This is pretty ugly
Some things look promising, like the keyboard, but red seems to clash with blue pretty badly.
Also, status bar icons just hurt to look at...
You know, just because something is free, doesn't mean it's instantly good.
"It's free, so no complaining" is a pretty bad excuse.
As I said before, some parts of this theme are promising, like the keyboard, but most of other things look pretty bad, and I even know the reason for that, red and blue clash terribly on a dark background.
And I wouldn't call it "radically" different.
The creator recolored the UI elements from blue to red, that is not very radical to me.
I never created a theme because I'm fine with how standard Android UI is.
But just because I don't create themes (though I may give you some suggestions), or just because this is free, doesn't mean that I shouldn't be allowed to criticize this theme.
Besides, are you really that insecure about your creations, that you stand behind the "it's free!" excuse, and can't just address the complaints?
Anyway, my suggestions are:
Get rid of the blue color. It clashes with red (ESPECIALLY in the status bar). I know Cyanored stands for Cyan and Red, but it would be better if you could make it CyanogenMod Red.
Use standard Android fonts and anti-aliasing for your logos and wallpapers.
This simple mockup (the font is Roboto, the color is #cb2719) looks better than your current logo:
At the end of the day the theme is firstly for Geko and Rixsta. They use it on their phones and they decided to share it. It is their theme firstly and it is to their taste. And they have been kind enough to share it with the community. Now if people do not like it then of course they can voice their opinions but at the end of the day it is down to what Rixsta and Geko want..Give your opinions share on how they can make it better but as always the final word is with them to what adjustments they make as they do the theme for their phones and their own pleasure firstly before anything else.
How was that trolling at all? He was giving a constructive opinion on how to make this clashing theme look better. I personally don't like it and can see why others don't. It just clashes so much with red and blue. It's like 3D glasses.. With that said, the OP has plenty of potential judging by his previous themes, certain ones just need a little bit of reworking to really shine.
At the end of the day the theme is firstly for Geko and Rixsta. They use it on their phones and they decided to share it. It is their theme firstly and it is to their taste. And they have been kind enough to share it with the community. Now if people do not like it then of course they can voice their opinions but at the end of the day it is down to what Rixsta and Geko want..Give your opinions share on how they can make it better but as always the final word is with them to what adjustments they make as they do the theme for their phones and their own pleasure firstly before anything else.
Ahem.
At the end of the day the theme is firstly for Geko and Rixsta. They use it on their phones and they decided to share it. It is their theme firstly and it is to their taste. And they have been kind enough to share it with the community. Now if people do not like it then of course they can voice their opinions but at the end of the day it is down to what Rixsta and Geko want..Give your opinions share on how they can make it better but as always the final word is with them to what adjustments they make as they do the theme for their phones and their own pleasure firstly before anything else.
The worst developer is one that tells the people off that give him constructive criticism.
If others like it, but don't like the colour scheme change it yourself.
The amount of time you put in a project you shared PUBLICLY does not excuse it from anything, especially others' criticism.
And again, The amount of time you put in a project you shared PUBLICLY does not excuse it from anything, especially others' criticism.
They made a theme. Good for them, I have nothing against that. I even said that this theme showed promise and gave my suggestions.Firstly... congratulations on your cm9 theme and remember as long as your happy that's all that counts.
Secondly... I'm all for voicing an opinion( I get in trouble for this almost on daily basis), but I also think people should respect the time and effort people put into various projects. If the dev asks for feedback then share your feelings, if they don't "move on, nothing to see here", use your time for better things.
Finally... what is going on with xda? I have to agree with the poster in the link below. There are far too many people who demand and expect various things but have no intention of getting their hands dirty and learning how to do it themselves or contribute anything in return, the words "ungrateful leeches" spring to my mind.
READ THIS!!!:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=45
Carry on your good work lads. I might be after a couple of pointers if I decide to theme on cm9.
Let's see how this went with this theme and my comments:
The said 'journey' is driven by issues and their resolution.
You know, just because something is free, doesn't mean it's instantly good.
"It's free, so no complaining" is a pretty bad excuse.
As I said before, some parts of this theme are promising, like the keyboard, but most of other things look pretty bad, and I even know the reason for that, red and blue clash terribly on a dark background.
And I wouldn't call it "radically" different.
The creator recolored the UI elements from blue to red, that is not very radical to me.
I never created a theme because I'm fine with how standard Android UI is.
But just because I don't create themes (though I may give you some suggestions), or just because this is free, doesn't mean that I shouldn't be allowed to criticize this theme.
Besides, are you really that insecure about your creations, that you stand behind the "it's free!" excuse, and can't just address the complaints?
Anyway, my suggestions are:
Get rid of the blue color. It clashes with red (ESPECIALLY in the status bar). I know Cyanored stands for Cyan and Red, but it would be better if you could make it CyanogenMod Red.
Use standard Android fonts and anti-aliasing for your logos and wallpapers.
This simple mockup (the font is Roboto, the color is #cb2719) looks better than your current logo:
