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ambush · Jan 6, 2004, 04:25 PM

Looks very cool to me!

phillryu · Jan 6, 2004, 04:34 PM

Indeed. For those special themers who are also members of the press, check out some good source images here: http://www.apple.com/pr/photos/ilife/ilife04.html

Would anyone here be interested in doing this for a contest at MacThemes, with some software licenses as a prize? Just curious...

zachs · Jan 6, 2004, 05:30 PM

Those buttons in the first photo look a lot like Milk.

But a theme based off of this would be awesome! It would look kinda like a combo of Black Aqua & Milk.

cmove · Jan 6, 2004, 05:36 PM

Swiz ?
He made a theme from studio pro and final cut pro

so1omon · Jan 6, 2004, 05:38 PM

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to ask this question.

The woodgrain on the sides is an interesting touch. I assume it's to try to look like an old mixing console.

OwlBoy · Jan 6, 2004, 06:07 PM

Hey! I was gonna make this thread...

And to answer who is gonna make it...

Does Janet Parris know how to make Shape Shifter Themes?

-Owl

swiz · Jan 6, 2004, 06:16 PM

I am absolutely going to make this theme. Music is one of the most important things in my life and Ive been hoping for something like GarageBand for a long time. This will be my focus when JetBlack is complete.

Not for any contest though since its not an original work.

OwlBoy · Jan 6, 2004, 06:19 PM

Originally posted by swiz:
I am absolutely going to make this theme. Music is one of the most important things in my life and Ive been hoping for something like GarageBand for a long time. This will be my focus when JetBlack is complete.

Not for any contest though since its not an original work.

Cool

hmm, "Brushed Wood" just poped into my head...

-Owl

unlinear · Jan 6, 2004, 06:23 PM

swiz
i want to have your children.

seriously - great idea. top your pro theme. which is hard to top, aside from that damn white finder background...

phillryu · Jan 6, 2004, 06:43 PM

Excellent. Swiz, are those side wooden borders even possible? Though I'm sure if not, Jason Harris could probably warp the confines of reality around it

SwarmyCurve · Jan 6, 2004, 06:46 PM

Of all the interfaces to copy...

Why on earth would you want such a mish mash as your entire OS theme? With wooden panels? lol.

I'm usually optimistic, but this just don't look right.

boy8cookie · Jan 6, 2004, 07:56 PM

I like the wood... and...... uh......... well I like the wood. A total theme completely of wood would be cool.

phillryu · Jan 6, 2004, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by SwarmyCurve:
Of all the interfaces to copy...

Why on earth would you want such a mish mash as your entire OS theme? With wooden panels? lol.

I'm usually optimistic, but this just don't look right.

I think it looks cool

Kinda like a guitar, or something. Or some high end european sound systems.

swiz · Jan 6, 2004, 08:37 PM

If the wood becomes possible I'll do it but Im more eager to get the rest of the interface done.

sanity assassin · Jan 6, 2004, 08:38 PM

Please, pretty please, no-one make a theme that has the wood in it, I mean, look at the rest of the App, it's gorgeous, the charcoal black/grey, that is style.

TheIceMan · Jan 6, 2004, 08:49 PM

Yeah, the fake wood takes away from the black/charcoal. Man, swiz I'm anxious to see your theme for this one.

ambush · Jan 6, 2004, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by swiz:
I am absolutely going to make this theme. Music is one of the most important things in my life and Ive been hoping for something like GarageBand for a long time. This will be my focus when JetBlack is complete.

Not for any contest though since its not an original work.

as long as you make it avail. in DLTA and/or XScheme!

ambush · Jan 6, 2004, 08:54 PM

it's going to be a real challenge to mix all those new UI elements in one theme, good luck!

sanity assassin · Jan 6, 2004, 08:54 PM

yeah, the overall darkness of the app. looks really good, not sure how the gradient will work, but it'd be sweet to pull it off. The widgets and so on are pretty polished, looks a bit like that other dark theme kicking around just now, the one with the blue highlights for text. nice.

