The Geometric Desktop

A6UZ‘s desktop is a bit more like a heads-up display than many of the others we’ve seen, with useful information ringed around a center workspace and a wallpaper that seems to stretch back into infinity. It’s a great setup to sit down to and start working, but everything is out of the way enough to be functional while working.

A6UZ submitted his desktop to our Desktop Showcase, which is what you should do if you want your desktop featured here! All you have to do is post a nice big screenshot of your work to your kinja blog (the one that came with your commenter account), and include links to the wallpaper, widgets, skins, and tools you used to customize it!

Want the same look here for your Windows machine? Here’s what you’ll need:

• The wallpaper


• The Rainmeter system tweaking and monitoring tool for Windows


• The Ribbits skin for Rainmeter for the network information corner in the top left


• The i2 Bar skin for Rainmeter for the status and weather bar across the top of the screen


• The Omnimo 5 theme for Rainmeter, using its text panels for the Now Playing display on the left, the bar across the center of the screen, and the power/shutdown/etc buttons


• The NovaSev skin for Rainmeter for the date/time on that center bar


• StarDock’s ObjectDock for the application launcher at the bottom of the screen


• The B’lac background for ObjectDock to turn the launcher black


• The Token Light Icon Pack for the icons in the launcher

There’s a good number of skins and themes here, but they all combine to create a look that’s pretty unified. Similarly, if you don’t need any specific element, just leave it out and the final product will look just as good. If you want to know how he managed to get everything looking just so, head over to A6UZ’s Kinja blog to ask your questions, and leave a comment letting him know how much you like his work while you’re there!

Do you have a good-looking, functional desktop of your own to show off? Share it with us! Post it to your personal Kinja blog using the tag desktop showcase or add it to our Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr pool. Screenshots must be at least at least 640×360 and please include information about what you used, links to your wallpaper, skins, and themes, and any other relevant details. If your awesome desktop catches our eye, you might get featured!

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The Geometric Desktop