This wallpaper is dedicated to Steve Jobs, one of the most inspiring persons I’ve ever known. Without him I would not be where I am right now. Thank you! In this spirit: Stay hungry, stay foolish and enjoy this new wallpaper. continue
Here is the latest member of the “flow” wallpaper family. Simple. Colorful. Easy on the eyes. Hires, so it looks beautiful on your 27” or 30” displays. Enjoy! continue
Yeah I know, there are already plenty of shelf wallpapers out there… and most of them are really good. However I’m kinda peculiar when it comes to wallpapers and exclusively use my own ones :) I liked how it turned out and thought you may enjoy it as well. So here you go… continue
I wasn’t really happy with the app icon of the latest Twitter app for Mac… so I decided to do a quick a replacement icon. It’s available in dark gray and blue. Hope you enjoy. continue
Now with the cold time of the year approaching, I thought I needed something to cheer me up. And what’s better than creating something you would basically look at at least a bunch of hours a day. So say hello to the “Bokeh” Wallpaper Devkit. continue
Now with everybody posting grid style wallpapers for the newly released iOS 4, I thought I should do some official Bartelme Design grid wallpapers :) The wallpapers come in a couple of different colors and are of course ready for the retina display. Go grab ‘em! continue
I’m glad to announce another wallpaper I’ve been working on for quite some time. Now I think it’s ready to be released. Enjoy “Sunset”, an abstract wallpaper full of atmosphere :) continue
It’s Easter and time for a new Devkit. Download it now, customize it and send it to your beloved ones. Enjoy and Happy Easter! Wolfgang :) continue
Those of you following me on Twitter or Flickr might have already seen a preview of “Colorsplash”. Now it’s available as a free download. Happy Valentines Day and enjoy your new wallpaper! continue
I think it’s time for some new colors… time to spice up your desktop. So I’m glad to announce “Colorflow”: 14 simple, non-distracting desktops playing with color and different shading. I hope you enjoy. continue
Just in case you haven’t noticed yet - tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. So don’t forget to get some flowers, a cute present or a nicely designed Valentines Card for your sweetheart… So make sure you grab the Valentine Devkit and get started. continue
It’s time for some fresh, dynamic colors for your desktop. So check out my brand new wallpaper “Flow”, inspired by the default PS3 background as well as by the icons of Adobe’s Creative Suite: To be precise, by the icons of Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator. continue
Those of you following my Flickr stream might already know that I was working on a new wallpaper set called “Solid Wood”. And guess what… once again it’s not just a set of wallpapers, but a complete devkit :P continue
Hey everybody — sorry for not posting that much over the last quarter. I was busy moving to my new apartment and working on some really nice projects that will be revealed pretty soon. Anyway I thought you guys deserve something special for your patience — so here is the brand new, eagerly awaited button devkit :) continue
I’m proud to announce that the previous theme of “Bartelme Design” - also known as “The Dark Theme” - is now available as free Wordpress template. I want to thank ilemoned who did the whole coding work - great job man! continue
Those of you following my Twitter stream already know that I recently did a wallpaper for Hyperwave. Now I thought it would be nice to release it as another “wallpaper devkit”. So grab it while it’s hot. continue
It was quiet here over the last couple of weeks, right? On the one hand that was because I spent most of the time working on client projects - info on that will be revealed soon. On the other hand I also worked on a new version of Bartelme Design. continue
I guess most of you still remember my first Wallpaper Development Kit published back in May. Now, more or less half a year later, I thought it was time to update my wallpaper as well as the Wallpaper Devkit. continue
Today I played around in Photoshop and finally I ended up with a wallpaper I kinda liked. Basically it’s a very simple one — inspired by early Windows Vista wallpapers — with my new logo in the center. continue
Even though Dashboard’s iTunes widget looks quite cute, it’s not useful at all — I don’t want to switch to Dashboard in order to control iTunes. So for me personally Synergy is still the best choice. continue
The following tutorial shows how to create organic desktops using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. continue
In the last months I got a bunch of emails from people, asking me when the next release of the Blue Crystal desktop collection will be released. Well I am proud to announce that the 7th edition is now available for download. continue
Because of the fact that the graphit package for the famous RSS reader NetNewsWire was quite popular, I decided to extend the package with some nice aqua stylsheets. Don’t hesitate to download the package and skin the whole app either in aqua or graphit style. continue
Aufgrund der häufigen Anfragen habe ich das Aqua-Style-Tutorial um eine dritte Beispieldatei erweitert. In dieser Datei wird anhand eines Beispiels erläutert, wie der Aqua-Effekt auf eine beliebige Form angewandt werden kann. continue
Bartelme:Design zeigt Ihnen in dem folgenden Tutorial, wie Sie mit Adobe Illustrator in ein paar einfachen Schritten ein Aqua-Symbol erstellen. continue
Einer der wichtigsten Punkte bei der Erstellung eines Designs ist die Auswahl des geeigneten Farbschemas. Diverse webbasierende Colorpicker und sonstige kleine Helper-Applikationen können uns ohne Zweifel dabei unterstützen. Doch jede Farbe hat in Kombination mit anderen Farben jeweils andere Bedeutungen, deren man sich auf jeden Fall bewusst sein sollte. continue
Nach der Vielzahl an neuen Produkten, die Apple in den letzten Wochen und Monaten veröffentlicht hat, habe ich mich dazu entschlossen ein neues Wallpaper zu erstellen. Die Inspiration — der PowerMac G5. continue
Nachdem erst vor kurzem Stopdesign, Mezzoblue und Jeffrey Zeldmans Websites grafisch überarbeitet worden sind, präsentiert sich nun auch Dan Cederholms Seite „SimpleBits“ in neuem Gewand. Hoffentlich lässt die Veröffentlichung seines Buches „Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook“ auch nicht mehr lange auf sich warten. continue
Nachdem Douglas Bowman bereits vor einigen Wochen damit begonnen hat, das CSS seiner Seite neu zu überarbeiten, ist es nun offiziell online gestellt worden. Respekt. continue
Die Auswahl eines harmonischen Farbschemas ist ein zentraler Punkt bei der Gestaltung von User Interfaces. Bartelme Design stellt Ihnen zwei Colorpicker vor, welche Sie bei der Auswahl unterstützen. continue