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Michael 11-21-2015 04:15 AM

New 'n' Tasty custom iPhone wallpaper
 
Hey! Been a long time since I posted anything in the fan corner! So I was playing New 'n' Tasty again recently and decided to create an Oddworld wallpaper for my phone, being in the mood and all! And I went a little overboard perhaps.

There are two images: lock and home screen. They're custom designed to match the layout of my phone- that is, an iPhone 5, still running iOS 7 (i think!), with 5 pages across the home screen. My apps are categorised so I never actually use a fifth row near the bottom, which left a nice amount of space free for the background :)

Rather than having a general picture stuck behind my apps + info, I wanted something that fits properly and looks decent even against the lack of a consistent colour scheme of the app icons. Trying to get a good image that doesn't end up getting part covered by text and apps can be tricky, so I took note of what space would remain visible and used it as far as possible.

Essentially, I tried to find a way to make the apps and on-screen info part of the design, so everything feels cohesive! I guess it's more like a theme than a wallpaper in that sense, without actually changing the app icons etc.

Lock screen

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i) A broken area in the stone provides a shadowed area to contrast against the date and time info

ii) Thought it would be cool to include a New 'n' Tasty menu bar behind the 'slide to unlock' text, so it feels more authentic to the in game screen :)

iii) Completely unnecessary but the added game/OWI logos make it feel more professional and add a nice sense of balance from the camera icon opposite

Home screen

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i) The signal, time and battery status icons appear on a RuptureFarms LCD screen

ii) The app icons also appear on RuptureFarms LCD screens- designed slightly bigger than the icons, this gives the effect of a grungy pipe frame around each icon, and where an icon is missing, the blank orange LCD shows through.

iii) The four apps at the bottom are neatly sectioned off with a RuptureFarms platform, which forms the basis for:

iv) Don't know what to call these :p Those little translucent white dots at the bottom that show how many screens of apps you have- I designed borders for these based on those little green lights that run along the RuptureFarms platforms. So the dots themselves resemble platform lights, with a green glow! The screen you are on displays a solid white circle, which makes it look like that 'light' is on.

The process: Too much time, too little sleep, google images, photoshop feathered brushes and a LOT of clone stamp tool :D

The blank images:

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I'm very pleased with the results! I know the specifications are pretty, well, specific... but thought I'd share in case anyone else happens to have an iPhone with the same layout, and wanted to use them :) If not, it's always entertaining to see what you guys think!

PS: Would have liked to display the images full size in the post, but not sure how :fuzconf:

FrustratedAssassin 11-21-2015 08:44 AM

If you want to use full-sized images in posts you have to upload them somewhere else and link them with the [IMG] tag.

Fuzzle Guy 11-21-2015 10:38 AM

Dude these are AWESOME! Using these right away! :D

Michael 11-23-2015 03:00 PM

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If you want to use full-sized images in posts you have to upload them somewhere else and link them with the [IMG] tag.

Thanks for the help :) And cheers Fuzzle Guy, glad you like them!

Crashpunk 11-24-2015 02:03 PM

Wow! These look great. I'll definitely give these a try.

Also, I use imgur if I want to upload images.

Vexen 12-04-2015 06:17 AM

That's pretty neat. Do you think you can make a lockscreen with one of the executives of Soul Storm?

Nepsotic 12-12-2015 08:21 AM

I'd use them but I don't have an iPhone because I'm not a retard.

FrustratedAssassin 12-12-2015 12:13 PM

Thanks bby I bet you're using Android which is the biggest piece of shit I've had the pleasure to use

Nepsotic 12-15-2015 01:48 PM

I'm surprised you can even use a touchscreen phone with them fingers.

FrustratedAssassin 12-15-2015 11:52 PM

What the fuck is that even supposed to mean

Varrok 12-16-2015 05:23 AM

Your avatar, I guess

Nepsotic 12-16-2015 06:41 AM

:^)