P.s. Nothing against the wood look, except my own personal taste, but not sure that it would work with the black as an overall system look. Maybe those who like wood could knock up one based on that?

NetworkShadow · Jan 6, 2004, 09:56 PM

It is one of the most ugly mix of random looking elements... The wood in the window is the worst part... But really, wood, Aqua scroll bars, metal buttons, and milk looking buttons. What is that?!

phillryu · Jan 6, 2004, 11:22 PM

However a mishmash this theme is, I like it

It is truly different, and daring for Apple. As I look closer, it seems that the dark brushed metal is actually a dark wood, and the mix of black/wood gives it a look reminiscent of audio equipment, as I mentioned before.

The white buttons are a bit strange, and perhaps they are unnecessary consistency flaws. However, I'm all for the wood!

Nebagakid · Jan 6, 2004, 11:30 PM

two themes, I say

The WHITE THEME, with the buttons

and the BLACK THEME, with the gradients

NetworkShadow · Jan 6, 2004, 11:35 PM

Originally posted by phillryu:
However a mishmash this theme is, I like it

It is truly different, and daring for Apple. As I look closer, it seems that the dark brushed metal is actually a dark wood, and the mix of black/wood gives it a look reminiscent of audio equipment, as I mentioned before.

The white buttons are a bit strange, and perhaps they are unnecessary consistency flaws. However, I'm all for the wood!

The speakers are cool, but I think Apple did a bad job capturing that. It would be more black and have no Aqua in it if it were well done. I have no clue where the white buttons are from ether...

Awimoway · Jan 7, 2004, 01:34 AM

Originally posted by sanity assassin:
Please, pretty please, no-one make a theme that has the wood in it, I mean, look at the rest of the App, it's gorgeous, the charcoal black/grey, that is style.

Amen, brutha.

You know what would look cooler? When I was watching to presentation, I couldn't figure out what the orange on the sides was suppsoed to be. I thought it might be shiny copper. Now you wouldn't want windows whose whole interface was bright shiny metallic orange-red (copper), but if you did it on just the sides, with the rest having that charcoal look, it would really rock, IMO.

Also, how about that blue, digital number readout? That looks really sweet too.

Dace · Jan 7, 2004, 02:52 AM

When I saw the presentation I thought the red sides were a glitch due to poor quality of video and I didn't know why Apple had given it a black brush. Not to mention they killed the whole "i" naming thing. If it doesn't start with an "i"...should it belong with the other iApps? hmm, so how may interfaces do we have now? "Aqua", "Brushed", "Pro" and "Burnt Brushed with wood on the sides and strange white buttons"? This is getting out of hand.

FB Eye · Jan 7, 2004, 10:25 AM

You're so right Dace, which proves once more that Apple needs to hire Max asap

Slayer-X · Jan 7, 2004, 10:33 AM

Anyone else thinking "Black Brushed" theme? Basically a version of Brushed but using this new black brushed metal/wood look?

servo · Jan 7, 2004, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by Dace:
When I saw the presentation I thought the red sides were a glitch due to poor quality of video and I didn't know why Apple had given it a black brush. Not to mention they killed the whole "i" naming thing. If it doesn't start with an "i"...should it belong with the other iApps? hmm, so how may interfaces do we have now? "Aqua", "Brushed", "Pro" and "Burnt Brushed with wood on the sides and strange white buttons"? This is getting out of hand.

I really like the faux wood look. It's nice to seen something different.
In this situation, with GarageBand being such a specialized app I think having it's own interface is not a bad thing. I hope swiz does take the time to copy things the way they are. If he decides the white buttons are not right and the faux wood does not fit right then it just becomes another dark theme.

MacDog · Jan 7, 2004, 12:32 PM

Man, that is one FUGLY app GUI!!!

I don't really care what GUI Apple uses, I happen to like brushed metal and Panther's Aqua, but I just wish they would pick ONE and stick with it.

