the next couple months, so be sure to check back next week for more digital goodies.
Ian O’Phelan
This is definitely one of the most beautifully, phallic wallpapers I’ve ever seen. Maybe I just have the mind of a 13 year old boy, but nonetheless it’s a beautiful wallpaper and extremely well done. It was made by Ian O’Phelan, a Los Angeles based illustrator who does the most incredible patterns. The pattern section on his site is absolutely stunning and should definitely be checked out if you have any kind of interest in the area.
I’m guessing that the creatures you see are all underwater beasties, but don’t they kind of look like spores as well? It’s funny because I’m listening to a new song off of Sufjan Steven’s The BQE Soundtrack and it totally fits with this wallpaper, very ethereal and unreal feeling. Give it a download and check back next week for a new wallpaper.
Mickey Duzyj
Hey everyone! This week’s wallpaper is by one of my favorite artists out there, Mickey Duzyj. Working in Brooklyn, Mickey has this really clean and simple style but has a way of using colors that really make his work pop and come to life.
For his wallpaper he sent me this classic image of his. Snarling greyhounds ripping down a race track, vying to win the race. There’s something so tense and amazing about this piece that totally grabs me. I love the look on the dogs faces, they look so damn intense! Enjoy these and be sure to check back next week.
Telegramme
Sorry for the late posting of the wallpaper this week! I decided to play hooky and eat Japanese food and see District 9. This week’s wallpaper comes from some old chums of mine, Chris and Robert, who are the duo behind British design firm Telegramme. These guys have been busting out posters and illustrations left and right since they graduated and their success just keeps going. Their work is full of life and color and I think they’ll both be doing even greater work in the future.
For their wallpaper they offered up an homage to simpler times, of broken computers and pencil cases. I love all the details to this wallpaper, and the colors really set this off beautifully. Definitely a beautiful and well-crafted wallpaper.
Cole Gerst
Good Wednesday everyone! Sorry things have been quiet for a few days, I’ve been getting ready to take a trip up to Santa Cruz and San Francisco with the boyfriend for the week. Thus, ducks had to be put in a row and things needed tidying up. But, there are lots of fun things still going on, like the awesome Cole Gerst doing this weeks desktop wallpaper. Growing up in Georgia, he studied art at the Atlanta College of Art and eventually moving out to LA. Funny enough, he lives about 15 blocks away from me!
I spotted the piece above on Cole’s site and I thought it was such a rad image, and that it would make such a great wallpaper. There are so many great little details in this wallpaper, and the color is so vibrant and warming, kind of like a summers sunset.
Brian Wade Scott
Well, well, well, it’s Wednesday and we’re back on to the normal Desktop Wallpaper Project cycle, one every Wednesday. You might have noticed that I updated the tags that go along with each wallpaper. I’ll be changing out the old ones soon enough, but I wanted to do something new that better reflected the current site. Today I have a wallapper from designer/illustrator Brian Wade Scott. Brian currently lives in Los Angeles and is currently attending Art Center School of Design.
Brian wrote me that his wallpaper is “all drawings of churches, geometry, and space. I’ve been doing a lot of these kinds of drawings lately so I wanted to continue through in these drawings.” I love how creepy and minimal this is. A lot of wallpapers make your eyes bleed, or they can be overly boring. But I think that Brian hit the nail on the head, sort of a middle ground. I hope you all enjoy this and I’ll post up someone else new and exciting next Wednesday.
Tom Keegan
Name: Tom Keegan
Degree/College: Level 1 Illustration at University of Portsmouth
Website: www.tkillustration.co.uk
About Your Wallpaper:
Ducks and dogs, lines and colours, spray paint, pens and Mac.
Although I’ve only just finished my first year studying illustration, I’m constantly on the search for new ideas and ways of expressing my creativity through lines, shapes and colours. It’s so cool to be apart of just us collective & I hope in time I can build upon my style to be up to the same standard of some of the amazing work I share the site with.
Craig Matchett
Name: Craig Matchett
Degree/College: Graphic Arts / BA (hons) / Liverpool School of Art
Website: www.supernovi.co.uk
About Your Wallpaper:
This is one of a collection of work created to make people who own high quality photo printers particularly the canon brand. it was a series of PDF’s a new customer of canon could print out and create there own tiled patterns with through printing out multiply documents and then rearranging the paper to create a mosaic like pattern.
