Microsoft's Windows wallpaper production process reveals the secret Win XP most classic

Recently, Microsoft officially confirmed the Windows 10 default desktop wallpaper "Hero" (hero). At the same time, Microsoft also announced the behind-the-scenes production of the wallpaper, introduced the origin of this desktop. Next, let's take a look at the default desktops of Windows and the stories behind them.

This photo was led by Bradley G Munkowitz, who was the design director of the sci-fi movies "Oblivion" and "Tron", without using digital modeling and rendering or Photoshop. In the case of processing software, the shooting was made.

This is the default desktop for Windows XP and the longest picture for companion Windows users. Although the beauty is a bit unreal, it is indeed a photograph from the hands of the photographer of National Geographic magazine Chuck · Oriel, without PS.

The photo was taken in Sonoma County, California, USA. The name Bliss (& quo ; 世界 World) is also from the local rolling hills, blue sky and layered, rolling clouds. . It is said that due to the popularity of Windows XP, this photo has more than 1 billion viewers and is the most recognized photo in the world.

Windows Vista Aurora's theme desktop gives the impression of softness and calmness, and its designer is Jenny Lam, a female designer of the former Microsoft design team. Jenny believes that the desktop should give users a great freedom of personal choice, but can not transfer the focus of the operating system.

When Jenny stood in the hills of Sonoma County looking up at the sky, the Northern Lights inspired, so the Windows Vista desktop was designed to feel the space, Jenny also regarded the Windows Vista desktop as Windows XP. A tribute.

She is the designer of the Windows Vista Northern Lights theme desktop Jenny Lam.

The default desktop for Windows 7 Beta is a small fish. This is a special Siamese fighting fish. The English name is Siamese Fighting Fish, also known as Betta Fish. The mystery is here, Betta's pronunciation is similar to Beta, which is why it appears on the Win7 beta system desktop, and Microsoft confirmed this.

The careful netizens found that they counted carefully and found that the small fish spit out a total of seven bubbles, which is another mystery of Windows 7 Beta.

Windows 7 default desktop style is the same as the login interface style, but Microsoft decided to set the Windows logo as the default desktop. In the original idea, the logo was transparent like glass. Although it brought a subtle beauty, it did not reflect the atmosphere of Microsoft, so it was abandoned.

The designer of Windows 7 is a young man named Chuck Anderson, only 24 years old. Win7 is the best-looking operating system of all time, and Chuck's design has taken on the pressure to reflect this. Chuck and his companions brainstormed everything that was related to “window”, but that had to be simple and highly recognizable. The best thing was the combination of natural, basic graphics and digital illustrations. These elements were put into the logo. In the four quadrants. After the logo was shrunk as much as possible, new problems with too loose lines, glaring colors, and unbalanced images appeared again.

After adjustment, only 7 rays were retained. The interesting detail is that there are 7 small leaves on the small note, suggesting the identity of Win7.

The picture shows Chuck Anderson, the designer of the default desktop for Windows 7.