Here is the next one.

A fictional Distortion unit, made in Figma so all colors can be changed and the UI can be adapted to a real plugin.

Made in Figma + Rox-Knobbuilder

SIGNAL SMELTER UI

SIGNAL SMELTER DAW

SIGNAL SMELTER 16:9

SIGNAL SMELTER 4:5

@Chazrox Love the app but you are going to have to put up with my crazy ideas.

Feel free to ignore my thoughts as I am just spitballing here and I will try to keep my suggestions to this post and just edit it as i use the app.

1. So I often make multiple knobs, so it would be nice in the canvas to just lock/frame a design, and its now in a little frame, move it to the side and start another design, or duplicate initial design and work on another version while seeing the other one. then when you click the previous knob you can edit that.

2 For the glow gradient it would ne nice to be able to set a transition point,maybe just set the knob position and derive the transition point from that?

@Chazrox Yes, been using it, will show up in the next design :)

Here's another UI concept, this time exploring a modern additive synthesizer.

This one is built entirely in Figma, so it's a fully vector-based interface.
Knobs are made with https://rox-knob-builder-for-hise.netlify.app/ courtesy of @Chazrox

The design is completely modular, making it easy to adapt layouts, swap modules, or reuse components for different plugins while keeping a consistent visual language.

As always, if anyone is looking for GUI design for a HISE or JUCE project, or just wants to discuss ideas for a particular style, feel free to get in touch.

Made in Figma + Rox-Knobbuilder

Harmonic Plane

Harmonic Plane DAW

Harmonic Plane AD 16:9

Harmonic Plane AD 4:5

Here’s another plugin UI mockup, this time with a more whimsical comic-book feel.

Built entirely in Photoshop as a raster design, with the knobs rendered in Blender.

I’ve been developing a whole series of these character-driven plugin concepts, so if anyone is interested in this kind of style for a project, feel free to reach out.

Made in Photoshop+Knobs in Blender

Punchline GUI.

Punchline DAW.

Punchline AD 16:9.

Punchline AD 4:5.

@Chazrox Sorry I was commenting off the cuff, I can see it now , i can do a pan style arc , thought it would be an option in the arc , all good!

For the snap shot transparent is great but does it maintain its borders * coordinates* as when exported as laf ?

Yes, for color matching and just seeing it in situ although this might be inconvenient to implement. Just an idea.

Also, if i am not being annoying, exporting as svg ?
Also I cant seem to control the resolution of the snapshot , i tired setting the max px but it has no effect.

@Lindon Why not ? Not all at the same time , just tabs to flip between knobs, buttons, sliders.

@Chazrox cool.

Another suggestion for the skirt it would be useful to be able to do a circular gradient , if that is the right term ? SO not up dwn , but from center.

Also snapshot would be more useful for me at least with transparent background.
Or if that is tough maybe to be able to set the background for the knob in the theme.

Or just a simple background color setting so you are making the knob on the same background color as your UI. EDIT: Found the BG color, perfect !

OR ...hehe, being able to import a screenshot into the background so you design the knob in situ as such.

.. When setting colors I mostly use hex but always have to flip though the other color options , maybe it could remember last used color selection method ?

Also, unless I am missing it, the arcs need a pan setting/ center .

Not sure if this has been mentioned but the dropshadow gets cropped.

@Chazrox Should it maybe all be one app ? Easier to make matching assets , hex codes etc .

@dannytaurus I can do that if requested. Yes, I use Blender :)

@griffinboy The ad backgrounds are made with AI and photoshop if that is what you are referring to as the textures ? For a real job it would be only Photoshop.

Hey everyone, Arnar here.
I’ve been inactive on the HISE forum for quite a while, mostly because I went off and built out my 3D/product animation work. Over the last couple of years I’ve been doing product visuals, watch animations, and marketing assets — but I’ve been missing GUI work, so I wanted to officially offer my services here.

Since I was last active, I also shipped my own plugin using HISE : an editor/controller for the Yamaha CS series, along with a MIDI hardware kit I built for it. So I know both sides of the process — designing the assets, but also being the developer who needs everything delivered cleanly and ready to implement.

I’m offering complete GUI design for HISE and JUCE projects, including:

• Full plugin interface design
• Knobs, sliders, switches, buttons, meters, panels
• Filmstrips and switch states
• SVG/vector assets and layered exports
• HISE/JUCE-ready delivery
• Marketing visuals, ads, web graphics, and product animations

To show the kind of package I mean, I put together a full launch-style concept for a fictional plugin:

Made in Blender+PhotoShop

Kingswood MU — Vari MU Compressor - Interface

Kingswood MU — Vari MU Compressor - Interface DAW

Kingswood MU — Vari MU Compressor - AD 2

Kingswood MU — Vari MU Compressor - AD

Kingswood MU — Vari MU Compressor - Animation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MSa-i1S0rA

Kingswood lo res 3.mkv

I’ll also keep using this thread to post more fictional/fantasy plugin concepts every now and then — partly as portfolio pieces, and partly to show different directions for GUI and launch-package design. Also its quite possible to pick a design and adjust it to an actual plugin if you see something you like. OR even make suggestions for styles you would like to see.

I will show all the different methods as well, pure photoshop UI, Vector UI and 3D.

I’m open to GUI work, full visual packages, animations, or helping developers make their plugin look more polished and marketable.

Feel free to message me if you’re working on something.

Just did these renderings for Genki Instruments that just released their Katla synthesizer.
Mostly been working on watch animations, getting a bit bored with that, if anyone needs either a UI design or 3d renders/animations of their plugin, I am available :)

@d-healey Sure, here is what I can publish.

Overall.
https://www.artstation.com/arnaradalsteinsson

Plugins.
https://www.artstation.com/arnaradalsteinsson/albums/6541227

Animations.
https://www.artstation.com/arnaradalsteinsson/albums/10562199

Doing a lot of watch animations these days that I cannot publish at the moment.
Will update as I go along.

Here is my latest texture work.
If someone wants to morph any of these into a plugin then that would be possible.

@Christoph-Hart Glad to be back :)
Out of the plugin and hardware game for now, fully into graphics and 3D.
Planning to stick around though and hopefully make some HISE UI.

Hey everyone, I am now only doing 3D and 3D animations.
If anyone needs any work done, be it UI design, product shots or product animations then please get in touch.

:)

@AudioGuyNY I would be willing to do some UI work.

@11235813 Hi mate , if you are referring to the Amp sim UI/graphic then that was work for another developer.