Towel Day is an annual celebration on the 25th of May, as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams (1952-2001). On that day, fans around the universe proudly carry a towel in his honor.

In honor of Towel Day 2010 I’ve created a few desktop wallpapers. Enjoy!

INSTRUCTIONS:click image(s) to open in new tab/window
WINDOWS: Right click on image and ‘Set as Background’ or ‘Set as Wallpaper’
MAC OSX: Drag the image onto your desktop. Go to System Preferences. Then go to the Desktop icon and open it. Then drag the image into the well.
MAC OS9: Drag the image onto your desktop. Go to your Control Panel and select Appearance. Click ’set desktop’ and choose your new desktop.

A photoshop creation of that wholly remarkable book:

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Another digital creation. This time inspired by the Magrathean planet catalogue. And yes, that is what you think it is. “Whatever your tastes, Magrathea can cater for you. We are not proud.”

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A classic line only ever used in the H2G2 second radio series:

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Sometimes I like to play around in Second Life, my avatar is Marvin the Paranoid Android from the H2G2 movie. Here is a desktop bkg of some of the different versions I’ve created in game:

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This is just something that I’d like to see google do in honor of the day:

…And because I’m just not dorky enough a Curlyfries H2G2 poster piece. I had a lot of fun drawing this one. spent a good 3 weeks getting just it right.
Froody!