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• Theme: Gaia09.2 for Windows 7 by ~jg-visuals , with some modifications
• Wallpaper: widescreen version of Thirty-Second Degree by *ether , from his Widescreen Pack 16
• Icons: modified version of Token Icons by ~brsev and Stefan Kanchev logotypes
• Opera Skin: Gaia09 by myself - N.F.R.
• Samurize Config: self-made - N.F.R.
• CD Art Display: mod of Gaia09 Mini by ~cjborodin
• Miranda Contact List: self-made - N.F.R. (based on Adium Black Glass by ~bl4ck-17
• Rainmeter skins: heavily modified version of the weather skin and modified version of the mail skin from the Gaia10 Rainmeter Suite by ~reb70
• mIRC Theme: mod of More Dots! by greeny
• Web page: amana :「伝える」から「伝わる」へ by amana group

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I know a lot of the elements you see in this shot here have been used by me before (theme, wallpaper, icons, Miranda, etc.) but I decided to just go ahead anyway and use it again for this shot.

Brief: I wanted to create something that's highly usable and flexible, and something that feels modern, with a slightly futuristic edge, and yet not overly pretentious.

The Gaia09.2 theme was chosen as it has a highly modern and sharp feel to it, while remaining highly usable. The transparency in the titlebar has been made fully opaque to further enhance it's usability, and numerous tweaks have been made to it to enhance the consistency and usability of the theme. The dock has been ditched in favour of the Windows 7 taskbar, which is better integrated with the operating system. As for icons, I ditched the abstract-ish icons I have been using for a long time over more literal, descriptive icons to make the different parts and functions of my computer's interface more easily understandable; this also makes for a less pretentious, artsy and more somber user interface overall.