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Why 95% of all themes, Icon, Wallpaper etc Have to be High Tech Looking?

May 30, 2004 6:46:04 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
I mean for the most part every high tech theme looks just like the next one with a bit of a color change. Not everyone has a high tech looking office, nor wants a high tech look, how about some retro 1930/1940's, depression era, art deco, art nouveau looks.
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Ronald Nolan
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Reply #1 May 30, 2004 11:02:03 PM
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While a lot of the themes here are as you describe, there is a little variety here, you just have to look a bit.

The 'tech' look is very popular so a lot of skinners produce that style.
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Reply #2 June 1, 2004 8:12:43 PM
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ummm I honestly believe the high tech themes look extremely cool, i mean come on, no one wants those boring medievil themes no more althought a classical wallpaper woulden't hurt.
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Reply #3 June 2, 2004 1:42:30 PM
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Well, then I guess Citizen Nolan's predicament would be an incentive to learn skinning ???

I've approached that threshold several times myself but just ain't got enough spare time !
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Ronald Nolan
Fuzzy Logic
Join Date 05/2002
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Reply #4 June 3, 2004 7:23:17 AM
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Skinners make skins for themselves - it's not about what you want I'm afraid. If you don't like what people have made in their own time and uploaded for free, then you should either make one for yourself or pay someone to do it for you.

I quite fancy making an Art Nouveau skin. Send me $5000 and I'll start right away...
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Reply #5 June 5, 2004 4:49:27 AM
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gee, I'll do it for $4999
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Reply #6 June 6, 2004 10:09:43 PM
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If you're looking for a 30s/40s ish theme might I suggest my Minimalistic Avocado theme for DesktopX. It's highly functionable and allows for easy customization. Also it isn't quite as 'high tech' as most (ie. subtle effects).

Available in both 1156 by 864 and 1280 by 1024.



End shameless plug...now.
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Reply #7 June 10, 2004 11:13:48 PM
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Plug...check out some of mine...definately not hi tech
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Reply #8 June 27, 2004 10:59:57 AM
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Heck!!! what is a classic wallpaper?
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Reply #9 June 27, 2004 1:13:01 PM
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Shameless plug

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=4231

Not high tech!
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Reply #10 June 28, 2004 8:00:34 PM
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pic your baaaad(at least I didnt include a link,hehe)
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Reply #11 June 28, 2004 8:48:47 PM
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Reply #12 June 29, 2004 8:33:48 AM
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I'm with Ronald Nolan here, I absolutely hate the skins that are all high-tech and busy. The skin that won the best WB skin in the GUI olympics made me barf, it was so distracting to use. Give me Luna-HoE or YellowAlien any day
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Reply #13 June 29, 2004 4:41:49 PM
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yellow alien was made by treetog who also made the winning skin...
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Reply #14 June 29, 2004 7:52:44 PM
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Hey you minimalist people, check out my Mindows windowblind skin. Its about as minimal as it gets.
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