Influx: A Surprising Addition to the Flood of Long Shadows

I know what you're thinking. "Not another long shadow icon pack." Well this isn't that. Entirely. What makes Influx different is the love that goes into each pixel. You'll find no scripts or batch operations here. Each shape is in vector format and optimized and aligned to achieve pixel perfection before shining a little light on things. Using a subtle gradient structure and (finally) sticking to a fixed color palette, Influx is slowly proving itself to be my best offering into the world of Android customization.

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Android App Icon Template (For Modern Devices) [FREEBIE]

This template was created to make generating Play Store and app icons a breeze. It comes with three styles and multiple configurations to choose from. Designed with modern Android devices in mind it features a Nexus 5 mock up to see your app's new icon in all it's glory.

Update: Now has options for icon backgrounds that conform to Android guidelines.

So, what do I do with it?

Simply download the .PSD file below and open it with Photoshop.

In the layers panel, find the layer that's titled "Artwork" and double click the layer thumbnail.

What opens is a .PSB smart object, go ahead and choose your style and add your logo, artwork, etc.

Close the .PSB window and make sure to save the changes.

Once it saves all of the scaled icons will automatically render along with it.

Cool, now what?

Use the provided action to export the assets.*

*Using CS6? There is a known bug that saves the files as .html files. Simply rename the extensions to .png and you should be fine.

If you have any questions or something doesn't work, email me. arandompackage@gmail.com

Download the files

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Nexus 5 Concept Lock Screen

I saw a Nexus 5 concept by @TechyTee and knew I had to have the lock screen immediately......

So I went ahead and used a couple handy apps to create the sumbitch. First off, this is a Widgetlocker theme, however, the Zooper skins can (obviously) be used wherever. 

I also threw together a handy installer app for the skins and the slider. Get it HERE

Need a dark wallpaper? Get one HERE

Use an image editor (Photoshop, GIMP, etc...) to personalize the widget. 225x225 pixels is a good size. ;)

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The Future of FlatCons

I'm sure everyone thinks that I have abandoned Flatcons, don't fret because I haven't. As I learn more about automation and batch operations with PhotoShop, I'm going to try to get more updates like this out there. This update, which includes 100 icons, was not done using automation (it still looks bad IMO and I'm still ironing that out). Look for more flatcon updates throughout the week and a new color or two just may join the mix.

Download Version 1.8

Update: Screw batch operations. I'll still make each Flatcon individually.

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Google Play Badge (FREEBIE)

Google Play Badge

Download the PSD

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A new kind of Jive

Jive Icons are compatible with most third party replacement launchers (Apex, Nova, Holo, ADW, GO, TSF and Next). Optimized for high resolution devices and look amazing on tablets and phones alike. At 144x144 these vector icons also scale down to look just as sharp on smaller screens.

Features

-Over 200 handcrafted icons to get started
-Compatible with Apex, Nova, Holo, ADW, Go, TSF Shell and Next Launcher. May work on other launchers, I just haven't tested them.
-Five wallpapers using the flatui color palette
-Font included is Suisse BP
-Analog clock widget
-Wallpaper chooser
-Icon request feature by Big DX

Download them from Google Play

I have also just put together a demo version. It includes fifty five icons and five wallpapers so you can get a feel for the theme. Some features were removed, i.e the clock widget and the icon request feature.

Try the demo version

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Battery Bar Three

Available on Google Play as a donation apk
Download

Or get the .uzip's for free
Download

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Nova Launcher Wallapers

To apply these wallpapers in Nova Launcher, first download them to your sdcard, then open your gallery app of choice and navigate to desired wall. In the options menu, select "Set as Nova Wallpaper". Easy. 

Dark Blue

Minimo Wall One

Stock'd One

Stock'd two

Stock'd three

Flatcon Walls

The color palette used for Flatcon Wallpapers can be found here

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Clean Desk Clock

Clean Desk Clock

uccw skin

Download .uzip here

Download app from Google Play

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Tweak the Apex Theme Sample For Ultimate Compatibility

A Quick Tutorial

First of all, here are the links I mention in the video.

Original tutorial(to be examined thoroughly)

If you have questions, read ALL the posts before asking.

