I know I keep messing with the design of this blog. It's too hard to resist not to. There are so many cool templates that are quite easy to modify that it's impossible to pick one and keep it. This new one looks decent though, and I think I'll design my own background image just to help make it more "me", but the colors are good and I like it. UPDATE: I had to change the template again because some of the elements in the last one didn't like to cooperate. So here's a fancier, transparent one that I think looks even better! I'm not so sure I like the blue, though.

In other news, I've started working on some GUI design for my level editor. Screenshot time!

The grey gradient was inspired by Ubuntu's dark Ambiance theme. I liked it, so decided to try and create my own GUI similar to its style. Plus, dark grey GUI elements seem to be "in" right now, so it seemed like a good idea. 

I'm not really sure how to create my own set of GUI functions, but I've posted about it on the DBPro boards and hope to learn as much about the process as possible very soon. I would love to create my own GUI library! It would help make my level editor seem more custom to me. 

If (and when) and get somewhere with programming my own GUI functions library, I may want to write a tutorial on the process. I've actually got a few ideas for tutorials I would like to write, and I think most people would find them helpful. I've just got to gather my resources and begin writing!