Generally you want all your fonts the same, and only use different fonts sparingly to set certain bits of text apart.Īdd subdued colors to certain controls. Also avoid large blocks of bold - use it sparingly. Avoid Times New Roman and Comic Sans though. Often times the default font is MS Sans Serif. That will go a long way to making it look fancy. Ideally get a graphic artist to make some custom ones for the specific actions your application does to fill in between the common ones you use (make sure they all go together). Two libraries I have used and like are GlyFX and IconExperience. Replace old toolbar buttons with new ones. You can put a big yellow exclamation mark on a custom warning dialog. You might also trying flowing the controls a little differently when you have more space. A couple of these tips will certainly go a long way to jazzing things up.Įnsure adequate spacing between controls - don't cram them all together.
A lot of it depends on what kind of application you have, and what OS it is running on. I was actually just sprucing up a dialog today.
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