Hey, I just decided to whip up an easy piece of Bonus Stuff to put on the new site.
So here it is, the amazing Leviathan iPhone wallpaper!
(Surprisingly, this took a while.)
Obviously, not everyone has an iPhone, or any sort of mobile phone at all. But this is pretty much the only thing I can do myself. Rest assured, though, the clever marketing people at S&S US and UK, and at Penguin Australia, will probably think of more and better stuff soon!
So leave your suggestions in this comments thread. What kind of Leviathan-related stuff would be cool for decorating your websites, Twitter feeds, phones, and other personal digital domains?
Bonus points for originality.
July 28th, 2009 22:46
Ooh, this is awesome! I have an iTouch, and I can’t wait to put this image on it!
July 28th, 2009 23:51
Hi!
(I just wanted to be 2nd comment.) Wow this is the highest number comment I’ve ever been on. I got here just in time!
July 28th, 2009 23:53
It would be cool if there was a countdown to the release widget for blogs and stuff, something with spinny cogs (like the new layout).
I like the new lizard message.
July 28th, 2009 23:53
to Scott-la: WHAT DO YOU MEAN PINGING IS NOT ALLOWED? WHAT FOR? ANSWER MY QUESTION!
July 28th, 2009 23:57
I like Dahlia-wa’s idea about the countdown to releases. It would be really useful. (for me at least)
July 28th, 2009 23:57
This looks great on my iPod touch! I agree that a countdown widget would be pretty cool. I also think a wallpaper for computers would be awesome! (I need a new wallpaper. Mine’s boring.)
July 29th, 2009 00:01
maybe a myspace theme and a countdown widget…
July 29th, 2009 00:07
no cell phone of any sort, but a myspace theme would be bubbly-major!
July 29th, 2009 00:10
if you had some icons or something thatd bee cool!
or reg cell wallpaper!
lol cant wait for the book.
and ping to THE OTHER tally youngblood: what do you mean?
July 29th, 2009 00:16
I agree with Gabi, icons would be cool.
July 29th, 2009 00:30
Ooh! You need a ringtone! That would be so cool! You could just have some sort of catchy adventure music. Or something more gloomy? You could give a preview of the book! And it wouldn’t be too informative at all!
July 29th, 2009 00:42
Maybe cellphone covers and have the cover design and the word “LEVIATHAN” really big on the back cover so that people can walk up and ask about what it’s all about.
July 29th, 2009 01:17
I have an iphone and i cant wait to get this wallpaper!!!
July 29th, 2009 02:06
You should have like stickers and fake tattoos! That would be awesome! And maybe like rings/ bracelets/ necklaces! … oh wait…this stuff isn’t electronic.
Umm…well the obvious like countdowners, icons, wallpapers, screensavers,
And even though I don’t have an i any thing, maybe some apps (countdowns, bios, stuff) for them.
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Oh and (obviously) I can’t wait for the book!!
July 29th, 2009 02:58
I can’t wait for it to come out!!! And it’s a good reason not to do homework and go to marching band practice!!!
July 29th, 2009 03:16
-Desktop Wallpapers
-Countdown Widget
-Banners! That link to a promotional Leviathan website!
July 29th, 2009 03:18
It’s my birthday today!! I’m fifteen now! Yup, July 28th. I got my hair done, and it looks awsome! I got it straightened and layered. I’m waiting for my friend to come over for cake! And I love the new website! And guess what else?
THE COVER FOR TEMPTED HAS BEEN REALEASED!!! And on my very birthday, too! How cool!
July 29th, 2009 03:21
hehehe Scott-la’s a lizard god!
-Lizzy-wa OUT!
July 29th, 2009 03:22
oh and happy 15th Alex-wa!
-Lizzy-wa OUT!
July 29th, 2009 03:43
I would like to see an online game, complete with customizable airships!!!
Well, maybe that’s not so plausible. How about icons? =)
July 29th, 2009 03:58
I want to read it sooooooooooooooo BAD!
July 29th, 2009 04:30
I agree with the ringtone thing, and the computer desktop backgrounds. I don’t really use anything else. Countdown’s cool too…idk I don’t have any new ideas sorry =(
July 29th, 2009 05:30
hey guys. im back, and totally missed like 1000 new posts
-countdown widget (for both the movie and leviathan, if u even know when the movie is gonna come out.)
-but what song would you use for the ringtone?
-icons, desktop wallpapers
-some new fonts would be nice
-pictures pictures pictures!
-email alert for new posts
July 29th, 2009 05:31
oh, and when the movie comes out, there just HAS to be a video game!!!
for nintendo DS, and Wii, and xbox, and w/e else you can think of!
