Category Archives: Interface

Apple Mac’s Next OS X – The Leopard

Brent Simmons posted an article – WWDC UI wild guesses anticipating the new change in the User Inteface in the Mac OS X. He mentions of Apple trying to make Vista (a yet to be released OS from Microsoft) look like a toy when compared to a more refined and professional OS X. He suspects more contrast, less transparency, a flatter look, subtler uses of 3D and shadows in the upcoming OS X, the Leopard. The anticipations are that Brushed Metals are passe along with horizontal stripes and of course many new additions, enhancements.

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Uno – The Sunken Unified GUI

UNO, a Latin word that stands for “as one”. UNO is a theme that brings the sunken unified toolbar/titlebar look & feel to every single window on your system (cocoa or carbon, metal or aqua and already unified windows as well). UNO’s main goal is to enhance aqua interface consistence, by making all elements look & feel “as one”. UNO is aimed to those who want a clean and un-osbstructive interface while keeping the best of Aqua.

Read more about Uno!