Recently I’ve been noticing more and more applications that are standing out from the crowd. It seems that we are no longer bound to the basic aqua look and feel that we’ve been in for so long. As the horizontal stripes disappear, new and custom interfaces are making their way onto the Mac. But why aren’t more applications taking advantage of this? And where are we going?

Here are a few Mac GUI examples.

Aqua - Firefox
The basic aqua look and feel is nice and white. This is pretty much where everyone under OSX started out and quite a few carbon apps still support this interface.

Once again I’ve fallen for this grand idea of optimized versions of Firefox. I’ve tried them in the past only to fall back on the default Firefox. But here I go again.

This time I’m running both G5 and Intel optimized versions with aqua widgets. I have to say, seeing check boxes and radio buttons that match the Mac OS is a much welcomed sign. Buttons work too, however they seem a little odd. They look better than previous times though.

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10. Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
9. Macarena - Los Del Rio
8. Tubthumping- Chumbawamba
7. Are You Jimmy Ray - Jimmy Ray
6. Barbie Girl - Aqua
5. MMMBop - Hanson
4. How Bizarre - OMC
3. Summertime - Dj Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (Will Smith)
2. Anything by David Hasselhoff
1. Hangin’ Tough - New Kids on the Block