New Work – StarPlayr

One of my routine things in my day is listening to Sirius. It was a gift at my first year with Hanlon Creative and I continue to renew my supscription each and every year. It’s on from the moment I get into my car until the time that I get out. Once I get into the studio, I start up my Mac and open my StarPlayr app. I’ve tried listening to it online, have even tried other apps, but none comes close to that of NiceMac’s application developed for the Sirius/XM listener who prefers a Mac over a PC. So it was my pleasure to create a logo and fresh icon for the application that has made leaps and bounds through the hard work of it’s creator(s).

The first round consisted of quite a few options, but my original idea caught the eye of the developer. Option D was what I had in mind from the very beginning but I didn’t want to just give one option so a few others were developed to give variety.

Up above: The full logo, The icon, The interface above the StarPlayr icon in the dock.

After a few minor tweaks the logo was finalized and has now been put to use in the most recent release with version 1.3.2. Oh, and I have to mention one feature that truly surprised me is the Lyrics feature. While listening to your favorite song you can pull up the Lyrics panel to get the words. I am more than guilty of singing words, maybe even entire phrases that don’t exist. Now I’ll get them right thanks to the Lyrics panel!