[Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. - Printable Version
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[Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Phillip on 08-17-2008 at 12:41 PM
For the last few days I have been working on my new skin. So far I have only skinned the contact list but was looking for opinions/suggestions.
Still quite a few things I need to do but here is an update on the skin. This is just showing the general look of the skin.
![[Image: 2pu0gtf.png]](http://i34.tinypic.com/2pu0gtf.png)
![[Image: 16jj705.jpg]](http://i36.tinypic.com/16jj705.jpg)
![[Image: 2z9jn5y.png]](http://i36.tinypic.com/2z9jn5y.png)
I will keep this thread updated with pics.
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Th3rmal on 08-17-2008 at 12:51 PM
Looks pretty good, any colorization?
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Phillip on 08-17-2008 at 12:53 PM
Yeah it colours fine.
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Th3rmal on 08-17-2008 at 12:57 PM
ah ok cool. i would probably colourize, because i dont like aqua 
But other than that, great job so far 
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Willz on 08-17-2008 at 01:06 PM
The white strokes are a bit strong for my likings, I like stuff to sorta blend with one another. But yeah its still a pretty good design. Keep up the good work.
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by vaccination on 08-17-2008 at 01:08 PM
sexeh ;p
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Basilis on 08-17-2008 at 01:19 PM
It certainly makes Messenger look simple and clean!
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Nathan on 08-17-2008 at 01:29 PM
quote:Exactly what I said to him about 3 days ago, but he didnt listen
Originally posted by Willz
The white strokes are a bit strong for my likings, I like stuff to sorta blend with one another. But yeah its still a pretty good design. Keep up the good work.
RE: RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Phillip on 08-17-2008 at 01:33 PM
quote:Well tbh I'm making the skin for me. If you don't like it you don't have to use it or you could just edit it yourself
Originally posted by Nathan
quote:Exactly what I said to him about 3 days ago, but he didnt listen
Originally posted by Willz
The white strokes are a bit strong for my likings, I like stuff to sorta blend with one another. But yeah its still a pretty good design. Keep up the good work.
Any suggestions I like however will be implemented into my skin 
RE: RE: RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Willz on 08-17-2008 at 01:35 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Phillip
Well tbh I'm making the skin for me. If you don't like it you don't have to use it or you could just edit it yourself
And thats the way it should be. But yeah I'm just saying it from a design point of view
take it as you will.
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by vaccination on 08-17-2008 at 01:41 PM
quote:pft that's the speech i gave you the other day
Originally posted by Phillip
quote:Well tbh I'm making the skin for me. If you don't like it you don't have to use it or you could just edit it yourself
Originally posted by Nathan
quote:Exactly what I said to him about 3 days ago, but he didnt listen
Originally posted by Willz
The white strokes are a bit strong for my likings, I like stuff to sorta blend with one another. But yeah its still a pretty good design. Keep up the good work.
RE: RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Phillip on 08-17-2008 at 01:48 PM
quote:Shhh you
Originally posted by vaccination
quote:pft that's the speech i gave you the other day
Originally posted by Phillip
quote:Well tbh I'm making the skin for me. If you don't like it you don't have to use it or you could just edit it yourself
Originally posted by Nathan
quote:Exactly what I said to him about 3 days ago, but he didnt listen
Originally posted by Willz
The white strokes are a bit strong for my likings, I like stuff to sorta blend with one another. But yeah its still a pretty good design. Keep up the good work.
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Eddie on 08-17-2008 at 02:44 PM
quote:I agree with you, it looks very clean, simplistic and very nice, good job!...
Originally posted by Basilis
It certainly makes Messenger look simple and clean!
and...
To Willz and Nathan, if we were all the same the world would be boring, personally i feel it well seperates the appearance of the screen, so yeah, nice job Phillip
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Spunky on 08-17-2008 at 03:57 PM
I like it! 
Nice a clean
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Nagamasa on 08-17-2008 at 04:20 PM
I like the buddies
Like I said on MSN the other day, it's nice and clean.
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by DejaVoo on 08-17-2008 at 10:11 PM
I like it - Aqua and all, for what it's worth...
I think you should call it "I hate you" would be very you...
Just kidding , it always makes me laugh when you respond with that...
Good job, looking forward to seeing it all finished up and good luck in the contest...
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by prashker on 08-17-2008 at 10:15 PM
What's with the 2 option buttons ?
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Andylongi on 08-17-2008 at 10:21 PM
Looks very nice hope it will be ready soon to use it.
RE: RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by CookieRevised on 08-17-2008 at 11:11 PM
quote:I actually do like the white 'strokes'. More than a blendish kind of thing which often doesn't make a clear destinction what window is what.... These white strokes make it very clear, and they go nicely with the blueish (default?) color imho.
Originally posted by Nathan
quote:Exactly what I said to him about 3 days ago, but he didnt listen
Originally posted by Willz
The white strokes are a bit strong for my likings, I like stuff to sorta blend with one another. But yeah its still a pretty good design. Keep up the good work.
This is a skin which I might use. Different enough, but still very reconizable. The exact thing I'm personally looking for in a skin.
The only less thing I can see from this screenshot is the blocked buddy icon, which isn't very clear and doesn't go with the other buddy icons.
Phillip
RE: RE: RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Phillip on 08-18-2008 at 07:11 AM
quote:I'll have a play around with it.
Originally posted by CookieRevised
The only less thing I can see from this screenshot is the blocked buddy icon, which isn't very clear and doesn't go with the other buddy icons.
quote:One is for the skin and the other for messenger
Originally posted by SonicSam
What's with the 2 option buttons
I do plan on changing one of them
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by Phillip on 08-18-2008 at 07:37 PM
little update in the OP
Sorry bout the double post. Im off to bed.
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by CookieRevised on 08-18-2008 at 07:44 PM
I like the blocked buddy icon better now. Though, but this is my personal taste, I would like the normal traffic sign, cross over buddy, even better, since that is much more clear (now it still looks very much the same as a busy buddy icon).
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by T-PO on 08-19-2008 at 03:22 PM
I also like this skin a lot... as Cookie said; different but still very recognizable and clean...
Question: In the login screen I miss a clean white line under the title bar (top row of screen that holds the minimize/maximize/close button). Is that deliberate?
(btw I like the blocked buddy this way...)
Keep up the good work Philip...
RE: [Preview] Simply Windows Live Messenger. by T-PO on 09-10-2008 at 12:56 PM
Any updates on this skin?
Regards,
T-PO