Steampunk WIP
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 by k10w3 | Discussion: Sneak Previews
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 #3 Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:57 PM
Number 2, the first one looks perhaps a bit too elegant, well to me!!
Reply #6 Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:39 PM
Great work, Karen! I agree with everyone else about #2. It's awesome!!! 
Reply #8 Wednesday, August 5, 2009 1:00 AM
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.
Reply #9 Wednesday, August 5, 2009 1:35 AM
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.
Reply #10 Wednesday, August 5, 2009 2:40 AM
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"?
Reply #13 Wednesday, August 5, 2009 2:07 PM
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.
Reply #14 Wednesday, August 5, 2009 3:23 PM
Looks good so far, can't wait for this one to be done!
Reply #16 Thursday, August 6, 2009 1:18 AM
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.
Reply #18 Saturday, August 8, 2009 11:46 PM
looking good i like no 1 to me it matches the start menu better 
Reply #19 Sunday, August 9, 2009 10:11 AM
nice work
Reply #20 Sunday, August 9, 2009 12:47 PM
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 #1 Tuesday, August 4, 2009 10:23 PM
Wheels within wheels.... Very good Karen!