they get more and more bland
i think with the whole windows 8 microsoft rebrand everybodys going for flat linear iconography
shame
i loved the original xara splash screens
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they get more and more bland
i think with the whole windows 8 microsoft rebrand everybodys going for flat linear iconography
shame
i loved the original xara splash screens
It looks good.
I guess this is the current trend of what is deemed professional looking. It is a bit bland and not very exciting but I don't dislike it and it does represent the all-in-one "suite" of programs well. Unfortunately I think colourful exciting splash screens are out of fashion with 'the professional look' at the moment. I think they should have matched the progam icon to the splash screen look though, the old brown one seems disconnected from the blue colour theme in the splashscreen.
Blah, it is. Windows 8 style doesn't say "professional" to me at all. It says "ugly and uninspired". And I'm not just referring to the Xara splash screen, which at least is only blah.
Well I suppose this begs the question of whether we should have a mini-contest for bragging rights to come up with a better X9 splash screen using the new software.
My complaint with the DPX9 splash screen is it is not consistent with the other three products in the suite. What is the point of having a suite of products if it does not look like a suite?
As you can tell from my avatar, I love the flat graphics in Windows 8. The colors are bright, not dreary, and the graphic are crisp and clean. Again, the problem I have is very few software companies have followed the Windows 8 design theme so you have a hodgepodge of styles. What those who like extra vowels in their words would call a dog's breakfast.
LOL .. dog's dinner!
I'm more of a 3D bling kinda guy. So not into the new splash screen. Not into W8 either. All flat, square and boxey.
A stick of celery is bright, crisp, and clean, too.
And about as appetizing as the New (Flat) Black.
-g
Unless you're a BIG fan of celery then its scrummy! - Who really cares what the splash page looks like! - I use the brief moment whilst Xara loads to take a healthy sip of Tea and then its down to work. Now I'm not really a professional "Creative Designer" more of a "gifted amateur" but I have in various positions in my previous life (before retirement) been surrounded by many "creative" types and the one thing I discovered was - put 100 "Professional Designers" in a room and you will get 101 (not a typo) "correct ways to do the job" and they, like programmers will almost never finish the job as they are discovering new things/methods/trends and as a project manager you had to lay down tight deadlines and lots of guidance and to always remember that the most important thing in any web site/leaflet/brochure is Content, Content and Content - with layout and design secondary to that (boy I can feel the flack already!!!) That said for someone who struggles to draw a straight line with a ruler I am in awe of some of the images that people create with Xara.