Where Do You Go For Wallpapers?
Pretty pictures on the desktop
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Wallpapers are an often overlooked piece of the user experience, as they're often covered by application windows, folders and icons. But there's something to be said about finding the wallpaper that perfectly matches your skin and icon set, making for the ultimate theme.
Here at WinCustomize, we have a wallpaper gallery with thousands of wallpapers submitted over the years, some of them are absolutely fantastic too. But we know we're not THE destination on the net for wallpapers, there are dozens of sites out there with a better selection. This is an issue we're going to be working hard to rectify in the future.
So, what I'm wondering is where do YOU go when you need to find a killer wallpaper? What are your favorite sites that have the best selection of what you're looking for? Toss a comment in on your favorite sites, and what your preferred type of wallpaper is (abstract, nature, photo etc).
While you ponder, here are a few of my all-time favorites from the wallpaper gallery here at WC:
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Reply #2 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:00 AM
My favs... obviously are clean. Mostly nature pics, or some that artists have created to go with their themes they've designed.
Reply #3 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:03 AM
I know I need to get out more, will you be my friend!
Reply #4 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:12 AM
Sometimes I'll see one on the monthly desktop screenshot thread that catches my eye.
Reply #5 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:24 AM
Where better but Digital Blasphemy
Reply #6 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:35 AM
Reply #8 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:19 PM
shiftedreality.com
wallpaperstock.net
and for the games i go here
gamewallpapers.ru
Reply #9 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:33 PM
I can appreciate the abstract walls (like what you have previewed) but there are just so many and they are so similar (to me) and after hours of messing with Bryce, I am not sure how much of it is just finding the right angle or actual planning.
The 'vlad' style walls are some of my favorites, but after a while, they all seem to have a similar mood or feel.
These are four of my favorites..
I'd like to see more of the offbeat stuff on Wincustomize.
Reply #10 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:47 PM
Reply #12 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:18 PM
Reply #13 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:38 PM
Great Walls.....too bad the folks at WC don't do 1440x900.
Reply #14 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:14 PM
The thing to remember is that most people make walls that work with or fit their systems needs. I would have to conclude that by the absence of 1440x900 walls is that most peoples systems aren't set up to run at that resolution.
The other thing to remember is when you say the folks at WC, you really are talking about the users of the software here. To my knowledge no WC employees are here to make skins, they may make them and load them but it's only as a user.
Reply #15 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:20 PM
Reply #16 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:58 PM
c:\Program Files\Adobe\PhotoshopCS3
... tons of good stuff in there.
Reply #19 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:13 PM
Reply #20 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:54 PM
hubblesite.org
thephotoforum.com
Interfacelift.com
but mostly.....
DA for multimonitor walls
and "My Pictures"
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Reply #1 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:57 AM
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