I was looking forward to do the same with Gnome 3, but failed. Gnome 3 was a jarring experience with too many design choices that looked good on the surface but had an amateurish execution.
It didn't help that some of my colleagues back then who are UI designers were quick to point out all the beginner's design mistakes that are being made in Gnome 3. Mistakes that had been pointed out to the Gnome 3 creators a number of times. But any criticism was always met with arrogant dismissals.
I think Gnome 3 tries too hard to be usable on tablets. There are a lot of compromises that waste screen space (especially vertically) and create the need for unusual measures like hamburger menus inside title bars etc. If you look at macOS you can see how buttons in tittle bars are executed professionally.
On top of that, it's hardly usable without extensions. And the extension eco system is brittle at best and a security nightmare at worst.
Maybe things have changed in the meantime. But my past experience with Gnome was so horrible I'm very reluctant to give it another try.