Since quite early on, Linux Loop has been covering the evolving Fedora 10 artwork. Fedora has a long track record of producing amazing themes and it is obvious to me that this release will live up to that expectation. Now that the second deadline has past, it appears that only a few themes are left. Of these, all of them would make great themes. My favorites, though, are these:

• I found the Solar theme promising from early on, but this is just amazing. Seriously, I don’t care what distribution (or operating system) you run, go to the wiki page and download the wallpaper and try using it as your desktop background. As an added benefit, the creator of this theme has already made drafts of how this wallpaper would look as it changes throughout the day. Plus, the supporting artwork for this theme looks great, too.  Wiki Page
• To be perfectly honest, I did not like the early drafts of this theme, and I still do not particularly like the bright gold versions, but the version at the left is really, really nice. The blend of slightly faded golden and beige gears on the dark blue background works really well. I also like that this wallpaper is not completely, or even almost completely, one color, as many are. After seeing this theme transform from something way, way too shiny for me into something absolutely beautiful, I cannot wait to see how this theme evolves. Wiki Page
• Though much simpler than the other theme proposals, it keeps the common simple blue, while adding some nice bright (neon) highlights. Ultimately, we will just have to see what kind of theme people are looking for. Most previous Fedora releases have had fairly complicated themes, but one went with something simpler. Both approaches have merit, we just have to see what happens. Wiki Page

Based on what I can see on the Fedora wiki, I am extremely optimistic about Fedora 10. I just can’t wait to see the final product. Live review, perhaps?