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While the ability to set a user background wallpaper under iOS 4 is a welcome addition to the operating system, the default wallpaper choices can be pretty, well, garish. Some of them are just too busy, too high contrast, too gross.

The wallpaper above, called Tranquil, is Jason Kottke’s brilliant send-up of the questionable taste Apple employed when picking some the default iOS 4 wallpaper choices.

Just tap and hold on the image until the “Save Image” dialog appears to apply it as the wallpaper of your iPhone.

Point well made, Mr. Kottke.

There are a lot of Apple wallpapers out there, but many simply weren’t up to the standard we wanted. Hence this list brings you only the very best, most elegant wallpapers we could find. Enjoy!

Amazing “H” based logos once again from The design buzz.

Brooklyn design firm Nonlinear Studio pledges to enhance the experience of interacting with commonplace objects, while considering the space in which those objects exist.Their Slip Watch, sports a very simple but also extremely stylish design. This modern, minimal watch appears to have slipped on the band. This inferred movement gives the watch its unique character. The face crosses the wrist band at 20 degrees, making it more ergonomic to read. The edge of the band penetrates the casing at hours 12 and 9, making the minimal face easier to read. A continuous 1″ nylon strap slides through the back of the watch eliminating the need for removable pins that can fail or become lost.