What is your phone’s background image?
Maybe it matters, maybe it doesn’t
That black, silver or gold brick is by now permanently spliced to your body.
It’s either forever placed somewhere in your bag or in some pocket of clothing, and you likely stare at its pixels more per-day than you stare at any sort of book or loved one.
So it’s not crazy to assume the background image, that thing which greets your sight every time you wake your slumbering cell, means something to you.
Or maybe it doesn’t. We asked around to see what NYU has to say.
Violet Morrison, Freshman, LSP
“Shinyo Floating Lantern Ceremony in Lincoln Center.”
Daniella Levine, Freshman, LSP![]()
“I like to dance.”
Carly Abraham, Freshman, CAS, Computer Science
“I needed a change, so I found an autumn themed background on Tumblr.”
Ami Saad, Sophomore, Tisch, Dramatic Writing
“I just liked it.”
Harry Han, Freshman, Stern, Business and Political Economy
“I beta a lot of software so I just end up not changing the default.”
Jose Garcia, Graduate, Tandon, Computer Engineering
“…”
Shradha Sahu, Junior, CAS, Economics
“Because this one moves when you touch it.”
Paola Motta, Graduate, GSAS, Literary Cultures
“This was a house my friends and I hung out in a lot growing up. Before they demolished it they let us write our names on the wall.”
Milana Meytes, Graduate, GSAS, Literary Cultures
“When I moved to Boston I missed Manhattan so I set this as my lock screen to remind me of home.”
Erin Silber, Second year graduate, Steinhardt, Performing Arts Administration
“My boyfriend got me these the other day.”
Denise Garcia, Freshman, CAS, Undecided
“It was just the default.”
James Cebulla, Sophomore, Steinhardt, Applied Psychology
“It makes me laugh.”