This is the first time I have really customized my home screen. I've always been quite happy with a grid of icons on a black background (simple & clean), but with me being a Graphic Artist and my desire to get creative with it, I decided to play around a bit.
I tend to stay away from busy backgrounds with tons of icons on top. They are hard to see and read, so I wanted to keep it clean/simple/professional.
I'm running Nova Launcher (have been for some time...love it).
The wallpaper is a photo I took from one of my daughter's books, "Harry & Horsie". The illustrations have a retro look to them...very cool.
The bottom icons are from the "MetroStation Icon Pack". You can select all kinds of clean icons to use and also choose the color. Works very well.
The weather & clock widget is "World Weather Clock Widget". It's pretty customizable and allows for transparent backgrounds, which is why I like it. I'll probably keep exploring options here because my home screen has three clocks on it now, which I don't need. Ideally, I'd like the same look and feel as this widget, but with just the weather.
This is the kind of thing I like to show to my friends with iPhones. :icon_ lala: