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HiveMind - Feb 08 Joomla Templates
SUBMITTER Posted by (5) | 2008-02-01 02:51:52
The HiveMind template was created to provide a beautiful clean design that focused on Typography and Menu options. It makes a great basis for any site that doesn’t want the design to detract from the content allowing end users to focus on the information that counts. HiveMind comes bundled with a light and dark variation, 5 beautiful menu styles, a whole slew of font configuration, even built in SIFR if you want to go that extra step.

HiveMind also features some powerful functionality including the new streamlined RokHeadRotator module, RokMooMenu, 17 versatile module positions, RokZoom integration, and so much more…

Overview

An overview of the key features of this template are as follows:

* Joomla 1.0+ compatible
* Joomla 1.5 Native version available (Now with 1.5 RokZoom plugin!)
* NEW RokHeadRotator module
* The immensely popular RokSlide based tabbed module system
* Light and Dark Style Variations
* 5 beautiful menu styles
* SIFR font configuration
* Persistent font-sizer
* 17 fully collapsible Module Positions
* Unique module variations
* Fully CSS Tableless Layout
* Ability to flip sidebar from right to left
* RocketLauncher enabled - Create your own site just like the demo site with only a few clicks
* 3 built-in menu options - The exclusive RokMooMenu menu system, Suckerfish, SplitMenu, as well as a module position to use your own custom menu module (Module)
* RokZoom Integration - custom slimbox variant built from the ground-up with cool zoom effect and a brand new look
* Built-in IE6 PNG fix
* W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional. W3C CSS Valid
* Fully compatible IE6, IE7, Safari 2, Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9, OmniWeb, Shira, Netscape.
* Source Adobe Fireworks PNGs included
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HiveMind - Feb 08 Joomla Templates by kingbt03 Feb 08 11:44
I think this is one of the best templates from ROCKETTEMPLATE.
Re:HiveMind - Feb 08 Joomla Templates by alvini03 Feb 08 12:40
Yes, thats what i thought. its the best, accessible and usable . but i think to suggest something:
the right section is to small to fit the content. IT should be with the Rule of thumb. It is noted especially when you increase the font site the menu items overflow.
Re:HiveMind - Feb 08 Joomla Templates by Chris05 Feb 08 04:52
alvini wrote:
the right section is to small to fit the content. IT should be with the Rule of thumb. It is noted especially when you increase the font site the menu items overflow.

You can scale & move it in the template's index.php

Code:


$template_width = "962"; // width in px
$sidebar_width = "250"; // width in px
$sidebar_side = "right"; // left | right

Re:HiveMind - Feb 08 Joomla Templates by Torkil Johnsen08 Feb 08 19:21
The designer of this template is inspired to such a degree by apple.com that I think it is a daring maneuver to actually charge money for it.

Try comparing:
- The rounded corners on every element
- The searchbox (exact copy)
- The breadcrumbs (compare it to applestore)
- The mirror effect under the images (yeah, everyone does that nowadays, but still...)
- The rounded, bevel buttons
- The feature list with the icons on the first page. (compare to for instance the Keynote product page)

All in all there's just too many similarities in these designs for me to even consider rating it any higher than one star. Don't get me wrong, I love the apple design and HiveMind is definitely nice, but it's just too much of a ripoff.
Re:HiveMind - Feb 08 Joomla Templates by alvini08 Feb 08 19:50
- rounded corners are not owned by Apple
- rounded search box are not owned by Apple
- breadcrumbs, hmm i don't know i haven't seen much that kind.
- i dont know about what kind of mirror effect are you talking above but if you think about reflection thats another thing that is not owned by Apple.
- bevel buttons definitely are not owned by Apple, i have used them before "Steve and his mother"
- The feature list, i will not comment this because everyone knows...

In General i think that HiveMind Theme is inspired from Apple website but its only inspiration. The author has added also its imagination to added some great value to this theme. I like the Typo.
Re:HiveMind - Feb 08 Joomla Templates by Torkil Johnsen15 Feb 08 20:01
I am not saying there is a copyright infringement going on, just that the designer took alot of inspiration from Apple. As you point out: Apple does not own these things, but still: Apple did combine alot of these elements first, and so a combination of all these elements on a template really makes it look less original and more the work of a copycat.

Don't get me wrong, it's still really nice and easy on the eyes, but not very original in my opinion.

Considering the one thing you mention as being noteworthy and original, the typography, I'd say it is almost default RocketTheme, so nothing new there. The additional sIFR options just adds one extra way of messing things up completely if you ask me
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