Windows 10 wallpaper was physically built and photographed (2015)
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HN comment orderI also built a wall (with literal wallpaper even!) in order to create the cover for a genealogy book that I created. I knew what a wanted — an old fashioned looking wall with old-timey pictures of my relatives hanging on the wall. I also wanted a mantel with more photos standing on it that would run along near the bottom of the book cover. I tried initially creating the cover in a paint program — layering elements together (wallpaper…
Cool process, but honestly this wallpaper has looked dated from day one in my opinion. The fog, depth, etc. give it a very 2008 feel. By 2015, skeuomorphism was already out and flat designs were in. It's extra jarring surrounded by the rest of Windows 10 which has such a modern look.
> When I first looked at the Windows logo, I saw more than four tiled squares. I saw the space behind it, and the energy that shines through and gives it a sense of propulsion [.. ] we’re not just telling the story of Windows: we’re telling the story of everything behind and traveling through it, of the advances and techniques that keep the brand moving forward into the future. Q: The people who write this way, do they actually…
It's still ugly as hell.
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-01 | Windows 10 Desktop: Physically building and photographing the logos (2015) | iudqnolq | 1 | 2 |
| 2019-12-22 | Windows 10 Desktop: Physically building and photographing the logos (2015)First breakout | iudqnolq | 198 | 105 |
| 2021-06-01 | Windows 10 Desktop | ingve | 3 | 0 |
| 2022-02-27 | Creating the Windows 10 Background (2015) | blululu | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-02-28 | Windows 10 Wallpaper was not CGI | indus | 7 | 4 |
| 2023-06-05 | The Windows 10 wallpaper wasn't CGI. It was physically built and photographed | slyall | 4 | 1 |
| 2024-05-22 | Windows 10 wallpaper was physically built and photographed (2015)Hall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | onhacker | 773 | 268 |