Apple’s new iPad 3, with it’s retina display, is so good it’s just crying out for some decent HD wallpaper. So I decided to create some this weekend as part of my geometric CUBEN 12 series and have shared them as downloads below (along with some photos of the wallpapers on my new iPad). These files are at the correct resolution for portrait or landscape viewing – that being 2048px x 2048px @ 264ppi. Enjoy but please use them strictly for personal use only for mobile device wallpaper and don’t alter them – for commercial purposes please contact me.
These pieces actually didn’t take long to create as they are just repetitions of this shape equally spaced with a double sized version over the top. I then picked out some nice colours, ran a random colour and transparency script, added some noise and hey presto.
Each Retina / HD Wallpaper has been created from an initial 24″ print – more details of the prints can be seen on my portfolio site excites.co.uk. Also check out my earlier post of iPad 1 and 2 wallpaper and you can view the higher quality photos in the slideshow over at my flickr account.
Download note
When you view the images in Safari on an iPad it seems to show the file at 1024×1024 / compressed (possible bugs or limitation with Safari) but once you save or copy the file it will save the full resolution file.
If you are having problems getting the full resolution files (which maybe due a number of things like using an app like Dropbox or if you have an app which optimises files to use the least bandwidth) then the best route is to download the zip file you want to your PC / Mac with iTunes on it. Then extract the image to your Photo sync folder and sync with your iPad.
Update
First installment of my new designs for 2013 as mobile device wallpapers are now freely available from this site.
I’ve had a number of people offering to buy me a beer and pay me for these – as most seem amazed that I am giving them away free. However I thought it would be a better idea for people to donate their money to a worthwhile cause like the Cat’s Protection, which you can do by clicking the below button or alternatively why not support me by purchasing one of my prints from my store at rareminimum.com:
CUBEN Space Io – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Space Pandora – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Space Titan – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Space Oberon – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Space Atlas – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Space Calypso – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Space Janus – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Space Ophelia – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Shambles 1 – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Shambles 2 – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Fiber 1 – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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CUBEN Reflect 1 – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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Twisted Geometry J – iPad Retina Wallpaper
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Thanks a lot, I like them all!
Simon will there be an iPhone and Mac version ever available of these beautiful wallpapers?
These are fantastic. I kept saying WOW over and over. I want to tattoo them onto my arms. :-D
No Mac and iPhone due but there are cushions, prints and chairs here:
http://excites.co.uk/CUBEN-Space-Io-Chair-Cushions-Print
Also @Marco a good intro to scripts:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/illustrator/scripting.html
Simon,
Thank you for allowing us all to use your stellar illustrations for the iPad 3. I downloaded all 12 or 13 of them and love looking at them. I wonder if you’ve thought of approaching the Formica people with this work. It seems to me that they may pay you quite a lot to reproduce them for kitchen surfaces. Best wishes,
Jeremy Green
Photographer
Austin, TX USA
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I wanted to add my thanks for the beautiful work, the best iPad wallpapers I came across.
Added on my desktop :-D
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Very Nice. Would have wished you had zipped them all into one for download as an option.
Anyway what software(s) did you use?
Love these background :) super fun!
Awesome job! congrats!! greetings from Perú
Thank you for the amazing wallpapers.
The most professional, well-designed and outstanding wallpapers I ve ever seen! state of art… Thanks, Thanks and Thanks!
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Love these – beautiful work. Congrats.
These are great, Thankyou!!
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fantastic thanks!
These are outstanding! I’ve been rotating them on my iPad for a couple months. I would gladly pay a reasonable amount for the next batch.
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Simon, can you create these for the Mac Book Pro?
Thank you. Great design wallpapers for my iPad.
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These are the best ipad wallpapers I’ve seen so far. Awesome work!
One of the best wallpapers ive ever seen.. Hope to see more!
Amazing walls, thanks!!!
These are awesome! Thumbs up!
these are simply the best wallpapers i’ve ever seen for iOS devices
in fact, i was searching for something like this since i got my first iPhone
great work, man!
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Space Janus and Reflect 1 are my favs
Do you make for ipad mini
Saw your work on The Verge, love it! Just pimped my ipad mini and iphone with your wallpaper thanx!
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Thank you so much! They look great on the iPad and iPhone !
Any tips on installing this. I have tried through Dropbox. It did not work.
very beautiful, thank u verymuch
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I don’t know who you are, but thank you for these
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Amazing, Apple should officially include some of these!
Thank you for these!
Thats SO awesome. I wish i could buy real wallpapers with such geometry patterns and use them for interior of my apartment.
WOW! Amazing! Loved your wallpapers, you’re very good. Contrats.
very nice job.
I’m going to try every wallpapers on my tablet
thanks~