Explicit

What’s this? A theme that doesn’t have a hidden Today preview? What is TRW coming to? Normally I go out of my way to find themes with hidden Today sections — it’s one of my favorite developments for 4.6 and higher themes. This one, though, stood out despite — and perhaps because of — the lack of a preview. Functionally, Hedone’s Explicit theme is pretty basic. But it does add a twist with the design.

As you can see, the centers on a circle. In the center lies the clock. THe rung outside that is the battery meter, and the ring outside that measures the signal. The out ring is divided into 10 sections, in which you can place 10 of your most used application icons. So, when you think about it, Explicit acts like a normal Zen theme, except instead of having the icons in the bottom dock it has them in a wheel at the screen’s center. If you’re charging your device, a little B tab pops up, and if you have the alarm tab an A does. This, in my opinion, is much better than the tiny alarm that appears in most themes. Sometimes I can’t even see it.

You can get the Explicit theme for the normal Hedone price of $6.99. It runs on all BlackBerry models OS 4.5 and above. Though, if you do run it on an OS 4.5 device, the clock and meters will sit on top of the screen, rather than within the circle.

Clarion

One aspect of Elecite themes I’ve enjoyed over the past few months is that they stick major icons right on the home screen so you don’t have to waste your customizable ones on them. They always have your messages and calendar front and center, usually with a Today preview as well. This theme, Clarion, does invlude those features. Like the Hedone theme, it adds a design twist.

As with most Elecite themes, this one is sharp, using a purple and blue scheme as the default. The default? Yes, if you’re a Storm user you can customize the theme with your preference of colors. It means you can’t change the wallpaper, but as Elecite says, you won’t want to. Otherwise, the theme features customizable icons — 10 for non-touch devices and 12 for touch — a short preview, and a generally pretty design.

If you’re running OS 5.0 or above, you can get the Clarion theme for free. Yeah, we usually do premium themes in this space, but this is premium quality (and honestly, I didn’t even notice it was free until I finished writing this).

Dippin Dots

Right off the bat, I knew this theme was not up my alley. But this feature isn’t about me. It’s about you, the BlackBerry theme enthusiast. And who’s to say you won’t like a theme that has a crazy, sometimes difficult to read font, a bare-bones home screen, and tough to read captions on the applications menu? In fact, this theme is so far away from my liking that I’m sure plenty of you will eat it up.

Dippin Dots, to my study, does not much resemble the bead-like frozen treats you can buy at mall kiosks. Instead, it’s a bubble-gummy theme, featuring vibrant, colorful icons. The home screen holds just five icons, though they are customizable — and they bounce when you scroll over them. The applications menu reveals even more icons, most of which are unique to the theme. It wouldn’t be a BBGeeks theme review if I didn’t repeat my dislike of the font — I’m more of a straight forward font guy, but that doesn’t mean you are.

If the visual element of a theme is more important to you than the function, you can get the Dippin Dots theme for $5.99. It works on BlackBerry models running OS 4.2 and above.

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Theme Review Wednesday: Explicit, Clarion

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Theme Review Wednesday: Explicit, Clarion

BusyStyle

Hedone Design actually released two new themes recently, though we’re only picking up one for this feature. If you’re an Olympics fanatic, make sure to check out their other team. If you’re looking for a less timely theme, then continue on. This week we’re examining their latest, BusyStyle.

As mentioned during the lead-in, Hedone takes advantage of three home screen icons, allowing you even further customization. Whereas with old themes I’d have lock, options, and clock on the home screen, now I can make room for other icons. Most new BlackBerry models have the lock button on top, and many new themes, including BusyStyle, use the clock itself for the clock app, and the battery signal for options. The signal meter also opens manage connections. It also has three static icons running up the left side: SMS, Messages, and Calendar, all of which generate Today previews. The theme also has a busy background design — not one I particularly like, but one I can see many others enjoying.

You can get the BusyStyle theme for $3.99 until March 1, when it returns to its normal $6.99 price point. It is compatible with BlackBerry models running OS 4.5 and above.

