NickelCobalt Enters Beta Testing (Update)
For those of you who are into the Mac GUI customization, NickelCobalt probably places somewhere near the top of your list of vaporware Mac themes. (Below BBX: Omega.) It's been over two years since Paul Johnson's NickelCobalt took 1st place in the MacThemes Theme Mockup Contest, and unbelievably, it is finally... almost here!
This has been a massive ongoing effort by Skins Factory designer Paul Johnson, master themer Max Rudberg, and Enhanced Labs designer Philipp Antoni, and the result is a very unique theme for OS X that mixes a metallic design with some cobalt blue. What truly stands out for me with NC is its feeling of depth. There really is nothing quite like it.
If you're interested in beta testing this, head on over to the MacThemesForums thread to sign up.
Click for a full screenshot.
Update: The beta is now posted here. Enjoy!
Comments
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very nice work phil!
peace.
bv.
Could someone let me know how themes work?
I've used macs for a long time, but I've never tried out themes.
Once you download a theme, does it have an installer, or do you need a separate application to manage them?
This looks better than I imagined. Philipp Antoni has done a tremendous job here (I use him since it's very akin to kromo). Great job though to everyone involved. I hope this means another theme contest sometime in the future.
This looks pretty nice. When the mockup was posted I didn't think about it being that usable - but you've proved me wrong. 
I signed up, maybe I'll get lucky. 
@wph: There are many ways to apply a theme in OS X. The safest way is with Unsanity's ShapeShifter. Another popular way is installers which back up the system rsrc files and replace them with modded ones. These are both made with ThemePark. Both have their ups and downs (shapeshifter - ape, unified support :: installer - text colours, app skins) but they are both very good.
Stunning.
c.
Phill! You must be an "appropriate channel," no? 
Nice!! Now i wish SS for intel reach its final release. The Beta is too buggy.
Beautiful theme !
Very nice! I like the DVD player the best. I wish I had shapeshifter now...
LOL, dude I'm on the screenshot 
Kewl
I just saw a screenshot of NC over at MacThemes in the screenshot thread. WOW! This theme **might** actually get me to re-install ShapeShifter.
Looks great Phill. Any chance I could get a beta version? I don't have a MacThemes account.
cohman2001 [at] gmail [dot] com
Thanks!
Pat
October 30th, 2006 at 5:45pmwe'll see how usable it really is once the beta comes in