MacThemes Theme For A Week Contest

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Filed under Theme Entries Posted by Admin on August 1st, 2007 at 2:03 am Comments are Disabled

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Author: Louie Mantia

Judges' Vote: N/A

User Rating:

561 votes, average: 3.39 out of 5561 votes, average: 3.39 out of 5561 votes, average: 3.39 out of 5561 votes, average: 3.39 out of 5561 votes, average: 3.39 out of 5

Description: A dark blue/gray 'pro' theme with hints of red for selections.

Graphical Intent: I, personally, needed a new everyday usable theme.

General Comments: "Graphite" version would be included that would replace the red with the existing dark blue color.

Comments

  1. Ian Smith posted on August 1st, 2007 at 2:19 am:

    Oh man! I like this a lot, more than mine which I just submitted. They’re pretty similar though which makes me sad, but I hope this one wins because honestly, I’d actually use this one.

  2. Lee posted on August 1st, 2007 at 4:53 am:

    The white pinstripe border around the windows is goofy… otherwise, this theme has some fantastic elements.

  3. Ian Smith posted on August 1st, 2007 at 5:00 am:

    Yeah, it’s great because it’s impossible to find a good pro theme that is usable and not distracting. Very good work, now I’m gonna be embarrassed if mine comes up in the gallery :P the border doesn’t look too bad but it does seem superfluous. Would go easily overlooked though :)

  4. kleinmaetschke posted on August 1st, 2007 at 5:37 am:

    Good except for the red which seems WAY out of place.

  5. oklein posted on August 1st, 2007 at 2:56 pm:

    This IS the winner.

  6. Robert posted on August 1st, 2007 at 2:57 pm:

    Very delicate theme. Especially for every day use. The eyecandy we need every day and doesn’t bother after a long time.

  7. Louie Mantia posted on August 1st, 2007 at 3:13 pm:

    Here’s the graphite version sans red: http://dznr.org/qpkf

  8. Marco Guzman posted on August 1st, 2007 at 4:31 pm:

    looks amazing Lou! Good luck :D

  9. pixelant posted on August 2nd, 2007 at 5:48 pm:

    Nice work as always Louie!

  10. Jonas Rask posted on August 4th, 2007 at 1:19 pm:

    Beautiful mockup Lou. I really digg the inverted gloss elements. Very fresh and new. A winner in my book :)

  11. FB Eye™ posted on August 6th, 2007 at 1:09 am:

    Yeah, ditch the red and you have a definite winner in my book. Very pro looking, I’d use this for my Mac at work. Would definitely like to see some more color variations…

    My 2nd choice for the contest!

  12. Joe posted on August 7th, 2007 at 2:11 am:

    The red stands out, I’d probably be wincing at my menus if it stayed that way. I think it’d look amazing if it had the dull dark blue that NickelCobalt used. One of my favorites, it not my absolute one, great work!

  13. chrislee149 posted on August 8th, 2007 at 4:52 am:

    I must say that I don’t find this theme very impressive. It looks nice and clean, but not really any more so than Aqua. I think Louie could have been more creative with his entry.

  14. Barry posted on August 8th, 2007 at 8:05 am:

    Definitely prefer the graphite variant over the default red. A “normal” blue variant (as on Tiger) would also be very nice. 5 stars!

  15. Philipp Antoni posted on August 9th, 2007 at 12:06 am:

    I’m not so sure about the red color, but the rest (and the Graphite version) look awesome! The reverse gloss certainly is a unique touch.

  16. MD posted on August 12th, 2007 at 10:55 am:

    I agree with Phil, I really dont like the red but your graphite variation is exceptional..love the reverse gloss..very original (pro…umm ;)) This is very usuable and pro id love to see this made…big names in icon designer are also awesome theme creaters!! its official!! Jonas where’s your mock-up!! ahah)I cant believe the quality of some of these mock-ups..mac theming is by far the best in terms of shear talent and quality of concept…excepional mate J

  17. bart posted on August 13th, 2007 at 10:09 pm:

    Beautiful work, as usual.

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