2011-01-09, 03:27
liquidskin76 Wrote:I suppose it renders the fanart window in the bottom left pointless if it's to in your face. Maybe more transparency?
I don't think that will help. Personally, I'm thrown off by the 2d image (fanart) being overlaid directly on what is otherwise supposed to look like a 3d interface/shelf. The illusion and consistency of the skin's whole design is kind of blown....
It's cool that you're trying to push the skin in some new directions, but the original design was so strong and so inspired that I think most changes will end up looking a bit mismatched. I'm guessing that's a big part of why Hitcher didn't want to try to take things the last few miles in the first place.
Anyway, not trying to be a downer. You've done some really great work before, and I wish you the best of luck with this. I'm very curious to see what you come up with. I think traditional implementations like fullscreen fanart and big posters will be a hard fit, but I'm sure you'll come up with some great ideas (that mockup just isn't one of them )....