![]() if you do not know for 100% how to handle shadows and light on 2d plane, do not try to recreate depth.If hands of your watchface are crooked, I see it, others see it. If hands of your watchface are blurred, it is VISIBLE as hell. Other users wan't see these imperfections, but they FEEL that something is WRONG. The more I look at them, more I hate them. That's why I removed I think 80% of watchfaces from my library on Wearable app. I can see how ugly your watchfaces are without even zooming. Because you did it quickly, without attention to detail. "I created real world copy and no one buys it!". They can smell imperfections from a distance. Do not think that fans of Rolex or Omega will buy your pixel-imperfect cheap looking fake. You got so much "inspiration" examples, but everything you created is CRAP. Certina, Tissot, Epos, Omega, Hamilton, Casio Eddifice, G-Shock series, even Timex, etc. if you don't know what to draw, observe and COPY masters.Do you guys see it? Gosh, it look awful and you can't tell i'ts 10 after 10 or 10 to 2. Or even one hand had totally different style than the other. Also I saw many designs where both hands looked the same. Tip of hour hand CANT cover hour indexes. Tip of minute hand should "touch" background indexes. Minute hand is different from hour hand, it's often longer, BUT PROPORTIONS are the same. Guys, look how real watches, like Orient, Seiko, Citizen divers-style watches did it. almost none designer does not get it how to design HANDS.If I wanted to see how fast i run, I have stats screen for that, etc. When starting sport activity, there are other system watch faces to look at with sport stats, etc. Do not try to push more and more, smaller and smaller. For LCD watch face, place time label in center. For example, many watch faces treat TIME label as some not important thing, placed on top or bottom or even in corner of a watch face. most important information not in watch center.Good watch face should give the most information in a second. Remeber, typical user just takes a peek for a second. ![]() ![]() Leave space between important elements - which show information. are informative - these should be READABLE - LARGE enough to be visible without focusing eyesight for 5 minutes. Other, like steps, time, day, month, etc. Small labels are good but ONLY for DECORATIVE purposes, I mean static text, which does not bring any information. For example typical Casio Retro A164, which labels buttons with "MODE" or "LIGHT" names. Many designs are destroyed in my opinion by limiting color range to choose. Also gray options for simplicity: All light and dark levels. For example: LemonChiffon for background and MidnightBlue for digits. ![]() Imagine what colors could user choose: from RGB wheel opposites for digits and background. You should not copy old style, because its purpose was DIFFERENT. Remember WHY real watches manufacturers create ornaments (like Casio Retro) - because cost of LCD display was large, display was small, and rest is a glass with imitation. Use small space left FOR USABLE INFORMATION, not some stupid lines, which their only purpose is to make design non-legible! Do not add ANYTHING if that does not bring value for user. IT IS F** SMALL! Also, all displays have wide border around display.
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