Design

3 entries about design, newest first. All entries

Latest · Entry 08

Visual coherence in Vela: compositor, shell and apps in step

A first look at Vela's redesign: the foundations. Animations, fractional scaling and materials shared by compositor and shell, and the ideas I dropped.

19 October 20266 min read

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10 October 20261 min read

On customization

Good defaults first, then the freedom to change them: what you can customize in Vela today, what's coming next, and where tiling fits.

10 October 20262 min read

Why Vela?

Wanting a modern Linux desktop shouldn't be a strange desire. Why I started building Vela, and what modern means to me.