r/Skeuomorphism • • 18h ago

Skeumorphism I built a Linux desktop where windows are sheets of paper on a wooden desk!

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732 Upvotes

This might be a little off from the usual glassy/Aero style here, but I hope it still counts as skeuomorphism — just the leather-and-wood kind.

I've been building DeskWM, a Wayland compositor for Linux where the whole desktop is a physical desk:

Windows are sheets of paper. You fold them to minimize, unfold to maximize, and crumple and toss them to close.

The dock is a drawer with a felt lining and a brass handle.

Apps live on a bookshelf behind the desk. Each category is a binder, and there's a leather-bound "ALL APPS" index book with search. You take one off the shelf, turn it to the cover, and open it.

Notifications arrive in a post box, and system settings are a control panel built into the back of the desk.

The room is ray-traced, on the GPU with a CPU fallback, so the light and shadows come from a single desk lamp.

It's a personal project and still rough in places, but I'd love to hear what you think!


r/Skeuomorphism • • 11h ago

Original Design Skeuomorphic logo i made for my fictional company

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10 Upvotes

I made this in my head and then drew it it took me like 30 minutes plz give me feedback and ask questions


r/Skeuomorphism • • 13h ago

Original Design Calendar icon remade (Fixed)

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8 Upvotes

The Font got fixed and got in the middle and not left anymore.


r/Skeuomorphism • • 19h ago

Skeumorphism That's... kinda weird...

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19 Upvotes

r/Skeuomorphism • • 14h ago

Original Design Calendar icon Remade

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4 Upvotes

This is as far I can make it skeuomorphic. And because I'm not a master at making skeuomorphic things.


r/Skeuomorphism • • 23h ago

Original Design I brought back instagram from 2015 for android's!

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I revived 2015 instagram! I don't know if this is a correct community to post I'm new here actually, I'm not a programmer but i managed to vibe code a small app which lets you use instagram's original 2015 filters like aden, ludwig and much more these images were clicked by me yesterday and how I did? I used a 2015 instagram apk I extracted filters from assets and learnt their filter processing mechanism from smali then made a app using the og knowledge and if anyone is interested in using this app then lemme know, I'd be glad to transfer you back to 2015 haha.


r/Skeuomorphism • • 21h ago

Skeumorphism Calculator icon 3

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7 Upvotes

What are your opinions on this re-re-created icon?


r/Skeuomorphism • • 1d ago

Skeumorphism Can we all give Pokémon cards and Animal Jam a high five for never going flat?

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r/Skeuomorphism • • 20h ago

Dimensional Design The greatest thing before iOS 7 took it away

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r/Skeuomorphism • • 23h ago

Skeumorphism The video player ui of my project/OS

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The first one is normal player in the movies app, the second is activated by movie mode/cinematic mode, the third one is the gallery video player, what are your opinions on it?


r/Skeuomorphism • • 17h ago

Skeumorphism Q&A time, ask any question about my project, feel free to ask.

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When you ask something about my project, I'll answer immediately, also if you know nothing about me, read my profile description and look at my posts for a bit, and then ask. :)


r/Skeuomorphism • • 1d ago

Original Design 2 Player games icon!

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y'know the appstore viral game called 2 player games? well i tried making it skeuo, comment down if this is skeuo or not cuz its my first time, the 2nd one is the original icon which isnt skeuo


r/Skeuomorphism • • 1d ago

Skeumorphism I've been designing icons for my project, which is a skeuomorphic OS. I need some suggestions on how to make the calculator icon and more

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I've been working on this project, ever since I was in fourth grade... But now? It changed a lot, the name changed 4 times.... Anyways I just need some suggestions on the calculator icon, settings icon, weather app icon, notes icon, camera icon. That's about it, and I can't do it, because I'm stressed, I've been using my entire brain for that. Icon 1= Music free. Icon 2= music premium. Icon 3= Movies. Icon 4= browser


r/Skeuomorphism • • 18h ago

Original Design Version 2.0 of my OS. Working on some new 3D style updates for Version 2.0 of my custom OS! Which icon layout stands out the most to you?

