Googlyi: An iGoogle Theme
[Update: Googlyi is now an officially listed theme on iGoogle.]
This week, Google debuted a new series of iGoogle themes created by “world-class artists and innovators.” Somehow they managed to miss me when they sent out invitations asking people to create a theme, but I decided to create my own theme anyway.
I present: Googlyi, an animated iGoogle theme.
That’s right. Not only does it change throughout the day, but those googly eyes watch you while you work and generally creep you out.
I’m going to submit it to Google for inclusion in their gallery, but in the meantime you can preview it here [update: use the official listing instead]. Let me know if anything doesn’t work for you throughout the day so I can fix it before I submit.
Note: I think you need to be signed in to Google to see the preview.
Comments
The preview did absolutely nothing for me…im in the latest version of IE.
Posted by: Brandon | May 1, 2008 11:25 AM
Scratch that, clicking the image linked through properly, but the “preview it here” link did nothing (normal Google theme).
Posted by: Brandon | May 1, 2008 11:26 AM
Be even better if they all followed your mouse, like a bunch of xeyes windows.
Posted by: K | May 1, 2008 12:10 PM
Ha! It is creepy. The eyes keep shifting. But it’s also making me dizzy.
Posted by: Anna | May 1, 2008 12:49 PM
Brilliant!!!!!!
Posted by: growler | May 1, 2008 2:19 PM
I liked that the eyes didn’t follow my pointer. The background color of mine was sort of a cheese yellow. I really like the blue background color you show in your screenshot.
I would have this be my iGoogle scene.
Posted by: Mike Fox | May 1, 2008 2:47 PM
This indeed awesome, in an incredibly creepy sort of way. I love it.
Posted by: Steven Fisher | May 1, 2008 3:48 PM
Mike, the colors change dynamically throughout the day, ranging from deep blue at night to the yellow you’re seeing in the afternoon. In all, there are 10 color schemes. -David
Posted by: David | May 1, 2008 5:36 PM
i love it. strangely the creep factor is very low for me… unless you can actually see me working away at the computer, in which case you are an evil genius.
Posted by: CURSIVEBUILDINGS | May 1, 2008 6:01 PM
That is BRILLIANT!!! It is vaguely creepy, but hilarious nonetheless!
Posted by: Miss Debater | May 1, 2008 11:27 PM
Even when the eyes aren’t shifting, they appear to be moving down the page, especially when I don’t look directly at them.
This thing will haunt my dreams.
Thanks!
Posted by: MarkDM | May 2, 2008 12:13 AM
This theme is great. Don’t forget to update us when Google accepts it (which they surely will).
Good job!
Posted by: Jesse | May 2, 2008 8:22 AM
Could I request two slight changes: (1) a midnight black background with light-colored text, with (2) glowing yellow eyes with vertical slit pupils?
Posted by: RichM | May 2, 2008 3:50 PM
Absolutely fabulous. The idea of eyes moving is creepy-genius and works very well. Congratulations.
Posted by: tavarichi | May 2, 2008 11:28 PM
Wow this is really cool.
It might a bit slow if all the eyes followed the pointer, bu I think it’d be an interesting effect.
Good work on this
Posted by: alok | May 2, 2008 11:54 PM
Spectacular. I have it on my iGoogle now, and hope Google will accept it as a regular skin :o)
Posted by: theblackscorpio | May 3, 2008 1:09 PM
I like it, and I would also have it as my theme. It didn’t creep me out, but it did freak out the woman with the office across from mine, which makes it even better!
Posted by: Kathleen | May 5, 2008 7:53 PM
Cute! Question though - did google email you when your theme was accepted?
Posted by: Niki Brown | July 5, 2008 11:58 AM
I LOVED these googley eyes when I was little, I stuck them on anything and everything. Now I can have them on my computer too! Thank you!
Posted by: Cat | July 14, 2008 10:36 AM
Love this - found it much too late though
Posted by: elk_5 | March 3, 2009 11:01 AM
I’ve created theme, but it does not appear in general list of themes
Posted by: PDA | March 4, 2009 7:26 AM