Guifx, designers of high-definition, user-friendly, graphical user interfaces, today announced they have been commissioned by Xantech to provide professionally designed graphics for two touch panels: the SmartPad LCD 3.9g and 6.4g version. The graphics are compatible with Xantech’s Universal Dragon Design software used for panel customization.

For both the 3.9g and 6.4g hardware, Guifx has created a stylish, modern collection of buttons, source icons, and backgrounds. The package is available in blue, tan, and black themes. Xantech will push this Guifx graphic update package to their software users via an automatic update tool.

“The past year has been an exciting one for Guifx, and the new relationship with Xantech adds to the momentum that’s been building for months,” says Joe Peduto, Director of Business Development for Guifx. “We’re happy to have the opportunity to bring our graphics to such a major player in the touch panel industry. With every new commission of a custom graphic set, our designers have an opportunity to push the limits of a manufacturer’s hardware. We feel like we’ve accomplished that here.”

Popular Crystal Photo Pane and Tungsten template designs have been expanded to include support for additional Crestron touch panels. Crystal Photo Pane is now available for the Crestron TPMC-17 and TPS-17, and Tungsten is now available for the Crestron TPS-6L.

Both Crystal Photo Pane and Tungsten can be customized with any photo or digital image, like those available in our Background Sets.

Brushed Steel has just received a big update. New pages have been added which include presentation, teleconferencing, and video conferencing — perfect for commercial projects. Check the previews to see all the goodies. The design now also natively supports all Crestron panels including the TPS-6L and TPS-3000(L).

As always, these updates are available for free to existing customers, so log in to your Guifx account to download the most recent versions.

Do you want any additional page layouts for other features or devices? Be sure to tell us in the comments.

The other day I bought an Apple TV (what a cool device btw). So, I went to add a “Watch Apple TV” activity to my RTI T4 in my living room. I’m using Meta with the built-in RTI icons (which happen to be Aero), but I wanted an Apple TV specific icon. So I looked around on the internet, but I didn’t find a good one. So, with me being a graphic designer and all, I decided to make one myself.

But I got a little carried away (as usual, right Morgan ), and I ended up making an entire set of Apple TV icons! And with our snazzy new “Insider” section I have a great way to share them with you. There’s 6 icons in all. All sized at a huge 512×512 resolution (see example) with full PNG transparency. If you need to resize, use CoPilot.

Enjoy! And be sure to comment and let us know if you like this kind of stuff and we’ll try to keep it coming for you.

Download all 6 Apple TV Icons (512×512, PNG):

There’s a lot going on behind the scenes here at Guifx. So, we decided to create an outlet for all of our employees to share anything interesting with you that they might be working on (be it graphics, code, or just ideas), no matter how rough or unfinished.

So, welcome to the “inside” of Guifx. Please, don’t mind the mess.

We are proud to announce today that we have completed our goal of spreading Guifx’s graphical love to the entire Vantage touch-panel hardware line. Available immediately – our popular Meta and Adaptation designs for Vantage’s TPT550.

Like all of the other Vantage templates, the TPT550 designs are beautifully laid out and waiting to be customized for your application. Our tried and true page layouts greatly cut down on implementation time, and we’re sure you’ll see why.

Stay tuned because our Vantage conquest has only just begun! We’ve got big plans to bring incredible new graphics to this awesome hardware platform.

Guifx, today announced a new license agreement with Remote Technologies Inc. (RTI). Guifx will now be providing a customized version of their touch-panel remote template, “Curacao,” for RTI’s soon to be released T3-V remote. The new template is designed for Integration Designer Software with easy editing in mind.

Additionally, RTI has licensed Guifx’s new Nexgen Icon Set to integrate gaming system icons into their touch-panel design software. This new agreement brings an incredible value to RTI integrators. Both the Nexgen and Aero Icon Sets will now be available to RTI’s user base as a free download from the Guifx website.

“The relationship with RTI has been beneficial for both sides,” says Joe Peduto, Director of Business Development for Guifx. “Since our last licensing agreement we’ve distributed our products to a huge number of RTI users, and the graphics have been well received by both the touch-panel designers and their customers. If this new agreement shows anything, its that RTI is fully committed to bringing the best graphics to their integrator base.”

We promised more Vantage, and today we deliver! Just a week ago we eagerly announced the availability of new Template and Graphic Set products for the Vantage Controls hardware line-up. We add to that today with the release of both Adaptation and Meta for Vantage’s TPT1210.

The TPT1210 is an awesome touch-panel and a brilliant showcase for the Adaptation and Meta graphics. We really took advantage of the generous amount of space the TPT1210 has to offer. Both template’s graphics appear beautifully bright and in superior quality. We’re confident you’ll want to reach out and… well, touch them.

As always, our new templates for the TPT1210 have all the pages you would expect. Common controls like DVR, DVD, Pool, Climate and Lighting controls, are all available and laid out sensibly. View the entire set of available template pages for Meta and Adaptation.

There’s no doubt you’ve seen our catalog, check out our designs and let us know in the comments what you want to see available on Vantage hardware next.

Guifx, designers of high-definition, user-friendly, graphical user interfaces, today announced immediate availability of products for Vantage/Legrand, manufacturers of intelligent, touch panel control systems for luxury residential electronic systems. Guifx’s Graphic Set and Template products are available for select Vantage/Legrand hardware today, with the entire line of full color touch panels soon to follow.

Vantage dealers can edit Guifx templates for their projects in the InFusionTM Design Center. Downloads will install directly into the program and appear as themes within the drop down menu in the Touch Panel Designer program. The first two styles available are called Meta and Adaptation, with additional templates to follow. They can be downloaded individually for manual build-up, or dealers can purchase the complete package of prebuilt, professionally laid out designs.

“The partnership with Guifx will take our touch panel designs to the next level,” says Andrew Wale, Marketing Vice President for Vantage/Legrand. “These templates not only cut down on programming time to increase productivity, but also bring a new level of usability to our clients.”
Guifx is the largest provider of professionally designed touch panel graphics in the world, and launched the first commercially available touch panel template in 2002. They specialize in the design of the interactive and aesthetic qualities of the touch screens incorporated into many whole house installations, streamlining and integrating complicated systems into one user friendly network. Guifx also offers templates compatible with Crestron, AMX, and RTI products.

Joe Peduto, Director of Business Development for Guifx adds, “It is always exciting for us to bring our products to a new manufacturer. We’re happy to have the opportunity to expand our product line and make it accessible to all the professionals at Vantage/Legrand.”

Our newest Graphic Set titled “Hyperglass” will bring the future to your touchpanel. And the future is BRIGHT with the hi-impact, 3-dimensional style of Hyperglass. Partially transparent, fully amazing, Hyperglass looks great on top of almost any color or background image.

Hyperglass can be easily customized. Use the Photoshop version of Hyperglass to modify the buttons to any color you wish. We’ve included special adjustment layers to allow easy 1-step color adjustments for both the button and surrounding chrome area on the cursor independently. Check out the video on the Hyperglass product page to see exactly how it’s done.

For more information on Hyperglass or to purchase Hyperglass, go here. For more information on Guifx Graphic Sets, read this entry.

Note from the designer: This is my first entry in our blog. It’s a pretty big deal for me. I designed Hyperglass and I’m really proud of it. I sincerely hope you like it too. As a designer you really never know how your work will be received. Well, I put it out there for you and if you’re so inclined, I (and I’m sure quite a few others here at Guifx) would love to hear what you think. For better or worse.