We always try our best to challenge your creativity and get you out of your comfort zone. A great occasion to do so is our monthly wallpapers challenge which has been going on for eight years¹ already.

This post features desktop wallpapers for May 2017, created by Murfreesboro web designers and artists from all across the globe. Each wallpaper comes in versions with and without a calendar and can be downloaded for free. Time to freshen up your desktop!

Please note that:

• All images can be clicked on and lead to the preview of the wallpaper,
• You can ² by taking part in our Desktop Wallpaper Calendars series. We are regularly looking for creative Murfreesboro web designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?

All Is Possible In May

“Edwin Way Teale once said that ‘[t]he world’s favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.’ Now that the entire nature is clothed with grass and branches full of blossoms that will grow into fruit, we cannot help going out and enjoying every scent, every sound, every joyful movement of nature’s creatures. Make this May the best so far!” — Designed by PopArt Studio³ from Serbia.

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• with calendar: 320×480⁶, 640×480⁷, 800×480⁸, 800×600⁹, 1024×768¹⁰, 1024×1024¹¹, 1152×864¹², 1280×720¹³, 1280×800¹⁴, 1280×960¹⁵, 1280×1024¹⁶, 1366×768¹⁷, 1440×900¹⁸, 1440×1050¹⁹, 1600×1200²⁰, 1680×1050²¹, 1680×1200²², 1920×1080²³, 1920×1200²⁴, 1920×1440²⁵, 2560×1440²⁶
• without calendar: 320×480²⁷, 640×480²⁸, 800×480²⁹, 800×600³⁰, 1024×768³¹, 1024×1024³², 1152×864³³, 1280×720³⁴, 1280×800³⁵, 1280×960³⁶, 1280×1024³⁷, 1366×768³⁸, 1440×900³⁹, 1440×1050⁴⁰, 1600×1200⁴¹, 1680×1050⁴², 1680×1200⁴³, 1920×1080⁴⁴, 1920×1200⁴⁵, 1920×1440⁴⁶, 2560×1440⁴⁷

Who Is Your Mother?

“Someone who wakes up early morning, cooks you healthy and tasty meals, does your dishes, washes your clothes, sees you off to school, sits by your side and cuddles you when you are down with fever and cold, and hugs you when you have lost all hopes to cheer you up. Have you ever asked your mother to promise you never to leave you? No. We never did that because we are never insecure and our relationship with our mothers is never uncertain. We have sketched out this beautiful web design Murfreesboro Tennessee to cherish the awesomeness of motherhood. Wishing all a happy Mothers Day!” — Designed by Acodez IT Solutions⁴⁸ from India.

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• without calendar: 320×480⁷¹, 640×480⁷², 800×480⁷³, 800×600⁷⁴, 1024×768⁷⁵, 1024×1024⁷⁶, 1152×864⁷⁷, 1280×720⁷⁸, 1280×960⁷⁹, 1280×1024⁸⁰, 1366×768⁸¹, 1400×1050⁸², 1440×900⁸³, 1600×1200⁸⁴, 1680×1050⁸⁵, 1680×1200⁸⁶, 1920×1080⁸⁷, 1920×1200⁸⁸, 1920×1440⁸⁹, 2560×1440⁹⁰

Spring Gracefulness

“We don’t usually count the breaths we take, but observing nature in May, we can’t count our breaths being taken away.” — Designed by Ana Masnikosa⁹¹ from Belgrade, Serbia.

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• with calendar: 320×480⁹⁴, 640×480⁹⁵, 800×480⁹⁶, 800×600⁹⁷, 1024×768⁹⁸, 1024×1024⁹⁹, 1152×864¹⁰⁰, 1280×720¹⁰¹, 1280×800¹⁰², 1280×960¹⁰³, 1280×1024¹⁰⁴, 1400×1050¹⁰⁵, 1440×900¹⁰⁶, 1600×1200¹⁰⁷, 1680×1050¹⁰⁸, 1680×1200¹⁰⁹, 1920×1080¹¹⁰, 1920×1200¹¹¹, 1920×1440¹¹², 2560×1440¹¹³
• without calendar: 320×480¹¹⁴, 640×480¹¹⁵, 800×480¹¹⁶, 800×600¹¹⁷, 1024×768¹¹⁸, 1024×1024¹¹⁹, 1152×864¹²⁰, 1280×720¹²¹, 1280×800¹²², 1280×960¹²³, 1280×1024¹²⁴, 1400×1050¹²⁵, 1440×900¹²⁶, 1600×1200¹²⁷, 1680×1050¹²⁸, 1680×1200¹²⁹, 1920×1080¹³⁰, 1920×1200¹³¹, 1920×1440¹³², 2560×1440¹³³

Follow Your Dreams

“May your wishes come true.” — Designed by Dan Di¹³⁴ from Italy.