Pulse

Over the past month or so I’ve jumped on the Elecite bandwagon. I have no idea why it took so long for their themes to start popping up in our reviews, and I really wish I’d starting featuring them sooner. It seems like every time I review one of their themes I want to immediately ditch mine and go with their new one. Thankfully, my impulse is controlled this time, as Pulse is a Storm-only theme. Still, it’s among the best I’ve seen on the platform.

A semicircle sits on the right side of the screen, containing five categories. Each of these opens up to reveal a number of applications. For instance, if you select Phone you’ll see Messages, Calendar, Call Log, and Contacts. Each category except the Custom field contains four applications. In the Custom field you can arrange six of your otherwise most-used applications for quick and easy access. Beyond the excellent home screen features, the theme also has a standard applications menu, in case you prefer to browse that way.

Storm and Storm2 users can get the Pulse theme for $6.99. The screen shot says a lot about this theme, but in case you want a better look, check out the video below.

TiltBerry

After a pair of high-powered themes, we’ll close this week’s feature with a simple yet cute theme called TiltBerry. That’s not to say that it’s featureless, though. While part of the theme’s charm is based on the tilted icons, which straighten when highlighted, it also packs some punch. Unlike the previous two, it’s not exactly for power users, but I don’t think it will disappoint many.

The home screen features seven customizable icons, five along the bottom and two along the left side. If you choose messages or calendar, they turn into a Today preview. Again, I don’t see why non-wallpaper-based themes don’t use this all the time. Does anyone not like this in their themes? Otherwise, the theme features iPhone icons, which many people apparently prefer. There’s a spot for a weather app on the home page, and it includes a QuickLaunch shortcut.

You can get the TiltBerry theme for just $1.75 until February 28, when it returns to its normal $2.50 price point. It is available for OS 4.6 and above.

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Theme Review Wednesday: BusyStyle, Pulse, TiltBerry

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Quatro

Up first we have a theme by C_86, a developer we haven’t reviewed in the past. They do have 26 themes in the BBGeeks Store, so I feel like it’s overdue that we’re getting to them. Plus, their themes are cheaper than the ones we normally review, which is a nice little perk.

The Quatro theme centers on aesthetics rather than function. That’s not to say that it’s functionally deficient, just that it doesn’t cram as many icons as possible onto the home screen. It does feature a six-icon bottom dock, plus a Today view for calendar, profile button, and weather icon dock. For users of QuickLaunch, Quatro allows for spacebar access. Otherwise, the theme dazzles visually, with interesting icons against a customizable background. I wouldn’t recommend changing it, though, as it matches the icons and top bar nicely.

You can get the Quatro theme for $1.99. It works with BlackBerry models running OS 4.6 and higher.

!Reflect7 Carbon

One thing we’ve seen with newer themes is the ability to fit more stuff on one screen. Some themes do this elegantly, while some are a bit clunkier. Today we’re looking at one of the more elegant ones. !Reflect7 Carbon might be one of the stranger theme names we’ve reviewed, but don’t let it fool you. The theme isn’t very strange at all. In fact, if you enjoy a simplistic home screen look, but still want more options available on it, you might want to check out this theme.

All you really see are the basics: click, profile icon, meters, and a five-icon dock. There’s so much more hidden in the theme, though. You can click the clock to bring up the application and you can click the signal meter for manage connections, something I think all new themes should employ. The battery meter is also clickable for options, and there’s a weather icon slot on the top right. Below the icon dock you can set two more customizable icons. The only downside is that you need to set thees icons in certain spots. The theme does come with instructions, though.

You can get the !Reflect7 Carbon theme for $3.99 until February 14. The theme works with BlackBerry models running OS 4.5 and above.

Keen

Ever want to make your own icons? Of course, you can with BlackBerry Theme Studio, but what about people who aren’t into custom theme development? Wouldn’t it be cool to change icons to different pictures on your device? That’s what you’ll get with the latest from Elecite. The theme is called Keen, and it’s definitely a change from what you’ve seen.

The neatest feature, it would appear, is the customizable Photographic icons. Have a picture that you think would make a great calendar icon? Change it up in the themes options. Even cooler, you can click the Close button and all of the icons will disappear. This makes the theme conducive to custom wallpapers that you don’t want hiding behind all that text. Keen also comes with six static home screen icons — calendar, clock, messages, weather, Twitter, and Facebook — in addition to the six customizable dock icons.

