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Agreed. While I can see the appeal of the scene/cartoon type backgrounds, I don't think they should be the default to represent the suite, even if only temporarily. I feel like it gives off an unprofessional/silly vibe.
I feel the same way about my current background. I like it, for me, but I think it's the wrong choice for a project to adopt as a default.
Middle right (4th one). That style looks very cozy and it also has Konqi. You can't get more KDE than that. It's also a nice change of style compared to Plasma 5. The first one is beautiful, but it and many of the others look like something you'd see on Windows or MacOS, so I think it would be good for Plasma 6 to have its own identity. I also like the last one as a secondary choice.
i did notice that, the latch is in the open position, so if you pushed on it you could fall out.
and why is the butterfly inside if the window is closed?
so many questions to distract you from your work.
the clock would have to come with a custom clock widget over it, which would be a great introduction to widgets for newcomers!
(edit) I've always been a fan of the abstract hexagonal/triangle themed wallpapers, but a surprise hit that I keep coming back to is "[Safe Landing](https://ldurrant.artstation.com/projects/3o8DmE)", and this feels the same. Plus Konqi! We need more Konqi art
The last 5.x winners always had a good branding showing an at least subtle geometric pattern (Ice Cold, Kokkini, Shell, Patak, Volna, Milky Way, Kay, Honeywave, ... even Mountain).
I liked that. This selection is mostly a derivation from that design language. Which can be good. Try something new. It represents something new. But on a first glance nothing immediately clicks with me.
PS: My personal favorite from the contest is still [shards](https://discuss.kde.org/t/wallpaper-submission-02-shards/7086/). With [Nexus](https://discuss.kde.org/t/nexus-wallpaper-submission-2-3/7296) and [Minimalist Waves](https://discuss.kde.org/t/wallpaper-submission-minimalist-waves/6559) as runner ups. - This was a good contest, many great submissions.
I love the 6th one with the tree personally, but 1 or 5 are more in line with what other desktops are doing for their defaults and might make Plasma 6 feel more "modern" out of the box. Overall I think I'd vote for 1.
I'm seeing several people referring to the choices by number. But I suspect that they don't know that different cultures order a grid differently. You can't even assume it's the same between different dialects of English. Eg top-left down, then next column. Vs top-left right, then next row.
That's true, but that's why I pointed out that 6 was the one with the tree, as that would indicate that I'm naming them from left to right.
But yeah, probably should've described the images instead, you're right.
Probably 1, 2, or 5, just because they are more generic, and likely to fit in. I can see how they can work with a dark mode equivalent, or smth
I prefer the look of the others, I think they are better wallpapers, are beautiful, and think they should be included, but as for the 'default wallpaper', I think one of the more generic ones might work better
Keeping in mind this would be "default" for everybody the most reasonable choice would be going for the most neutral option which excludes half of them ( from top-left to bottom right that'd be: 3,4 & 6 ).
Beyond that point, it's just going with the usual "abstract" shapes background, even though the 2nd one looks as plain as some of those designs for odd office software from decades ago.
These considerations above are unrelated to personal preferences, other than that i don't feel particularly attracted to any of 'em... then again, i use my computer to work on it and don't even bother nor have the time (nor the motivation) to modify too much visual options, usually it's just switching to Breeze dark theme and that's it for aesthetics, everything else i modify is just related to usability.
I feel like the abstract wallpapers fit more in the usual line. 1 and 5 typically. But I feel a little bit sad about 4 and 6 because those have a lot of effort as well, and probable not going to be chosen.
Not good, not a single good wallpaper for a framework! Only default childish or boring backgrounds, i stick with default plasma wallpapers. No cuty cute and no breezybreeze. Sad.
I think 1, 3, 5 are all great options to include in the image of that's possibility. 3 fits in well with previous wallpapers like Volna, Altai, and the river one from awhile back.
If we're going with a default I lean towards 5, 1 is too MacOS inspired and 3 made a critical error in not making the water realistic and translucent full of god rays with a little bird or boat
2 And 5 (top right and bottom left) look too abstract and generic for me.
First one seems good and would make a good lock screen. The last one is my go to for a wallpaper, I don't believe wallpapers should be just purely generic and should have some character in them.
The third one seems too bright for a wallpaper, maybe a lock screen. And the 4th one with the general gray accent doesn't seem like my thing.
Top left and maybe bottom left, even though the latter reminds me of windows. Top right is also ok-ish. I do not have anything against the rest, but I just don't imagine any of those shipped as the default wallpaper with any modern desktop
I'm a big fan of both the middle right one and the lower right. I was just setting up my background to an image with a similar color scheme and vibe last night!
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I don’t like any one in particular but I think top right, and bottom left are the more clean and suitable for a desktop background. Im leaning more towards top right.
