July 2024 Desktop Wallpapers: Summer Scenes and More

July is the month of long, sun-drenched days, making it a perfect time to refresh your desktop with themed artwork. As part of a tradition now over 13 years old, designers from around the globe have contributed new wallpapers that capture the spirit of summer. Every design is available for free in multiple resolutions, both with and without a calendar for July 2024. We extend our thanks to all the artists who submitted their work this time. If you are a creative professional, there is always an opportunity to have your art featured in our next collection.

Click on any preview image for a larger view, and download the version that fits your screen. The artists have been given full creative freedom; Smashing Magazine does not influence the themes, so each piece reflects the designer's original interpretation of the month.

Diving Among Corals

This month's featured designs include one from Veronica Valenzuela of Spain, who brings a piece of Australia to your screen. That artwork captures the feeling of a long-awaited vacation, exploring the beautiful coral reefs below the water's surface. The design pairs well with the idea of enjoying endless summer days near the ocean.

Diving Among Corals

Level Up

The next featured design touches on gamer culture, in honor of National Video Game Day in July. PopArt Studio from Serbia designed a vibrant, game-related wallpaper for casual players and enthusiasts alike. The artwork acknowledges the fun of launching a game after a long day and celebrates the shared enthusiasm for gaming culture, inviting everyone to take part in the joy of play.

Level Up

As a closing note, we also offer a selection of previously published July wallpapers from our archives; you may rediscover an old favorite there. Have a fantastic July, wherever your plans take you. If you are an artist interested in participating in the next round, submissions are always open. We are looking for creative minds to keep this collection growing.

A Gentle Giant's Evening

Reethu M from London contributes a scene of an unlikely friendship, with a gentle Bigfoot and a young girl sharing a quiet moment in nature as evening falls. The artwork is available in both calendar and no-calendar versions.

Bigfoot And The Little Girl

Winding Down

Ricardo Gimenes, based in Sweden, offers an image simply titled "Good Night," suggesting a calm end-of-day scene. It is offered in a wide selection of sizes, including ultra-high-resolution 4K (3840x2160) options for compatible displays.

Good Night

A Floral Tribute To The Season

Hyfa K from India drew on the lush gardens and floral landscapes of high summer for this design. The aim was to bottle the elegance and tranquility of blooming flowers so they could be enjoyed through the whole month.

Floral Elegance Of July

Available for a long list of common screen sizes from 320x480 up to 2560x1440, in both cal and nocal variants:

A Break From The Heat

Ricardo Gimenes from Sweden offers a playful counterpoint to the season's warmth.

No More Hugs

This design is provided for a range of resolutions stretching from 640x480 to 3840x2160:

Olympic Spirit

July brings the Paris 2024 Olympics, and Philippe Brouard from France envisions the Games through his design. The illustration depicts athletes in motion inside a stadium, rendered through colorful tracks that echo the Olympic rings. It captures the joy of competition, whether you watch from the stands in Paris or from your living room.

Olympics Stadium

Moonlit Celebration

The July full moon is known as the buck moon, a name tied to deer regrowing their antlers this time of year. Quincy van Geffen from the Netherlands merges this lunar event with U.S. Independence Day fireworks. The scene unfolds in a field of larkspur, the flower of July, creating a magical visual around the fourth of the month.

Full Buck Moon

Sweet Indulgence

World Chocolate Day on July 7th marks the treat’s introduction to Europe and celebrates its worldwide appeal. For this wallpaper, Reethu M from London highlights the joy of savoring dark, milk, or white chocolate, baking desserts, and sharing that sweetness with others.

Celebrating World Chocolate Day

Feathered, Fruity, and Far Out

Two artists capture the easygoing side of July. Lívi Lénárt from Hungary offers “Birdie July,” a playful close-up of a perched songbird.

Birdie July
Download options for the calendar-free version range from 800x600 up to 2560x1440.

Maria Keller from Mexico goes for a literal splash with “Summer Cannonball,” pairing watermelons with a dive into cool water.

Summer Cannonball
The artwork is available without a calendar in a wide spread of resolutions, including mobile sizes such as 640x1136 and 750x1334, plus desktop options ending at 2880x1800.

Escape Velocity

For a more celestial mood, designer Lieke Dol from the Netherlands contributes “In Space,”

In Space
offered without a calendar in aspect ratios from 1280x800 through 2560x1440.

Staying on Earth but chasing color, Wonderland Collective from South Africa designed “A Flamboyance Of Flamingos.” The team notes that July brings winter to the southern hemisphere, so the piece aims to “give all the southern hemisphere dwellers a bit of color for those gray days,” while also adding “a bit of pop” for summer in the north. Calendar-free files for this one are distributed in JPEG format, from 320x480 to 2560x1440.

Imagined Warmth

Ana Masnikosa from Belgrade, Serbia, closes out this selection with “Eternal Summer.” Her concept invites viewers into a world where “there are no rules of physics and colors tint the sky under your feet,” turning imagination into a season that never fades.

Eternal Summer
Sheer variety is the theme here as well: the no-calendar versions alone span everything from compact phone screens like 320x480 and 640x480 to large displays like 2560x1440.

Day Turns To Night

Xenia Latii, from Germany, captures the shift in atmosphere with this design.

Day Turns To Night

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Lush Tropical Florals

Tamsin Raslan, from the United States, offers a design that leans into vivid greenery and bloom, noting: "I enjoy creating tropical designs. They fuel my wanderlust and passion for the exotic, instantaneously transporting me to a tropical destination."

