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Deuce: The Minimal Experience by ~rinishak:iconrinishak:

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A concept desktop I designed for fun. Focusing on minimalism, accessibility (well, not really =)) and of course slickness.

Please click download for a better view of the explanation and screenshots.

I called it Deuce (meaning 'two' in Lain), because its my second desktop design project since Aquaburst (not counting Izanagi WMD). I plan to name future designs following this naming scheme (either in Latin or Greek would be good).

Nothing special, really. Just eye-candy. I may add on features later. I'll keep this submission updated in case of any changes.

I'm quite happy how the icons turned out; I never really designed icons before, but I had the most fun designing them.

April 3
Uploaded my Deuce themed desktop screenshot.

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~annex1 Mar 3, 2009, 9:27:32 AM
I would LOVE to see this come to reality. Interfaces are typically designed poorly. This is the type of design that could really make an impact with users and it is incredibly pleasing to the eye.

Your UI work is fantastic.
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~rinishak Mar 3, 2009, 6:24:05 PM
Thanks, again! As I mentioned in the description, I may make further modifications later on; I think it lacks in features at the moment - very average-ish.

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~annex1 Mar 4, 2009, 2:03:39 PM
I suppose to say that it lacks in features, would be more accurate. The beauty for me is the simplicty that it contains.

If the additional functionality can be achieved without furthur clutter (a la a right-click menu, or Win7 style taskbar, etc), than it would definately be an improvement.

There would be a lot of work in making this a fully functional UI without turning it into a "skin" that simply decorates a UI. Th work would be well rewarded with kudos that would be received for such a a creation.
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~rinishak Mar 5, 2009, 1:00:06 AM
Yes, I will try to keep it simple. After all, this concept targets minimalism. But to make it real, it's something almost impossible for me. =P

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~annex1 Mar 6, 2009, 4:25:45 PM
I know so little about Linux desktops that I would be useless for assistance. If it were a UI that could be laid out overtop of Windows, that might be another story.
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~rinishak Mar 7, 2009, 1:34:05 AM
In the design here, the system is actually heavily based on the GNOME desktop environment. The basic GNOME desktop has pretty much everything you see here, just that it may not look as eye-catching. I based it on GNOME because I find that it is very efficient and functional, although it can be quite technical sometimes. If you haven't had a shot at GNOME, you should download a Live CD and try it sometime.

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~annex1 Mar 7, 2009, 5:52:39 PM
Truth be told, you are correct. I really should give it a shot, as one learns nothing without attempt.

What, in at the very least, an assumptive guess, would you say is the likeliness that with enough playing under the hood, is the possibility of it being made to look just as it does? The design would of course require updates and tweaks, as it isn't quite "fully" laid out as of yet.
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~rinishak Mar 8, 2009, 3:37:17 AM
Yes, though certain things still aren't supported by GNOME yet. For instance, the transparency on the notifications and windows, and the previews on the icons of files such as pictures, videos, etc. are not rendered in 3D, and maybe several other things.

But the way it works is basically the same. If you plan on trying out GNOME, you could try Ubuntu, one of the more popular implementation of GNOME.

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~annex1 Mar 9, 2009, 7:31:19 AM
If a lot of those features aren't supported, I won't have much of an interest, to be true.

I suppose a great goal at this point would be to find a shell/shell replacement that could handle such features. I ave had a couple people message me to inform me that DesktopX and possibly Talisman can perform these feats, but I worry that they will merely be "skins" and not an actual interface.
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