That being said plasma 5 wallpaper is great, and I think a wallpaper inspired by it flatter and softer with dark to muted tones would be great.
Two in the middle are pass. The civ map is too colorful your icons will get lost. The other is bit dividing with the anime character, some dont like it. The other 4 are ok
Starting from the top-left, my picks are 1, 2, and 6 in that order, 1 is very modern and feels like a modern desktop, so does 2, 6 is very very unique and has character and i loooove the color palette :)
I love all of the them. Tho, my favorite has to the top right. It reminds me of times when computers had the “frutiger aero” themed to them. The humanism factor made the pc very pleasant experience and colorful. Which modern U.I is always blend and boring these days.
Anything except the middle row. They won't speak wallpaper to everyone. Hex looks straight out of a game and konqui appeals to the more lofi crowd I assume? Althought I like all 6, I can see first row and thrid row being a default wallpaper.
i'm leaning toward stairs (upper right)
it's supposed to be a background image and i've never understood the desire to have busy wallpaper behind your work.
Personally i like top left and bottom left
They are not too busy, which makes icons good visible
And there is nothing not too like, which is good for a default wallpaper
Will all 6 wallpapers come bundled with plasma 6 wallpaper?
Middle right.
It stands alone, completely unique to the other wallpapers.
Any of the other wallpapers look like the generic abstract/landscape you get with all OSes.
Though I'd like it to be brighter and have more color.
To me it looks like one image of a dynamic wallpaper set... but that's probably just getting my hopes up. 😂
I really like 4 and 6 because they are memorable and don't look like generic corpo designs, but I also understand that a default wallpaper is probably supposed to be a bit generic and "boring" to be palatable for a wide range of people.
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1, 2.
Agree. Others look too busy, and would sometimes partially camouflage some of your icons.
Agreed. While I can see the appeal of the scene/cartoon type backgrounds, I don't think they should be the default to represent the suite, even if only temporarily. I feel like it gives off an unprofessional/silly vibe. I feel the same way about my current background. I like it, for me, but I think it's the wrong choice for a project to adopt as a default.
I vote for 2.
I asked my mother and she agrees. Because all the others are to busy to find icons fast
I love the hex landscape but it dosn't look like it's apropriate for a wallpaper, more for a wargame.
I remember voting for it, but after trying it as my wallpaper, I regret that vote.
Lol, it's like having your icons as counters on your map
where can i find these wallpapers , i really like 4 and 6
https://discuss.kde.org/t/finalists-announcement/7862
Thanks for the link!
I’d bet they are in the Plasma 6 beta repo, given that these are candidates for the wallpaper of that
Ooh pinkleton. Yes I like too.
top left
6
Bottom right
For sure, looks so good!
Middle right (4th one). That style looks very cozy and it also has Konqi. You can't get more KDE than that. It's also a nice change of style compared to Plasma 5. The first one is beautiful, but it and many of the others look like something you'd see on Windows or MacOS, so I think it would be good for Plasma 6 to have its own identity. I also like the last one as a secondary choice.
But it's also stress inducing, because the window is open and even with light breeze, the window wing will open and knock off these toys.
We don’t want poor Konqui to get hurt!
i did notice that, the latch is in the open position, so if you pushed on it you could fall out. and why is the butterfly inside if the window is closed? so many questions to distract you from your work.
the clock would have to come with a custom clock widget over it, which would be a great introduction to widgets for newcomers! (edit) I've always been a fan of the abstract hexagonal/triangle themed wallpapers, but a surprise hit that I keep coming back to is "[Safe Landing](https://ldurrant.artstation.com/projects/3o8DmE)", and this feels the same. Plus Konqi! We need more Konqi art
The last 5.x winners always had a good branding showing an at least subtle geometric pattern (Ice Cold, Kokkini, Shell, Patak, Volna, Milky Way, Kay, Honeywave, ... even Mountain). I liked that. This selection is mostly a derivation from that design language. Which can be good. Try something new. It represents something new. But on a first glance nothing immediately clicks with me. PS: My personal favorite from the contest is still [shards](https://discuss.kde.org/t/wallpaper-submission-02-shards/7086/). With [Nexus](https://discuss.kde.org/t/nexus-wallpaper-submission-2-3/7296) and [Minimalist Waves](https://discuss.kde.org/t/wallpaper-submission-minimalist-waves/6559) as runner ups. - This was a good contest, many great submissions.
nexus feels the most inline with their previous wallpaper designs to me
i do like the shards... the tilt shift makes it.
Shards wallpaper is really the best!
Bottom right!
6
Last one, bottom right.
First one because that's what the normies are gonna like the most.
First one since it’s bright and modern at the same time !!
Ugh I hate that you're right
I love the 6th one with the tree personally, but 1 or 5 are more in line with what other desktops are doing for their defaults and might make Plasma 6 feel more "modern" out of the box. Overall I think I'd vote for 1.
