Nokia N96 Theme Review – Solstice

Update: Let me remember all of you that the Nokia N8 blog is just released.

Name: Solstice

Creator: PiZero

Summary:It’s all about personal preference when it comes to themes, some people like simple plane themes and others like detailed and interesting themes. Personally I like a bit of a detailed theme but it still has to be neat and simple and those kind of themes don’t come around that often but there are many themes that come close, like this one. Solstice uses some of the nicest colours that I have ever seen, I cant really put it any better than that. Solstice has a very nice icon set  but they don’t really make the theme look any better, probably because the background image is so good.

Overview: When I fist saw this theme I new now good it looked but I never thought it would look this calm and simple, so I love it and will probably keep it until a better one comes around. Solstice is made by PiZero so you should know by now that means it has quality and like all the themes its free so it’s for everyone that wants to try it. Read more

Nokia N96 Theme Review – Ovi

Name: Ovi

Creator: PiZero

Summary: It’s been a while since I posted any theme and I just happened to find this, PiZero‘s latest theme. If you have followed some of PiZero‘s themes you would know how high he is in the theme creator world so his latest theme for the nokia N96 should be great. The first impression I got from Ovi was that the background is very tidy but a bit on the dull side, then when you go into the menu that doesn’t matter because you can see how perfect it looks plain. Ovi comes with a brand new set of icons which fit in perfectly with design of the background.

Overview: Really I don’t think this is PiZero’s best work, I think its missing the artistic side of themes, just a little too clinical. That doesn’t mean its a bad theme, it only takes one look to see how good it is and its been out for just over a day and its had about 3,000 downloads so I’m sure lots of people will like it. Ovi is a free theme so you can all enjoy this great theme. Read more

Nokia N96 Theme Review – Mono

Name: Mono

Creator: PiZero

Summary: PiZero has been making Themes for a while now and is regarded as one of the best theme creators out there. Mono is one of his latest themes and first impressions are very good the white text on the blue background look very neat especially in text messages and menus. There are lots of little nice effects that come with this theme like the while line at the bottom and the landscape view are pretty good. There is one serious problem and that is the icons which indervidually look good but all of them are kind of identical making the whole display very very bland. You can install the default icons but the colours just don’t go that well.

Overview: PiZero is a big boy in theme creation but a some of his best themes have a price, mono is his latest free theme and I think that effected his effort because the way all the icons look makes me dislike this theme. On a side note I would like to add that PiZero released a very nice theme called Pulsar but that cost €4 but is worth checking out. Never the less this theme is nice and is a bit different form what you normally see and is worth a download. Read more

Nokia N96 Theme Review – Leopard

Name: Leopard

Creator: PiZero

Summary: I’m sure you can all recognise this as being the default mac theme, since the latest firmware update the phone feels fresh and new and this them is just the theme to help express that feeling. First thing that should be noted with this theme is the creator Pizero is a dedicated theme design company. Second you should note the icons because they are very friendly and aesthetically pleasing and add to smooth feeling. Third is exactly how good the background image is and it’s the only them that looks as good in landscape as well as portrait.

Overview: I am a bit of a mac fan but only for their software, they are little pirates when it comes ot hardware but anyway this them mixes what I like with what I love(n96), The only problem that I can see with this theme is that maybe its a little too dark for some people. If you don’t like the icons then the is a version without them and they are both free so pick this one up if its your thing. Read more