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Steve Jobs' death came as a surprise. Even thought I knew he was ill, I guess mentally I was not prepared for the idea that I would be living in a Steve Jobs-less world.

Some complain about all the praise Jobs has been receiving since his death, but quite frankly I think the anger and frustration regarding him is undeserved. Unlike any other singular name in my life thus far, Steve Jobs had a wide-reaching impact that goes unmatched. His unwavering attention to detail, his incredible ability to build products that excited me and many others, and the air of mystery surrounding his personality...I guess they all transpired to create an incredible figure.

Think about it. Jobs has affected your life in a remarkable way and you may not even realize it. His company popularized the mouse (your clicky mouse), turned the music and video industries on their heads and transformed how we entertain ourselves, made touchscreens make sense, revolutionized the phone and communication industries. The list goes on. He also co-founded Pixar, who has produced many of the most popular movies of the past decade. The machine you're using right now is the way it is because of Steve Jobs. $spyed put it very succinctly earlier today: "If Steve Jobs hadn't done it, somebody else would've done it, but he's the one who did it" and dammit he did it well.

Regarding the wallpapers
I wanted to produce a small thing to, I dunno, commemorate (?) this monumental occasion which I'm sure I and many others will remember for the rest of our lives. Jobs acted as an inspiration to me and made my job possible, and in true form I've made this wallpaper in sizes appropriate for most of his machines:

  • 2 desktop wallpapers (at differing proportions)

  • 1 iPad version

  • 1 iPhone version (built for the HD screens but will scale down gracefully)



I tried to create a very simple representation of Jobs, and wanted to contrast his figure with the emptiness we feel with his absence.

Please enjoy.
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~devantkala Jan 24, 2012  Hobbyist Interface Designer
its really awwsome man...\m/ keep it up
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~echizenruth Dec 23, 2011
i love him. my inspiration

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~poisonstripes Dec 16, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
This is really incredible.

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!Zivantian Dec 1, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
A picture is worth a thousand words...this is worth a million.
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~ZigtheZag Nov 20, 2011
I know that I am quite late to show my thanks to him because I have just found this but here goes nothing...

Steve Jobs has had a very complicated and fascinating life whom which he lived in.
He has invented a bunch of useful stuff like the iPad, iPhone and many other things.
It is a pain to realize that some people don't even know about what he has done to the world that we live in.
I,for one, believe that Jobs has to be known among those people.
Because he just deserves it.

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~isabeljoanvalentine Nov 12, 2011  Student General Artist
Well said. :nod:

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~henred5 Nov 11, 2011
An inspiring and fitting tribute.

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~ShivaGlaceon Nov 3, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Beautiful!

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~XxXMeelyXxX Oct 30, 2011  Hobbyist Artist
it's very sad that we lost him :C

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~sunnyrainstorm Oct 26, 2011
It's so sad he died.
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