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Dace · 06:13 PM

I think I found Izawa's source of inspiration: Daisuke Yamashita

I've been using Yamashita's OZ-6 K-Scheme and I find it ressembles Izawa's AlumiteX theme. Take a look, notice the Apple menu, indentations and same grey colour

OZ-6

AlumiteX

What do u think?

phillryu · Jun 7, 2003, 05:46 PM

Comparison shot please?

Dace · 06:19 PM

Originally posted by phillryu:
Comparison shot please?

Thought people were familiar with AlumiteX...ok, i'll post a shot of AlumiteX Can't post bigger screenshot since I'm no longer using OS X

swiz · Jun 7, 2003, 06:16 PM

They are pretty darn similar. I remember I used to LOVE Alumite.

monkeybrain · Jun 7, 2003, 06:20 PM

Well look damn similar to me. Maybe Izawa is his pupil, you know some sort of martial art theme making school.

honz · Jun 7, 2003, 06:31 PM

wasn't alumite a k-scheme as well before it was updated for OSX? Which one came first?

digitaljames · Jun 7, 2003, 06:57 PM

I think your right Honz...K came first.

Originally posted by honz:
wasn't alumite a k-scheme as well before it was updated for OSX? Which one came first?

Dace · Jun 7, 2003, 07:11 PM

Originally posted by digitaljames:
I think your right Honz...K came first.

Nope., he's wrong....AlumiteX K-Scheme came after the OSX theme.

OZ-6 even has the same striped Finder backgound as AlumiteX. I never liked Izawa's K-Schemes, they were too out there. I think OS X's limitations helped bring his themes more down to earth. And who knows, maybe Yamashita helped him.

phillryu · Jun 7, 2003, 09:04 PM

So, why aren't you using OS X anymore dace?

Dace · Jun 7, 2003, 09:46 PM

Originally posted by phillryu:
So, why aren't you using OS X anymore dace?

Can't install it anymore

It all happened when I tried to reformat my hard drive and reinstall, the installation seemed to have worked...it restarted and right at the bootscreen I get a kernel panic. Don't know why, maybe my hard drive is corrupted. All I know is i can still install and use 9.2.2 and 10.0.4 (can't even install 10.1...there the installation gives me an error). Anyways that's why, thinking of buying a new hard drive, maybe that will help.

NetworkShadow · Jun 7, 2003, 10:05 PM

I used only AlumiteX for the longest time, now it looks a bit bland when compared with new themes.

bOOzo · Jun 8, 2003, 01:01 PM

Originally posted by Dace:
Can't install it anymore It all happened when I tried to reformat my hard drive and reinstall, the installation seemed to have worked...it restarted and right at the bootscreen I get a kernel panic. Don't know why, maybe my hard drive is corrupted. All I know is i can still install and use 9.2.2 and 10.0.4 (can't even install 10.1...there the installation gives me an error). Anyways that's why, thinking of buying a new hard drive, maybe that will help.

Something like that happened to me too! I have a QS 733, and I had to replace the 40 gig hd with a new one. I now use a seagate 7800 RPM 60 gig, which is working great and is much more silent.

Sticking to the topic, I think everyone draws their inspiration from somewhere, it's hard to come up with something that's never been done before.

Powaqqatsi · Jun 8, 2003, 01:29 PM

Originally posted by Dace:
...Can't post bigger screenshot since I'm no longer using OS X

What do you mean, did you switch ?

NetworkShadow · Jun 8, 2003, 02:13 PM

Why would you not use OS X?!

gthyb · Jun 8, 2003, 02:48 PM

Why would you not read the posts right above us for the answer??!!

NetworkShadow · Jun 8, 2003, 04:03 PM

Ah, ya that would have helped... lol

I had a similar problem when my hard drive was dyeing. OS X didn't like to boot and it was all slow. I got the hard drive replaced and it worked fine again.

Cipher13 · Jun 9, 2003, 03:15 AM

AlumiteX rocks.

I still use it... it's the only theme I like.

fourstarcltv · Jun 9, 2003, 03:23 AM

Originally posted by Cipher13:
AlumiteX rocks.

I still use it... it's the only theme I like.

same here, it's the theme i keep coming back to.

bbxstudio · Jun 9, 2003, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by bOOzo:
Sticking to the topic, I think everyone draws their inspiration from somewhere, it's hard to come up with something that's never been done before.

True - it can even take years and can drive you nearly mad

Having said that, I find the best place to find inspiration is not necessarily in pre-existing GUI designs, but in totally unrelated real world objects and materials... the surfaces in BBX Mercury were inspired by the silver finish on some otherwise unexciting Ford automobile I noticed while on a smoke break in the winter of 2000-2001 - the owner seemed pretty confused when he came back to his vehicle to see that I had gingerly wiped certain areas free of snow and grime and was poised there with a digital camera on a tripod capturing images of his door handles and wheel wells. My studio was in the Alias|Wavefront building at the time so I just told him I was a texture artist looking for surfaces and that seemed to diffuse his freaked out state (seemed simpler than telling him I was going to build a silver Kaleidoscope scheme). I find that the surfaces themselves tell me what shape they should be etc.