With so many current iOS designs focusing on flat imagery, I wanted to take a step back. Texture and depth offer really cool wallpaper designs, but they have lost a lot of their popularity due to the operating system design elements. Today, I'm throwing up a pack of texture wallpapers that still nod their head to flat design, but offer a little more contrast. Grab them for iPhone, iPad, and desktop.
Landscape wallpapers are always a big hit on our Wallpapers of the Week series. I thought going with a little twist would bring a fresh view on the category. In this landscape wallpaper pack, we are highlighting cartoon or simulated versions of different vistas. Spanning from simplistic to complex, the colorful collection will be a great addition to your device.
Summer is approaching and so is the hot weather. In celebration of finally pushing off the shackles of a very long and cold winter, today's Wallpapers of the Week inspire a feeling of warmth. Brighten up your iPhone or iPad with these beach scenes, complete with crashing waves and colorful sunsets.
Earlier this month, Apple opened a new store in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. The retail location brings with it Apple's newest store design, including a massive video panel display, which is central to the floorpan. As previewed in the Cupertino company's own announcement, the neon design imagery was prominent in storefront pictures. Drawing inspiration from those neon designs, we have a collection of wallpapers for your iPhone, iPad, and desktop devices.
In celebration of the MKBHD YouTube channel 6,000,000 subscriber milestone, another official set of crispy wallpapers is featured on the iDB Wallpapers of the Week gallery! Recently named as Creator of the Decade, Marques released a new line of swag via his online merch store to coincide with his subscriber achievement. Taking key details from the new designs, thanks to the help of @CottonBureau, you will find a full collection of wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and desktop.
The new 9.7-inch iPad is a force to be reckoned with, given its new support for Apple Pencil and upgraded chipset. It really begs the question, is an iPad Pro worth twice the price? For example, if you are looking for an IPS screen, second generation Touch ID, or a True Tone display then you will want to upgrade. However, with pencil support and a great processor, the new iPad will be the device of choice for many more customers. Advertising for the device includes some incredible images, that I assume were created with the Apple Pencil. Naturally, we want them as wallpapers. Look no further.
This official collaboration with the one and only Marques Brownlee aka MKBHD is a very special, exclusive release for our Wallpapers of the Week collection! You know his prolific crispy tech videos via the MKBHD YouTube channel. What you might not know is that you can score a bunch of sweet swag from his online merch store, like the dope shirt pictured above.
We teamed up with Marques to offer this wallpaper pack inspired by his entire lineup, downloadable for your Apple devices.
Abstract and geometric patterned wallpapers were always top performing collections on our Wallpapers of the Week section. Since the iPhone 8 and iPhone X launched with impressive new HDR screens, interest in these categories is even stronger. Over the past months, we have featured vividly colored HDR-style wallpapers and today is another page in the diary. You will be happy to know our featured artist, iDB Best of Wallpaper chart topper, @AR72014 made versions for iPhone XÂ and legacy ratios for iPhone 8 Plus, or below. This is the largest single collection of his wallpapers ever to be included in our gallery.
The new iPhone 8 and X screens have an incredible ability to highlight bright spots in imagery. Naturally, the iPhone X's OLED screen is the best example of this capability. With that in mind, I stumbled across some neon sign photographs. Bright colors of the neon signage against dark contrasting background highlights the impressive new screens. These original photographs were curated via unsplash, the free photography site, which I highly recommend browsing.
eBay is the Wild West of shopping. There are some rules, but mostly its a wasteland of objects and you can call in the Marshall, to continue my terrible pun, if you need to report someone or get your money back. It is not as bad as Craigslist. I generally stay away from both.
However, my desire for a shiny white Apple Watch Edition and my unwillingness to pay $1,350 for a new one, drove me into the world's largest yard sale, eBay. After purchasing the Apple Watch Edition Series 2, it was a full three weeks before I was able to use it, thanks to the disaster that is Apple Authentication Lock. The saga has me swearing to never order a used Apple device again.
Friday, March 16, Apple sent invitations to the media and k-12 staff for an upcoming event hosted at Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 27 at 10:00AM local time.
It will be a time to "hear creative new ideas for teachers and students," according to the invitation, which exclaims "let's take a field trip." A calligraphy Apple logo adorns the simplistic invitation design. No doubt, there will be plenty of conversation about Apple famously existing at the crossroads of technology and liberal arts, as heralded by Steve Jobs.
On Tuesday, March 13, Apple announced the forthcoming WWDC 2018, held June 4-8 in San Jose. The annual event announces updates to macOS, iOS, and tvOS. Sometimes, we get to see some updated hardware too!
As with all Apple events, a media invitation is sent out to the community, at which point everyone attempts to find clues in the design. More importantly, the iDB wallpaper group gets to work, designing invitation-inspired wallpapers for your iOS devices.