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TUAW's new background for your computer
Eagle-eyed readers have noticed that TUAW's look has changed a little as of late. We've 'Leoparded up' the site just a bit, taking some design cues from Apple's soon to be released OS.As with any redesign the comments have run the gamut from "It is horrible!" to "Where can I download that Desktop?" We'll be refining the design over the coming months, so keep the comments coming. That being said, for those of you who want to decorate your Mac with a TUAW desktop head on over here and download it for yourself. It isn't the highest resolution, but it still looks good on my 24 inch iMac.
![TUAW [Cafepress]](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/tuaw-cafepress-promo.png)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jt Hollister said 5:39PM on 10-19-2007
Eagle-eyed? LOL. I noticed it immediately...it is fairly obvious, especially since every page reloads the content area (what the eff is up with that anyway?) and shows the background for 2 or 3 seconds before anything else loads.
Anyway, I quite like it. Guess I have a new wallpaper, at least for a bit. (Previously had the ugly old Leopard grass w/ dew pic...don't know why. I hate that thing)
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Ireland said 6:03PM on 10-19-2007
No offense TUAW, but I'd have preferred if your logo wasn't layered on top of the image, I'm a minimalist and I can't use it now. Any chance you might link to a clean version?
P.S. I'll still read the site :)
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Manuel Martensen said 6:06PM on 10-19-2007
Don't want to bash, but...
You write about macs every day, but you have absolutly no sense for aesthetics. Your site looks better as a feed, i cjust can't browse this anymore. Not even masked the (ugly) logo for your new background--what's with the A?
Guys, get someone to work on your looks.
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paul.lee9642 said 6:06PM on 10-19-2007
Hmmm....I'm not sure what to think of it. It's leaning toward the ugly side. I think it would be better if the "nebula" (?) weren't so fuzzy looking and out of focus (and maybe not quite so "greenish").
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Scott said 6:18PM on 10-19-2007
The contrast between your solid white site and the black frame showing the remnants of the image on both sides is WAY too much. At least the old blue wasn't such an assault on the eyes. Couldn't some designer there tell you that? Why butt solid white against solid black? I may have to start reading the feed instead.
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Fernando said 6:23PM on 10-19-2007
the new tuaw background looks ugly for those of us with wide screens, it doesn't tile like the old ones
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Mitch said 6:35PM on 10-19-2007
UGLY! I don't like it.
Thanks for asking ;-)
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Thomas said 6:42PM on 10-19-2007
I'm not a fan either. Maybe it just takes a bit of getting use to.
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Martyn said 6:46PM on 10-19-2007
As I've mentined previously I see scary faces in your new background and I do not like it!
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Pete Zich said 6:48PM on 10-19-2007
You guys want to cut out the white in the stem of your apple logo?
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uros said 6:52PM on 10-19-2007
If you want to change TUAW's look, it's got to be more than just a (badly-fitting) background. I'd like to see TUAW get a whole new look (just like Engadget and Joystiq have their own thing), and might I recommend more subtle colours like the iTunes 7 grays and purples? Seems like a better choice if you want a black background.
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Brady J. Frey said 6:55PM on 10-19-2007
It's a poorly distorted space image - I know you're trying to ride the leopard look, but you can find higher quality/refined digital images that have a space look; or atleast clean up the edges so it's not a hard vertical dividing line to black.
So either replace the space image with one more crisp and refined, or do a complete replacement and use the grass leopard backdrop.
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brian said 7:15PM on 10-19-2007
I agree with uros - TUAW has to be next on the list of Weblogs Inc sites to get a full redesign, optimized for widescreens please!
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Kevin Crossman said 7:20PM on 10-19-2007
Sorry for piling on but count me in the group of people who hate the current slow-loading background image. Please bring the old one back.
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kj said 7:39PM on 10-19-2007
Add me to the list of people who hate the new background. It's fugly.
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techn0phile said 7:46PM on 10-19-2007
Haha, I thought it was for Halloween. A bit cheesy guys.
One more thing, why does your logo have a reflection and a shadow? Not cool. It looks like an outdated logo (system 7 era) with some afterthought effects to freshen it up. Sorry, not trying to rub salt in the wound, but you could use a bit of an aesthetic overhaul...since you brought it up.
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Chip said 8:10PM on 10-19-2007
I swear I thought it was for halloween....
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Ben Nelson said 8:28PM on 10-19-2007
It looks like a cheesy background I would have used when i first started web developing in 96 and would put words in yellow on a background like this.
I really liked the old look. I agree with the person who uses the rss view. It looks so much better than the new look.
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sweet.baby.mac said 9:04PM on 10-19-2007
I'm with 17. Chip. If you would not have said anything I would have been confused during Thanksgiving and Christmas time.
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Frank Furter said 9:51PM on 10-19-2007
I don't care for it either. The site is a mess as it is, especially the jumbled right side, and reloading the main content area EVERY refresh is annoying. Lose the background, it sucks.
Good thing we're all not superficial. At least you have a decent personality. Just have to put on my beer goggles to enjoy.
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