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It's Wallpaper Season: Alabama (UPDATED)

By jonvalk — August 4th, 2012 at 5:48 PM — 22 comments
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As promised, here are the two wallpaper concepts for 'Bama week.  Thanks to everyone who gave such positive reviews of the first wallpaper of the two that I posted last week. Now, I've included a new one so that, along with others available, you can have a rotating wallpaper until we've taken down the Crimson Tide in Arlington.  Hope you like them.  Go Blue, beat 'Bama!

Here's the wallpaper from last week:

Desktop:

baby elephant

Mobile Version:

 

Here's the new wallpaper, featuring a "what if" meeting of Bo and Bear Bryant.

Desktop:

Mobile Version:

 

Enjoy!

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August 4th, 2012 at 6:18 PM | the first was pretty good (Score:2)
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But the second is absolutely fantastic. i just might keep this one permanently. Great work.

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August 4th, 2012 at 7:04 PM | Nice (Score:2)
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Now up to 6 slides in my background slideshow. Favoirte is still monumentals Naughty/Nice one and thats been a mainstay no matter what else gets added.

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August 4th, 2012 at 7:09 PM | I'm singing the Marseillaise (Score:3 Normal)
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I'm singing the Marseillaise to your wallpaper

(Blogger alias: "Misopogon") This team is under construction. We thank you for your patience.

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August 4th, 2012 at 8:58 PM | I still prefer the first one. (Score:3 Informative)
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The light/dark is just where I like it on a desktop.

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August 4th, 2012 at 10:30 PM | Would it be beneficial if I (Score:3 Normal)
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Would it be beneficial if I made the blue behind the Michigan logo darker?  I know that's where the icons are usually placed on a 16:9 desktop.  I was purely going for design aesthetic on this one, but I can tweak it to make it more practical.  Let me know if you would lke that as an alternative.

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August 4th, 2012 at 11:38 PM | Noooooo, I wouldn't change it on my account. (Score:2)
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By the time you change the second one enough for me to like it as a desktop background, it will most likely be too dark for those who have stated their attraction to it.

I like dark backgrounds, I am willing to bet that the folks who love the second one love lighter backgrounds.

 

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August 5th, 2012 at 1:04 AM | Well, if that was the only (Score:2 Normal)
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Well, if that was the only thing that was bothering you about the second one, I could easily change it as a sort of 'alternate' version.  If I have time tomorrow, I'll do just that.  I just completed the first Air Force wallpaper in PS tonight, so I'm ahead of the game.

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August 5th, 2012 at 6:48 PM | One request: a schedule (Score:1)
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One request: a schedule wallpaper. You could even add it to the existing images. Looking at it every day helps me memorize the game dates and whether they are home or away.

Thanks in advance

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August 5th, 2012 at 10:02 PM | That second one is great!  (Score:1)
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That second one is great!  Well done.  I can not wait til kickoff!

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August 5th, 2012 at 10:08 PM | Wow....thanks.  Both of those (Score:2)
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Wow....thanks.  Both of those are truly fantastic!

 

 

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August 5th, 2012 at 11:58 PM | 2nd one (Score:2)
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FTW.

Slightly more Blue blue would appeal...but not troubled at all.

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August 6th, 2012 at 12:59 AM | Looks great, Love them both! (Score:1)
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Looks great, Love them both! Great Job!

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August 6th, 2012 at 2:28 AM | Wunderbar! (Score:1)
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Wunderbar!

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August 6th, 2012 at 10:58 AM | Are there any full-season schedule wallpapers? (Score:1)
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Had a great one last year, cannot remember if it was from MGo or from another site, but had the schedule at the bottom in different colored boxes (away were all brown, home were all tinted towards the color of the team we were playing that week), and in the middle above the schedule was a Block M overlapped with a picture of the team huddled together after running out onto the field, with various logos underpinning it (B1G and adidas) and "Hail to the VIctors - Michigan Football 2011".

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August 6th, 2012 at 9:15 PM | Tight but what is up with (Score:1)
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Tight but what is up with Bo's hand?  It appears chopped off.

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August 6th, 2012 at 9:35 PM | It did that when I applied (Score:1)
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It did that when I applied the effect. There were too many shadows in the image.

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August 6th, 2012 at 9:36 PM | Maybe I'll post a before and (Score:1)
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Maybe I'll post a before and after so everyone can see how I did it. I'm not as good at doing that as Monumental.

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August 7th, 2012 at 11:09 AM | . (Score:1)
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Love the first one. The second one ehhhhh. Not smooth enough.

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August 8th, 2012 at 8:15 PM | Thanks (Score:1)
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The first one is great. Hopefully you can make one for every game.

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August 28th, 2012 at 10:04 AM | Facebook cover photo? (Score:1)
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I have set the 2nd one as my Facebook cover photo, but the problem is the block M gets partially obscured.  Do you have any plans for this wallpaper or future wallpapers to design them so we can use them as Facebook covers?

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