Hate the new iTunes logo?

[knowledge123]

So iTunes 10 is out, some nice new updates and all that.
But what's this?! Awful new blue colour logo?

Yuck!

So I decided to change it. Open up Acorn (using the free version).
Go to 'filter' > 'color effect' > 'color monchrome'.
Select a grey colour in the colour select box.

Click 'apply'.

Much nicer. Save as a .png.

Download FastIcns. Save as a .icns file
Move it inside the 'contents' > 'resources' folder of iTunes.

Be happy.

Original file
New file

 

[ruffneck]

I quite like it...

 

[rctneil]

Hmmm, It's growing on me.....slowly.

I just don't think it fits in with the styling that Apple uses on it's other logos.

I don;t use a mac but to me it looks like it was made quickly and very unprofessionaly. But what do I know!?

 

[knowledge123]

I quite like it...

Hmmm, It's growing on me.....slowly.

I just think it looks a little tacky, quite garish. The fade from light to dark blue is distracting, especially on such a small dock icon I'm no design pro either, but it does seem like quite different a change for my liking.

 

[SiriusB]

Looks better than the old one anyway. Whoever made the new one just got a bit carried away with the glossy plastic look.

As bad logos go, even the old iTunes logo isn't as bloody stupid as the Finder logo!

 

[Feek]

Doesn't bother me in the slightest, it's an icon.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

The vertical close/minimise/maximise annoys me more

 

[reflux]

I think it's terrible. Looks like something from the very early days of OSX.

 

[ichabod crane]

The vertical close/minimise/maximise annoys me more

+1

 

[Cosmic182]

I like it! funky

 

[Schizo]

Doesn't bother me in the slightest, it's an icon.

 

[alex24]

Don't care tbh, don't even use itunes. Nice interface though, would perhaps use it at a push, but does it support FLAC yet?

 

[knowledge123]

I think it's terrible. Looks like something from the very early days of OSX.

Phew! I thought I was the only one

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Don't care tbh, don't even use itunes. Nice interface though, would perhaps use it at a push, but does it support FLAC yet?

Not by default, but there's been a way to play them in iTunes for years.

http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/06/12/how-to-play-flac-files-in-itunes/

 

[alex24]

Nice one, cheers.

 

[rctneil]

The vertical close/minimise/maximise annoys me more

Use a pc, no vertical buttons for us.







Only joking!

 

[MrMoonX]

The vertical close/minimise/maximise annoys me more

+1million thats damn annoying why do that it doesnt fit in with any other mac prog

 

[knowledge123]

The vertical close/minimise/maximise annoys me more

Run

defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -1

In Terminal whilst iTunes is not running.

to restore to vertical:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -0

 

[AbsenceJam]

I'm not liking everything being grey so certainly not changing the main icon!

 

[Feek]

If you're bothered, have a look here. I've reverted my greyness but didn't touch the icon.