Jakub Steiner ⭐GNOME 50 is out! Finally a reason to blog in 2026 :)
Let me know which of the new wallpapers you like.
Rachel Levieva@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.
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.
destabilize enemy nations@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.
@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.