Wallpapers for Vista Blog

Nearly all of our most popular Wallpapers on WallpapersForVista.com come from our extensive Abstract Wallpapers category.  I’d like to highlight which abstract wallpapers are getting the most attention here at WfV, and perhaps convince you that it’s time to change your desktop along the way!

Aurora Bliss Abstract Wallpaper - Over 40,000 Views since the launch of WfV easily puts this abstract Wallpaper far above the rest!  The Aurora Bliss Effect was really made popular when Vista’s cover art was unveiled.  Since then, the aurora effect has exploded all over the net, in the form of wallpapers, websites, and even tutorials.  We’ve done a fair bit of Aurora Themed wallpapers ourselves in different colors: Aurora Glow Wallpaper, Aurora Jungle Wallpaper, Aurora Ribbon Wallpaper, Aurora Chill Wallpaper, Aurora Bright Wallpaper.

Blue Ketamine Wallpaper - One of our loyal users, pickupjojo, has uploaded several very nice wallpapers in our collection.  Many of his Abstract Wallpapers are featured on WfV, including this awesome abstract blue wallpaper he’s designed!

Aquacious Abstract Wallpaper - One of my personal favorites, a little mix of Aqua and Delicious.  This abstract, aqua based wallpaper is sure to add some life to any boring desktop, complete with a glossy finish, and vibrant blue colors.  There is an alternate version as well without text.

Metal Glacier Abstract Wallpaper - This 3D Abstract Wallpaper features a massive metal object as it slowly devours the screen like a big shiny glacier.    There are several alternative versions including Gold, Heat, and Ice.

We’re constantly seeing new Abstract Wallpapers being uploaded to the site, many of them uploaded by viewers such as yourself!  Thanks so much for your continued support, and here’s to another year in excellent desktops!

We’re getting most of our traffic now from the Google Search Engine it seems.  It looks like most people are frequenting our site by simply typing in “Vista Wallpaper“.

At the moment, we are the 4th result on Google for the term.

I’ll get back to uploading some new wallpapers in the near future.  Until then, I hope everyone has enjoyed our system!

Welcome to “Wallpaper Wednesday”!

A place where we share our favorite wallpapers of the week with our viewers. Every week, we try to pick at least one of our favorite user submitted wallpapers, our most popular wallpapers of the week, and even a few other gems we find around the web if anything strikes us as extraordinary! Discussion is open for you to share your favorite wallpapers as well!

This weeks selections:

“Halo 3 Glyph White Wallpaper“

This Wallpaper was inspired by an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) called IRIS which is running along side the launch of the upcoming Halo 3.  The glyph wallpapers have become a popular item on Wallpapers for Vista though, so we thought we would give it a bit more attention here!

Available in the following resolutions:

• 1920×1200
• 1680×1050
• 1600×1200
• 1440×900
• 1280×1024
• 1280×800
• 1280×720
• 1152×864
• 1024×768
• 800×600

“Blue Fields Up Close Wallpaper“

This wallpaper is special, because we are the process of creating our very first Windows Vista “DreamScene” out of it!  We’re running into a few problems putting it together, but hopefully we’ll have it ready for download by next week for ya!

Available in the following resolutions:

• 1920×1200
• 1680×1050
• 1600×1200
• 1440×900
• 1280×1024
• 1280×800
• 1280×720
• 1152×864
• 1024×768
• 800×600

“North Sea Sunset” by Cr1t1cal Design… Or ~Saskia on DevArt

Here are some beautiful shots of a Sunset along the horizon of the North Sea.  Original credit seems to belong to “Saskia” on Deviant Art!  Great job!

Technorati Tags: wallpapers, Alternate Reality Game, IRIS, Halo 3, wallpaper, Windows Vista, DreamScene, Sunset

Welcome to “This Week in Desktop Customization”!

Wallpapers for Vista may be a great stop for some nice wallpapers, but we would hate to limit our viewers to just one source. “This Week in Desktop Customization” is a place where we feature our favorite finds from across the web, and share them with you!

Features of the Week:

•  Wincustomize reveals that SkinStudio 6 Beta has arrived (an application that lets users create their own skins that can be applied to programs with GUI’s).  The program requires Windows Blinds, but definitely makes it easy for designers to become skinners.
• TuneUp has announced a Style Contest with over $8000 in prizes!  They are looking for Icons, Visual Styles for Windows Vista, Boot Screens, and Logon Screens.  Build up your rep, and go earn some cash by joining the style contest today!  Thanks to Customize.org for the heads up.
• Did you know that you could get a free 2GB Email account “username @ vista.aero”?  Well, thanks to Bink.nu teaming up with Windows Live, now you can!  Go grab your new mailbox today @ vista.aero!  Thanks to joejoe for sharing this!
• Long Zheng found out that the new Vista SP 1 has some modified looks.  The new Windows Vista Service Pack has already leaked onto the internetz, and some people just can’t wait to get their hands on’em

Have you found anything interesting recently worth sharing?