Tropical Lilies

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Summer Road Trip

Patricia Coroi from Romania channels the seasonal spirit of adventure: "July is the middle of summer, when most of us go on road trips, so I designed a calendar inspired by my love of traveling and summer holidays."

Road Trip In July

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The Ancient Device

Ricardo Gimenes, from Sweden, presents a design that evokes a sense of history and mystery.

The Ancient Device

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Visual Escapes for the Month Ahead

Each month, artists and designers contribute original desktop wallpapers to help you refresh your screen. The July collection offers a playful range of scenes, from botanical tributes to musical characters. Wallpapers are available in a wide selection of resolutions, and while calendar-equipped versions are often part of the set, the files collected here are the no-calendar variants.

Garden Celebrations and Fantasy Landscapes

"Taste Like Summer," by Alexandra Tamgnoué from Germany, turns the spotlight on the artichoke, a once-royal delicacy she describes as a "superhero in the garden." The design nods to the world of food and clean eating with a painterly, illustrative look. Prefer to add your own date display? Grab the no-calendar version in sizes from 320x480 up to 2560x1440.

Taste Like Summer!

For a sense of calm away from the city, "Island River" by Igor Izhik from Canada presents a tranquil, refreshing scene—an invitation to hold onto "a refreshing source of ideas, plans and hopes" during the summer month. Files with no calendar are offered in common desktop resolutions ranging from 1024x768 to 2560x1440.

Island River

Italy's Ilaria Bagnasco contributes a warmer take on desert flora with "Cactus Hug." The design is an interpretation of a prickly companion offering comfort, playfully inverting the usual sharpness of the subject. No-calendar downloads begin at 320x480 and include ultra-wide options up to 2560x1600.

Cactus Hug

Serene Nights and Playful Characters

"Under The Enchanting Moonlight," designed by Bhabna Basak from India, captures a quiet moment shared by two friends over tea. The scene's narrative highlights the rare serenity of the night and the magic of a connection made under the moon's glow. Resolution options for the calendar-free download run from 1440x900 to 2560x1440.

Under The Enchanting Moonlight

Ricardo Gimenes from Sweden shifts the tone with "DJ Little Bird," bringing a bright, character-driven energy to the desktop. This wallaper is available in the broadest set of formats here, spanning mobile to 4K without a calendar: 640x480 through 3840x2160.

DJ Little Bird

Heat-Inspired Scenes

Marijana Pivac from Croatia channels summer warmth directly into her design’s palette. “Warm summer weather inspired the color palette.”

Heated Mountains

A Taste of the Season

Natalia Szendzielorz from Poland designs with a theme that captures the month’s defining flavor.

July Flavour

Scorching Sun

Xenia Latii from Berlin, Germany contributes a design that doesn’t shy away from the sun’s intensity.

Summer Heat

Preserving the Moment

Meghan Pascarella from the United States offers a gentle reminder with her design: “Make the days count this summer!”

Mason Jar

What to Pack

Zach Vandehey from the United States illustrates the icons of the season. “A few essential items for the summertime weather at the beach, park, and everywhere in-between.”

Birdie Nam Nam

Aquatic Adventures

3 Bicycles Creative from the United States takes a playful approach, inspired by a shared fascination. “My son and I are obsessed with the Amphicar right now, so why not have a little fun with it?”

Captain Amphicar!

July Wallpapers, Continued

The summer theme continues through this batch of designer-submitted wallpapers, with download sizes running from small smartphone resolutions up to 4K desktop displays. Each entry is available without a calendar overlay unless noted.

Hotdog

Ricardo Gimenes of Sweden contributes "Hotdog."

Hotdog

Less Busy Work, More Fun!

ActiveCollab, a US-based team, takes a productivity-themed angle with an illustration that leans into lighter summer moods.

Less Busy Work, More Fun!

Sweet Summer

Maria Karpaunova from Bulgaria describes the design with a simple quote: “In summer everything inspires me.”

Sweet Summer

Fire Camp

UK designer Etienne Mansard offers a nocturnal outdoor scene, explaining: “What’s better than a starry summer night with an (unexpected) friend around a fire camp with some marshmallows? Happy July!”

Fire Camp

Drizzle And Evening Chorus

Warmer nights and fresh rains set the tone for this month’s final designs. A monsoon-inspired piece by DMS Software from India leans into the idea of rain as a catalyst for new life, with the accompanying caption speaking to the “music” of raindrops and the awakening of nature.

Riding In The Drizzle

Available without a calendar in a broad range of resolutions, from 320x480 up to 2560x1440. A preview is also provided, with the full set of no-calendar JPGs linked individually.

Roaches With A Grudge

Wonderland Collective from South Africa brings a dose of humor and nostalgia. The designers cite the film Joe's Apartment as inspiration, explaining that it left them with a soft spot for cockroaches — even if they wouldn't invite them to dinner. The scene plays out with three roaches delivering a zap to an unsuspecting human.

An Intrusion Of Cockroaches

This design is offered without a calendar in JPG format, with a smaller selection of sizes that includes 320x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, and 2560x1440.

Minimal Music And Moonlit Frogs

Joana Moreira from Portugal contributes a design simply titled “July Rocks!,” a straightforward visual that's available as a PNG without calendar in just a few sizes, such as 1920x1080 and 1280x1024.

July Rocks!

Veronica Valenzuela from Spain offers a gentler scene with “Frogs in the Night,” depicting frogs gazing at the moon while chatting about their day in the warmer July evenings. This PNG-only wallpaper without calendar spans a wide range, from 640x480 through 2560x1440.

Frogs In The Night