Dr. Who theme...

[synasp]

I have no idea what color scheme to do for this. The only ideas I have are to make tiny TARDIS icons with glowing top light for "new thread" and no glow for a read thread.

I'm sure we can work a sonic screwdriver in there somewhere... but as for color, I'm at a loss.

Screen caps help a great deal!

 

[scarf man]

What about a T.A.R.D.I.S. for new threads and a Dalek for read threads?
What series should the theme focus on? Old stuff? New stuff? Both?
Lots of possibilites with this one.

 

[greatwazoo42]

Here's some pages to hit for research data:
http://www.shillpages.com/dw/tardis.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/images/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_screwdriver

 

[synasp]

That helps, thanks! What are "typical" Dr. Who colors, though? I need roughly 5 colors to pick from. (Backgrounds, text, highlighted text, etc.)

 

[greatwazoo42]

That helps, thanks! What are "typical" Dr. Who colors, though? I need roughly 5 colors to pick from. (Backgrounds, text, highlighted text, etc.)

Old School:
Tardis Blue (exterior), white with yellow roundels (inside)
Sonic Screwdriver red and silver (and black to bring some of the details out)
Tom Baker's scarf (see also: http://www.doctorwhoscarf.com/ )
Tadis Console (white, grey, silver red accents mostly)
3rd Doctor's car Bessie (yellow and black, see also http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Bessie )


New:
Tardis Blue (exterior), brass, green coral (interior)
Sonic Screwdriver (metalic silver, coral grey, blue light)
Chris Eccelston...black leather. Yeah baby! Leather!
David Tennet has a blue pin stripe suit with a camel colored over coat. He's worn two other suits as well. The colors escape me at the moment.
Doctor Number 11 (as of 2010)...who knows? Or should I type Who knows?

A good shot that might give you all the colors you need can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tinterior1.jpg

If you can do it perhaps two skins? Old Who and New Who?

 

[synasp]

A good shot that might give you all the colors you need can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tinterior1.jpg

Great pic! Can you grab a HD screen shot?

Basically, I'll try to make whatever theme people give me the colors to. We still have the problem of button icons. I can't do those (suuuck at it :lol).

 

[greatwazoo42]

If you want you're welcome to use this image as a base for the old school stuff:

 

[greatwazoo42]

Great pic! Can you grab a HD screen shot?

Well, that'll be a problem. Doctor Who isn't an HD show. :lol Here's about as close as you'll get unless you hit the BBC website:

http://www.shillpages.com/dw/story/d9/01/dw200501-081.jpg

The BBC website is:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/

 

[greatwazoo42]

I had a thought earlier today. The sign on the left door, second panel down which has instructions for the phone behind that panel has been a constant since day one (although a few versions had a blue background to it instead of a white or offwhite one). One of our members here made a really good duplicate of it I think. Maybe that sign could be the background or part of it.

 

[greatwazoo42]

Bueller? Anything new here?

 

[synasp]

send me the colors and I'll make a test theme for you to tweak. It doesn't need to be as elaborate as Guri's Riddick theme--I literally just need the HTML colors. Here's a guide:

http://therpf.com/showthread.php?t=49667

 

[greatwazoo42]

I'll rustle up my Stupomitron Thinking Cap 9000 and see what I can come up with for you.