Sriram "sri" Ramkrishna - 😼Mar 19
Jakub Steiner ⭐

GNOME 50 is out! Finally a reason to blog in 2026 :)

Let me know which of the new wallpapers you like.

https://blog.jimmac.eu/posts/gnome50-wallpapers/

#gnome #gnome50 #wallpaper #design

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Show threadmatzipanMar 18
@jimmac where 👏 are 👏 my 👏 triangles 😭 jk the hexagons look cool too
Show threadHylke Bons 🥜Mar 18
@jimmac I like the Xamagon. :) cc @vancura
Show threadRachel LevievaMar 18
@jimmac
Geometric fetishism. This looks like a tech demo for a 2010s graphics engine rather than a cozy desktop. These renders really remind me of old OpenGL or POV-Ray demos, back when everyone was just excited that a sphere could cast a soft shadow. In 2026, I want some life on my desktop, not a descriptive geometry textbook.
Show threadJakub Steiner ⭐Mar 18
@levieva I'm sure you can genAI a ton of those!
Show threadSriram "sri" Ramkrishna - 😼Mar 19
@levieva @jimmac well, you can change it to something more to your liking? I'd ike to at least appreciate the hard work that went into this. Thanks for giving us a window on how you do this stuff, @jimmac !
Show threaddestabilize enemy nations5d ago
@levieva @jimmac You know you can... change it right? That's kinda the point of wallpapers?
Show threadRachel Levieva5d ago

@adamizcool
It’s like going to an exhibition of bad architecture and telling the visitors to just wear rose-tinted glasses. The point isn’t that I 'can’t change it' — it’s that the out-of-the-box aesthetic looks like a render from a decade ago. But please, keep me posted on the basics of GUIs, it’s clearly very important.

@jimmac

Show threaddestabilize enemy nations5d ago
@levieva @jimmac also these wont replace every wallpaper that comes with gnome there are some more fun ones (i still think these look cool)
Show threadRachel Levieva5d ago

@adamizcool
I'm glad you think they look 'cool,' but 'I like it' isn't an argument in a discussion about design language. It doesn’t matter if there are 'fun' alternatives hidden somewhere; we’re talking about the project’s default identity. If the foundation is a decade-old aesthetic, adding a few 'fun' wallpapers is just putting lipstick on a pig.

@jimmac

Show threaddestabilize enemy nations5d ago
@levieva @jimmac that wasn’t a argument that was just me stating they look cool also I think they expect distributions to put their own wallpapers in
Show threaddestabilize enemy nations5d ago
@levieva @jimmac thats just my view at least
Show threadSriram "sri" Ramkrishna - 😼Mar 19
@jimmac absolutely adore the blue pattern wallpaper! Just really amazing :)
Show threadAlexandre Franke6d ago
@jimmac hexagons are the bestagons. Still sticking to Terraform Green though. 😛
Show threadJakub Steiner ⭐6d ago
@afranke calendar says nostalgia thursday :)
Show threadAlexandre Franke6d ago
@jimmac Well Actually 🤓 that is even too old to be included in Nostalgia! 😜
Show threadSteven Deobald6d ago

@jimmac huge fan of the hexagons, though the tubes are easiest on my stupid broken eyes. tough choice. :D

do you ever livestream your work (re: video)?

Show threadJakub Steiner ⭐6d ago

@deobald I am on the opposite side of streaming professionalism than Georges. I just randomly stream what I'm working on or jamming on synths here -- https://www.twitch.tv/jimmacfx

No warning :)

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http://jimmac.eu

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Show threadSteven Garrity6d ago
@jimmac bringing hexy back.