Introducing the Pliant Redux set of cursor pointers for Stardock’s CursorFX product.

These cursors were inspired by the original Pliant set of CFX & CXP cursors I released in late 2004.  Since then, they’ve been downloaded thousands of times from the various sites on which I made them available, and even to this day I receive positive comments and feedback.  So I felt it was about time they received a makeover.

I wanted this set to be sharper and more professional than the last set so I spent some time looking at what makes great cursor sets, well… great, and what made the Pliant set so popular and tried to blend those ingredients together into a whole new creation.

So download, enjoy and leave a comment. 

Or download this file from my
DeviantART, or WinCustomize galleries.

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This piece has been in the Digital*Impulse vault for a while now but I’ve finally decided to release it publicly.

About The Artwork

Sometime last year I happened upon a great tutorial provided by the folks at PSDTuts and decided I’d try it out and see what I could make out of it.  I started following the tutorial and finally ended up with something that slightly resembled the final image in the tutorial.  Since I was quite happy with the initial results, I decided to continue editing and see how else I could improve it, so I kept tinkering with the idea of diaphanous ribbons and started shaping them with the Warp Transform tool in Photoshop.
After much flubbing about with layers and masks to get the right look I ended up with what you now see.  There’s a couple of small areas which I would have liked to have turned out different but I think it came out OK in the end.

LogonStudio Vista

In addition to the wallpaper, I whipped up a LogonStudio Vista theme using GCTonyHawk7’s fantastic Vista Reflections 3 template. I’m quite pleased with the way it came out as Justin did a great job on the glass effect and making the PSD easy to use provided you have a version of PS that supports Smart Objects and read the instructions Justin has kindly provided. 

So download, comment and enjoy. 

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With it’s decidedly future-retro look and grayscale palette, Reverse IP aims to take you back to the era of black & white visuals, and the wonders of emerging technologies of yesteryear but with a decidedly modern flair.

Desktop “tech-noir” styling is now that much closer to achieve with this IconPackage.

While it did not win any awards, it was well-received and praised for its unique styling and approach.
Here’s what the judges had to say and how they rated the package:

Frogboy

(Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock)

Usability

7/10

Originality

7/10

Overall

7/10
A grayscale concept that personally I think might have been better off as a colorful icon package. The problem with grayscale is that it tends to decrease contrast which can reduce usability. The art quality is top notch. Full XP and Vista support, users looking for a more minimalistic theme that’s easy on the eyes will definitely like this.

KarmaGirl

Usability

7/10

Originality

6/10

Overall

5/10

Zoomba

Usability

7/10
This is a very complete icon set that will serve XP and Vista users very well. The only problem with this set is the grayscale can make it hard to differentiate between icons in some cases

Originality

7/10
Grayscale was a big risk and the icons have a very unique look as a result

Overall

6/10
I want to like this set, but gray just doesn’t do it for me and makes it pretty hard for me to read my desktop. If this had a splash of color (not much, just a little) this would be a top-contender in my book.

So take a look for yourself, download, and comment and/or critique if you feel so inclined. 

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I had a piece with this kind of composition stashed away in my WIPs folder on my drive for a while and never really found a real use for it until now.  I thought it would make a great submission to make freely available here.

Click on the image above to see a preview and the link below to download the archive which comes with a number of resolutions.

Resolutions included in the archive:

So go ahead and download below. Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file.

But wait, there’s more…

As a mega-bonus, I’m going to base the tutorial mentioned in my earlier post on the design of the logo in this wallpaper.   So stay tuned for another update soon. 

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