2010-03-23, 01:57
Hi all,
Just wondered what people thought of these before I take them any further.
Just wondered what people thought of these before I take them any further.
2010-03-23, 02:05
Ohhh, love concepts...I like the look and layout. Like how the focused item stands out. I'd prefer darker, all that white would blind me but too each their own.
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2010-03-23, 02:13
Thanks for the feedback, I initially started learning to skin after seeing someone elses mockup and getting permission to try and turn it into a skin. After finishing the home screen and Now Playing screen I struggled so much trying to find a movies view I liked that I thought I'd just start over.
Although I love fanart I'm starting to get a bit sick of themes that try and use ALL of the artwork ALL of the time. I'm sick of the clutter.
I'm also getting tired of having too many options for views. My aim is to make a skin for me and my family, that we're happy using day in day out with only ONE viewtype per media-type.
Think I'll manage it?
Although I love fanart I'm starting to get a bit sick of themes that try and use ALL of the artwork ALL of the time. I'm sick of the clutter.
I'm also getting tired of having too many options for views. My aim is to make a skin for me and my family, that we're happy using day in day out with only ONE viewtype per media-type.
Think I'll manage it?
2010-03-23, 03:21
Looks real nice but I'm also on the side of prefering dark colors over light ones maybe its just a throw back to the old CRT days but I just always keep thinking screen burn if left idle too long
Sure you will but you will also have 100's of users bugging you to do the complete opposite
Advocate Wrote:........ Think I'll manage it?
Sure you will but you will also have 100's of users bugging you to do the complete opposite
2010-03-23, 05:13
Advocate Wrote:Although I love fanart I'm starting to get a bit sick of themes that try and use ALL of the artwork ALL of the time. I'm sick of the clutter.
I'm also getting tired of having too many options for views. My aim is to make a skin for me and my family, that we're happy using day in day out with only ONE viewtype per media-type.
That is definetly the right way to go. I love your concepts and hope you're going to finish this skin.
2010-03-23, 05:44
Your concepts are spot-on. I'm very impressed, but much like Alaska - as much as I think the interface is clean and elegant, the full-on stark white is painful in a dark room on a large tv, which is what my HTPC and XBMC drive every day.
I hope you flesh this out - its got great potential!
I hope you flesh this out - its got great potential!
2010-03-23, 05:48
I love the look, only suggestion would be to lessen the gap between items and reflections, those are freaking huge lol.
2010-03-23, 07:52
Dead sexy. I do agree with the white possibly being too bright for output, but it's a solid combination of typography, fanart, and layout.
Best of luck to you and hopefully we'll eventually have the fortune of trying it out for ourselves!
Best of luck to you and hopefully we'll eventually have the fortune of trying it out for ourselves!
2010-03-23, 08:58
Nice. One thing to think about with the movie view is that if you have the focused item on the left, then you can't see what's before it.
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2010-03-23, 10:14
As a few has said before really nice but it's way too bright now a black version would be cool
2010-03-23, 11:06
Thanks for all the positive feedback guys.
Hehe I kinda knew there'd be some who didn't like the White and I guess part of it is my rebellion against all the dark themes out there.
If I can get this skin working without too much hassle (ha) I may well do an inverted version as an option, but it wouldn't be too hard for someone to mod it after release.
Re the gaps between the reflections, larger gaps always make me think the item is floating higher, but I'll fix it
Hehe I kinda knew there'd be some who didn't like the White and I guess part of it is my rebellion against all the dark themes out there.
If I can get this skin working without too much hassle (ha) I may well do an inverted version as an option, but it wouldn't be too hard for someone to mod it after release.
Re the gaps between the reflections, larger gaps always make me think the item is floating higher, but I'll fix it