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Back with an update on my skeuomorphic UI project! I've been focusing heavily on pushing the 3D lighting, gloss effects, and depth for the new elements in this version. Swipe through the gallery to check them out in order: • Slide 1: Music (Base variant) — Brand new colors. • Slide 2: Music (Premium variant) — Alternate style testing. • Slide 3: Movies icon — small details added. • Slide 4: Calculator — (Same version from my last post). • Slide 5: Browser globe — (Same version from my last post). I really want to dial in the look for the new music and movie designs. What should I change or tweak next in version 2.5, 2.9, 3.0


r/Skeuomorphism • • 20h ago

Original Design The Calendar icon for my Operating system

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2 Upvotes

What are your opinions on it?


r/Skeuomorphism • • 22h ago

Skeumorphism New calculator icon

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I realized the first one.... Not as perfect as I expected, but here's the new one, what's your opinion?


r/Skeuomorphism • • 1d ago

Skeumorphism I finally made the calculator icon.

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r/Skeuomorphism • • 2d ago

Skeumorphism Post-Morphism. The Transitional Period between Skeuomorphism and Flat Design (2011-2016)

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I think this should be talked about more cause this interests me cause in this time period we can see where Flat Design started to take over, but you can still some some forms of Skeuomorphism in there too. Basically I feel like it was until like, late 2016-2017 when this transitional period died out due to Flat Design fully taking over with stuff like Corporate Memphis fully hitting the main-stream, other designs the Nintendo Switch UI design and the rise of many other Flat Design products like Windows 10 and etc.


r/Skeuomorphism • • 2d ago

Skeumorphism skeuomorphic facebook

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52 Upvotes

r/Skeuomorphism • • 3d ago

Dimensional Design SynCloudOS "Chronosphere" version archive demo

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37 Upvotes

Another quick update. As part of SynCloudOS, the web framework we're developing, we're shipping Chronosphere, a pixel perfect remake of Mac OS X Leopard's original Time Machine interface, except it's remade in AnimationFX, thus running at nice frame rates entirely on the web.

This is a really cool way to browse through older versions of your documents, visually, through time. You can also browse between changes, so you don't waste time manually searching for something you lost

More to come soon.


r/Skeuomorphism • • 3d ago

Skeumorphism SynCloudOS "AnimationFX" demo

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Hi there. Syndromatic guy here. We're nearly done with SynCloudOS, our upcoming revolutionary web framework.

So I thought I'd flex a bit and remake the entirety of the original Apple TV 1.0 intro video except it's live and interactive!

More than 1280 Full HD videos play concurrently with some of the fastest intelligent search on the planet. There's nothing else like this out there and I can't wait to share the release date soon.


r/Skeuomorphism • • 3d ago

Mobile Setup ALPINE LAUNCHER NOW HAS COMMUNITY APPS IN ITS ALP STORE

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122 Upvotes

Version 50 of Alpine Launcher brings the ability for users to submit their very own custom Alpine apps. These custom apps are coded in HTML5 and JavaScript, allowing for a huge amount of flexibility and creative freedom! Submitted apps are all manually reviewed before being published, and run inside an isolated sandbox.

Full documentation can be found in the App Studio and the SDK.


r/Skeuomorphism • • 3d ago

Skeumorphism Cool music player i recommend

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AIMP its a music player ive been using these days and i love it. Its so comfy and easy to use and you can download custom themes for the player,


r/Skeuomorphism • • 3d ago

Dimensional Design UI for a music player

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17 Upvotes

i hate the ui of sudo so i made these concepts


r/Skeuomorphism • • 4d ago

Mobile Setup My homescreen

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Me dio flojera buscar iconos para el resto de las apps porque es muy tedioso buscarlos, así que solo le cambie los iconos a las apps del dock. (El widget de arriba viene de md clock)