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10 Best Typography Wallpapers

Posted by Anna on 4 July 2009 | 0 Comments

To kick off the blog and to support my absolute love and obsession for typography, I am going to list a few bright resources on the web to catch a delicious glance at creative type. For both inspiration and daily viewing, this is a list of the top ten sites where you can download some of the most rad typography wallpapers. Enjoy!

1. Typenuts

This is a popular resource for typography wallpapers and they are really good. The best part is that they also have many wallpapers available for your iPhone.

2. Helvetica How I Love Thee

DeviantArt is best known not for brilliant interface, but maybe for brilliant wallpaper! Check out this super Helvetica love.

3. Veer

Veer is a great resource for inspiration. I can't say I would be interested in purchasing any of the illustrations or stock photos, but I am a sucker for pretty things and Veer often has them. I even subscribe to Veer's mailing list just to see the typography and illos in print. That will be a negative 10 points for eco-consciousness!

SIDE NOTE: You have to register with Veer before downloading wallpapers, but it's free.

4. Flickr Type Design Pool

Flickr was an unexpected resource and it was fun to browse through the design and typography pools. Don't get me wrong, there were a lot of noobs, but it was worth it to find jewels such as this. Granted, I don't understand Hebrew, but it is lovely nonetheless.

5. Typophile - iPhone Wallpapers

Typophile is an oasis to visit. I have linked to iPhone wallpapers that ROCK! Not only does Typophile seem to have a lot of users who know loads about typography, but they also have cool things to explore like a type ID forum where people who are new to type can upload a photo or sample and other can identify it. That is fun from both a beginner and expert level. I highly recommend you check out the resources section!

6. Kinol

Look mom, another deviant wallpaper!  No explanation needed, it's still great.

7. Aisleone

Minimalist designer and art director, Antone Carusone has many great wallpapers available on his site. This is really just one of many. Antone is a staple for those who read and surf at Smashing Mag. His personal portfolio is also worth a glance.

8. Vlad Studio

Yet another staple and design stronghold.  Vlad Studio is simply everywhere.  Busy, busy.

9. Pete Marshall

This wallpaper holds some specialness for me since I absolutely love Pulp Fiction. Pete has taken the lines from the 'What Does Marselles Wallace Look Like?' scene and adjusted the contrast in typeface according to the tones used. Brilliant!

10. Tiny Splatters of Blood

Yes, it's true. Another Deviant designer. Bravo to artdude85 for a smash up job on this wallpaper. It currently resides on my desktop and I really love it.

Thanks for reading!