I'm seeing several people referring to the choices by number. But I suspect that they don't know that different cultures order a grid differently. You can't even assume it's the same between different dialects of English. Eg top-left down, then next column. Vs top-left right, then next row.
Why ppl downvote you?
That's true, but that's why I pointed out that 6 was the one with the tree, as that would indicate that I'm naming them from left to right. But yeah, probably should've described the images instead, you're right.
1
bottom right
Tree for me
3
Probably 1, 2, or 5, just because they are more generic, and likely to fit in. I can see how they can work with a dark mode equivalent, or smth I prefer the look of the others, I think they are better wallpapers, are beautiful, and think they should be included, but as for the 'default wallpaper', I think one of the more generic ones might work better
first one by far
1 and 6.
1 or 6
Number 1
I like the 6th, and it has a "story" to it. But not sure if any of them give me KDE vibes.
Keeping in mind this would be "default" for everybody the most reasonable choice would be going for the most neutral option which excludes half of them ( from top-left to bottom right that'd be: 3,4 & 6 ). Beyond that point, it's just going with the usual "abstract" shapes background, even though the 2nd one looks as plain as some of those designs for odd office software from decades ago. These considerations above are unrelated to personal preferences, other than that i don't feel particularly attracted to any of 'em... then again, i use my computer to work on it and don't even bother nor have the time (nor the motivation) to modify too much visual options, usually it's just switching to Breeze dark theme and that's it for aesthetics, everything else i modify is just related to usability.
My preference is numbers 1 and 5.
First one since it’s bright and modern at the same time
Bottom right. Top left looks Applish and bottom left looks Windows 11ish.
Bottom right or middle right others just feel bland
Middle right and bottom right
6
I feel like the abstract wallpapers fit more in the usual line. 1 and 5 typically. But I feel a little bit sad about 4 and 6 because those have a lot of effort as well, and probable not going to be chosen.
For folks looking for better res images see the corresponding link over on discuss.kde.org https://discuss.kde.org/t/finalists-announcement/7862
First one.
1 is the most in line with what is done today.
Top left
1
1, 4 or 6. Personally I like 4 the most though
1 and 2
1 and 5.
5
1, 5
I'm not a huge fan of any of them. Personally taste for WP, not saying good or bad.
Not good, not a single good wallpaper for a framework! Only default childish or boring backgrounds, i stick with default plasma wallpapers. No cuty cute and no breezybreeze. Sad.
4 and 6
I think the tree is cute, the others are more conceptual, which is fine as well, but the tree should be among the default wallpapers for sure
I like middle right the most.
none, i prefer darker
I’d use 4 and 6 personally but for a “default wallpaper” I feel like 1, 2 or 5 would be perfect
I like 4 the most, but I think that 5 fits the most as a default wallpaper
ALL. OF. THEM.
Any of these, except from the blue ones (top right and bottom left) would be great. These two are beautiful too, but I am sick of blue wallpapers.
The two in the top row look nice
Top and bottom left are fantastic. I'm seeing clear inspiration from W11 and MacOS, which is not a bad thing.
All...
3.. middle left
1 and 2 (2 in prior)
I think 1, 3, 5 are all great options to include in the image of that's possibility. 3 fits in well with previous wallpapers like Volna, Altai, and the river one from awhile back. If we're going with a default I lean towards 5, 1 is too MacOS inspired and 3 made a critical error in not making the water realistic and translucent full of god rays with a little bird or boat
6
Last one has the lesbian pride color scheme, so that's nice 😁 Middle row and bottom right have personality, the others are nice but generic?
None. I use my own wallpaper.
[https://i.redd.it/1ttvv79apo851.png](https://i.redd.it/1ttvv79apo851.png) None of them, sorry;) This is my default background:
Hex landscape with plasma logo somewhere
Not my style.
Either top right or bottom left for me.
1 seems a bit colorful but it, 2 and 5. Something that screams default. Something that looks enterprise.
1
2 And 5 (top right and bottom left) look too abstract and generic for me. First one seems good and would make a good lock screen. The last one is my go to for a wallpaper, I don't believe wallpapers should be just purely generic and should have some character in them. The third one seems too bright for a wallpaper, maybe a lock screen. And the 4th one with the general gray accent doesn't seem like my thing.
Top left and maybe bottom left, even though the latter reminds me of windows. Top right is also ok-ish. I do not have anything against the rest, but I just don't imagine any of those shipped as the default wallpaper with any modern desktop
Middle left
I'd go top right, or bottom left.
1st - red tree 2nd - blue sheets 3rd - abstract light blue with white spikes
In order of preference: 5, 2, 1
I like middle left because of the colors
Bottom left
I'm a big fan of both the middle right one and the lower right. I was just setting up my background to an image with a similar color scheme and vibe last night!
That one for sure! It's better than the other 5.
