Guifx today announced the release of two tools to help designers create rich user interfaces for remote controls, touch panel control systems, kiosks, computer applications, mobile devices, and web sites. Both the Sound Effects library and the Graphics library speed development and improve the aesthetics and usability of a user interface design. The sets are priced as low as $29 and can be downloaded from www.guifx.com.

The Sound FX Pack includes 1200 professionally recorded male and female voices speaking common, and not so common, user interface functions, clicks, beeps, bleeps and other sound effects. Audio feedback enhances and improves the end-user experience and accessibility, especially where the end-user is visually impaired.

Each Graphics Set includes a complete set of graphical user interface elements in various image formats to make them compatible with any application. The original Photoshop source files are included to provide added flexibility.

Our Sound FX Pack includes 1200 professionally recorded male and female voices speaking common, and not so common, user interface functions, clicks, beeps, bleeps and other sound effects. Audio feedback enhances and improves the end-user experience and accessibility, especially where the end-user is visually impaired. And let’s face it — they sound really cool.

We’re proud to welcome T&T Communications as a Guifx Developer Partner. T&T Communications’ new Serene and Brushed Steel Crestron templates offer a high level of flexibility along with the largest range of default pages we’ve offered to date.

Everything you need to build an interface for any device. Graphic Sets include individual elements as .BMP and transparent .PNG images that together can be used to create a complete interface. Each Graphic Set also includes an editable Photoshop source file. Graphic Sets are compatible with any device and provide you with a new level of flexibility and control.

Guifx today announced the release of Logo Tools software for making fancy favorites buttons for touch panel control systems. The software is in beta release and is currently available as a free download exclusively through Guifx at www.guifx.com.

“Touch panels are a big investment and one of the few pieces of an installation that an end user actually sees and interacts with,” says Morgan Strauss, Guifx Director of Marketing. “Logo Tools is an affordable way for everyone to raise the bar and produce a quality finish.”

Logo Tools comes with a complete collection of network logos. The software’s color blending algorithms give it the capability to combine the included network logos with any style button. The trick is getting a logo with light and dark features to appear clear on both light and dark style buttons, but Logo Tools seems to always produce amazing results. The beta software includes two glossy button styles.

Guifx today announced the release of The Cockpit – a new template for Crestron touch panels. The Cockpit’s modular design and open format keep it highly customizable and configurable, while Hollywood-style, photo-realistic graphics command a “WOW” reaction. The Cockpit is available exclusively through Guifx at www.guifx.com.

“We are always looking to raise the bar in terms of aesthetics, ease of use, and customization,” says Morgan Strauss, Guifx Director of Multimedia. “It’s a 3-dimensional balancing act to get a design to incorporate the best of all three. The Cockpit has not only raised the bar… I think we may even have skipped a notch or two.”

“I knew we had something new and innovative here,” continued Strauss, “but I didn’t realize how great it really is until I demonstrated The Cockpit to a focus group. The energy and excitement in that room was through the roof. They couldn’t wait to get their hands on it!”

Sitting in front of The Cockpit is a “WOW” experience. Your mouth opens wide and your eyes freeze. In a blink, you’re grinning from ear to ear. The interface has flash but is intuitive – and the high quality graphics grab you, draw you in, and keep you fired up.

Guifx has announced the availability of hundreds of new touch panel templates for Crestron, Universal Remote, Philips, and AMX touch panels through the new Guifx Developer Partner Program.

Leading designers Noel Blackman of Guiwerx, Aaron Craig of NTDesigns, and Tom Molstad of GUI-STOP have joined forces with the Guifx in-house design team to provide the largest selection of professionally designed touch panel templates available anywhere.

These new designs are available exclusively through Guifx at www.guifx.com. To make it easier than ever to browse, shop, and manage templates, Guifx has completely rebuilt its Web site. The improved site allows you to browse templates by panel, resolution, and designer, or to search using keywords. Online accounts track order history and serial numbers, and provide access to product downloads and updates.

To protect the intellectual property of the Developer partners, Guifx uses a proprietary serialization algorithm and digital rights management that are unobtrusive to customers and end-users. Support for Developer partner products is provided by Guifx with toll-free and 24/7 e-mail support.

Guifx today announced the release of a template for the Home Theater Master MX-3000 remote control. Support for the MX-3000 was in response to customer demand.

The template includes the most common pages to accommodate most projects and also includes extra pages for XM radio, Audio Request, and Windows MCE Control. It was designed to be flexible enough to easily modify or create any page needed. Text, buttons, image, and pages can be modified, deleted, moved, or copy-pasted for endless customization.

Screenshots of the template are available at www.guifx.com. Free upgrades and toll-free technical support are included with all Guifx products.

Guifx today announced the launch of a new VIP service at www.guifx.com. The VIP service provides members with free touchpanel templates plus 50% off regular prices and pre-release access to new products – all at a significantly reduced price point.

Guifx VIP members will be able to choose any one (1) template each calendar month for FREE. The chosen template is instantly added to an online account where it can be downloaded immediately 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — even over weekends or holidays.

VIP members will also receive 50% off all regular prices and early access to new products before they are released to the general public.

12 months of VIP service is available for only $100 per month plus a $1000 base membership fee. As a limited time introductory offer, the $1000 base membership fee is being waived for first time VIP subscribers.

Guifx has made available a free template for Philip’s iPronto remote. The template, based on Guifx’s popular LCD Blue design, may be downloaded exclusively from www.guifx.com.

The new iPronto template isn’t the only free design tool currently offered by Guifx. The Guifx Font Pack is a collection of fonts that compliment touchpanel design. These innovative fonts include special symbols that can be used as home automation icons and transport controls. Guifx fonts provide an editable and scalable solution for creating touchpanel buttons.

Also available are complete collections of television network logos that are often used on touchpanel control systems as shortcuts to favorite channels. These collections are kept to high standards and are updated regularly to keep up with the broadcast industry.

All of these design tools are available for free exclusively from www.guifx.com.