Matt Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Right. I'm no professional when it comes to GUI, so how can I improve this layout so it's not so dull? I'd like to get some color into it, but I don't know how. The green is just there because I don't like the contrast of black on white when being looked at. It isn't a part of the GUI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbur823 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Maybe using a dark navy blue to replace all the black. Possibly making the text on the menu purple or something. Like your exp bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Alright. I tried that out, and I got this.What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Looks like a good start, the health bars are the best looking. Think the buttons are the worst looking things. Everything else looks alright they just destroy the overall appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Alright. I'll look up some GUI pictures for references, and re-work them. I'm assuming you're talking about the ones with text on them, right? Because I also have tab buttons on the main GUI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbur823 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Looks a lot better Matt! I'm jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Thanks mBur! ^_^ I've done some more work on it. It now looks like this. I tried to change the buttons, so I rounded the edges and gave it a gradient. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 What is the game about? make it themed around that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 It's a good idea, but I wasn't really looking for a centralized theme coming specifically from the game. One thing I think it should match is the pallet of the graphics. Do they conflict? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vus Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Blue definetly matches your cartoon-like pallete. As james said, I would suggest basing it around the actual game theme. Like if you have fantasy, you can for example add few curves and so on. Don't overdo it though, I think this one would look best if kept simple. Also the bars look good, buttons could use some improvement as marsh said. They look a bit too much different from the background I guess. Btw, nice work on those icons, I really like the hand and the bag icon. Other than that, its very simple and clean nice gui, I like it a lot. Nice work matt! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 > Blue definetly matches your cartoon-like pallete. As james said, I would suggest basing it around the actual game theme. Like if you have fantasy, you can for example add few curves and so on. Don't overdo it though, I think this one would look best if kept simple. Also the bars look good, buttons could use some improvement as marsh said. They look a bit too much different from the background I guess. Btw, nice work on those icons, I really like the hand and the bag icon. Other than that, its very simple and clean nice gui, I like it a lot. Nice work matt! :)Thanks! But how would you improve the buttons? Should I avoid using the gradient, or is it the shape of the button itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbur823 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I think your buttons are missing some type of texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohenjo Daro Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 If I were you, I would add some celtic inlay; say a vine pattern or a shape pattern, I'd just say look some celtic patterns up and see what you like, if any that is. But I think you may like the idea of putting a pattern of some kind in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vus Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 > Thanks! But how would you improve the buttons? Should I avoid using the gradient, or is it the shape of the button itself?Try playing with them a bit. Remove the gradient and see how it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 > If I were you, I would add some celtic inlay; say a vine pattern or a shape pattern, I'd just say look some celtic patterns up and see what you like, if any that is. But I think you may like the idea of putting a pattern of some kind in the background.I had thought of that at one point, but I didn't like the end result. I'll look again though, because I do want the best end-result.Okay. I removed the gradient, and got this. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Looks alot like the old runescape style <3 wich is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Not the GUI ^ the graphics i mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I personally like them better WITH the gradients, although I think you should use a different text for your buttons and also give them something like a nice shiny gradient. Don't be afraid to use drop shadows as well, drop shadows around some of the boxes, text, and buttons would make them stand out a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richy420Rich Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Try a BAT BUTTON![attachment=1036:Batman.PNG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemerd Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 On Game GUIs, try to lessen on the curves.Also add borders, and gradients on the buttons, add some 3Dishness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richy420Rich Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Best I could do, and I beg to differ. Square buttons are so over-rated, give your main menu some glitter with this one![attachment=1037:OjLvduy.png]Meh, here. Have the empty button too![attachment=1038:Trollolol.png]I'm bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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