Blue Web 2 buttons for default vB skin

I've been looking for some buttons to replace the slightly ugly buttons that come with the default vbulletin skin. I wanted them to be roughly the same size as the originals.

Inspired by demgel's excellent black glossy buttons, and using the Silk icons, I made these for my own site.

The zip file contains a number of sets, with popular mattes. The Photoshop PSD file is also included.

Installation:

Simply upload the files to your forum/images/buttons and forum/images/misc directories. To uninstall, copy the originals back.

For standard vb colours, use different sets according to whether you use postbit legacy (when looking at a thread, the users info is on the left of the post) or the new postbit (where the posters info is above the post) and use the appropriate button set.

To use the PSD enclosed:

1. Make your changes.
2. Make sure there is no background selected.
3. Save for web and devices.
4. Select individual slices and set the matte colour (background you are going to have behind the buttons).
5. When you press Save, choose "All user slices".

The font used is Myriad Web Pro (not included in PS, but is included in Lightroom and Lightroom trials, if they still do them). PS will happily replace this font with Myriad Pro, which is very close.

I'm no designer, but I hope they are useful.

They can be seen in action here.

Standard colours:



Black:



Red by request:



Postbit legacy:



Postbit (new):



Versions:

1.0 My first thoughts
1.1 Added some mattes
1.2 More mattes
1.3 Reduced the size of the small round buttons, added a black button set
1.4 Made "postbit legacy" and "postbit new" versions
1.5 Added buttons: thanks, px, reputation, included PSD in main file, small cosmetic changes to the buttons, added black buttons to the PSD.
1.6 Made some changes to the appearance (get rid of the softness at the bottom of some buttons and reduced the inner glow to look better on black), added some buttons and included some requested colours.

[bigtime]

Thanks!!!

[Buller]

Thank you Pottsy

Installed the red ones on my forum and they look great, so good it inspired me to open Photoshop and make a few more.

[zirzirnet]

thanks

[ErnieTheMilk]

Very very nice, thanks

[shinng]

used the black matte on black on my default and it looks crisp. installed.

[Alfa1]

Could you make a 'Post File', 'Post Video', 'Post Audio' and a 'Post Wiki' button in blue with white matte?

[Lahoria]

best Buttons to VB
Please make a img for forum/images/misc/thanks.gif ( thanked i postbit )

why is'nt there a img to "send a message via Skype™ to Administrator" icon ? ( the gray skype icon with the cross )

5 stars from me

[Cause4Chaos]

can you make a twitter misc button for black on black range please.

[dahamsta]

Just like to add myself to the list of people looking for green. I already have the colourised standard set, but it's not complete (missing reply_small, for example).

Thanks,
adam

[infnity8x3]

Thank you so much for these icon!!! And the psd I edited a few buttons to suit my needs. I think others might be able to use them to. Right click save image as

blogpost.gif

stats.gif

whos_online.gif

forum_new.gif

forum_old.gif

forum_link.gif

forum_new_lock.gif

forum_old_lock.gif

calendar.gif

birthday.gif