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• with calendar: 320×480¹³⁷, 640×480¹³⁸, 800×480¹³⁹, 800×600¹⁴⁰, 1024×768¹⁴¹, 1024×1024¹⁴², 1152×864¹⁴³, 1280×720¹⁴⁴, 1280×800¹⁴⁵, 1280×960¹⁴⁶, 1280×1024¹⁴⁷, 1366×768¹⁴⁸, 1400×1050¹⁴⁹, 1440×900¹⁵⁰, 1600×900¹⁵¹, 1600×1200¹⁵², 1680×1050¹⁵³, 1680×1200¹⁵⁴, 1920×1080¹⁵⁵, 1920×1200¹⁵⁶, 1920×1440¹⁵⁷, 2560×1440¹⁵⁸
• without calendar: 320×480¹⁵⁹, 640×480¹⁶⁰, 800×480¹⁶¹, 800×600¹⁶², 1024×768¹⁶³, 1024×1024¹⁶⁴, 1152×864¹⁶⁵, 1280×720¹⁶⁶, 1280×800¹⁶⁷, 1280×960¹⁶⁸, 1280×1024¹⁶⁹, 1366×768¹⁷⁰, 1400×1050¹⁷¹, 1440×900¹⁷², 1600×900¹⁷³, 1600×1200¹⁷⁴, 1680×1050¹⁷⁵, 1680×1200¹⁷⁶, 1920×1080¹⁷⁷, 1920×1200¹⁷⁸, 1920×1440¹⁷⁹, 2560×1440¹⁸⁰

Be On Your Bike!

“May is National Bike Month! So, instead of hopping in your car, grab your bike and go. Our whole family loves that we live in our bike-friendly community. So, bike to work, to school, to the store, or to the park – sometimes it is faster. Not only is it good for the environment, but it is great exercise!” — Designed by Karen Frolo¹⁸¹ from the United States.

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• without calendar: 1024×768¹⁹⁸, 1024×1024¹⁹⁹, 1280×800²⁰⁰, 1280×960²⁰¹, 1280×1024²⁰², 1366×768²⁰³, 1440×900²⁰⁴, 1600×1200²⁰⁵, 1680×1050²⁰⁶, 1680×1200²⁰⁷, 1920×1080²⁰⁸, 1920×1200²⁰⁹, 1920×1440²¹⁰, 2560×1440²¹¹

Retro May

“A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. P.S. I love Super Mario.” — Designed by Jonny Jordan²¹² from Northern Ireland.

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• without calendar: 320×480²³⁴, 640×480²³⁵, 800×480²³⁶, 800×600²³⁷, 1024×1024²³⁸, 1152×864²³⁹, 1280×720²⁴⁰, 1280×960²⁴¹, 1280×1024²⁴², 1366×768²⁴³, 1400×1050²⁴⁴, 1440×900²⁴⁵, 1600×1200²⁴⁶, 1680×1050²⁴⁷, 1680×1200²⁴⁸, 1920×1080²⁴⁹, 1920×1200²⁵⁰, 1920×1440²⁵¹, 2560×1440²⁵²

Hello May

“In May nature is always beautiful, so I designed a wallpaper with flowers and leaves to celebrate the month of May. I always feel so happy in Spring so I wanted to give everyone a good feeling with this joyful wallpaper.” — Designed by Melissa Bogemans²⁵³ from Belgium.

