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Nokia E55 Theme Review: The Zen Series

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

zens1 Nokia E55 Theme Review: The Zen Series The Zen Series is a series of PiZero premium themes which contains three individual themes. The three themes included in this pack are Zen Fire, Zen Violet and Zen Aqua. The names derive from the main colors of the themes. Besides the colors the themes hardly differ from each other.

Let us start with the Zen Fire Theme. The color of the background image is a fierce red. On the right bottom corner the red is lighter. It looks like as if a light is emitting at that spot. Therefore the other side of the theme is in a darker red. The menu bar on the home screen is a silvery white just like the clock and the battery and status bars. This color is also used as the main font color. In the main menu the indication field is not surprisingly also in this color. The secondary font color is the same fierce red that can be found on the background image and pop up windows.

The Aqua is identical to the Fire theme. The only difference is the background color and secondary font color which is an aqua blue. The Violet theme has violet as its background and secondary font color and misses the silvery white menu bar that the Aqua and Fire themes have.

Overall these themes have a very professional look. All the themes of this series are very detailed making them look like an original Nokia theme. And that is exactly how it should be when it comes to premium themes. After all you have to pay €7,99 for these three themes. You can also buy these individually but then each one will cost €4,99. The Zen Series is available at the PiZero website.

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Nokia E55 Theme Review: Pulsar by PiZero Design

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Up until now I always reviewed PiZeros free themes. In favor of those who are willing to pay some euros for a great theme I will now start to review some of PiZeros premium themes once in a while. Let us start with his newest premium theme, Pulsar. Since PiZero always releases a demo of his premium themes I had the opportunity to test Pulsar on my Samsung i8910 HD. Even though it isn’t fully intended for this device it worked quite well. So I doubt there will be any problems on the regular S60 3rd Edition phones. The test version has watermarks on the main background marking it as a demo.

pulsar 3rd Nokia E55 Theme Review: Pulsar by PiZero Design

The background image contains many shades of blue, violet, magenta and red. The colors create a shining effect just like an actual pulsar. At the top and bottom the image is pitch black. Overall the image looks very good especially if you have the screen brightness set to maximum.

The analog clock on the home screen is colored in a very dark grayish silver. Another interesting thing on the home screen is the pink battery icon. The main font color used is white and the secondary is black. The indicating field as well the scroll bar is colored in metallic white. Of course the theme fits both landscape and portrait mode very well since that has been the case with PiZeros themes for quite some time now.

The “full” theme costs 3,99€ and is available at the Ovi Store where PiZero Design is a premium publisher. You can also get it at the PiZero website.

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Nokia E55 Theme Review: Mono by PiZero

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

If you read my previous reviews of PiZeros S60 themes then you should know by now that I am a big fan of his works. This is because his themes are plain awesome, some more than the others. This one which I’m presenting to you now is called Mono. I don’t like it as much as his previous themes because the main theme color is just not my taste. But just because I don’t like it much doesn’t mean that I will contain myself to write something about this theme.

mono3rd Nokia E55 Theme Review: Mono by PiZeroThe main theme color is somewhat of a “bluish grey” (don’t really know what to call it). The wallpaper has many thin lines going through it which seem to start on the middle of the left side and spread over to the complete right side causing a small visual illusion. Those lines are slightly brighter than the wallpaper.

The toolbar in the home screen is in an off white color. The same color is used as the icon surrounding and as the indicating color in the main menus. They all have a shadowy/ glossy effect.

A simple white serves as the main font color. The secondary font color is the weird “bluish grey”. The simple looking analog clock on the home screen is also in white as you would expect it to be.

This theme comes with PiZeros and Jandells icon packs. Like most of PiZeros themes this one also has a lite version with default icons and fits both landscape and portrait mode very well.

To download it visit PiZeros website.

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Nokia E55 Theme Review: DarkStar by PiZero

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Here is another PiZero theme review. This one is called DarkStar. It is a dark theme with a beautiful background image/ wallpaper. The whole theme looks great once it is installed on your phone.

dst09 Nokia E55 Theme Review: DarkStar by PiZeroLet’s start with the wallpaper. On the bottom third of the wallpaper there are some silhouettes of houses (not too sure about it). A long tree without any leaves is seen in the middle of the image. Behind the tree is a huge “DarkStar” which looks more like an overgrown moon. Only a small part of the actual star is visible in the wallpaper. Aside from the “DarkStar” and the grey sky everything is black.

The clock on the homescreen looks really nice because of its grey color in combination with a glossy effect. Once you enter the main menu you will notice that there is somewhat of a blurred layer over the wallpaper. This way the icons are better visible. The icons included are Hybrid PiZero icons and the Touch icons.

The primary font color is white which is very appropriate for a dark theme. The secondary color is grey. The color of the indicating field is white. Everything is easily readable including the calendar. The background color of the calendar is a really dark grey with the digits and days being presented in white.

This theme has also a lite version. The difference between the full version and this is that the lite version has the default Nokia icons. Download it over at PiZeros website like usual.

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E55 Theme Review: Pure White/ Pure Black by PiZero

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Pure White and Pure Black are some of my most used themes. They are almost the same. The only difference is the main theme color. I really like simple themes like these. They feel light and are not crammed with colors and icons. Like the name says this double theme feels really pure the white on more so than the black.

pure wb copy E55 Theme Review: Pure White/ Pure Black by PiZeroLet’s start with the white one. The default wallpaper is plain white without any patterns or anything of that sort. It fades to a really light grey near the top and the bottom. The battery and the reception bar are in black. The clock on the home screen is the same as in the previous PiZero theme I reviewed. The difference is that it is white now. The primary font color is black and the secondary is a dark grey. The indicating colors in the menus are also in a dark grey with a glossy effect. Appointments in calendar are indicated with red color other than that everything in the calendar is in different shades of grey.

The black version has a black wallpaper. The clock, the battery and the reception bar are also in black but with a strong glossy effect. The indicating color is the same as that of the white one. The font color is white. Other than that there are no differences between these two themes.

Both themes come with the PiZero and Flahorn Icon Packs. Because of their simplicity both themes fit landscape mode pretty well.

To download Pure White and Pure Black visit PiZeros Website.

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Nokia E55 Theme Review: Sunrise ‘09 by PiZero

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Let me present you another interesting S60 theme. It is called Sunrise ’09 and is created by PiZero. I love his themes because they are always simple and clean looking. His themes feel like as if they were made especially for your phone model. The Sunrise ’09 is no exception.

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The first thing you will notice after installing the theme is the overall brightness of it. The reason for this are the main theme colors yellow and orange. The name of this theme comes from its default wallpaper and the background image which are identical to each other. Both present a nice and simple looking sun with several sunrays. Because of the fading colors the wallpaper feels really smooth and relaxing. The primary font color is a dark brown and the secondary is white. The indicating color (the one which highlights your current position in the menu and such) contains two different shades of white. Overall the colors harmonize really well together.

There is a fitting analog clock which has a modern feel to it. It is made out of a ring in different shades of brown and two clock hands. To improve and complete the theme PiZero included some icon packs. The S60 5th version contains the Touch icon pack and the S60 3rd version comes with the Hybrid PiZero icon pack. Both icon packs are colorful but fit the looks of the theme pretty nicely. Another nice thing about this theme is that it looks also great in landscape mode.

The Sunrise ’09 theme is one of PiZeros free themes and in my opinion absolutely worth a download. To get it visit PiZeros official website.

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