One of the Gnome guys has a post up about ideas that are guiding them towards their next generation linux window server (to replace the current X implementation.)

Perhaps a bit geeky, but the following snippet may give you some idea of what they are talking about:

Progress bars made with tendrils of curves that smoothly twist and squirm like a bucket of snakes as the bar grows.

Text transformed and twisted beyond recognition in a manner both unseemly and cruel.

Keep up the good work...