This GUI Design I produced is a lot less radical than my SHI10 Linux Interface Suite, but still uses some of the more advance features capable in the GTK Murrine Engine. There’s a nod towards Apple’s Aqua Interface and there’s no shame in that; it’s a beautiful GUI that is simple to use and easy on the eyes. Much of the theme uses neutral shades of grey (hence “Simple Grey”); buttons are lightened somewhat to “pop” more and the UI is gently decorated with bright blue and glossy menu selection, scrollbar and progress bar widgets. The window decoration also follows a vaguely Aqua-ish feel, with the window controls reverted back to the right. A GUI that is comfortable and easy to use, whilst being modern and sexy.
The full-view and download is available HERE.
Ian Cylkowski aka Izo
Logo and Brand Identity Design, GUI/UX Design
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The theme is absolutely stunning, but how do I actually install this theme in Ubuntu 10.04? Simple drag and drop is not working and I didn’t saw any readme file as such. Any help is much appreciated and also I would like to feature this theme in my blog.
Thanks
Manuel Jose
Manuel, thanks for the kind words! Simply unzip the package, enter the unzipped folder and you’ll find another folder called “SimpleGrey”, simply copy that to your “home/YOURUSERNAME/.themes/” folder.
Thank you Izo for you quick reply, actually I had tried that too. I tried copying the folder to /usr/share/themes and /home/username/.themes. But the theme is not appearing in the theme menu at all. Wondering why
BTW, Your button concepts for Ubuntu was awesome. I had reviewed it in my blog. http://www.techdrivein.com/2010/07/two-creative-button-concepts-for-ubuntu.html
keep up the good work
Hi Manuel, well I’ve just done what I suggested on my own computer and it works fine, so I’m not sure what it is you’re doing.
Also, thanks for the review. =]