You can get the Keen theme at Elecite for $6.99. It requires OS 5.0, and is compatible with the Tour, Bolds, and Storms.

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Theme Review Wednesday: Quatro, !Reflect7, Keen

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Heart Chick

So often we go for the functional themes, but there are some pretty awesome themes that put functionality second to design. I wasn’t too familiar with Ninja before this week, but I can tell you that we’re definitely going to dip back into their pool and showcase some of their brilliantly designed themes. This week we’ll look at Heart Chick, which I found via BerryReview. It fills the female theme market, one that doesn’t get much attention. This should satisfy many, though.

The theme’s main feature is its customization capability. Once you buy the theme, you can contact NinjaThemes and they’ll change the home screen text to whatever you want. It can be a saying, your name, whatever you want, really. By default it’s “sexy,” so I’m sure a few people will want to keep it. The home screen otherwise features five icons, customizable, plus a profiles icon in the top left corner. The new message indicator is a heart, very fitting with the theme. The only issue I have is the horrible, horrible font, but you can always change that.

You can get the Heart Chick theme for $3.99, a tick below what we normally see for premium themes. It is available for OS 4.6, 4.7, and 5.0, but not for the Storm. Sorry, touchscreen users.

Halcyon

Our second dip into the Elecite catalog is by far my favorite — perhaps the coolest theme I’ve reviewed in a while. It’s called Halcyon, a visually vibrant and functionally strong theme. Oftentimes we get one and not the other, but Halcyon combines aesthetics and organization to create a theme I’m probably going to keep on my Berry for a while to come.

People love customization, yet Halcyon’s bottom dock remains static. So why will people like it? For starters, because it includes the essential apps: contacts, messages, calendar, tasks, memo, profiles, browser, Facebook, and a spot for UberTwitter. Yet it also has a dock item which opens up a customizable icon menu featuring eight apps plus a spot for a weather one. Oh, and in case you were wondering, the calendar and messages open a Today preview, while the other static items show a large icon in the middle of the screen.

You can get the Halcyon theme for $6.99. I’ve been using it for a few days, and it’s worth every penny. It’s available for the Curve 8900, Bold 9700, both Storms, and the Tour.

BerryShell

Finally, we’re back to a Hedone theme. This one is a bit more like Halcyon than Heart Chick, meaning you get more functionality. In fact, like Halcyon, it’s based on fitting everything possible on the home screen, meaning you won’t have to navigate away. They combine static icons, custom icons, and dual-purpose icons to allow a total of 14 home screen icons. Do you use more than 14 icons on your BlackBerry?

Across the bottom you’ll see messages, browser, calendar, and contacts. Messages and calendar are, of course, Today preview. As an added bonus, BerryShell darkens the wallpaper when you’re in Today preview mode, for easier reading. Also across the bottom sit the time/date button, which brings you to the clock app; the signal meter, which brings you to manage connections; the battery meter, which brings you to options; and the profiles button. Up top there are six user-defined icons.

If you have a BlackBerry running OS 4.6 or above, you can get the BerryShell theme for $6.99.

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Theme Review Wednesday: Heart Chick, Halcyon, BerryShell

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Liquid

For all the themes we review on this site, we haven’t hit upon an Elecite theme — at least that I’m aware of. I’m really not sure why. We’ll make up for it this week, though, but putting one of their newest themes front and center. This one is called Liquid, and it’s a perfect introduction to Elecite.

The theme seems pretty basic at first, featuring a bottom dock and Today Preview. The gold, however, lies in the second dock. It lines the top of the screen, and gives you easy access to messages, calendar, call log, profiles (sounds), manage connections, and social network apps. The Today Preview works with the icons up top. The bottom dock features six customizable icons, giving you a total of 14 home screen icons. The custom icons look excellent — perhaps the best custom icons I’ve yet to see from a BlackBerry theme.

You can get the Liquid theme at Elecite’s website for $6.99. It works with OS versions 4.6 and up.

