Anyone have interesting computer desktop backgrounds?

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » July 31, 2002, 9:22 pm

Every now and then at work I'll get tired of staring at the same background and I'll make a new one.

That got me curious, any of you guys make backgrounds for your machines?

I've posted some of mine. Which one do you like best?

BTW got any of your own to share?

Adela · Post by **Adela** » July 31, 2002, 9:40 pm

http://polykarbon.com/DOWNLOAD/goodies/ ... 24X768.jpg

polykarbon

Acies · Post by **Acies** » July 31, 2002, 10:11 pm

Nice Adex

Dolby · Post by **Dolby** » August 1, 2002, 12:18 am

I get my desktop backgrounds from deviantart. Follow this link: http://www.deviantart.com/?tier=wallpaper

Then look at the left hand menu under wallpaper. Lots of selections. Some very talented people post there work here.

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » August 1, 2002, 1:14 am

wow great link thanks

Durew · Post by **Durew** » August 1, 2002, 1:39 am

Hey I'm new to Veeshanvault... but a GREAT site where I get all my desktop wallpapers is http://www.digitalblasphemy.com.

There's a top10 section, as well as a user gallery that you should definetely look into, very nice art!

dalur · Post by **dalur** » August 1, 2002, 9:03 am

Here's yer JACKASS

Katria · Post by **Katria** » August 1, 2002, 9:27 am

DeviantArt > Digital Blasphemy

DB costs money for the good areas. DA is pretty much free. Although both places have great work.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » August 1, 2002, 9:33 am

Usually vacation pictues and such for me.

I don't generally like themes, they seem to bugger stuff up more often than not.

Ogbar · Post by **Ogbar** » August 1, 2002, 10:21 am

I cant get any work done with stuff that is too busy in the background. I generally make a complex texture, with perhaps an anchor image/item in the bottom right corner (in a manner like Adela's sample), which is typically representative of the machine name.

Physcodr00d · Post by **Physcodr00d** » August 1, 2002, 10:23 am

DUREW = JACKASS!!!!

sup its tw

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » August 1, 2002, 10:29 am

That's just the opposite for me Oggie,

I usually have my entire workspace covered with application windows. The only time I see the background is when I log on in the morning.
So, a busy background isn't distracting for me at least.

Lexien · Post by **Lexien** » August 1, 2002, 12:03 pm

Durew needs attention JACKASS

As for desktops, i usually choose some from the free galeries of Digital Blasphemy..

I usually choose the planet ones since i like black backcgrounds...

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 1, 2002, 12:26 pm

i usually keep my worskpace covered w/ app windows too.

this makes me laugh when i minimize stuff though so it is my wallpaper:

i have had it up for a couple months so it is time to change.

Zvenn Eaglefist · Post by **Zvenn Eaglefist** » August 1, 2002, 12:28 pm

ROFLMAO thats great )

Apollyon · Post by **Apollyon** » August 1, 2002, 12:37 pm

My favorite wallpapers are works done by HR Gieger. Sorry I don't have the link for his site, but if you like the Alien series of movies, you'd like his stuff since the "Alien" was his artwork.

Avestan · Post by **Avestan** » August 1, 2002, 12:50 pm

http://www.digitalblasphemy.com

has the best backgrounds on the web.

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » August 1, 2002, 1:25 pm

http://www.webshots.com
Love it.

Btw.. anyone else notice that kid above has an ear pierced?

masteen · Post by **masteen** » August 1, 2002, 1:28 pm

They start their hooligans young in GB.

Ogbar · Post by **Ogbar** » August 1, 2002, 1:51 pm

OMG Vor, that is a great photo! I wonder if he learned that in Hooligan camp.

Just to clarify, I, too, tend to have my desktop fairly well polluted with applications, but I always have some background showing through, and whenever I have tried a strong background (like Adex's zebra one), I find what does leaks through very distracting.

The other thing is I tend to be lazy about grooming the icons on my desktop, so finding the app I want is challenge enough. I find I need a fairly "clean" background, at least on the left hand side to aid the hunting process.

But this thread has got me thinking .... it's time for meto overhaul my backgrounds as well.

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » August 1, 2002, 10:13 pm

http://www.mikebonnell.com/

Here's the one I'm currently using:

emmer · Post by **emmer** » August 1, 2002, 11:03 pm

http://www.skinz.org

http://www.customize.org

Pengu · Post by **Pengu** » August 2, 2002, 4:24 am

They start their hooligans young in GB.

Feyenoord, Rotterdam is not in GB.
This is very important to know.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » August 2, 2002, 7:14 pm

Adela is your sig an upside down Kirby?

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » August 2, 2002, 8:05 pm

hmm so I guess my work is amateuristic.

Well I'll make another crack at it this weekend and see if I can come up with something with more satanic overtones. That seems to be popular on those other sites.

Or maybe I should make a what I consider a nice background and just drop in a anorexic naked chick at 50% opacity. That also seems popular on those other sites.

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » August 2, 2002, 8:28 pm

haha that sig is the win adela

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » August 2, 2002, 10:51 pm

I added a new image to my list.

Sargeras · Post by **Sargeras** » August 3, 2002, 6:36 am

http://www.themexp.org

you don't need the shareware to use the background images