Symbian in Motion

I posted a while ago about the Mobile9.com online s60 theme creator and since then it has received some BIG updates. It’s still in beta but there have been some massive improvements. If you haven’t yet checked it out you really should!

Updates since my last post include a whole variety of SVG graphics that you can choose from and add to your custom theme including clocks, menu backgrounds, highlights and even icon packs! You can also upload your own icon pack!!

Definitely head over to the Nokia S60 Theme Creator and check it out. You must be a member of Mobile9.com to use it but registration is free as is all of the content on the site! Enjoy :)

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I first came across Taieb’s themes a little over a month ago and since then his themes have kept getting better and better. I wish I could link them but unfortunately the spot I found him in isn’t exactly a developer-friendly forum. I have seen a few of his themes posted by Mr G over on n95users.com so you can look there for updates. He has made many, many great themes and I’ll showcase a few of my favorites here.

The Cubic series is based on a line of themes by Roman Keller. Roman’s themes are optimized for landscape displays while Taieb’s are perfect for portrait orientation. The download below includes two versions of each of the five colors pictured above; with new icons and without.

Cubic Series

The Mocha theme is definitely one of my favorites. It looks awesome on the N95 with a sand or brown back like mine. Note though that this theme is HUGE so it will slow things down a bit.

Mocha

Teal is a theme with a great background and nice graphics to back it up. I really like the shade of teal that he used; comparable themes are typically much lighter.

Teal

Last but not least is Inverted FP2 - probably my favorite of the bunch. The shade is very unique and the new Carbide.ui icons go great with the theme.

Inverted FP2

CORRECTION: The Teal theme was actually made by Jack 18 - not Taieb. My bad!

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My last themes post focused on blue so I thought it would be nice to switch it up a bit this time and focus on black and red. So many talented new themers are popping up these days and many established themers have begun exclusively using SVG graphics to accommodate all display resolutions. For the most part, I won’t even look at a theme these days unless it’s scalable. Since I’ve been WAY too busy to work on any of my own themes so here are some great free themes from some of my favorite themers in the biz:

Shockin’Red and Shockin’Black by giambi (both with and without new icons)

Blackest and Redest by Jendell

Clear Dylan by Rugge

Black 1.5 by Jack_18

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Lately I’ve had a thing for blue themes and after you check out these sweet free themes, you will too! All of them are compiled either mostly or entirely of SVG graphics so they should play nicely with all resolutions. Enjoy!

WhiteCurve by lillium (includes custom and default icon versions)

eclipse by giambi (includes custom and default icon versions)

Blue Sphere by Roman Keller

Water Experience by giambi (includes custom and default icon versions)

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Mobile9.com - the most popular free mobile content site on the internet - has just made a huge announcement that is sure to make thousands upon thousands of S60 users VERY happy…

Yesterday marked the beta release of m9’s online S60 theme creator! Choose your images and colors as the online theme creator guides you through each step of the process, ultimately delivering a signed SIS file containing your finished masterpiece. Install it via PC download or WAP and enjoy your creation or upload it to the m9 themes gallery and share it with the world!

Nokia S60 Theme Creator BETA

As the name suggests, the theme creator is in beta and mobile9 appreciates your feedback. A huge amount of work went into creating this awesome free tool and I highly recommend that you check it out and then help m9 make the tool even better by providing your valuable feedback!

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