31 Stunning Spring Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: March 2014
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 six years now, and we are very thankful to all 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 2014. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!
Ides Of March #
“The Ides of March is a fun way to remember the middle of the month, despite the negative connotation. Who doesn’t love a little Caesar in their life?” — Designed by Craig Brooks from Orlando, FL.
![Ides of March](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/ides-of-march/mar-14-ides-of-march-preview.png)
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- without calendar: 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050
Crazy Enough #
“I was inspired by a Steve Jobs’ quote.” — Designed by Evan Thrailkill from Birmingham, AL.
![Crazy Enough](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/crazy-enough/mar-14-crazy-enough-preview.png)
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- with calendar: 800x480, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 2560x1440
- without calendar: 800x480, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 2560x1440
The Smashing Cat In The Hat #
Designed by Ricardo Gimenes from Brazil.
![The Smashing Cat In The Hat](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/the-smashing-cat-in-the-hat/mar-14-the-smashing-cat-in-the-hat-preview.png)
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- with calendar: 320x480, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440, 640x960, 1366x768, 1600x1050, 2880x1800
- without calendar: 320x480, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440, 640x960, 1366x768, 1600x1050, 2880x1800
March-o-Saur #
“I wish all of you a colorful and joyful spring!” — Designed by Lívia Lénárt from Hungary.
![March-o-Saur](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/march-o-saur/mar-14-march-o-saur-preview.jpg)
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- with calendar: 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
- without calendar: 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Bye Bye Black Clouds! #
“The spring is coming, and the black clouds are gone. The birds are singing and the clouds rises.” — Designed by Verónica Valenzuela from Spain.
![Bye bye black clouds!](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/bye-bye-black-clouds/mar-14-bye-bye-black-clouds-preview.jpg)
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- with calendar: 800x480, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x960, 1440x900, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 2560x1440
- without calendar: 800x480, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x960, 1440x900, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 2560x1440
Wooden Stripes #
Designed by Rachel Litzinger from Chiang Rai, Thailand.
![Wooden Stripes](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/wooden-stripes/mar-14-wooden-stripes-preview.jpg)
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- with calendar: 1280x800, 1280x960, 1440x900, 1680x1200, 1920x1200, 2560x1440, 2048x2048, 1600x900, 640x1136, 640x960
- without calendar: 1280x800, 1280x960, 1440x900, 1680x1200, 1920x1200, 2560x1440, 2048x2048, 1600x900, 640x1136, 640x960
Yummy Spring! #
Designed by Ricardo Gimenes from Brazil.
![Yummy Spring!](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/yummy-spring/mar-14-yummy-spring-preview.png)
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- without calendar: 320x480, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440, 640x960, 1366x768, 1600x1050, 2880x1800
Happy Mother’s Day! #
Designed by Ioana C from Romania.
![Happy Mother's Day!](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/happy-mothers-day/mar-14-happy-mothers-day-preview.jpg)
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- with calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 1024x1024, 1280x800, 1280x1024
- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 1024x1024, 1280x800, 1280x1024
Lovely Spring Afternoon #
“Hello Spring! Bikes, flowers, birds, balloons, a lovely spring afternoon, string lights… Yes, please!” — Designed by Lights.com from Brooklyn, New York.
![Lovely Spring Afternoon](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/lovely-spring-afternoon/mar-14-lovely-spring-afternoon-preview.jpg)
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- with calendar: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1920x1080, 640x960, 2048x2048, 2560x1600, 2880x1800
- without calendar: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1920x1080, 640x960, 2048x2048, 2560x1600, 2880x1800
Droid On Walk #
“Spring is always associated with tulips in Russia.” — Designed by Droid Labs from Kazan, Russia.
![Droid on Walk](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/droid-on-walk/mar-14-droid-on-walk-preview.jpg)
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- with calendar: 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1440x1050, 1400x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
- without calendar: 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1440x1050, 1400x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Wireless Spring #
Designed by the Smashing team.
![Wireless Spring](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/wireless-spring/mar-14-wireless-spring-preview.png)
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- without calendar: 320x480, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440, 640x960, 1366x768, 1600x1050, 2880x1800
Sakura #
Designed by Evacomics from Singapore.
![Sakura](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/sakura/mar-14-sakura-preview.jpg)
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- with calendar: 320x480, 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1920x1080, 2560x1440, 768x1024
- without calendar: 320x480, 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1920x1080, 2560x1440, 768x1024
Waking Up From Hibernation #
Designed by Andrea Ludszeweit from Germany.
