Thanks to summer, I finally had a chance to sit down and put together a little creative project I’ve had on my mind for a while!
I’m always looking for fresh, uncluttered, and visually appealing images to use on my computer desktop background or wallpaper.
Years ago, one of the food websites I was following offered a new set each year. Unfortunately, she no longer does this, and ever since, I’ve never really put any effort into finding something new – I just rotate through her old ones along with a few others.
If you’re interested, she has a live set you can still get your hands on. Visit the blog post: Free Backgrounds for Food Enthusiasts from Chocolate and Zucchini.
Back in those days, I would have had no idea how to create my own, but it occurred to me last year that I could easily do so with Canva (which I swear I use almost every day! LOL).
So, I’ve created a set of 12 images featuring 12 of my favorite quotes (one for each month of the year – which is about how often I try to rotate). I tried using a combination of educational, life, and productivity quotes. I hope you find the choices well-balanced and inspiring.
My goal was to keep it simple and visually appealing. I think the Piano Pantry’s dark blue color looks amazing as a desktop background and creates a really sleek, clean feel.
Here is a slideshow preview. Click on the arrows on the bottom left or hover along the right or left sides to go forward or back.
When coaching teachers on digital organization, I always recommend keeping your desktop free of shortcuts and using your taskbar to pin quick links to your most-used programs. This keeps your screen clutter-free and more aesthetically pleasing.
For any shortcuts you do keep on the desktop background, try to relegate them to the side as much as possible. As you scroll through the images, you will notice I tried to keep the quotes especially free of the left margin, which is my preferred location for anything on the desktop.
Download Your Desktop Images
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It will send you a link; when you click it, you will gain access to a ZIP file. From there, you will want to download the file to your computer and extract it. Be sure to save it in a location you will remember to access.
One Last Tip
While I think it’s fun to change my desktop background each month, I would never remember to do it if I didn’t set a recurring reminder/task in my calendar. For more tips like this, listen in on episode #006 of The Piano Pantry Podcast – Tasks: They’re Not All Created Equal
Enjoy!
If you would like to see more of these in the future, let me know in the comments!
