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PixelVision - Skin for Steamby *pulseh

Designs & Interfaces / Application Interfaces

Steam Community Group: [link]

2013.05.07: updated to version 1.9.6 (see SPUF thread for details [link].

2013.05.16: 1.9.7 Beta Update 1 for the Steam Trading Card Beta available - [link]

Well, it's been a while!

The last time I submitted a deviation was March 2005, if memory serves. And my last skin for Steam was even earlier than that, September 2004!

It's going back a long way now, but I remember barely spending a few hours in Photoshop working on a background, then assembling the actual skin within minutes... All you had to do was place an image and rearrange buttons. Good old Steam v1 [link] ... Steam's a tad more complicated and time consuming to skin nowadays, but I reckon I did alright for being 7 years out of practice..!

It did take some figuring out. The main culprit being the fact that Steam doesn't allow you to change everything right out of the skins folder, which took me several headaches to realise. Apart from that though the learning curve is quite forgiving and similar in nature to css which I was already familiar with.

The end result is something that I'm quite happy with. I set out with a clear concept in mind, but as things moved along I just kept stumbling upon ideas that improved it. The tabbed browsing was never part of the original concept for example, that came up while watching an old video about Steam's developper mode back before the 2010 UI update -- Steam v3 had tabs at the top, which I had completely forgotten about. The icons came up in a similar manner while I was building the info panels in the Library Details page, something was simply missing. After that, the idea of placing icons next to major titles or headers made its way throughout the skin.

The rest just came by ironing things out towards a Pixel Perfect style which I've always been a big fan of. It's sort of what lead to the name Pixel Vision as well.

Anyway, I wanted to keep this about the skin's creation process, but you can find more Steam-specific information and instructions on the PixelVision thread over at the SteamPowered User Forums - [link]

Thanks for reading/downloading!

Critique by =SkyCuboid Jan 30, 2013, 1:35:27 PM

A truly magnificent Skin, and I am sure I will truly enjoy critiquing this beauty.

The layout though simple has an astounding impact on its viewers, perhaps because of the grayish blend effect given to it.

Though to some viewers this may seem a little "un-original", its a great piece of work done by you.

What really makes this skin appealing is the way it has been presented as a deviation. The pale gradient in the background adds a mesmerizing effect to the image, and makes us want to simply view the image.

As for my personal usage, I'd definitely want to use this as it is simple yet has a majestic touch to it.

Hoping more great works from you in the future.

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Critique by ~yudiyannovaera Nov 14, 2012, 7:18:50 AM

Smooth and soft and most important of all: a professional look.

View:
This skin for Steam creates an easy overview and look, definately taking your eyes drawn to it. For that I give 5 stars since the overview is insanely clear and beautiful!

Originality:
The origionality is exclusive and you won't find this somewhere else!
The colors, the shapes.. Everything is exclusive in this skin and makes it origional!

Technique:
The technique is fabulous, combining these fonts, lines, and dots with professional quality! It can never be perfect, but this isn't far from perfect!

Impact:
Gave me a huge impact that I've been describing above.
This changed my own view on particular things, I have to thank the author for this! (~pulseh)

This is definately worth being or becoming a favorite, and never to forget!

-Novaera.

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~DragonnFire29 5 hours ago

Great skin, I've been using it for a while.

But just curious, would it be OK if I use it and modify it so as to feature various custom pictures in the corners of certain windows? I'd credit you, for sure.

I'll start on a little demo if you wish, to show you how it'd look.