Transfixion

We make a return to BlackBerry Theme Park for this interesting, simple theme. It’s based around the background image, which the author says was given to him by a friend in hopes he could fit it into a theme. I have to say that it looks pretty nice lit up on my Tour, better than the screenshots indicate. I do love the black/blue contrast, so that certainly explains part of it. Plus, there are plenty of features in this theme that I enjoy.

Like Liquid, Transfixion contains a permanent quick launch bar, this one running down the left side of the screen. Contained in this bar are icons for options, clock, music, files, and videos. Highlighting these produces a magnified icon in the middle of the screen. Then there are six customizable icons running along the bottom dock. Calendar and messages contain Today Previews, listing nine entries, a very good number indeed. And then there’s a weather app slot, an increasingly popular feature in BlackBerry themes.

You can get the Transfixion theme for $5.99. It’s available for the Tour now, and should be ready for the Storms, Bolds, and new Curve models soon. As always with BlackBerry Theme Park, you can choose to pay a $19.99 subscription fee to get unlimited themes for life.

Classique Docked

Some people don’t want the same things I do in a BlackBerry theme. I sometimes need to remind myself of that when I overemphasize Today features and multiple home screen icons. After going through two themes loaded with features I love, we’ll conclude this week’s feature with a more minimalistic theme. It’s called Classique Dock, and as you can see from the screenshot, there’s not much happening on the home screen.

Ah, but then there’s the hidden part. Five icons lie dormant at the bottom of the home screen. Even when you pull them up, they’re translucent. If you choose the Today version, scrolling over calendar or messages will bring up your 10 latest items. the theme features a weather app integration — in fact, by default it’s the only thing residing on the home page. Other than the basics, like clock, battery meter, and signal meter. Oh, and the signal meter doubles as a manage connections launch. This, I think, all themes should employ.

You can get the Classique Docked theme, on any BlackBerry OS 4.6 and above, with both Today and non Today features, for just $3.

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Theme Review Wednesdays: Liquid, Transfixion, Classique Docked

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Circles

BBGeeks readers, meet Berry Good Themes. It’s a UK-based site that has tons and tons of premium BlackBerry themes — oftentimes cheaper than the major theme outlets in the States. Yes, there is an issue of currency, but there’s a way around that. For our initial glance at this developer, we’ll examine Circles, an OS 5.0 theme that I liked from the second I saw it.

Well, scratch that. I liked it from the second I saw the applications menu. The circular icons didn’t do it for me on the home screen, though I did appreciate the long TodayPreview. Four user-customizable icons reside on the home screen, lined up on the right while the TodayPreview runs on the left. The background design is a bit distracting, and it doesn’t look great with white text overlaid, but it’s not a huge issue. The applications menu features rows and columns of circular icons, surrounded by red, blue, or black. I don’t know why, but I really like the look of these icons. They definitely stand out.

You can get the Circles theme for £0.99, or around 2 US dollars. Again, it only works on OS 5.0 and above. If you use PayPal to make your purchase, it will automatically make the conversion. That seems to be the easiest way.

SnowTime

After introducing a developer new to this feature, we return to the grandfather, Hedone Design. They’ve taken to winter already, designing the SnowTime theme around a country winter scene. It even has animated snow, which I would normally find annoying, but on this theme I did like it. Probably because it’s subtle enough to not take away from the theme’s functionality.

The home screen features five customizable options, and includes a TodayPreview for calendar and messages. The clock sits to the right of the icons, and is generally unobtrusive. So are the battery and signal meters, which run along the bottom of the screen. You hardly even know they’re there. The only complaint I have on that screen, if there is any, is the lack of date. Themed icons line the applications menu, and even the font seems to blending perfectly with the color scheme.

You can get the SnowTime theme for $6.99. But, because Hedone is currently having a 50% off sale, you can get it for $3.50 from now through January 2. Just enter the code NewYear50 at checkout.

Mord

To wrap up this week we’ll feature yet another new (to us) theme developer: Calx. I forget how I came across Mord, but it made me wonder how I hadn’t discovered this developer before. This theme really caught me eye. It not only has tons of information on the home screen, but it’s laid out very well. Nothing seems cluttered. And, for some reason, the icons seem more — vibrant, maybe? — than other themes. Apparently, Calx uses 3D icons.

