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Nokia E55 Theme Review: Zune Themes Vol.1 by Flahorn

Monday, May 25th, 2009

zune themes vol 1 by flahorn 458x1023 Nokia E55 Theme Review: Zune Themes Vol.1 by FlahornLet me present you a series of Flahorn themes which are all identical to each other except for their main wallpaper/ background image. The last theme I reviewed from Flahorn was the Touch theme which was inspired by the Nokia 5800 XM. This new series of themes were inspired by Microsoft’s PMP, the Zune. The Zunes brand logo is colored in orange and pink which fade into each other. Therefore these colors appear at least once in every menu. May it be as an icon color or as a frame color.

The Zune Themes Vol.1 is made of three themes. They are called Phyta, Everglade and Organica. Phyta’s wallpaper/ background image contains the colors pink, a very light orange and a strong white. The image also contains a white flower pattern which is visible in the pink parts. The Everglade wallpaper has a strong white color as well in combination with an olive-green which is fading in some parts of the image. Lastly the Organica wallpaper starts with a grey pattern at the top and fades very fast into the usual white.

Flahorn used an improved version of his S60 Prototype Icons. Most of them have a glossy effect now. The main font color is black and the secondary one is a shade of “dark beige”. The distinctive Zune color (orange to pink) is used as the color of the clock, the indication frame and in the calculator.

These themes are really nice and you don’t have to be a Zune fan to appreciate them. To download them visit Flahorn at Deviantart.

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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: Black Grid by Kimi

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Here is another interesting s60 3rd Edition theme. It is created by Kimi a popular theme creator. Kimi’s recent themes mostly involve flower and wave like patterns. Most of the time they are based on different shades of only one color. In combination of the colors and patterns the themes mostly feel a bit relaxing. But the Black Grid seems to be one of the exceptions. Though this theme still looks very good.

black grid Nokia E55 Theme Review: Black Grid by Kimi

This theme is pretty dark but because of the nice contrast between the black background and the white font color everything is perfectly readable. The default wallpaper of this theme is a black grid which fades from the bottom to the top until there is no grid visible at the top. This actually has a nice effect since the white home screen icons, the clock, status bar etc. are clearly visible and don’t interfere with the grid. Besides that you will find the wallpaper throughout all the menus of the phone.

The analog clock on the home screen has a fitting look. The middle part is in a glossy black while the place around the hour indicators are white.

The glossy black also reappears as the indicating color in all of the menus. This theme comes with 150 icons and 28 special folders giving the theme a somewhat unique look. The wallpaper, font color and the icons are a perfect match for each other. If you like dark themes which have good contrast this theme might be something for you.

To download it visit kimithemes.net.

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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.

sunris09 Nokia E55 Theme Review: Sunrise ‘09 by PiZero

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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Nokia E55 Theme Review: Touch by Flahorn

Friday, April 10th, 2009

kopie von touch by flahorn Nokia E55 Theme Review: Touch by Flahorn

I recently stumbled over this beautiful theme for S60 3rd Edition FP1 and FP2 devices which is simply called Touch. It was created by Yan Flahorn and it seems like his main focus was to get this theme to look as close to the original Nokia 5800 theme as possible.

This theme comes in two colors red and blue. The default wallpaper is black with red or blue vertical, wavelike lines just like the original 5800 themes default wallpaper. Actually, this theme is a perfect copy of the Nokia 5800 theme just in a lower resolution.

There are about 600 icons in this theme. Icons for popular S60 applications are also included in those. And as you would expect, the icons are a carbon copy of our favorite Nokia touchscreen phone. With this many icons most of your favorite apps won’t look like as if they are out of place.

touch red copy Nokia E55 Theme Review: Touch by Flahorn

The background of the menus are in a simple black just like you would expect it to be if you are familiar with the 5800. The white font colors complete the simple and clean appearance of this theme. Battery and reception bar are in grey just like the date indicator on the home screen. The analog clock on the home screen is also pretty nice. It is grey at the top and fades slowly to black near the bottom. The simple design continues in the calender. Numbers in white indicate the current month and those in grey the previous or upcoming month.

The only difference between the blue and red version of this theme are the indicating colors while browsing the menus of your phone.

After spending a little bit time with this theme I was really surprised at how flawless it actually seems to be. The icons seem to fit and the font and background colors are perfectly in sync.

To download this theme visit Flahorn at Deviantart.

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