Our inspiration for the Fedora 45 wallpaper will be between 4 famous people in STEM whose last name begins with T. The chosen person to inspire F44 is **_yet to be chosen_**, but you and the community can vote [here](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-45-wallpaper-inspiration-poll/179992)! ## **Fedora 45 will be inspired by - \[Alan Turing] -** Old wallpapers to refer to: * [Fedora 41 Wallpaper](https://gitlab.com/groups/fedora/design/-/epics/34) * [Fedora 42 Wallpaper](https://gitlab.com/fedora/design/team/release-artwork/default-wallpaper/-/issues/21) * [Fedora 43 Wallpaper](https://gitlab.com/fedora/design/team/release-artwork/default-wallpaper/-/issues/22) * [Fedora 44 Wallpaper](https://gitlab.com/groups/fedora/design/team/-/epics/7) Official Schedule: https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-44/f-44-key-tasks.html This wallpaper will be developed between January and June 2026. ## How to Contribute We are currently in the pre-release brainstorming process, so for this phase, all artwork/brainstorming ideas/critiques/messy design fun should happen in the pre-release design epic here If you would like to participate in this process, please note: * The recommended wallpaper dimensions are (old dimensions were 4096×4096px) ([source](https://developer.gnome.org/hig/reference/backgrounds.html)) 6k square 6144 x 6144px. * Use only Open Source programs like Blender, Krita, Inkscape, Gimp, etc. * Please post both a screenshot or bitmap export of your work AND the source file. * For example, post both a \*.blend Blender file and a PNG render so we can see what you did. * Attachments work best in comments. * Please try to attach and write up everything in a single comment to make the discussion easier, and respond to replies in your comment thread instead of opening a new one. * Mid-April is when our final beta wallpaper should be done! * Visuals should be inspired by the themes suggested below.