What’s this? What’s this?
This years Christmas wallpaper is modeled after our Cabin in the Swedish woods. People who’ve been there should recognize this charming swedish-styled yellow house, sitting on a hill overlooking the river. I’m celebrating Christmas with the family up there, so i found it fitting to make it the motif for this years wallpaper.
This Years Xmas wallpaper sports some pretty nifty details
Alot of attention to detail in this years wallpaper. It’s always a balance between how much you put in there and how messy it will make your desktop look. I’ve tried to hit that balance with all the details centered in the middle giving you the zen-like space you’ll need for your actual desktop in the outer regions.
Enjoying the view
A shed with a pile of firewood
The Making Of
So this year, i wanted to add something extra. I’ve created a timelapse’ish video of the process of making the wallpaper. Alot of tracing work went into getting the cabin just right. Spend the better part of the day putting the wallpaper together, this video fastforwards you through the process. Probably around 7 photoshop hours and 5 pots of Oolong in there.
Making the Xmas Wallpaper ‘09 from Michael Flarup on Vimeo.
Hope you enjoyed the video. Between waiting for Outside to be approved by Apple, Sleeping on a floor in China and Launching my brand new Stock Icon Site December just seems to have vanished into thin air. With this wallpaper i’m slowly getting in the holiday spirit. Download the wallpaper in the usual widescreen, fullscreen and iPhone versions from my Goodies Section or by clicking the big ass picture below (which takes you to the goodies section).
Spread the seasons greetings on twitter and show me those christmas desktops in the comments. Thank you for all the support through the year. Merry christmas everyone.
Copyright 2009 Michael Flarup All Rights Reserved
Looks great! I really like the sky and stars, really touches it up and gives it the Mac OS X Snow Leopard feel. *Thumbs up*
Woah… you spent 10 strait hours on this wallpaper!!!! Well done!!!!!
Great wallpaper………. it’s on my desktop right now!
Great job, Michael! I’m so glad you put out a Christmas wallpaper this year - it has put my MacBook Pro in the holiday spirit. All of my friends keep asking where I get my awesome icons and wallpapers from, and I’m sure they’ll want to know where this one is from too.
Thank you for sharing icons and wallpapers.
Merry Chrismas.
Ace!
You may have to come and do our house next year
hey Michael!
thank you so much for this awesome Xmas gift!!
I’ve installed it to all the macs of my studio and they look great!
this cabin seems so charming I’m the middle of the snow!
merry Christmas to you too!
Looking great! Will use them most definitely.
Awesome! Downloaded for my desktop and iPhone
Merry Christmas
really cool wallpaper, I like very much you work!
Good luck in your next projects
As soon as I saw your beautiful wallpaper, I knew it had to be Swedish! Thank you very much.
God Jul
Just saw your screencast that Don did on SCO. Great. Love the How you did it one.
Although I like last year’s better, this one is a great addition to my all-year-round-but-really-for-Christmas walls! Thanks, Michael!
ABSOLUTE AWESOMENESS!