MacAgent · Jan 7, 2004, 02:20 PM

The wood is cool, it looks like old amps/mixing boards.

Drifter · Jan 7, 2004, 02:49 PM

I was just thinking about a theme! Just need to make a black aqua button/scroll, paste in the GB background, and maybe do a little more work. It could be a less, well, intimidating black theme, if you could do it Swiz.

My money is still AA and Omega till I see a preview.

MacDog, the GB GUI looks better than regular Aqua if it had a little adjustments. But I must say, SmoothStripes looks nice, if I had a to use a light theme.

phillryu · Jan 8, 2004, 07:35 AM

You guys will probably be interested in this:

Check it out at http://www.macthemes.net/

mac15 · Jan 8, 2004, 08:38 AM

Always nice to know macthemes is in there, this is a theme I'm really waiting for! Comon swiz, throw everything aside or colab with a few other guys!

FB Eye · Jan 8, 2004, 10:02 AM

Hey wait a minute!!!

Swiz, wasn't Orbital on your to-do list right after JetBlack?

I was really looking forward to Orbital, now that we have a killer iconset to go with it...

iNeusch · Jan 8, 2004, 10:11 AM

Originally posted by phillryu:
You guys will probably be interested in this:

Check it out at http://www.macthemes.net/

/me jumps to MacThemes

Sage · Jan 8, 2004, 01:15 PM

It's amazing how on top of things they are with that site.

Phoenix1701 · Jan 8, 2004, 05:35 PM

Originally posted by Sage:
It's amazing how on top of things they are with that site.

Yeah! Almost as if they read these forums or something...

eDave · Jan 8, 2004, 06:51 PM

Keep the wood!

I like the contrast of old & new, the hint of retro. The wood makes this app look like an old mixing board & is also reminiscent of the way speakers used to look. It's an important element of the GUI, so I hope the wood shows up in the Garage Band theme when Swiz releases it.

Remember when Chrysler rolled out the PT Cruiser? They even had one model w/ wood panels on the side like the old woody station wagons. My point is, wood is often used in places it doesn't really belong and it still looks great.

Nebagakid · Jan 8, 2004, 08:55 PM

Originally posted by eDave:
Keep the wood!

I like the contrast of old & new, the hint of retro. The wood makes this app look like an old mixing board & is also reminiscent of the way speakers used to look. It's an important element of the GUI, so I hope the wood shows up in the Garage Band theme when Swiz releases it.

Remember when Chrysler rolled out the PT Cruiser? They even had one model w/ wood panels on the side like the old woody station wagons. My point is, wood is often used in places it doesn't really belong and it still looks great.

"You, my friend, are an idiot." -Homer

Wood paneling on the PT? Well, besides the design of the car is horrible, wood paneling looks HORRIFIC!

Drifter · Jan 21, 2004, 10:05 PM

Do NOT use the wood or milk buttons. Make it look like a black version of aqua, or Brushed.

And if you don't�I will

servo · Jan 21, 2004, 10:11 PM

Originally posted by Drifter:
Do NOT use the wood or milk buttons. Make it look like a black version of aqua, or Brushed.

And if you don't�I will

If the wood and milk like buttons are not used then how would the theme be considered like GarageBand?

phillryu · Jan 21, 2004, 10:14 PM

Originally posted by servo:
If the wood and milk like buttons are not used then how would the theme be considered like GarageBand?

I agree especially with the wood... Swiz has said that if possible, he will include this in the true to life version. (He of course will have his own "Swiz" version.)

ambush · Jan 21, 2004, 10:18 PM

We're all expecting a preview in Insider

Drifter · Feb 4, 2004, 08:00 PM

Sorry for late post.
I just think the wood and milky buttons are fugly. I think if you just made something like GB with a black aqua interface, it'd look pretty nice. Better yet, a black smoothstripes. That'd look pretty cool, IMO.

servo · Feb 8, 2004, 12:10 AM

Okay, I finally got iLife and after using GarageBand for a while I cannot wait for this theme. I think the wood looks awesome.