Six user-customizable icons sit on the bottom of the home screen. You can leave messages and calendar off if you want, because above them are two Today sections, one for your next four calendar appointments, the other for your latest four unread messages. The messages are a bit truncated, but other than that I love the layout. On top of them sits a weather icon, with the date and time atop the screen. Also, if you have it installed, you can press the Space bar to open QuickLaunch.

You can get the Mord theme for $4.99, but if you get it before January 1 it’s half off. The them works with OS 4.6 and up.

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Theme Review Wednesdays: Circles, SnowTime, Mord

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Happy Holidayz

Unsurprisingly, our two Christmas-based themes share a name. Even less surprising is that Cherri Chiodo created one of them. She makes frequent appearances in our theme reviews, and for good reason. She creates tons of different themes, and all of them add something to the aesthetic BlackBerry experience. We reviewed her Winter Wonderland theme in a previous edition, but this time we’re looking at a more holiday-centric theme.

Happy Holidayz features all of the Christmas season staples: a decorated tree, presents, a snowman, and a gingerbread man. The home screen is cluttered with trees and presents, but that’s just like my parents’ living room during Christmas season, so it’s not much of a complaint. Each icon is a gift, wrapped perfectly for your use. The applications menu also features gift-wrapped icons of different colors. Each is labeled, helping users navigate the theme with little confusion.

You can get the Happy Holidayz theme for $7.99. It is available on the following platforms:

8350i
8520
8900i
9000
9500
9630
9700

Warm Golden Festival of Lights

Even after going through all the spelling permutations of Hanukkah, I still couldn’t find many themes for BlackBerry. I’m sure someone could come up with a really sharp one compatible with newer BlackBerry models, and with Theme Studio now released we might see one by next year. This time around, however, I was only able to nail down one theme, and it’s only compatible with the 83xx series. It’s free, though, so that helps out a little.

Warm Golden Festival of Lights is a basic Zen theme. The home screen features just four icons running down the left side, though they are user customizable. That saves room for the graphic on the right, a menorah and Hebrew scroll. The Star of David rests prominently at the top center of the screen, surrounded by date and time, battery meter, network, signal strength, and message status. The theme is very simple, but very sharp as well. The icons on the applications menu rest above the graphics, so there is no issue of blending (something that’s a much bigger issue with older themes than newer ones).

Again, you can get the Festival of Lights theme for free. You can find it at cr8ive4u.com (you’ll have to scroll down a bit), and you can get the .zip here or download it OTA here.

Happy Holidays

Just one letter separates our first and last themes. While Cherri uses her typical style in Happy Holidayz, BlackBerry Theme Sales uses a much more traditional approach in their Happy Holidays theme. In fact, the difference in the themes is represented well in the titles. Cherri’s off-beat style fits with the Z, while the Happy Holidays theme is traditional, just as it’s spelled. There are some features you might like with this theme, too.

There are a few different versions of the Happy Holidays theme, depending on your platform. There’s a Today version with no icon dock, a Today Plus with an icon dock, and a Zen version with no Today. The applications menu is pretty standard, featuring boxed icons laid over the home screen background — a Christmas tree with gifts under it, plus a fireplace with stockings hanging from it. The only issue I see is that the icon boxes aren’t quite dark enough, so there’s some blending on the right side where the tree picture resides. I do love the picture, though — such a serene, all-American Christmas scene.

You can get the Happy Holidays theme for $5.99. It is available on the following platforms:

9700 Zen
9700 Today Plus
9700 Today
9630 Today
8900 Zen

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BeDroid

Android is the hottest platform on the market. It’s not the market leader, not by a long shot. But it has plenty of buzz, mainly because Verizon recently released its first Android phone, the Motorola Droid, to much fanfare (and a huge marketing campaign). Like iPhone themes before it, people will certainly want the Android look on their BlackBerrys. Ahaz Designs has their take on it, with BeDroid.

For the non-touch BlackBerrys, this is a pretty basic theme. What distinguishes it from others is that it has an about screen plugin. This screen gives you information about the battery level, in percentage, the device temparature and voltage, memory information, and then basic BlackBerry facts like PIN number, signal strength, and OS version. It’s a quick shortcut away on any screen, which can save you from clicking through the Options menu. On the Storm version users can press various parts of the screen (those which are not filled with icons) to lock the device or pull up the about screen. BeDroid also has a dedicated spot for a weather application and a dedicated shortcut for Quicklaunch.

