Wallpapers

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[RichardF]

Here's a topic to link and post Kiva entrepreneur images that may be suitable for desktop wallpapers and screensavers.

• Kiva Press Center - Image Gallery
• 1024x768 Calendar 2008 desktop wallpaper
• Desktop wallpaper (make your own wallpaper with a calendar)
• Collages/Mosaics
  
  • Families
  • Flowers
  • Friendship Bridge
  • Fruits & Vegetables
  • Group Loans
  • Recipes
  • Schools
  • SELFINA
  • Textiles

Here are some Kiva staff and lender collages to add to the mix.

• Kiva Team
• KivaFriends Teams
• Nature

[Leslie]

  Great job, Richard!

I have my desktop wallpaper set on random and can hardly wait to see one of your mosaics pop up. And I plan on trying to make my own from the directions you put up on the same thread you linked to here. TIA!

[RichardF]

Hi Leslie, thanks.

One thing to keep in mind about the discussion topic mosaic directions I posted is that those directions are just for showing groups of images linked into Kiva Friends discussions.  The pictures I attached to some posts for wallpapers for this topic were created differently.  For those, I started from scratch and assembled the same images into one picture with a graphics program then uploaded that new image.  You'll need something like Photoshop to do that.

[RichardF]

Don't forget to check out the 1024x768 Calendar 2008 desktop wallpaper! 

[Leslie]

Wow, glad I read your warning before I tried....saved me a ton of frustration. 
As I don't have Photoshop, I will just wait and see if you come up with more mosaics....no pressure, of course...

[RichardF]

Leslie, it seems to me this topic is as good a place as any to discuss possible subjects for collages/mosaics or any other styles of wallpapers people might like to track down or produce. 

Obviously, the Kiva Press Center - Image Gallery is another great source of potential Kiva entrepreneur (and staff  ) wallpapers. 

[RichardF]

So far, the following collages have been added.

• Families
• Flowers
• Friendship Bridge
• Fruits & Vegetables
• Schools
• SELFINA
• Textiles

[bikeme]

Thanks Richard,                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                         

For the collages/mosaics. They are all wonderful (but I do have favorites).

Do you know if the process would work in Picassa2?

               

Thanks,

                                                                                                                                             

Geoff

P.S. Don't stop now!!

[RichardF]

Hi Geoff,

You know what they say, "(S)He who makes the mosaic, picks the pics!"   

I don't know much about Picasa2, so I tried to use it to make a collage.  The "Create - Picture Collage... - Type: Picture Grid" makes a collage in a snap!  However, it didn't ask me anything about how to do it, like what to include, order or size!   

There may be ways to tell it more what to do, but the typical trade-off in things like this is speed and simplicity at the loss of control. 

It's certainly worth giving it a go.  I can't wait to see your creations!