Aside from Skitch, has anyone seen any UIs with windows colored other than some shade of grey? I'm thinking about doing something a little more colorful. If no...
... Well, for one, make sure you get all the active/inactive looks right, and that contrast between your chosen color and any color that may appear in the...
Hello GUI fans, I'm currently checking my beta app for any residual "Window-isms" after having completed a direct port from Windows. I already know about the...
... Looks pretty slick. The tabs are the thing that stands out most to me. The status bar also doesn't look very Mac like. I'm no expert on Mac look and feel...
... Andy,You're a Mac user and that good enough for me. I forgot to menion that my goal was to achieve a balance between being influenced by apps I like and...
... Hi Nick, Looks like an interesting project! Here are the things that jump out to my non-professional-designer eye: For the "count badges" in the source...
Your combo boxes don't look right; I would just let the OS draw them rather than whatever you're doing. Your source list needs some extra spacing around the...
You guys are pretty good for "non-professionals" ;D ... OK, I'm changing this. FWIW, I used Delicious Library 2 as my model but didn't see these problems. ... ...
... Most of the bases have already been covered by the other posts, but I just thought I'd comment on the icons you're using for the volume. These look like...
... Thanks Rob. I have the AirPort icon right in my face all day, yet I failed to see this. No reason to get creative on that one. I'll change that too. -- -...
... A few thoughts, others have said a lot already (this is mainly about xsong_2009_08.png): -> the rounded gradient in the lower right: What is it for? Why is...
... Well, are these things so important that they have to be at the top center of the main window, where the most important and most frequently-used stuff...
Folks, I've been a lurker for the most part, the suggestions on here are pretty great typically. As such, I have a bit of a quandary to put forth. I work on...
Apologies if any of this has already been pointed out. I tried to focus on what hasn't been mentioned yet. In no particular order: Scrollbars are too narrow ...
... In medical genetics [1], a straight line between two partners denotes a relationship, and an interrupted line is used to denote a terminated relationship....
Everyone, Thanks for the feedback. It will take up to a couple of weeks to make all these changes. Obviously, some of them just won't be ready for this beta...
... That's an awesome idea actually. I don't know if it'll look good or not in proof of concept, but it's worth a try :) Thanks! ... Any other comments are...
... I'm not a fan of the flat gray (or white) on blue gradient for ether the keyboard/guitar or the toolbar inset. Here's a nice keyboard with a 3-D...
... One thing that might work is developing a 3D spatial placement of connections. Visually speaking, using z-order on screen would allow you to define a...
... To carry on the theme of a heart between two entities indicating a marriage, why not have a broken heart indicating a divorce? So in the sample shot, there...
Hello everyone! Although I've been a lurker here for quite some time, this is the first time I've actually ever posted to this list. I've found the list to be...
Hi all, I have a table view with, for some rows, a slideshow (IKSlideshow in cocoa) available. I'm trying to figure out a good button to use; clicking would...
I'd highly recommend NSSlideshowTemplate. It is the play triangle inside a rounded rect and is available as standard artwork on Leopard ... Martin Pilkington ...
... You might re-use the Quick Look iconography (an eyeball, for "preview") here. There's also iTunes' and Preview's "full screen" icon (two arrows pointing...
Hi Dan, looking at Apple suggestion in IB3 it would be the rounded corner rectangle with the arrow inside. I don't think it is the best you can get, but I...
... Apple seems to be using this at least semi-consistently. Here's the "view full-screen" icon from QuickLook: And here's the "leave full-screen" icon from...
My thoughts (nits and all): - Just go with the standard window title (or title + icon). I can't see a compelling reason for the title to be screaming like...