Cycling 74 » Topic: Re-skinning max 5

Re-skinning max 5

TilarX — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:03:02 +0000

Are there any plugins or settings to change some the patches look an feel. I am mostly concerned with the outlines of objects 5 pixels is a little thick. I feel 5 pixels outlines are alittle chunky. I do alot of web design and I don’t remember ever using a 5 pixel border around anything. So I am not sure if there is a 3rd party plugin or app to change it please let me know. Thanks so much.

Re: Re-skinning max 5

f.e — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:27:54 +0000

ha ha ha

there’s a plugin to change the objects back to squared corners too

Re: Re-skinning max 5

Gregory Taylor — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:02:03 +0000

You can begin making regular use of the live.* objects at any time. They are teensy and have those nicely testosterated pointy corners that all the manly boys crave.

Re: Re-skinning max 5

TilarX — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:27:43 +0000

Whats the plugin called or what is the link to the website for the plugin.
Thanks

Re: Re-skinning max 5

bmoren — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:28:21 +0000

also interested.

Re: Re-skinning max 5

Tim Lloyd — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:37:52 +0000

Yeah, having square corners would make everything sound better :P

Re: Re-skinning max 5

bmoren — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:45:06 +0000

all im saying is that 4.6.3 was right in vein with a tufte outlook on design for real world easy usage. I think there is a reason Obama hired him to design quantitative graphics for citizens to understand the nations spending.

take a read, This is why 1px lines and square corners > max 5 un-scannable interface
will always win.

http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Display-Quantitative-Information-2nd/dp/0961392142

if there is a way to go back I’m interested, but;
as far as workflow goes: max 5 > 4.6.3
as far as ease of looking at it for hours a day: 4.6.3 > 5

Re: Re-skinning max 5

brendan mccloskey — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:05:27 +0000

I often miss the cold austere ‘otherworldliness’ of Max 4.n.n. It presented MaxMSP in its natural state: not quite CSound, not quite Reaktor. And remember: the GUI is NOT the interface. It’s all a lie, don’t fall for prettiness….you have been warned.

ps @timlloyd LMFAO

Re: Re-skinning max 5

EMV — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:48:09 +0000

If you’re a graphic designer you could modify all the .svg files to your liking (in Illustrator or something). Take a look in the Cycling ’74 folder.

Re: Re-skinning max 5

Gregory Taylor — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:35:38 +0000

I’ll get right to that – just as soon as I finish building my model of the Dealey Plaza out of popsicle sticks….

Re: Re-skinning max 5

lewis edwards — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:27:31 +0000

i have been following this thread, and am interested in it some what.
i think it would be cool if you could have the max 4 style patching for the non-presentation, and with presentation view, has the more cooler, curvy objects. or even with the cold jags of max 4 objects…

Re: Re-skinning max 5

TilarX — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:26:55 +0000

Yeah those .svg files seem to relate more to icons used with in the max but not objects themselves.

I am with bmoren on this Edward Tufte would flip out on how much non-information that is being displayed (5 pixel lines, Gradients, ect)
Creates eye fatigue but anyway that is neither here or there.

If f.e. was being serious about a plugin I would be really excited to know how or where to get it.