Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: January 2012

We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one — desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. This creativity mission has been going on for over two years now, and we are very thankful to all designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month.

We continue to nourish you with a monthly spoon of inspiration. This post features 20 free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for January 2012. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!

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All images can be clicked on and lead to the preview of the wallpaper.

A New Ending

"Wishing everyone a lucky and successful year 2012!" Designed by Lina Itskovitch from USA.

Smashing Desktop Wallpapers - January 2012

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with calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Red

"Photo taken at a friend’s house with one of her toys and my glass of rose wine. It’s perfect for a cold winter day, warmth for the soul and body." Designed by Diana Samoila from Romania.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Caucasian Mountains

"From Caucasus with love!" Designed by Ilona from Russia.

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with calendar: 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Bloody January

"Something to cure that New Year’s hangover." Designed by Suety Kwan from USA.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200,2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200,2560×1440

Back To Go To Work

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with calendar: 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Royal World

"Our first submission to the Desktop Wallpapers. To start a great new year, we designed a world that represents our goals and aspirations for this new year." Designed by Javier Castillo from Guatemala.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1920×1080, 1920×1200,2560×1440

Cold Flakes To Write Home About?

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with calendar: 640×480, 800×600, 1152×860, 1200×800, 1600×1200
without calendar: 800×532, 1024×768, 1152×860

Winter Melancholy

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200,2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080,1920×1200, 2560×1440

The Year Of Dragon

"Dragon is the legendary animal in the Chinese zodiac calendar." Designed by Cheloveche.ru from Russia.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Delicate Frost

"Don’t let Jack Frost nip too much at your nose but do let him decorate your windows!" Designed byTirelessweaver from Canada.

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with calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864,1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1440×1050, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864,1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1440×1050, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Resolution Libs

"It’s time for New Year’s resolutions! And the best way to keep them is by writing them down and keeping track of your progress. So this wallpaper is a recreation of the chalkboard in my house." Designed byIlluum Design Team from Canada.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200,2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200,2560×1440

Carry Warmth Carry Each Other

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050,1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900,1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

What’s On Your Mind?

"Sometimes it seems that girls are from another planet. I just can’t figure out, whats going on in their heads…" Designed by Kristjan Ait from Estonia.

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with calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080,1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080,1920×1200, 2560×1440

Facts

"I was reminded of a simple fact while I was browsing for inspiration for this wallpaper. I’ve read on Wikipedia that January is the coldest month on most of the northern hemisphere and the hottest one on most of the southern hemisphere. I found it fascinating that someone in Australia is enjoying a surf while I am watching the first snowflakes of the winter. I was hoping to create a wallpaper that will serve as a reminder of the fact that we live in a fascinating world full of varieties and contrasts. The old-worn-out-encyclopedia style hopefully emphasizes the educational theme of the wallpaper :)." Designed by Danijel Gajan from Serbia.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080,1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050,1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Memorize Me

"This calendar has 4 sheets. Each sheet shows 4 months.The Sundays of these 4 months are colored in the order of the rainbow colors.If you commit these columns to memory, you won’t need to resort to any pocket calendar or electronic device to know when the next holiday is, to know the date of the first Monday of the next month…." Designed by Araz Kelian from Lebanon.