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Anyone have interesting computer desktop backgrounds?

Posted: July 31, 2002, 9:22 pm
by Adex_Xeda
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?

Posted: July 31, 2002, 9:40 pm
by Adela

Posted: July 31, 2002, 10:11 pm
by Acies
Nice Adex ;)

Posted: August 1, 2002, 12:18 am
by Dolby
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.

Posted: August 1, 2002, 1:14 am
by Adex_Xeda
wow great link thanks

Posted: August 1, 2002, 1:39 am
by Durew
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!

Posted: August 1, 2002, 9:03 am
by dalur
Here's yer JACKASS

Posted: August 1, 2002, 9:27 am
by Katria
DeviantArt > Digital Blasphemy

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

Posted: August 1, 2002, 9:33 am
by Aabidano
Usually vacation pictues and such for me.

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

Posted: August 1, 2002, 10:21 am
by Ogbar
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.

yo

Posted: August 1, 2002, 10:23 am
by Physcodr00d
DUREW = JACKASS!!!!

sup its tw :lol:

Posted: August 1, 2002, 10:29 am
by Adex_Xeda
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.

Posted: August 1, 2002, 12:03 pm
by Lexien
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...

Posted: August 1, 2002, 12:26 pm
by Voronwë
i usually keep my worskpace covered w/ app windows too.

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

Image

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

Posted: August 1, 2002, 12:28 pm
by Zvenn Eaglefist
ROFLMAO thats great )

Posted: August 1, 2002, 12:37 pm
by Apollyon
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.

Posted: August 1, 2002, 12:50 pm
by Avestan
http://www.digitalblasphemy.com

has the best backgrounds on the web.

Posted: August 1, 2002, 1:25 pm
by Akaran_D
http://www.webshots.com
Love it.

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

Posted: August 1, 2002, 1:28 pm
by masteen
They start their hooligans young in GB.

Posted: August 1, 2002, 1:51 pm
by Ogbar
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. :)

Posted: August 1, 2002, 10:13 pm
by Tenuvil
http://www.mikebonnell.com/

Here's the one I'm currently using:
Image

Posted: August 1, 2002, 11:03 pm
by emmer

Posted: August 2, 2002, 4:24 am
by Pengu
They start their hooligans young in GB.
Feyenoord, Rotterdam is not in GB.
This is very important to know.

Posted: August 2, 2002, 7:14 pm
by Truant
Adela is your sig an upside down Kirby?

Posted: August 2, 2002, 8:05 pm
by Adex_Xeda
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. :D

Posted: August 2, 2002, 8:28 pm
by *~*stragi*~*
haha that sig is the win adela

Posted: August 2, 2002, 10:51 pm
by Adex_Xeda
I added a new image to my list.

Posted: August 3, 2002, 6:36 am
by Sargeras
http://www.themexp.org

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