[Update] Skin Concepts

nanogod · 2008-05-08, 22:27

Hey you skinning-gurus...

I have made a few Photoshop concepts for a skin i want to make.
Before i start, i want to have some opinions and critics from you.
How do you like it? Should i change something?

I want the skin to be easyly read and simple to use.
Waht do you guy think about different background colors. eg.: red background for music, green for Tv, blue for videos and yellow for pics?

Let me know...

EDIT: So, long time has gone and im making small steps...
Here are a few screenshots taken from MP.
This is basically my progress. Not so much i know, but i´m totally sucking at xml.
So if any of you skinning XML-Gurus would like to help me, i would be glad.
Just PM me.
The grafics are mostly done, but the xmls are very rough...

Greetings, and i hope to hear from someone, who wants to help ;-)

ThaClown · 2008-05-08, 23:10

I like it alot, exept for the home screen... to bright colours imo.
But look very good keep it up!

emphatic · 2008-05-08, 23:11

Looks good. There aren't any 4:3 skins that have this look either.

Emph

iMse · 2008-05-08, 23:12

Really nice!
I really think you should go for different colors for different sections. And please make a widescreen version too

endo-soft · 2008-05-09, 08:49

This looks pretty good so far. I somewhat dislike the font used in the home screen. It looks just too "SystemFont". Maybe you could even get rid of the textbar in the middle at all.
Will the proposed tiles view in Music support the wall scroll effect like PICLENS? That was great.

nanogod · 2008-05-10, 12:43

Thanks for your comments. I´m glad that you seem to like it.

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I like it alot, exept for the home screen... to bright colours imo.

Too bright? You mean the highlighted color i suppose? I made it to make the color of the section clear. But, yes, maybe i could make it a little bit less saturated. Is it what you mean? Maybe i could do only the highlighted object colored and the others, unselected in grey...? I will think about it...

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Looks good. There aren't any 4:3 skins that have this look either.

Yes i´m totally with you ;-)

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I really think you should go for different colors for different sections. And please make a widescreen version too

I hope i will do an widescreen version too. But first will come the 4:3 Verison, because it is for my own needs *g* ...
But a friend of mine has announced interest in a widescreen version. So i will probably have to make one ...

Quote:

This looks pretty good so far. I somewhat dislike the font used in the home screen. It looks just too "SystemFont". Maybe you could even get rid of the textbar in the middle at all.

Yes, i´m not too happy with it too. I will try something different.

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Will the proposed tiles view in Music support the wall scroll effect like PICLENS? That was great.

That will be great! But i doubt i will have the skills to accomplish something like that. Im not very good at XML Coding and all that stuff. I´m pretty good at graphics, but when it comes down to code...

But i learn fast, and it is my second skin, so i think it will come along... maybe without PICLENS... sorry.
I now have holiday for a week, so i may have some time to start initial xml-work. But for now... the weather here is fantastic. I will grap a bottle of wine and go to the park!

Thanks and read you!

MoPhat · 2008-05-10, 16:49

Hi nanogod, i like very the live tv screen

I mean a skin should not be overloaded with graphics, colors and icons... it should be clean and very easy to read and use like the monochrome skin.

MoPhat

Spragleknas · 2008-05-10, 18:46

Interesting concept indeed.
Looking forward to seeing the result.

Can't have to many skins to choose from

I know how it is to be a 4:3 user (was until a year ago), and lately there have been very few updated 4:3 skins (to bad about foofaraw)

nanogod · 2008-05-11, 14:34

Quote:

I mean a skin should not be overloaded with graphics, colors and icons... it should be clean and very easy to read and use like the monochrome skin.

And did i succeed this task?
This is my intention to make this skin.

What do you think about the new basic homescreen?
Better, because fewer colors?
Better Font?

Or was the first colorful verison more attractive?

I´m still searching for a name for this skin.
At the moment its called "Pollux"
But maybe some guys of you have a better name?

mikael · 2008-05-11, 14:39

Very good design, I like it alot

Keep it up pal!

2008-05-08, 22:27	#1 (permalink)
nanogod Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bamberg Age: 30 Posts: 41 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post Country: My System	[Update] Skin Concepts Hey you skinning-gurus... I have made a few Photoshop concepts for a skin i want to make. Before i start, i want to have some opinions and critics from you. How do you like it? Should i change something? I want the skin to be easyly read and simple to use. Waht do you guy think about different background colors. eg.: red background for music, green for Tv, blue for videos and yellow for pics? Let me know... EDIT: So, long time has gone and im making small steps... Here are a few screenshots taken from MP. This is basically my progress. Not so much i know, but i´m totally sucking at xml. So if any of you skinning XML-Gurus would like to help me, i would be glad. Just PM me. The grafics are mostly done, but the xmls are very rough... Greetings, and i hope to hear from someone, who wants to help ;-) Attached Thumbnails Last edited by nanogod; 2008-10-14 at 13:12.

2008-05-08, 23:10	#2 (permalink)
ThaClown MP Donator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Amersfoort Age: 27 Posts: 713 Thanks: 143 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts Country: My System	I like it alot, exept for the home screen... to bright colours imo. But look very good keep it up! __________________ Work PC: Lian Li V2100 B Plus II Black, Asus P5E , Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, 250 GB, 3x 500 GB, Tagan TG480 480W, GeForce 8600GTS Silent, 4096 MB DDR2, Vista Ulitmate x64. Server PC: Some black Midi case, MSI K9AGM2, Athlon XP 3200+, AC CPU Freezer 64 lp, CM Silent Case Fan, 512MB DDR2, HighPoint RocketRAID 2320, 4x Samsung HDD 1TB 32MB SATAII in RAID5, FireDTV-C, Windows XP pro. My second build... My HTPC and Server...

2008-05-08, 23:11	#3 (permalink)
emphatic Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Alingsås Age: 34 Posts: 504 Thanks: 135 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts Country:	Looks good. There aren't any 4:3 skins that have this look either. Emph __________________ You're not the content of your wallet.

2008-05-10, 18:46	#8 (permalink)
Spragleknas Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rogaland Age: 32 Posts: 3,810 Thanks: 179 Thanked 90 Times in 76 Posts Country: My System	Interesting concept indeed. Looking forward to seeing the result. Can't have to many skins to choose from I know how it is to be a 4:3 user (was until a year ago), and lately there have been very few updated 4:3 skins (to bad about foofaraw) __________________ Please read -> HOW TO START A SUPPORT THREAD !!! Support MediaPortal! Donate by clicking HERE Dedicated HTPC board (Norway) -> MSPC.no

2008-05-11, 14:39	#10 (permalink)
mikael Portal Designer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 23 Posts: 510 Thanks: 86 Thanked 54 Times in 29 Posts	Very good design, I like it alot Keep it up pal! __________________ Skin: SimpleMP Beta 4

2008-05-08, 23:12	#4 (permalink)
iMse Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Really nice! I really think you should go for different colors for different sections. And please make a widescreen version too

2008-05-09, 08:49	#5 (permalink)
endo-soft Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 32 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	This looks pretty good so far. I somewhat dislike the font used in the home screen. It looks just too "SystemFont". Maybe you could even get rid of the textbar in the middle at all. Will the proposed tiles view in Music support the wall scroll effect like PICLENS? That was great.

2008-05-10, 16:49	#7 (permalink)
MoPhat MP Donator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Berg, Switzerland Age: 35 Posts: 696 Thanks: 6 Thanked 54 Times in 13 Posts Country: My System	Hi nanogod, i like very the live tv screen I mean a skin should not be overloaded with graphics, colors and icons... it should be clean and very easy to read and use like the monochrome skin. MoPhat

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