Even if you are an existing developer and you get some good feedbacks from your own devices...I bet you that if you get an Artist on board who has a natural talent for design, it might help take your device to the next level. Antidote,Predator,Sylenth,Spire,Serum,THOR etc....
In my opinion, even if there is the slightest chance that a UI design can make people want to open/use your device more then another dev or even if it gives your device a perceived quality ...why not investigate the possibility with an ARTIST ? Nirude expressed the desire to work on UI if contacted and SDK 2.2 removes the need to model first in 3D doesn't it?
I used to do wedding and special event photography..I would put my images and videos on DVD for my clients ..I did it all. DVD menu design,button layouts,background Music,photography,editing the whole thing.....but truth be told, I'm sure if I had reached out to someone who's brain where wired for design..I could have done a better job...it's just that I liked the idea of doing everything myself ..speciayl given that ADOBE had a whole suite of Software that can make you feel like ILM (Industrial Light and Magic)
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Look, I'm not sure if a developer who has an SDK can allow a user somewhere else in the world access to that SDK...or maybe you can relate the Model specs that you need to make elements for the SDK...I'm not sure if they (artist/designer) WOULD NEED TO BE PART OF YOUR REGISTERED COMPANY. But try reaching out to others for the look of your device no matter how small or how simple you think your device is.
Often time, I think that a lot of devices in the VST world get a whole lot of praise because of the perceived quality of the Plugin design.There are many one button VST plugins, with cool looking skins/UI
But for now check out a few iterations and fresh design concepts from Nirude and Massimo. All Designers can post any images they want, final,preview images or just random ideas you have .Hope to see other talented designers posting in this thread as well......
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designed by user: Massimo
the first image is an original concept, images 2-3 where inspired by the early concept designs of Nirude and Massimo's Nektar Panorama Midi controller.
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*images below* designed by user: Nirude
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........KEEP'M COMING....