Technorati Tags: wallpapers, Desktop, SkinStudio 6 Beta, Windows Blinds, Icons, Visual Styles, Windows Vista, Boot Screens, Logon Screens, contest, Email, Windows Live, Vista SP 1, Windows Vista Service Pack

Welcome to “Wallpaper Wednesday”!

A place where we share our favorite wallpapers of the week with our viewers. Every week, we try to pick at least one of our favorite user submitted wallpapers, our most popular wallpapers of the week, and even a few other gems we find around the web if anything strikes us as extraordinary! Discussion is open for you to share your favorite wallpapers as well!

This weeks selections:

“Mountain Reflection” by pickupjojo
Mountain Reflection is a beautiful portrait of a Mountain and Lake landscape, during sunrise hours it appears.  We wish we had more details about this incredible wallpaper.  Very well crafted by our very own, pickupjojo!

Available in the following resolutions:

• 1600×1200
• 1440×900
• 1280×1024
• 1280×800
• 1280×720
• 1152×864
• 1024×768
• 800×600

“Clouds of Glory“
This wallpaper will send your desktop soaring through the clouds on a beautiful sunny day.  Clouds of Glory portrays very vibrant, golden colors with deep blues.  Here’s to one step closer to heaven!

Available in the following resolutions:

• 2560×1600
• 1920×1200
• 1680×1050
• 1600×1200
• 1440×900
• 1280×1024
• 1280×800
• 1280×720
• 1152×864
• 1024×768
• 800×600

“Aquacious (without Text) Wallpaper“
When we first released the abstract wallpaper, “Aquacious“, we got a very positive response from the community.  We kept hearing that folks wanted a version of the wallpaper without the text, so in response, we released this newer version of the same desktop!  Time to make your desktop a bit more wet!

Available in the following resolutions:

• 1600×1200
• 1440×900
• 1280×1024
• 1280×800
• 1280×720
• 1152×864
• 1024×768
• 800×600

“EFA” by Richard Mohler
Richard has put together several of these very creative, abstract wallpapers featuring twisting shapes and colors.  I suggest you take a look at his gallery on WinCustomize!

Enjoy your Wednesday!  The week is nearly finished!

Why not share a few of your own favorite wallpapers in our discussion?

Technorati Tags: wallpapers, wallpaper, desktop, abstract wallpaper

Welcome to “This Week in Desktop Customization”!

Wallpapers for Vista may be a great stop for some nice wallpapers, but we would hate to limit our viewers to just one source. “This Week in Desktop Customization” is a place where we feature our favorite finds from across the web, and share them with you!

Features of the Week:

• DreamSceneVideo.net featured a really nice Dream Scene a few days ago called Poubel Sunset.  This is probably one of my favorite dreams so far (I’ve used it myself… it has superb quality, and the awing effect of a beautiful sunset).  I also caught this dream on WinCustomize a bit earlier on.  Please note that “Stardock DeskScapes” is required to use this dream.
• Customize.org announces that Windows Blinds Beta 6 has been released for Object Desktop Subscribers.  Some of the new features sound very cool (ie: Blurring effects for Vista and Windows XP).  Looking forward to the final release of this!
• Blogwaw surprises us again with another really nice wallpaper (max resolution of 1920×1200).  Go take a look at “Central Living” for a modern artists perspective of the city.
• GUI Mods shares a cool theme for Windows XP Windows Blinds Theme called “Metal Vista 3.0“.  It looks pretty slick!  I can’t run it on my machine, but it might be worth a look if you are running XP.

That’s it for this week in desktop customization!  Your comments and input are always appreciated!  Why not share your favorite things you’ve found recently?

See ya next week!

Technorati Tags: wallpapers, Desktop Customization, Dream Scene, DeskScapes, Desktop, Vista, Windows XP, Windows Blinds

The Desktop customization population of websites is a total mess.  Virtually anywhere you go to download wallpapers, screensavers, themes, styles, etc, you are bombarded with ads, fees, spyware, viruses, or some annoying “Registration Required” page.  What gives?

Luckily, there are a few desktop customization websites that still have good values and treat their visitors like real people.  It’s these sites that we hold true and dear when everything else seems lost, and when our desktop needs a total makeover!

