Desktop wallpaper calendar: March 2013

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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 five years now, and we are very thankful to all the designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month.

This post features free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for March 2013. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!

Please note that:

Designed by Elise Vanoorbeek from Belgium.

Designed by Hilda Rytteke from Sweden.

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Designed by Christina Mokry from Germany.

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Designed by Ricardo Gimenes.

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Designed by Cheloveche.ru from Russia.

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Designed by Katerina Bobkova from Ukraine.

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Designed by Thomas Bormans from Belgium.

Designed by Oxana Kostromina from Germany / Russia.

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“This photo is taking with my camera Canon 60D and 70-200 f4.0 lens. After taking this photo I edit with photoshop and I use one command. That one is Inverse Color. After I use this command I got like this photo. Thanks!” Designed by Han Htut Zaw from Myanmar.

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Designed by Laurent Constant from Belgium.

"My concept for this wallpaper is the march to HTML5. Since HTML5 is not yet a standard. I have used the HTML5 logo and a few handdrawn people (cartoon style).These people stand for the webdesigners which are marching for HTML5 to become a new standard. I hope you like it!" Designed by Joeri Claes from Belgium.

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Designed by Wallpaperfx from Romania.

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"A really simple wallpaper done with Inkscape and GIMP." Designed by Rahul from India.

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Designed by John Patrick Buenaobra.

Designed by Jens Van Huychem from Belgium.

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“An abstract pattern of geometrical cubes with a retro color scheme. Because it’s awesome!” Designed by Wannes De Roy from Belgium.

“Hot March! Just waiting for summer.” Designed by Roman Volkov from Russia.

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“A classic paint splat, workable in any office environment.” Designed by Mcr Web Design from United Kingdom.

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"March is here bringing the blooming spring!" Designed by Webolution from Greece.

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"Sunrise is a picture I took on my way to work." Designed by Nlsjns from Belgium.

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Designed by Dangerbrain from USA.

“I designed this wallpaper to raise awareness regarding the highly needed protection of sharks and rays.” Designed by Claudia Schmitt from Germany.

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Designed by Everton Vnm from Brazil.

“This image describes the indescribable feeling I have looking outside: After all those cold dark winter nights, the day slowly grows longer, the sun awakens and we finally absorb the beautiful colors of SPRING!” Designed by Maurice De Haas, Haasmans from Netherlands.

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“Frederique is a satiric webcomic series about the day-to-day adventures of three friends: going to school, getting rejected by hot chicks and enjoying life with full blown optimism.” Designed by Richard Dancsi from Hungary / Germany.

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"My curious workspace." Designed by Artemka Tarik from Russia.

Designed by Pietje Precies from The Netherlands.

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"To celebrate this March you need bright colors, spring and an easter bunny." Designed by René Gast from Germany.

Please note that we respect and carefully consider the ideas and motivation behind each and every artist’s work. This is why we give all artists the full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience throughout their works. This is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren’t anyhow influenced by us, but rather designed from scratch by the artists themselves.

A big thank you to all the designers for their participation. Join in next month!

What’s your favorite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comment section below.

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Sven (sl), Vitaly (vf), Iris (il), and Esther (ea) love high-quality content and care about little details. They also believe that good content and design are crafts worth sharpening.

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