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Steampunk WIP

August 4, 2009 10:15:19 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Updated -- going with Window 2 for the first style (grungy substyle after that).  

The start menu is a little incomplete in this shot because the gears and gauges are going to be animation, and I haven't gotten to the animating part just yet (except the start button, which is a gauge that fluctuates on mouseover).

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Reply #1 August 4, 2009 10:23:35 PM
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Wheels within wheels.... Very good Karen!

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Reply #2 August 4, 2009 10:31:09 PM
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Looks awesome Karen! I like #2 best.

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Reply #3 August 4, 2009 10:57:21 PM
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Number 2, the first one looks perhaps a bit too elegant, well to me!!

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Reply #4 August 4, 2009 11:24:07 PM
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#2 looks freakin awesome karen....awesome awesome

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Reply #5 August 4, 2009 11:38:59 PM
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Both are really good!

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Reply #6 August 4, 2009 11:39:42 PM
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Great work, Karen!  I agree with everyone else about #2.  It's awesome!!!    

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Reply #7 August 4, 2009 11:44:26 PM
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the second one...nice work!

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Reply #8 August 5, 2009 1:00:23 AM
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I like #2 the best of the two, but I think the window should be consistent with the start menu; that is use the rounded pipe to join the two different elements, and add whatever else to that basic structure.

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Reply #9 August 5, 2009 1:35:59 AM
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Quoting willistuder,
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I think the window should be consistent with the start menu; that is use the rounded pipe to join the two different elements, and add whatever else to that basic structure.


I'll keep toying around with it -- I wanted the windowframe to be consistent with the start menu, too, but I don't want the functionality of the window to be lost in all that busy-ness.  There needs to be room for the buttons, and the system icon and the titlebar text.  I don't want to suck up 30% of the monitor space with the design, leaving an annoyingly small window to actual function, ya know what I mean?

But I'll keep playing around with it and see if I can get more continuity between the two elements.

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Reply #10 August 5, 2009 2:40:51 AM
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Quoting k10w3,
reply 9



  There needs to be room for the buttons, and the system icon and the titlebar text.  I don't want to suck up 30% of the monitor space with the design, leaving an annoyingly small window to actual function, ya know what I mean?

I was wondering about that myself, and all I could think of was reducing the width of the "pipes". It's such a nice piece of work that it would be nice to see it all the time, instead of just on the start menu. I really like the rounded corners and the design of the "pipes". In any case, it's going to look good. Are you going to have the whirlygigs "whirl"?

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Reply #11 August 5, 2009 12:03:04 PM
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Quoting willistuder,
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In any case, it's going to look good. Are you going to have the whirlygigs "whirl"?


Heck yeah!

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Reply #12 August 5, 2009 12:43:20 PM
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definitely window 2

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Reply #13 August 5, 2009 2:07:05 PM
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I liked window 2 best, also, but...willistruder is right --- not consistent with the start menu.  So, here's the mockup I have to far.

 

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Reply #14 August 5, 2009 3:23:09 PM
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 Looks good so far, can't wait for this one to be done!

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Reply #15 August 5, 2009 3:29:04 PM
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Me likes! 

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Reply #16 August 6, 2009 1:18:44 AM
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That looks right to me. It was like two skins, either of which would look good, although I prefer the rounded corners much more. I think the corner pieces help a lot, as well. The bar looks a lot better too.

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Reply #17 August 8, 2009 11:09:06 PM
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I'm liking this! Gears are cool!!

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Reply #18 August 8, 2009 11:46:46 PM
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looking good i like no 1 to me it matches the start menu better

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Reply #19 August 9, 2009 10:11:06 AM
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I liked window 2 best, also, but...willistruder is right --- not consistent with the start menu. So, here's the mockup I have to far.

nice work

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Reply #20 August 9, 2009 12:47:25 PM
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I liked window 2 best, also, but...willistruder is right --- not consistent with the start menu.

I agree, it didn't go, but I think the reason most people liked #2 was the wood.......not to give You more work or anything.....but what if You added a touch of wood to the start menu, then it wood go! .........like maybe the pannel behind the programs and places lists??? .....once again, just throwing some ideas around.

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Reply #21 August 9, 2009 1:02:07 PM
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I agree, it didn't go, but I think the reason most people liked #2 was the wood

I liked 2 as well, just a thought.. a little silver mixed in some where, ( you would now best) Steampunk to me, is a mixture of all the metals and wood.

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Reply #22 August 9, 2009 2:59:20 PM
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I may end up reworking the whole thing -- I've been squeezing in tutorials (a/k/a not concentrating on work like I should -- very bad), developing new skills, getting new ideas, understanding more of what Photoshop can do.  Stay tuned.  This is definitely a work in progress.  It may look nothing like the screenshots to far.

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Reply #23 August 9, 2009 7:15:20 PM
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looks great!!

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Reply #24 August 11, 2009 12:50:18 PM
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If the wood window was the favorite of most, I could always just add a wood pattern to the start menu, too.

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Reply #25 August 11, 2009 1:54:50 PM
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very nice...I wood change your inset hilite blend mode on the places graphic to overlay...that will allow the grain to show thru.

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