iPad iPad Wallpaper

Yeah, I really don't like it.

i didnt like the iphone wallpaper... thats why i change it.

oh wait. we can probably do that on an iPad.

Get over it

I was going to buy an ipad, but having just realized how poor the wallpaper picture is, I'm afraid I'll have to get an HP slate instead. THEY know good wallpaper!!!

damn i got the option to change the wall paper but i never do that. and the default i dont like. o well no ipad for me.

Pyramid Lake (at Night)

roland.g said:

Am I the only one who doesn't like the iPad wallpaper shown on the Apple site and promo images. I know it was commissioned by Apple and cost them some $$ supposedly, but I think it is somewhat lame..

I personally think they could have done better.

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It was taken by Richard Misrach, and called "Pyramid Lake (at Night)"


Since you love his work so much, here is a link to more of his work:

http://www.edelmangallery.com/misrach.htm

Personally I think I prefer this one of his photos as a iPad wallpaper

I can't stand it.

Julien said:

Here then.

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Or here.

I made one, click to download

The default wallpaper is meant to say something. It is a shot of dawn. In other words it is pointing to the dawn of a new age of computing. They didn't commission someone to make a nice wallpaper, they commissioned someone to convey a message via a wallpaper.

Personally I find it pretty boring as a wallpaper, not being a big nature fan, and will promptly replace it. I do however, understand their choice from a marketing perspective.

iPad Wallpaper

I'm surprised there isn't a thread about the iPad wallpaper. Has anyone started making any specifically for the iPad? If not, this could be a good way to help pass the time

From certain experiences, iPad wallpaper is best sized at 1024x1024 (because of rotation).

Here is a wallpaper I have in my collection that I converted to iPad size. If this thread takes off, I'll make more.

Shouldn't the images be 1024x768, not 1024x1024?

Looks like 1920's wallpaper. Sorry but it's awful

Maximillian said:

Shouldn't the images be 1024x768, not 1024x1024?

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No, the 1024x1024 resolution will allow the image to remain intact without any black bars on the side for when the device is turned into landscape

Edit: By the way here are a few pictures that I'm gonna use on my iPad when it gets here on Saturday, all of which are from interfacelift.com:

Maximillian said:

Shouldn't the images be 1024x768, not 1024x1024?

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In landscape it's 1024x728. But when you rotate it to portrait it changes to 768x1024, and doesn't rotate the wallpaper. Just changes the screen size.

Here you go...

http://www.ipad-wallpapers.com/

Ah! Thanks for the link

Here is one of my favorite wallpapers.

The home screen rotates? It doesn't rotate on the iPhone. Maybe I missed that little tidbit about the iPad.

And I should have said 768x1024, not the other way around.

Aranince said:

In landscape it's 1024x728. But when you rotate it to portrait it changes to 768x1024, and doesn't rotate the wallpaper. Just changes the screen size.

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Has that been verified that the wall paper doesn't rotate when you rotate the screen?

I don't remember noticing it during Steve's persentation or any of the videos of the ipad, but I could have missed it.

Bodhi395 said:

Has that been verified that the wall paper doesn't rotate when you rotate the screen?

I don't remember noticing it during Steve's persentation or any of the videos of the ipad, but I could have missed it.

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coughsimulatorcough

Looks like 1920's wallpaper. Sorry but it's awful

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That's what I like about it. I like something simple behind icons. This will look good as the home screen.

Thanks Aranince!

here are some that I liked.

Here is a red one, and I think this gray wood one will look awesome behind the icons.

Bodhi395 said:

Has that been verified that the wall paper doesn't rotate when you rotate the screen?

I don't remember noticing it during Steve's persentation or any of the videos of the ipad, but I could have missed it.

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I seem to recall seeing in the iPad Guided Tours videos a shot of the home screen in landscape (in the iWork videos, I think), in which the wallpaper was rotated (it's easy to tell with the wallpaper they use). It showed a wider angle of the same shot, so I'd assume that Apple used a 1024x1024 image, which is cropped depending on the orientation.

jW

Aranince said:

I'm surprised there isn't a thread about the iPad wallpaper.

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https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/855559/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/856443/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/877079/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/876263/

And so on and so forth.

Point being there have been plenty of threads about iPad Wallpapers, those are merely the ones that have the same title, not trying to be a jerk, but still.

here's a couple more.