Reader DilettantesDoovers submitted this iOS 7-inspired, Geektool fueled, end-of-summer desktop to our Desktop Showcase, and we love it. It's simple, it's colorful, and the icons surprisingly look right at home in the dock, regardless of how you feel about iOS 7.
Like we mentioned, DilettantesDoovers submitted this to our Desktop Showcase tagpage, which is what you should do if you have a great desktop you've customized and you want to see it featured here! All you have to do is post a nice big screenshot of your work to your kinja blog (the one that came with your commenter account), and include links to the wallpaper, widgets, skins, and tools you used to customize it!
Now then, if you want to recreate this look on your Mac, here's what you'll need:
- The wallpaper, actually a photo called Tulum by photographer Max Wanger
- A mishmash of icons from various icon sets at DeviantArt, including this iOS 7 themed pack by iynque, this one by GrimlocK38, this one by Evonyx3, this pack by wineass, and this pack by softarea. Also, this icon by killalamogu for comic reading
- The SuperDocker dock customization utility, and the PlasmaDock dock indicators for it
- The GeekTool system monitor and configuration utility for OS X
- Some basic geeklets for time/date, along with this one for weather and this one for Spotify's "Now Playing"
That's it. The hardest part here really is finding icons for the apps you'd like to keep in the dock, but there are—as you can see—plenty of icon packs that are full of iOS 7 themed icons for desktop applications that you can download. If you have trouble with GeekTool and getting the time and date to display or the colors right, or the Geeklets above working, check out our guide to using GeekTool and you'll be set in no time. Of course, you can also head over to DilettantesDoovers' Kinja blog to ask your questions there, too!
Do you have a good-looking, functional desktop of your own to show off? Share it with us! Post it to your personal Kinja blog using the tag desktop showcase or add it to our Lifehacker Desktop Show and Tell Flickr pool. Screenshots must be at least at least 640x360 and please include information about what you used, links to your wallpaper, skins, and themes, and any other relevant details. If your awesome desktop catches our eye, you might get featured!
ios 7 inspired desktop | DilettantesDoovers
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