MetaFilter posts tagged with wallpaper and art

Nature's Design on Your Desktop

netbros — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:01:21 -0800

Designers spend about 90% of their waking life in front of a computer, so the most appealing genre for a wallpaper would be one that has beautiful design mixed with the all important aspect of being outdoors. At their best, desktop wallpapers bring animation to often lifeless computer screens, reflecting the personality of the user and acting as a calling card for creative talent. The Desktopography Project first arrived in 2005 as a place to download nature / topological themed wallpapers with edits from selected designers. They have just released their 2008 library.

The future of Ubuntu Art

cowbellemoo — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:47:46 -0800

Ubuntu 8.04's Hardy Heron has recently perched on millions of desktops worldwide, but what does the future look like for the darling of the open source world? Now entering a new 2-year art developent cycle, Ubuntu's continuing quest for "pure, unadulterated, raw, visceral, lustful, shallow, skin deep beauty" has begun again in earnest. Bleeding edge desktop effects [youtube, music] are already creeping into the official distribution and the community is eagerly awaiting the new graphical look, promised as a ground-up re-imagination in the next release, Intrepid Ibex. Watch this space.

Wallpaper eye candy

Mitheral — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:08:07 -0800

Social Wallpaper. A community effort to classify, rank, and distribute high resolution images for use as computer wallpaper.

Desktop pictures - Computer wallpaper

hypersloth — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:10:46 -0800

Hi-Res Photos for the Masses! How about that bandwidth?

Neat.

dobbs — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:08:46 -0800

Abnormal Behavior Child's got some interesting things to look at and watch or play with. Site self-describes as "visual poetry". {second link's got flash/sound}

Jennifer Angus, scourge of the insect world

jonson — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:49:58 -0800

From this collection of framed art made only from the wings of African butterflies to Jan Fabre's beetle shell encrusted sculptures, the centuries-long war between artists their tiny insect enemies continues unabated. But never have I seen a more massive salvo for the artist community than "Terrible Beauty", an installation by Jennifer Angus. Featuring over fifteen thousand insects from the artist's personal collection (!), the exhibit features a series of rooms with textile geometric patterns on the wall created entirely by pinned insects of various forms, hues & sizes. All info on the amazing war between artists & insects found via the amazing Museum of Dust

Mandolux - photographic desktop wallpapers

nthdegx — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 03:04:46 -0800

Mandolux - photographic desktop wallpapers. Just keep hittin' previous.

Antique Celestial Maps

Gator — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:40:30 -0800

The U.S. Naval Observatory Library features high-res scans of images from antique books dealing with astronomy and navigation. Wallpapers, ahoy!

David Lanham's online portfolio.

monju_bosatsu — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:45:37 -0800

David Lanham's online portfolio. Chock full of goodness, and well-designed to boot, check out sketches, artwork, and animation. He's even got wallpaper and icons for you.