The blank template repo (git)

If you don't know Github, just click download as .zip, however, feel free to clone and fork if you do.

The ADW theme repo (git)

Useful information is never wasted. ;)

And finally, the video.

Because sometimes, it's just easier to watch someone else do it first. 





Thanks to Dennisxl, Kovdev,  Blackbearblanc, Sammycakes, Pooley :), Bagarwa and more...

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Stock'd Icon Pack

Available on Google Play.

Download them now.

Compatible with the following launchers: Apex, Nova, Holo, ADW, Launcher Pro

How to apply icons

Apex Launcher

Menu> Apex settings> Theme settings> Choose Icons> apply

Nova Launcher

Menu> Nova settings> Look and feel> icon theme> select icons

ADW Launcher

Menu> ADW Settings> Themes> Select Icons> Apply

Holo Launcher

Menu> Launcher Settings> Appearance Settings> Select Icons

To change icons on your homescreen:

Long press app icon then select edit, then tap the icon and select the icon pack from the menu that pops up.

If the theme or skin does not show up in the theme/skin selection list, shoot me an email and I will send you the fix. It's easy and takes only minutes as I can reply with the fix from anywhere. Please don't just ask for a refund or leave a bad review. That's just in poor taste. Happy theming!

All of my icon packs will be updated regularly based on request sent via email.

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FlatCons

FlatCons for Android

Now available free of charge!

Flatcons White on Google Play

Flatcons Blue on Google Play

Flatcons Red on Google Play

Flatcons Purple on Google Play

Download Black for free!

Donate a buck. :)

Flatcons by Alex Miller is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Freebie! Android Devices [Flat+Wireframe]

(Requsted) Note II Titanium

Galaxy Nexus

HTC One

Note II

Galaxy S IV

Nexus 4

Xperia Z

Wire Frame Devices

I was practicing in Illustrator the other morning, with the pen tool among other things, and these just kinda came to life. Get 'em for free at the link below, use 'em for whatever. 

Download the .PSD, .AI's &.PNG's here

Adobe Illustrator CS6 for Windows - Download 65186176 (Google Affiliate Ad)

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Digital Slab Uccw Clock

Digital Slab is a responsive clock for UCCW

Set using a 4X3 Uccw widget

Update 4.02.13: Now more centered

Free download

Donate version

WidgetLocker slider can be found here



Google Nexus 7 32GB Tablet (Google Affiliate Ad)

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Something Like Into The Calm[Update with Missed it! tutorial]

No longer wallpaper dependent. Get the skins on Google Play

Image Used: "Calm Sunset" by Kristaps Design

Sized to fit 720x1280 resolution devices

Set wallpaper with Multipicture Live wallpaper or equivilant

Apex Launcher Grid 10x9

Single Screen

No margins or shadows

Hide labels and notification bar

Folder shortcuts are apex folders with transparent icon

Bottom notification widget is Missed it!

Then add shortcut is for adding calendar events, edit it to fit your needs

PSD File included for further customization

Download the files 

Mirror

Canon PowerShot SX50 12.1MP 50x Optical Zoom Black Digital Camera (Google Affiliate Ad)

How to make the Missed it! widget:

After adding a 4x1 missed it widget to your homescreen, it brings up a dialog box. Give the widget a name if you wish. Next tap on "Monitored elements". The default elements are sms, phone and gmail. Long press on each one and select remove. Then tap the menu button and select "add", then select "application". From here you may need to enable Missed it in the accessibility menu. 

Add whatever apps to the monitored list that you wish, my example is for a social counter.

Tap on the monitored element and this box appears. The %c is the code for the digit in the output. (Default output in this case would be; 5 Falcon Pro notifications") Edit the fields untill they look like this:

Now the output will read "twitter 5"

Now go into the output format menu and tap "Customize". The default will look like this:

[nl] stands for "new line". Delete all those. then place each value on the same line with about five spaces in between each. Here's a shot of what it should look like:

Now you can go into the Appearance menu and change font, color, etc. One important thing to remember is to go into the Layout menu and center the horizontal and vertical alignments.

So there you have it. A basic rundown of Missed it! widget. Sorry there's no video, screencasting doesn't really work on Android 4.2 and I don't have a good enough camera to record, so I hope this will suffice. 

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