Thread: New found skinning obsession...

Wow, i'm really diggin this layout,

Nice album- playlist transfer,
i love the equalizer at the top, and the metal glas wood blend is beautiful

I really like the simplicity, so try not to overcrowd with all the buttons.
You might wanna make the playlist font bigger... the none-bold font can be really hard to read in the light sometimes.

Great work though,
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Originally Posted by cadence117

Wow, i'm really diggin this layout,

Nice album- playlist transfer,
i love the equalizer at the top, and the metal glas wood blend is beautiful

I really like the simplicity, so try not to overcrowd with all the buttons.
You might wanna make the playlist font bigger... the none-bold font can be really hard to read in the light sometimes.

Great work though,
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Took your advice - updated pic at the top of this thread
Will continue to edit - watch this space...

wow, if I had that style dash I would use that skin in a heartbeat. I really like that layout

Ok, forget the actual button facings for now, I'm just wondering what you think of having each button with a chrome surround?

Opinions pls

Stoo

Ok, buttons are filled with glass texture, you can see the 'down' state of a couple of the buttons (pause, mute, shuffle)

If green isn't to your taste, the button glass can be recoloured to match Audi (Red) BMW (Amber) etc...

I'm fairly happy with this layout and will progress to the rest of the skin in this style.

As always I am open to comments, praise, criticism and suggestions.

Don't just read - post!

Stoo

hmm..

still really like the skin.....
but everything got so crowded with the buttons.
everything individualy outlined and overlapping makes it look a little messy and randomish(like when i've got 30 programs open on my desktop)

Maybe if you could make the buttons wood, and blend them into the wood frame (in the same /---\ shape that you have the date/time box in, running off the edge)...
do something to make the new buttons look like part of the skin
or if you like it, just leave it be,
just my ops

yeah I agree, the buttons did make it cluttered

maybe like what was suggested, make them blend in a little more.

I like it

Originally Posted by jcdillin

yeah I agree, the buttons did make it cluttered

maybe like what was suggested, make them blend in a little more.

Hmm,

As far as I see it, the buttons need to meet 2 criteria:

1) Size: must be large enough to be easily pressed with a finger
note: buttons I think seldom used are smaller

2) Visibility: must be easily recognisable so you're not distracted from the road to find them.

Also I've grouped the buttons to reduce the chance of error -
e.g. nothing but play controls at bottom, so if you miss the button you wanted to press (going over a bump) it's only a play control that will be affected, which in turn means your attention will be kept on the road, rather than having to suddenly concentrate on the screen to find the right button.

With the above in mind I'm not really keen on changing the number of buttons or their layout for now. It could be a problem of contrast, so I've reskinned the bezel in a few flavours to see if any of these look less crowded...

Chrome Bezel



Brushed Alu Bezel



Brushed Steel Bezel



Glass Bezel



See what ya think...