[New Theme] - Indent. Supports Video Preview and Custom Carousel

mattrixk

Thanks @DarkWolf. I had the layout and background artwork done ages ago, but it just took a long time to do the custom Console artwork.

Now I can finally start doing the updates to MetaPixel I've wanted to do for ages, like adding Video support.

alphatoanant

@mattrixk this is awesome. Love how clean it is. Solid custom work!

CodeDrawer

I love the look! It is perfect!

cafarellidigital

Looks great, nice job. This may be one of the few themes that I think looks best in the basic view, nice and clean.

The outlined images of the consoles in the system view, did you make those yourself, or did you get them from somewhere? Would you mind if I used them on a theme I've been working on?

mattrixk

@cafarellidigital I'm glad you like it. I made the console images myself, and it took me a long time to make them. It's the first time I've made everything in the theme myself without using someone else's resources, and as such I'd like to keep them unique to this theme.

I can tell you how I made them though:

download the image from screenscraper.fr
load it into photoshop.
trace the lines of the console with the pen tool (on path mode).
stroke the lines with a solid 10-15px brush.
create a layer style using glows and drop shadows to create the illusion of depth (you can find plenty on the net if you google "letterpress photoshop styles").
apply that style to the stroked lines.

lostless

Very nice. The only complaint i have is that the font for the game list seems rather bland if comparing to the carousel font.

mattrixk

@lostless That's in interesting point. The gamelist wouldn't look very good if I used the same font as the logos, but I may be able to find something similar on google fonts. I'll look into it. Thanks for the input!

lostless

Here, I stole the font from the futura theme and changed its font size to 0.027. Not saying that you should steal the font for your official, but a font can make it look a lot more interesting. Looks so less boring.

FlyingTomahawk

@lostless said in [[New Theme] - Indent. Supports Video Preview and Custom Carousel]

...I stole the font from the futura theme and changed its font size to 0.027. Not saying that you should steal the font for your official, but a font can make it look a lot more interesting. Looks so less boring.

So so you don't say. You stole the font from my theme... ts, ts, ts...
[/endofsarcasm]

It does look good though.

A font can have a large impact on the looks of a theme. I went through a couple of fonts before I could decide.

@mattrixk

I haven't looked at your theme yet but the screenshots look great. Well done!

lostless

@FlyingTomahawk lol, I just like the font you used. Its very pleasing to the eye to me. I used it as an example of how a font can change a feel. By no means that I think that he should steal your font for his theme.

mattrixk

@lostless You're right, that does look better. I spent so long on the artwork that I neglected the regular text. I'll have a look for an alternative and then update accordingly.

I work in Web, so I use Roboto a lot. It's a nice, clean, easy to read font, but it doesn't really suit this theme.

lostless

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lostless

@mattrixk

Last time I mess with your theme. I promise :D. Anyway, a font that is rounded I think will work best as the font for the carousel is VERY rounded. This is the Ubuntu condensed font as another example.

FlyingTomahawk

The font I used is free to use by anyone. I have no copyright on it. So please go ahead and use it if it matches the theme.
Is there no Roboto bold font?

mattrixk

Okay, so I've had a bit of a look through google fonts and found a couple I don't mind, but I can't really choose.

BubblegumSans-Regular
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Boogaloo-Regular
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Neucha
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I'm leaning towards Boogaloo, as Bubblegum is a bit too square and sharp and Neucha is probably too thin. The only downside of Boogaloo is that the font is so condensed. I'd prefer it to be a wider font.

@lostless: Ubuntu does look nice.

FlyingTomahawk

My vote goes to Boogaloo.

lostless

I like all three. Can't decide. BUTTTTTTTT..... I vote Boogaloo as well. ......

DarkWolf

@mattrixk
I liked the way it looked with the default font, but if I had to decide between the 3 you showed there, I would rather take Boogaloo than the others

AlexMurphy

@mattrixk This looks great with Bubblegum or Boogaloo. I'm just not a fan of meta-data so I'll always go with a simple theme that just shows a gamelist and art. Only one criticism... Why no ColecoVision? Shame on you...joke!. It would be nice if you added it when you get the time.

mattrixk

Thanks for the input guys. It looks like Boogaloo is in the lead, but I don't really want to just "settle", so I might keep looking for another font tomorrow.

@AlexMurphy: I ran a poll a little while ago to find out the most used systems so I would know the best ones to target. The idea was to make images for the main ones, then take requests from people if they want one that isn't there. So, I now have a request for ColecoVision, and I'll get onto that tomorrow (or maybe later, we'll see how things go).