Project Details
Client: Personal Customization
Date: April 14, 2015
Skills: Photoshop, Illustrator, Rainmeter, INI
View: Download on DeviantArt
Project Description
As much as I loved my old Blue Raven desktop theme, it was time for a new one. I had gotten a second monitor, and my old theme wasn’t built for that. So I designed another fully original desktop theme using Rainmeter and Windows visual styles. This new theme perfectly represents my overarching project of projects, the New Ennead.
Project Development
This project required extensive use of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create the custom shortcut icons and center logos. All of the icons on the left side are my own New Ennead projects, and the icons on the right are for the programs I use the most on my computer.
The rest is all different Rainmeter skins, including a Spotify player, Gmail checker, and weather app. Those strange bars behind the center logos are actually audio visualizers and move in conjunction with the beat of whatever song is currently playing. Pretty sick, right?
Project Feature
I designed this desktop theme with sharing in mind. I knew I wanted to share it with the world, and allow everybody to download it and use it themselves for free. Since not everybody has dual monitors, I made sure that the theme worked fine with just a single desktop monitor. It’s a bit crowded, but everything fits snugly and stylishly.