July 29th, 2009 06:33
omigosh!
this is gonna be awesome
i agree about the countdown widget….nd all the other stuff….walll paper ect.
um i think that a video game would be awesome!
uuuuuuhhhhhhhh
i cant think of anything tho
altho a ringtone would be cool, i agree, but what song?
so i think that it should have its own song?
that kinda weird tho but i dont know
movie have their own songs, why cant books,
i guess
ok…..
uh yeah
July 29th, 2009 07:22
I think Uglies should be a video game
that would be epic
July 29th, 2009 07:47
scott (mr. westerfeld) do you know how fawesome your books are? amazing a couple ideas for the design below:
1. some profile layouts for various sites (ie. gaiaonline, facebook, myspace…)
2. video games!!!! if you made them i would be one of the first people out in this world ready to buy them!
and,
3. (this is not really a suggestion)
YOU MUST MAKE A MOVIE!!!!! but if you do make sure its not like harry potter i dont think anybody cares how longs its going to be just add every little detail there is!
July 29th, 2009 08:12
COUNTDOWN WIDGET! I dunno if someone already said this cuz I’m too lazy to read the comments. But we need a widget.
July 29th, 2009 08:49
Could there be something for people with…regular phones? That would make me happy.
July 29th, 2009 10:06
i just put the wallpaper on my iTouch. it looks amazing! (but i dont know if it is as good as my last wallpaper of draco malfoy)
July 29th, 2009 15:36
How about a ringtone? A snazzy recording of your suave, endearing voice saying “This is Scott Westerfeld, and your phone is ringing. You better pick up, because it might just be me calling you.”
July 29th, 2009 18:42
to gabi: this is what I mean:
This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at 10:24 pm. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
See the last sentence? It’s just not right. pinging is a way of life…. or at least my life.
July 29th, 2009 19:25
Hee hee, you spelled Leviathan incorrectly.
There should be a character quote widget-as long as it isn’t too spoilery. (With illustrations)
Also, maybe one of those personality quizzes, like, Which Character Would You Be? from Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan.
July 30th, 2009 00:31
Kat-la: lol! ha!
Ping to scott-la: im doing this on this post cuz i figue u wil be reading alot of these comments.. do you hate michael jackson? becuz u havent said a word about him(which is pretty evil) and i think that u should let us know that u are not a completely cultureless poison to the planet..ooh i know! MAKE BOOK SOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U KNO, SINCE SCHOOL IS STARTING AND WHAT NOT!! COME ON, GOOD IDEA! AND ORIGIONAL! YES! IM SO CREATIVE! OK ttyl.
July 30th, 2009 00:32
ping to tOty: y would pinging not be allowed? so unfair? oh well we do it anyway…
July 30th, 2009 01:25
Hey I love that pic!!!!! And I don’t have an i phone, just a reglur cell phone (which i love!!!!) but i can set it as my background on my computer!!!!!!!
July 30th, 2009 01:26
oh, so jealous! i would get an itouch jst so i could have this background, yes, because im just that sad -_-
July 30th, 2009 02:09
YaY im totally setting to my backround!..hmmm the countdown thing is good..maybe you should have like a page of like books that you would recommend people to read..idk
July 30th, 2009 02:15
ohh you should have a calendar of like events, book tours and book releases!!! i cannot wait for leviathan!! it looks sooo amazing!!
July 30th, 2009 04:16
I think it would be cool if we got a widget type thing. However, to add to this, what if you dropped a little hint each day? Not anything big, but maybe an attention grabbing sentence from the book, or a slowly revealed wonderful picture, just a tiny bit each day.
July 30th, 2009 05:16
i like Julia-wa’s idea
a sentence or PART of a pic every week would b cool!
July 30th, 2009 06:16
that would be fun..all of these ideas are great..
July 30th, 2009 07:53
I agree with whoever said personality quiz. They’re so much fun!
A lot of people are suggesting a ringtone. Why not a playlist/soundtrack instead? That would be soooo awesome!!!
July 30th, 2009 10:15
This might sound really weird, but they don’t have wall paper for uglies (for your phone) do they?
July 30th, 2009 10:30
The engineer in me wants something to do with the gears! The moving ones are way cool too.
And yes, something for the Uglies series would be cool too.
I do have an iphone and love the idea, thanks!
July 31st, 2009 05:26
the pic looks awsum! i just finished reading peeps and loved it
there should be movies for uglies series, so yesterday and peeps
the scary thing is im exactly like an trendsetter from so yesterday (i started the colored hair extensions, backwards shoe laces (the knot at the toe instead of the ankle, fingerless gloves, 5 million bracelets, and leather bracelets carved with character’s names…i have zane (from pretties/specials of course) and jasper (from twilight)…i also started the as much music as possible trend at my school)
July 31st, 2009 06:02
maybe you could make avatars for forums and stuff… free advertising, haha
July 31st, 2009 06:08
ping to Kat-la: as much music as possible? luv the backwards shoe laces idea
July 31st, 2009 12:22
I think it would be really cool if the clockwork parts of the cover could move and were used as framework for things like websites and other apps.
July 31st, 2009 18:45
Here’s some ideas:
1. new fonts, but only if they’re really obscure and unique.
2. waalpapers/screensavers
3. countdowns
4. copuld you have a quote box? Ya’ know, one of those lil’ widgets with changing quotes?
