I’m becoming more sensitive to my desktop wallpaper. Gone are the days when I could download thousands of images from Webshots and cycle them as wallpaper.

The ideal wallpaper should, in my view, be minimally intrusive, non-disturbing almost to the point of mono-chromatic – but yet with lively color; it should be very nice-looking, somewhat abstract, draw attention from a distance and yet fade nicely into the background. Not easily pulled off.

There are some. VladStudio is a site I’ve found recently that has some interesting wallpapers, of which the image with the green grass – no doubt inspired by Vista – is my favorite. Apart from that, some images of Coralie Clément lend themselves nicely to desktops; not only because she looks nice, but also because of the romantic and monochromatic appearance of the photos.