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• without calendar: 320×480²⁷⁶, 640×480²⁷⁷, 800×480²⁷⁸, 800×600²⁷⁹, 1024×768²⁸⁰, 1024×1024²⁸¹, 1152×864²⁸², 1280×720²⁸³, 1280×800²⁸⁴, 1280×960²⁸⁵, 1280×1024²⁸⁶, 1400×1050²⁸⁷, 1440×900²⁸⁸, 1600×1200²⁸⁹, 1680×1050²⁹⁰, 1680×1200²⁹¹, 1920×1080²⁹², 1920×1200²⁹³, 1920×1440²⁹⁴, 2560×1440²⁹⁵

Under The Sea

“Spring is here! Flowers, grass… All of this is greener. But the sea is prepared for spring, too. Do you want to discover it with me?” — Designed by Verónica Valenzuela²⁹⁶ from Spain.

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• without calendar: 800×480³⁰⁸, 1024×768³⁰⁹, 1152×864³¹⁰, 1280×800³¹¹, 1280×960³¹², 1440×900³¹³, 1680×1200³¹⁴, 1920×1080³¹⁵, 2560×1440³¹⁶

Beat The Heat

“Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, having fun.” — Designed by Suman Sil³¹⁷ from India.

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• with calendar: 1280×720³²⁰, 1280×800³²¹, 1280×960³²², 1280×1024³²³, 1366×768³²⁴, 1400×1050³²⁵, 1440×900³²⁶, 1600×1200³²⁷, 1680×1050³²⁸, 1680×1200³²⁹, 1920×1080³³⁰, 1920×1200³³¹, 1920×1440³³², 2560×1440³³³
• without calendar: 1280×720³³⁴, 1280×800³³⁵, 1280×960³³⁶, 1280×1024³³⁷, 1366×768³³⁸, 1400×1050³³⁹, 1440×900³⁴⁰, 1600×1200³⁴¹, 1680×1050³⁴², 1680×1200³⁴³, 1920×1080³⁴⁴, 1920×1200³⁴⁵, 1920×1440³⁴⁶, 2560×1440³⁴⁷

Happy Birthday Frank!

“Wizard of Oz is a classic! May 15th marks Lyman Frank Baum’s Birthday. To honour this legendary author’s birthday, I created this wallpaper with some of the characters from Wizard of Oz.” — Designed by Safia Begum³⁴⁸ from the United Kingdom.

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• with calendar: 800×450³⁵¹, 1280×720³⁵², 1366×768³⁵³, 1440×810³⁵⁴, 1600×900³⁵⁵, 1680×945³⁵⁶, 1920×1080³⁵⁷, 2560×1440³⁵⁸
• without calendar: 800×450³⁵⁹, 1280×720³⁶⁰, 1366×768³⁶¹, 1440×810³⁶², 1600×900³⁶³, 1680×945³⁶⁴, 1920×1080³⁶⁵, 2560×1440³⁶⁶

The Gentleman

Designed by James Mitchell³⁶⁷ from the United Kingdom.

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• without calendar: 1280×720³⁷⁹, 1280×800³⁸⁰, 1366×768³⁸¹, 1440×900³⁸², 1680×1050³⁸³, 1920×1080³⁸⁴, 1920×1200³⁸⁵, 2560×1440³⁸⁶, 2880×1800³⁸⁷

Rainy Days

“Winter is nearly here in my part of the world and I think rainy days should be spent at home with a good book!” — Designed by Tazi Design³⁸⁸ from Australia.

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• without calendar: 320×480⁴⁰², 640×480⁴⁰³, 800×600⁴⁰⁴, 1024×768⁴⁰⁵, 1152×864⁴⁰⁶, 1280×720⁴⁰⁷, 1280×960⁴⁰⁸, 1600×1200⁴⁰⁹, 1920×1080⁴¹⁰, 1920×1440⁴¹¹, 2560×1440⁴¹²

Master Crow

Designed by Doud⁴¹³ from Belgium.

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• without calendar: 1366×768⁴²⁶, 1400×1050⁴²⁷, 1440×900⁴²⁸, 1600×1200⁴²⁹, 1680×1050⁴³⁰, 1680×1200⁴³¹, 1920×1080⁴³², 1920×1200⁴³³, 1920×1440⁴³⁴, 2560×1440⁴³⁵

May Is For Biking

“Biking is truly the best way to get around Washington D.C. in spring. Every day, I ride past the U.S. Capitol building, the national mall with its Smithsonian Museums (free for all!), gardens and people, and I smile that I get to live in this beautiful city. I want to tell all the people trapped in cars and trains to get out and enjoy the weather! Ride a bike!” — Designed by The Hannon Group⁴³⁶ from Washington D.C.