5. IM icons
6. i agree with dahlia-wa. personality quizzes are FAWESOME!
7. Oh, and ping to isabelle-wa, no. no they don’t:(
July 31st, 2009 23:36
How would you get that art on your Iphone?
August 1st, 2009 15:15
A personality quiz would be spiffy. Also, have you guys seen the Harry otter Tweets? Basically, you send one of your followers a little animation/action (e.g there was a Peruvian Darkness powder one which blacked out your Twitter homepage, and a Opugnio one where little birds flew around on-screen) which you sent with a ‘lil message. When the lucky recipient logs on to Twitter next, they get it. Something like that? I just think that Twitter apps in any shape or form are awesome PR devices.
P.S Scott-la, I got Justine-la’s battle of the sexes book in the post today ( I won it). It’s Awesome!
August 2nd, 2009 00:49
I think all the ideas posted are fawesome.
But I don’t think anyone has mentioned a first-line poem? Like the one you posted for The Last Days? That would be cool, and probably not too spoiler-ish….
I can’t wait for Leviathan to come out. I went and got The Risen Empire because I couldn’t wait to read a new Scott Westerfeld book. But I didn’t get the Killing of the Worlds so now I have to reserve that…
August 2nd, 2009 02:45
hey!! what about my boook sock idea?!?!?!?! helloooo ppl! mine is the most origional yet!!!!!!!!!!
August 2nd, 2009 09:33
ping to Riva-la: as much music as possible means having thousands of songs (i have around 3000 songs and i’m a little over 3/4 of the way done with importing my cds into my computer to put on my ipod)
and i also am attempting new styles since i have only one month until school starts
this year i’m starting skinny streaks (my extensions) rather than bangs and also this really cool style of lacing up my converse but i have no clue how to describe it
im also going to sport unknown band tshirts (check out the last day off on myspace…they are AMAZING)
August 3rd, 2009 00:13
ping to kat-la: meeswearzconverze2! could you take a pic of ur lacing converse @ put it here? My crazy old mother won’t let my go on myspace because *imitates motherly voice* “it’s too age inapropriate and diffrent parents have diffrent rules.” blahblahblah wish I had full bangs. another thing my mom wil nnot allow because of volleyball. sigh…
just tried to see if this was a smiley code. Peace out homedogs! (sorry. I’ve got FrED on the brain.
August 3rd, 2009 00:14
YAY IT WORKED! AND I WAS JUST PLAYING AROUND! BYE!
August 3rd, 2009 02:27
ping to the OTHER Tally Youngblood: i don’t have a digital camera but i’ll try borrowing my mom’s. i can’t go on myspace either but i have a blog that i never post on. i’ll try to put a pic of it on there but you can’t tell how to lace them by just looking at them. when i have a chance i’ll study the shoes and then write instructions to lace them. this lacing style will only work with low tops. i’ll talk to ya l8er.
August 3rd, 2009 02:28
wait whoa
at-la is me Kat-la…my computer decided to go crazy and not put in what i typed so for everyone at-la is me Kat-la
August 3rd, 2009 23:07
lolz. fun kat la:) and scott la u totally rock pplz socks
August 4th, 2009 04:52
Okay, one thing I’d like is a desktop theme for hp and pc. That is one thing i’d really like.
Also, why just iPhones? What about LGs or regular phones? I mean, apple has too much stuff already and I don’t have any Mac stuff. Except for an old crappy iPod. I hate it.
August 4th, 2009 07:01
I can’t figure out how to make it my backroumd on my iPod touch. Help! Please!
August 4th, 2009 19:49
BOOK. SOCKS. OK? GENIUS!!!!! ESPECIALLY SINCE SCHOL IS STARTING AND WHAT NOT! ok!
ping to tOty: i keep trying to convince my mom to let me get converse cuz i REALLY need new shoes but she like:no, too expensive! i just got a new bit for your horse! so yah. im broke rite now and theres so much tuff inneedsa buy so i keep having to work it off around the house….yeaterday it michaels i got a MJ poster and tacked it up to my ceiling….
August 15th, 2009 06:16
A nice new T-shirt in your online store would be bubbly… I’m still saving money for a Tridecashirt though.
You could put up a blog post teaching us some of the lingo you’re famous for… so we could learn to speak like your new characters before we get to meet them. That is, assuming you made up your own slang for Leviathan… :]
September 1st, 2009 23:44
this is a kind of random thing, but in that picture with the air balloon thing, i think it would be kind of cool if there could be an actual hot air balloon like that or something.
September 7th, 2009 05:24
Hey people cant wait for the new book to come out!!!!!!!!
to scott-la: i think u should make little monster-pet-thing-icons. like those fish you can get then feed them everyday and watch them grow except with the beasties things in leviathan. it’d be sooooooooooooo fawesome!
February 16th, 2011 10:12
Lol,I love MJ! He was the best to ever sing! We will never ever have someone like Michael Jackson! Rest in Peace to the GREATEST!