You can get the BeDroid theme for $3.99 until December 5. THat works on BlackBerry OS versions 4.5 and up.

Perception Mini

When a new BlackBerry device hits shelves, there are sometimes few, if any themes compatible with it. I don’t feel bad for Bold 9700 users — after all, they got a shiny new BlackBerry device, one that many have dubbed the best BlackBerry ever. Plus, they have benefitted from the release of BlackBerry Theme Studio 5.0. Users can now easily create OS 5.0 themes, which are compatible with the 9700. Over at Themes4bb, they have a new version of the Perception theme just for the 9700.

It’s called Perception Mini, because of the miniature icons on the home screen dock. That allows them to squeeze 11 user-customizable icons on the home screen, plus dedicated spots for three Today previews: messages, calendar, call log. All of the other screens are pretty standard, but the transition is unique. Instead of just cutting to the applications menu when you press the Menu button, Perception Mini does a screen fade. It’s the same way when you go from the applications menu to the home screen. It’s a neat effect for a neat theme. I also like the black and white trees background, and the Mac icon set.

You can get the Perception Mini theme for the Bold 9700 for $5.99.

Simple Black

For our final theme this week, we turn to BlackBerry Theme Park. I do love that name, I must say. It accurately describes the site while evoking fun memories. The theme we’re looking at this time is Simple Black, one of their newer themes. I love it because it’s so simple. Yes, I clearly have a thing for complex themes with a lot of features, but every once in a while it’s nice to take a step back and stare at a black background.

The icons on the home screen are in an L shape. The bottom dock of five icons is user-customizable. Not only that, but users can use 10 icons and scroll through them. This makes total sense to me. Why don’t more themes do this? It takes up less screen real estate, and allows users more time on the home screen. The left side of the screen features three static icons. The Calendar and Messages apps generate a Today preview, and the browser icon is just the browser icon. Okay, so it looks like I ended up choosing a theme with a few cool features. I still dig the black background, though.

You can get the Simple Black theme for $5.99. that’s the link for the Tour version. You can also get it for the Curve 8520/8530 (OS 5.0 only) and the Bold 9700.

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It’s not only that beautiful skyline, though. The theme rotates every 10 minutes, featuring various sites from around each city. That should keep things even more interesting for those who like to change up their theme every once in a while. So if you’re looking for a new theme, make sure to head over to Bplay and check out their Embrace brand of themes. They’re $5.99 each.

Los Angeles
New York
London
Paris
Rome
Barcelona
Bejing
Berlin
Tokyo
Vancouver
Moscow
Washington

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A BlackBerry theme for every city

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A BlackBerry theme for every city

The first step is to download BlackBerry Theme Studio 5.0. You can do this at http://www.blackberry.com/themestudio. Unfortunately, if you’re a Mac user, you get the old school treatment from RIM. You’ll need Windows XP Professional or Vista to run Theme Studio, which is a shame for some of us. It doesn’t mention anything about Windows 7, but if it’s compatible someone please let me know. Otherwise the requirements are pretty straight forward. You’ll need BlackBerry OS version 4.2.2 or higher.

Theme creation is a long process. Thankfully, the folks at Inside BlackBerry have taken the time to write out a full tutorial. Check out Part 1, where they go over the different elements of theme design. This covers aspects like creating the different screens — home screen, applications menu, lock screen, incoming call screen, etc. — and how they work within Theme Studio.

Once you’re familiar with theme creation, read Part 2, which goes step-by-step through the creation process. After reading both of these articles, you should be well on your way to creating the perfect theme for you. And, while you’re at it, if you want to create the perfect theme for me (since I’m a Mac user), all I need is a two-row bottom dock, Today section for messages, and access to Clock, Profiles, Manage Connections, and Options through the home screen icons (signal, battery, time, etc.).

Anyone up for it?

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Create your own themes with BlackBerry Theme Studio

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Create your own themes with BlackBerry Theme Studio