Skin Development: Onyx

[tschak909]

Hello all,

I have sketched up an aesthetic test for a skin that I will be working on after the 0810 release, a dark skin, appropriately titled, Onyx, shiny black base, with crisp lines.

This one will take a lot more time, due to the fact that each button needs to have a language-skin-designobj override in Designer to do the proper text alignment and kerning. A font will also be required.

the following is a quick (throw some stuff onto a canvas) test:

http://www.localeconcept.com/pub/onyx-screenies/onyx_aesthetic_test.png

What do you all think?

-Thom

[skeptic]

Honestly, I thought the titanium was a bit meh.  Better than the original, but just marginally.

The mini-preview of Onyx looks great, a huge improvement!

[wierdbeard65]

Looks good

Mind you, I'm waiting for the Star Trek skin, although that's mostly to impress a geeky friend. Once they've seen it, Onyx looks cool.

I'm a bit of an old fart, but have noticed my teenege kids using the term

meh.

please translate into something approximating English!

[wombiroller]

Nice stuff I like it. Personally I much prefer the slick look of the black interface. Looks more professional somehow.

wierdbeard65 - "meh" pretty much equals indifference, or unimpressed

[fearingsept]

I have sketched up an aesthetic test for a skin that I will be working on after the 0810 release, a dark skin, appropriately titled, Onyx, shiny black base, with crisp lines.

Looks good so far, can hardly wait to see what it looks like when it is done.

Mind you, I'm waiting for the Star Trek skin, although that's mostly to impress a geeky friend. Once they've seen it, Onyx looks cool.

Only one or two screens left for both UI 1 and two. I have to do some new buttons still for UI 2. So Close... I think I need a good 2 or 3 hours to finish. Was hoping to have it done by tomorrow but it may be a few days more.

[skeptic]

Nice stuff I like it. Personally I much prefer the slick look of the black interface. Looks more professional somehow.

wierdbeard65 - "meh" pretty much equals indifference, or unimpressed

Unimpressed may sound a bit insulting, it wasn't meant to be.  Indifference is more accurate.  It was a slight improvement over the original version, just fairly similar and nothing to get excited about.  Onyx IMHO will be a noticeable visual improvement.  Looks like it's going to be very slick and give the UI a whole new feel, not just a slight color change.

[tschak909]

Guys, please do not hijack my thread.

-Thom

[dlewis]

Yes, please start another thread if you would like to discuss the Italian Skin.

[rages]

Sorry Thom was not my intention, I really have shown our skin because I thought we could work together to create a better look at ui1

Emanuele

[colinjones]

Have split out those posts into a new topic to keep this tidy.