![Waking up from hibernation](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/waking-up-from-hibernation/mar-14-waking-up-from-hibernation-preview.jpg)
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1440x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
It’s Always Someone’s Birthday #
“I’ve been designing graphic patterns lately and wanted to incorporate one of them in my wallpaper this month. The colours I applied sparked the idea to go with a party and cake theme. I figured this one would be fun for anyone who’s celebrating their birthday this month.” — Designed by Tina Eriksson from Stockholm, Sweden.
![It's always someone's birthday](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/its-always-someones-birthday/mar-14-its-always-someones-birthday-preview.jpg)
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Melting Snowman #
Designed by Jessica Fung from Waterloo, Canada.
![Melting Snowman](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/melting-snowman/mar-14-melting-snowman-preview.png)
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- without calendar: 1280x800, 1920x1080, 2560x1440, 1366x768
Lego Land #
“Inspired by the Lego Movie! :)” — Designed by Marcus White from United States.
![Lego Land](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/lego-land/mar-14-lego-land-preview.jpg)
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 1280x720, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
Lucky Bear #
“”Luck can be found if you search for it.“” — Designed by William Ricardi Setyono from Indonesia.
![Lucky Bear](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/lucky-bear/mar-14-lucky-bear-preview.png)
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- with calendar: 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 1920x1440
- without calendar: 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 1920x1440
The Spring #
“Pablo Neruda is one of my favorite poets. Not to mention the bitter cold here in Nebraska has had be wishing for Spring lately! The sooner Spring gets here, not only will milder weather be here, but so will my college graduation! I just can’t wait!” — Designed by Alyssa Hernandez from Omaha, Nebraska.
![The Spring](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/pablo-neruda/mar-14-pablo-neruda-preview.png)
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- without calendar: 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1680x1050, 2560x1440
The Collection Of Birds #
“The collection of birds are my travels. At each destination I buy a wood, bronze, stone bird, anything the local bazaars sell. I have all gathered at a modest vitrine in my house. I have so much loved my collection, that, after taking pictures of them I then designed each one, then created a wallpaper and overdressed a wall of my living room. Now my thought is making them as a desktop wallpaper and give them to you as a gift.” — Designed by Natasha Kamou from Hellas.
![The Collection of Birds](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/the-collection-of-birds/mar-14-the-collection-of-birds-preview.jpg)
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440, 2560x1600, 2880x1800
Holla Mohalla Festival #
“Hola Mohalla is a weeklong Sikh Festival which revolves around daytime demonstrations of Gatka (The Sikh martial art). — Designed by Zanetine Web Design from India.
![Holla Mohalla Festival](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/holla-mohalla-festival/mar-14-holla-mohalla-festival-preview.jpg)
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- with calendar: 320x480, 800x800, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1200x1200, 1366x768, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440, 2880x1080
- without calendar: 320x480, 800x800, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1200x1200, 1366x768, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440, 2880x1080
Welcome Spring #
“Let’s welcome Spring with a colorful March wallpaper.” — Designed by WebOlution from Greece.
![Welcome Spring](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/welcome-spring/mar-14-welcome-spring-preview.jpg)
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- with calendar: 1024x1024, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440, 640x960, 1366x768, 2560x1600
- without calendar: 1024x1024, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440, 640x960, 1366x768, 2560x1600
Color It! #
Designed by Aleksandra Kucher from Ukraine.
![Color it!](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/color-it/mar-14-color-it-preview.png)
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- without calendar: 320x480, 640x480, 800x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1024x1024, 1152x864, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1680x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2560x1440
MARCHing Forward! #
“If all you want is a little orange dinosaur MARCHing (okay, I think you get the pun) across your monitor, this wallpaper was made just for you! This little guy is my design buddy at the office and sits by (and sometimes on top of) my monitor. This is what happens when you have designer’s block and a DSLR.” — Designed by Paul Bupe Jr from Statesboro, GA.
![MARCHing forward!](https://smashingmagazine.com/files/wallpapers/march-14/marching-forward/mar-14-marching-forward-preview.png)
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- with calendar: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440
- without calendar: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 2560x1440
Join In Next Month! #
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 designers for their participation. Join in next month!
What’s Your Favorite? #
What’s your favorite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comment section below.
Further Reading #
- 73 Creative Wallpapers – Best of
- Design A Print-Ready Promotional Ad Using Photoshop and Illustrator
- Up On The Wall: How Working Walls Unlock Creative Insight
- Cosima Mielke
![Smashing Editorial](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/images/logo/logo--red.png)
— Comments 61
I always tell myself that next month I'll join too :P anyway, great collection, I almost couldn't decide myself which one to choose :)
It's Amazing! Thanks! My selection it's small yellow birds :)