With Windows 10 I wanted a fresh and clean start, so I stripped my setup of all but the most relevant elements and left only three Rainmeter skins active:
- Textime by jlynxx
- Do I Need a Jacket? by FlyingHyrax
- Social Launcher by twistlemon
The 'Order in Chaos' Rainmeter theme is my attempt at juxtaposing the violent waves of the wallpaper image to the clean and calming Rainmeter skins in the center of the screen. The theme summarizes my currently chaotic and slightly uncertain state of life as compared to my mental resilience which keeps me composed.
For those who might want to replicate my theme, below are all elements that I used in the process:
- Drizzle by ~fadeoffset for time and date
- Flat & Blurry by ~satyajit00 for HDD and weather
- Alli Anew by ~FionnT for the RSS feed (seems he updated the old skin and deleted the one I used - if you really want the old version, I'll be happy to share)
- Pop Menu by ~filipbaotic for the subtle left-side launcher panel that folds out when clicked
- Omnimo UI for the subtle battery indicator (of course not needed if you're on a desktop PC)
- Glatt wallpaper by ~AidenDrew
For those who might want to replicate my theme, below are all elements that I used in the process:
- Drizzle by ~fadeoffset for time and date
- Flat & Blurry by ~satyajit00 for HDD and weather
- Alli Anew by ~FionnT for the RSS feed (seems he updated the old skin and deleted the one I used - if you really want the old version, I'll be happy to share)
- Pop Menu by ~filipbaotic for the subtle left-side launcher panel that folds out when clicked
- Omnimo UI for the subtle battery indicator (of course not needed if you're on a desktop PC)
- Glatt wallpaper by ~AidenDrew
Update
This theme was featured by the lifestyle blog Lifehacker.com.
A very simple setup fit for the darkness of winter, focused on essential needs and nothing more - I personally use a lot of shortcuts for my interaction and aim for not having to see the Windows Taskbar during my UI navigation. This theme allows me access to Chrome, the Downloads and OneDrive folders on the computer (and everything else is of course within reach from those folders via Explorer) and the 'Make' element opens up Adobe Creative Cloud for me to access all the creative apps. Lastly, for my creative endeavours, it is quite nice to know how much RAM and CPU I am using, thus those meters underneath the battery.
Rainmeter skin credits go to:
The Enigma suite by ~Kaelri
The Omnimo team for the black box backdrop and battery meter
Simple Clean by ~HipHopium for the time and date skin
The wallpaper does not have any explicit author, unfortunately, but I basically set up the UI around the content of the picture.
The Enigma suite by ~Kaelri
The Omnimo team for the black box backdrop and battery meter
Simple Clean by ~HipHopium for the time and date skin
The wallpaper does not have any explicit author, unfortunately, but I basically set up the UI around the content of the picture.
So I keep using the same Rainmeter skins, apparently. I'm currently studying an MA course in which I focus on developing on Augmented Reality interfaces and the UX of such a computer. I want to transfer my basic minimal approach from the 2D screen to something fitting the 3D holographic interfaces proposed by HoloLens, Meta 2 and other devices.
I wonder if it's even compatible...
For a more detailed breakdown, visit the display on Flickr.