Phil Kiel
Name: Phil Kiel
Degree/College: BA (hons) Graphic Arts – Liverpool School of Art & Design
Website: www.philkiel.com
About Your Wallpaper:
The Volkswagen Golf is the worlds third best-selling car with more than 25 million sold. I have always been interested by how objects and technology change over a long period of time, and this can especially be seen in the different models of the Golf.
Alice Gabb
Name: Alice Gabb
Degree/College: Ba Hons Graphic Communication / Bath Spa University
Website: www.alicegabb.com
About Your Wallpaper:
The image is based on encouraging the idea of swapping skills and knowledge instead of money, inspired by some of the systems set up in Europe by design group ‘Wir Hier’ to help communities build better relationships and become more sustainable.
I would love to learn to play the accordion or learn how to not to slouch. One day I hope that I will find someone who needs to learn how to knit or make toys or needs invitations that has one of the above skills. We should swap knowledge.
Ben Aslett
Name: Ben Aslett
Degree/College: University Of Plymouth BA Hons Design: Ilustration
Website: benaslett.co.uk
About Your Wallpaper:
Recently I’ve been trying to create insanely cluttered images that suggest repetitiveness similar to that of a patterned wallpaper or fabric but without the reticulation. To create these images I use a library of pre-created and purposely created images to suggest this repetitiveness. When creating this wall paper for the desktop project I realized that computer icons would disappear amongst the mass of iconography in my images, although I thought that this could be kind of fun I realized that most people would probably just want to punch the screen out of frustration so I included an area of blank space for your icons. I hope you enjoy it.
This wallpaper reminds me of a crazy Flash game that you play online. This one would involve riding around on a skateboard shooting skeletons who try to rob your brain… or something like that. Wouldn’t you play a game like that?
Miles Gould
Name: Miles Gould
Degree/College: BA (Hons) Graphic Design at Brighton University.
Website: www.milesgould.com
About Your Wallpaper:
My wallpaper design was inspired by a recent project which involved re-designing a documentary film festival based in Brighton. Documentary films are a creative response to reality based on real lives of real people. At their best, they enable us to see our too familiar world with new insights. The idea was to produce imagery that completely contrasted with the honesty of documentary films. Drawing inspiration from surrealism and the recognisable face and cleft chin of Kirk Douglas the image conveys manufactured Hollywood, the polar opposite of real life.
This is absolutely the most disturbing desktop wallpaper I’ve ever featured… and I absolutely love it. Please put this on your desktop and scare the shit out of people. Or better yet, sneak on other people’s computers and make this their desktop, that sounds better.
Mark Grant
Name: Mark Grant
Degree/College: BA ( Hons ) Graphic Design / Plymouth College of Art.
Website: www.withereddesign.co.uk
About Your Wallpaper:
Before getting asked to do this project Ive always had a picture of grass as my background because It reminds me of home. The juxtoposition of something natural on something that is not makes for an interesting image. I also love pastel like colours so this is why I chose to paint the stones and photograph them on a background of grass.
I figured that this would be a nice, calm way to ease everyone into their weekend. I hope everyone has a good one!
Sophie Dutton
Name: Sophie Dutton
Degree/College: Recent Graphic Design graduate from the University of the West of England.
Website: http://sophiedutton.blogspot.com/
About Your Wallpaper:
It is made up of photographs of various train patterns and surfaces taken on a trip to Berlin in February 2009.
Nick Cocozza
Name: Nick Cocozza
Degree/College: Illustration/ BAhons/ Duncan Of Jordanstone College Of Art And Design, Dundee.
Website: www.nickcocozza.blogspot.com
About Your Wallpaper:
I was initially inspired by the 1980s film “BMX Bandits”. This combined with my interest in British gang culture led me to develop a darker narrative set on the streets of a Scottish working class neighbourhood.
The choice in colour reflects the division between the positive and negative aspects of growing up in a British council estate.
Owen Gatley
Name: Owen Gatley
Degree/College: Illustration BA (hons) University of the West of England.
Website: www.owengatley.blogspot.com
About Your Wallpaper:
My wallpaper pays homage to the Great Arnold Schwarzenegger, the only man on the universe whose powers of versatility know no bounds. From Mr Universe to Governor of California, no feat is too great for Arnie. He’s my inspiration.
I would definitely have to agree with Owen on this one, Ahnold is pretty awesome… except when it comes to politics, as California is kinda going to crap right now. Nonetheless, his movies are amazing and his versatility has always been astounding. Oh yeah, and Owen’s drawings are perfect and totally spot on. This should definitely make your friends and co-workers giggle.
UPDATE: I made a little mistake, Owen’s last name is Gatley, not Gateley. Sorry about that.