Here’s what I’m looking for in a theme:
- Largely off-white. I’ve seen some cool stuff done with dark backgrounds, but it just isn’t for me. The cream you see behind this post is about as off-white as I’d get, and I think it’s a bit strong. (In fact, now that I noticed this, I’ll probably fix it before anyone even reads this post.)
- Whiter controls. Most themes have buttons and controls the same color as the background. It all blends in together too much for my taste. The few themes that don’t have buttons that are darker than the background. I want lighter.
- Color as an accent. While I don’t require the background color to be perfectly grey, I definitely prefer an off-white (as I mentioned above). But small amounts of color as an accent are nice.
- Not distracting. Patterns, gradients and shadows are not for me.
Any ideas what qualifies? I realize I’m being picky here. I’d love to see a theme start from the Mac System 7 look, remove some of the patterned junk, and add a bit more color.