desktop wallpaper

December 10, 2004 4:55 PM

I need help finding a desktop background - from a site that had some amazing options. [MI]

The site had options for various resolutions and color schemes for gorgeous desktop backgrounds. The one I downloaded was mostly light blue, with large vertical lines/tubes coming from the top, stopping about 2/3 of the way down the screen, and a vaguely anime looking girl (looking kind of rocket-propelled) as one of the vertical lines. It was kind of PowerPuff girls meets Newstoday (if that makes any sense). They all had a similar aesthetic - clean lines, muted color schemes and I want another one! Any ideas?

posted by fionab to Computers & Internet (9 answers total)

I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for, but Digital Blasphemy has some gorgeous wallpaper backgrounds in various resolutions.
posted by dicaxpuella at 5:16 PM on December 10, 2004

Welcome to Pixelgirl Presents!
posted by mds35 at 6:54 PM on December 10, 2004

Response by poster: mds35, those are getting very close! That's not the site and I couldn't see the same artist's work, but they're awesome and will definitely tide me over. It's the same kind of minimalist, techy, vaguely anime aesthetic.
posted by fionab at 9:59 PM on December 10, 2004

Do you still have that desktop? Can you post a screenshot?
posted by iconomy at 6:26 AM on December 11, 2004

Was it www.mandolux.com?
posted by josh at 7:17 AM on December 11, 2004

Response by poster: It looked something like this. I tried to do it in Photoshop as, unfortunately, I don't have the desktop anymore. But the lines coming down were spiced up and much cooler, and one of them was in the shape of an anime-type girl coming down (looking rocket propelled) from the top, the same as the other lines. This, this, and this from Pixelgirl are closer to the real look-and-feel of the old desktop, but I've searched through them all (and the artists' home page) to no luck yet. It's driving me nuts! Thanks for your help everyone.
posted by fionab at 8:22 AM on December 11, 2004

My personal favourite is deviantART.
posted by purephase at 9:32 AM on December 11, 2004

Best answer: Look at the wall by Florian Freundt called "why is she?" available here. It's based on a wall called "meaningless," by imrik and available here.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 11:55 AM on December 11, 2004

Response by poster: Wow! It was on Florian Freundt's page under "alternate versions" and is right here. THANK you so much! (I guess my version wasn't really that close after all). Also, thanks to the others for other cool wallpapers.
posted by fionab at 2:31 PM on December 11, 2004