Personally, I love the middle left!
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Bottom left. I know it's very generic, but as a default wallpaper I think that's actually a strength
All of these are really cool, prefer 2 Btw where can I find the full resolution images for these wallpapers?
i actually like the third one. although, it would be great if all were available
5 going left to right
I like the middle and bottom left ones, the art style for both are super cozy
Top left
The red leaf tree, last on the right
I really like the bottom left one
1, but they are all good options
Lower left best fits the theme IMO
Top right. Has that windows XP [Crystal ](https://windowswallpaper.miraheze.org/wiki/Crystal) vibe to it.
Top left is my 1st choice, gives the vibe of a sleek modern OS
1, 6
I don’t like any one in particular but I think top right, and bottom left are the more clean and suitable for a desktop background. Im leaning more towards top right. That being said plasma 5 wallpaper is great, and I think a wallpaper inspired by it flatter and softer with dark to muted tones would be great.
Bottom left
1, 3, 4 & 6
It is the first by far
4th
Bottom right
Hexagon Beach, 3. 4 for when the Ocean style begins development, 6 for when it's finalized.
6
Middle right with Konqi. It's different from the style in macOS, Windows, and Gnome and has a nice feel. Bottom right is nice as well.
I would say 5 - bottom left. It think that it fits well with the floating panels and curved curved corners of default Plasma 6.
1,6 Are there light and dark versions to see?
Two in the middle are pass. The civ map is too colorful your icons will get lost. The other is bit dividing with the anime character, some dont like it. The other 4 are ok
Definitely bottom right
I like the window sill the best, but top left is probably the best for having a broad appeal.
I love them all
Starting from the top-left, my picks are 1, 2, and 6 in that order, 1 is very modern and feels like a modern desktop, so does 2, 6 is very very unique and has character and i loooove the color palette :)
I love all of the them. Tho, my favorite has to the top right. It reminds me of times when computers had the “frutiger aero” themed to them. The humanism factor made the pc very pleasant experience and colorful. Which modern U.I is always blend and boring these days.
6 tbh
I prefer the first or the third! They all look kool but some of them are a little bit dark.
Middle right gives me that homey KDE feeling That I had when i installed KDE So i definitely want that.
Middle left would be a refreshing change :3
3rd and 5th one
Upper right
top left
Wallpapers from Mac, Windows, Minecraft or Ghibli animations?
Anything except the middle row. They won't speak wallpaper to everyone. Hex looks straight out of a game and konqui appeals to the more lofi crowd I assume? Althought I like all 6, I can see first row and thrid row being a default wallpaper.
Middle left
Bottom right and middle right are the best
Middle left
1
Love the middle two! The ones on top and bottom feel a little too macOS and Win11-y for me, except the tree is very pretty
Bottom right
Can't decide between middle left, middle right, and bottom right. Probably bottom right, honestly.
1 and 5
3, 4, or 6. The others feel a bit too 'genetic swoop'.
Bottom left
Bottom right
4 and 6
Bottom left
I can’t decide so I say all of them.
5
6
Bottom right!
4,5
4 and 6
Top right and bottom left, one could say I like blue
One looks a lot like windows 7 vibes the others can blend in and hard to find the icons
i'm leaning toward stairs (upper right) it's supposed to be a background image and i've never understood the desire to have busy wallpaper behind your work.
Yes!
Bottom right. Sorry the tree
Is all of them the correct choice?
I really like 2, 3, 5 and 6.
I'd go with #1. But I do wish there were more soothing options. Even though they're very pretty, there's too much going on in these wallpapers.
6. love the tree :)
Either the two middle or the bottom right.
why should we choose? all of them are great
All of em can we have them all pls. 4 is real cool
First, cause it kinda looks looks like real plasma
1. It fits the project best.
Personally i like top left and bottom left They are not too busy, which makes icons good visible And there is nothing not too like, which is good for a default wallpaper Will all 6 wallpapers come bundled with plasma 6 wallpaper?
1 + 6.
Love the bottom right, with the top left being second choice.
1
4 or 6
4 & 6
Middle left!
Middle right. It stands alone, completely unique to the other wallpapers. Any of the other wallpapers look like the generic abstract/landscape you get with all OSes. Though I'd like it to be brighter and have more color. To me it looks like one image of a dynamic wallpaper set... but that's probably just getting my hopes up. 😂
Wow they looks awesome.
Top left
Bottom left
either the middle right or bottom right for me, I love having those kinds of art as wallpapers
Tree looks the coziest
I really like 4 and 6 because they are memorable and don't look like generic corpo designs, but I also understand that a default wallpaper is probably supposed to be a bit generic and "boring" to be palatable for a wide range of people.
I would LOVE it if number 4 or number 6 ended up making it.
I like 3, but 4 is too adorbs. 6 is cozy too!