Wallpapers for Vista was based off these values, but we don’t stand alone in the field of ethical sites in this genre.  Here are just a few of our favorite Wallpaper and desktop related sites:

• Customize.org - A one stop place for downloading skins, wallpapers, themes, and other visual styles to spruce up your desktop.  No registration is required for downloads, but members do get access to cool features, as well as a personal profile.
• WinCustomize - Another single stop for multiple desktop enhancements.  Although this site does require registration for unlimited & priority downloads, it makes up for it with its’ excellent news updated daily.  For those of us addicted to making our desktops look “purdy”, updates from around the net can be very helpful.
• WinMatrix Forums - A vast community, with countless members constantly posting new desktop related material.  Users share their wallpapers, icons, widgets, tips, and much more!  I’ve been a member at these forums for a little while now, and so far have felt very welcomed.  No registration is required to browse the forums however.  They also have a collective summary of what’s new on the frontpage.
• Tweaks.com - Offers a wide variety of articles that teach how to “Tweak” your version of windows.  Alternatively, you can visit TweaksVista.com, TweakXP.com, or TweakMCE (Media Center Edition) if you want to view tweaks for your version of windows only.  I’ve found some really cool programs and tricks here.
• VistaStyles.org - It’s been really difficult finding some “Vista Desktop Customization” blogs around the blogosphere that don’t serve a whole lot of crap.  I guess since it’s a new hot topic, spammers find the need to take over immediately.  VistaStyles.org is one of the few blogs I have found that seems to be interested in providing some top quality themes related to Windows Vista.
• Dreamscenevideo.net - Another one of the few Vista related blogs that is not breathing hot air for the search engines to index.  This blog is dedicated to bringing its viewers some of the coolest DreamScenes on the web.

Well, that’s it for our list.  As always, comments are appreciated!  Perhaps you have some favorite sites of your own!  Feel free to share!

Technorati Tags: wallpapers, screensavers, themes, styles, desktop customization, skins, visual styles, desktop enhancements, icons, widgets, Vista, Windows Vista, DreamScenes

Wallpapers for Vista may offer some excellent user created wallpapers for the public, and sometimes it becomes easy to forget just HOW GOOD the official wallpapers for vista were. You know, the ones released with the final build of Windows Vista… The ones that just blow our minds every time we set eyes on them.

Just who created these visual masterpieces, and where can I get some of these fantastic wallpapers?

Hamad Darwish (flickr) is the man you’re looking for; the professional photographer who was commissioned to create the wallpapers used in Windows Vista. He has quite an impressive gallery on his flickr page </understatement>, and you can find all 33 wallpapers that he contributed to the set of wallpapers released with vista. Unfortunately, these images are a bit restricted in size, but that’s ok.

High resolution wallpapers (we’re talking 1920×1200 here folks) of each of the 33 wallpapers can now be found from Hamad’s personal website. More specifically, you can find links to every single windows vista wallpaper he did at this page.

So there you have it. All of those beautifully crafted wallpapers delivered straight to your doorstep (or RSS reader if preferred). This isn’t the end though. Since Vista’s release, there have been hundreds of incredible “Vista-nspired” wallpapers. Why not share a few of your own?

Technorati Tags: wallpapers, wallpapers for vista, Windows Vista, High resolution wallpapers, 1920×1200

Welcome to the first in a new series, “Wallpaper Wednesday”! A place where we share our favorite wallpapers of the week with our viewers. Every week, we try to pick at least one of our favorite user submitted wallpapers, our most popular wallpapers of the week, and even a few other gems we find around the web if anything strikes us. Discussion is open for you to share your favorite wallpapers as well!

This weeks selections:

“Intimidation at Its Finest” by Berlette
An incredible photograph of the Eiffel Tower during daytime hours. This is our guest pick of the week, and was submitted by our very own Berlette! Thanks!

Available in the following resolutions:

• 1680×1050
• 1440×900
• 1280×1024
• 1280×800
• 1280×720
• 1152×864
• 1024×768
• 800×600

“Aurora Bliss Wallpaper“
This abstract wallpaper was part of an Aurora series of 6. The composition is both simple, and vibrant in color. An excellent wallpaper choice for someone who wants a clean desktop that packs a punch.

Available in the following resolutions:

• 1920×1200
• 1680×1050
• 1600×1200
• 1440×900
• 1280×1024
• 1280×800
• 1280×720
• 1152×864
• 1024×768
• 800×600

“Music is Power” by VladStudio.com
VladStudio.com is home to many, many very artistic and unique wallpapers. This new wallpaper, Music is Power, would definitely be a good place to start if you have never seen any of their original wallpapers before.

Enjoy your Wednesday! The week is halfway finished!

Technorati Tags: Wallpaper, wallpapers, Eiffel Tower, abstract wallpaper

Welcome to “This Week in Desktop Customization”!

Wallpapers for Vista may be a great stop for some nice wallpapers, but we would hate to limit our viewers to just one source. “This Week in Desktop Customization” is a place where we feature our favorite finds from across the web, and share them with you!

Features of the Week:

• “Quality Wallpapers” found a really nice Abstract Wallpaper pack on DeviantArt and shares it with us.
• “Luke Doran” has some very nice, vibrant Seasonal Wallpapers (33 in fact). He has packaged them all up very nicely in a .rar archive for those who want them!
• “Technix Update” teaches how to make the Vista boot screen similar to Linux in just a few simple steps.
• and “Blogwaw” posts an incredible abstract wallpaper that caught our attention called “Travel into, Line“.

Enjoy the features, get back to customizing your Desktop, and have a nice week! Comments are appreciated!