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• with calendar: 320×480⁴³⁹, 640×480⁴⁴⁰, 800×600⁴⁴¹, 1024×768⁴⁴², 1280×960⁴⁴³, 1440×900⁴⁴⁴, 1600×1200⁴⁴⁵, 1680×1050⁴⁴⁶, 1680×1200⁴⁴⁷, 1920×1080⁴⁴⁸, 1920×1400⁴⁴⁹, 2560×1440⁴⁵⁰
• without calendar: 320×480⁴⁵¹, 640×480⁴⁵², 800×600⁴⁵³, 1024×768⁴⁵⁴, 1280×960⁴⁵⁵, 1440×900⁴⁵⁶, 1600×1200⁴⁵⁷, 1680×1050⁴⁵⁸, 1680×1200⁴⁵⁹, 1920×1080⁴⁶⁰, 1920×1400⁴⁶¹, 2560×1440⁴⁶²

May-n-go

“It’s May and it’s mango season! I belong to the coastal part of Western India which produces the finest Alphanso mangoes in the world. As May arrives, everyone eagerly waits for the first batch of ripe mangoes in India. It’s not fruit, it’s an obsession! I wish everyone happy may-n-go season!” — Designed by Hemangi Rane⁴⁶³ from Gainesville, Florida.

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• without calendar: 1280×720⁴⁶⁹, 1920×1080⁴⁷⁰, 2560×1440⁴⁷¹

Celestial Longitude Of 45°

“Lixia is the 7th solar term according to the traditional East Asian calendars, which divide a year into 24 solar terms. It signifies the beginning of summer in East Asian cultures. Usually begins around May 5 and ends around May 21.” — Designed by Hong, Zi-Cing⁴⁷² from Taiwan.

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• without calendar: 1024×768⁴⁸⁶, 1080×1920⁴⁸⁷, 1280×720⁴⁸⁸, 1280×800⁴⁸⁹, 1280×960⁴⁹⁰, 1366×768⁴⁹¹, 1400×1050⁴⁹², 1680×1050⁴⁹³, 1920×1080⁴⁹⁴, 1920×1200⁴⁹⁵, 2560×1440⁴⁹⁶

May Echeveria

“In May I think of flowers and I especially think of my favorite flowering plant Echeveria. I created ‘May’ using a vibrant Echeveria pattern.” — Designed by Cheryl Ferrell⁴⁹⁷ from San Francisco.

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• with calendar: 320×480⁵⁰⁰, 800×600⁵⁰¹, 960×560⁵⁰², 1024×1024⁵⁰³, 1280×800⁵⁰⁴, 1280×1024⁵⁰⁵, 1440×900⁵⁰⁶, 1920×1080⁵⁰⁷, 1920×1200⁵⁰⁸, 1920×1440⁵⁰⁹
• without calendar: 320×480⁵¹⁰, 800×600⁵¹¹, 960×560⁵¹², 1024×1024⁵¹³, 1280×800⁵¹⁴, 1280×1024⁵¹⁵, 1440×900⁵¹⁶, 1920×1080⁵¹⁷, 1920×1200⁵¹⁸, 1920×1440⁵¹⁹

Labour Day

“Labourers are the cogs in the wheel of Society. They are the ones who are keeping this kafkaesque machine going. Do we recognize that as a fact?” — Designed by Dipanjan Karmakar⁵²⁰ from India.

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• with calendar: 1280×720⁵²³, 1280×800⁵²⁴, 1280×960⁵²⁵, 1366×768⁵²⁶, 1400×1050⁵²⁷, 1440×900⁵²⁸, 1920×1080⁵²⁹
• without calendar: 1280×720⁵³⁰, 1280×800⁵³¹, 1280×960⁵³², 1366×768⁵³³, 1400×1050⁵³⁴, 1440×900⁵³⁵, 1920×1080⁵³⁶

Join In Next Month! Link

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 Murfreesboro web designers for their participation. ⁵³⁷!

What’s Your Favorite? Link

What’s your favorite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comment section below.