MMC Forums - Mobile Themes
Personalisation is huge and it seems more and more programs and platforms now allow a high level of customisation, many supporting themes.
Theming your mobile phone is now hugely popular. Nokia and Sony Ericsson phones have full support for mobile themes built in and supply applications to help their users build their own themes with ease.
With the success of the internet, it’s allowed massive communities of mobile themers and their follows to be formed, some with millions of members. Some of the sites are dedicated to a particular brand and others are owned by artists who use their site to showcase their work.
One of the most popular theming websites is MMCForums.net which boasts over 800,000 members to date and growing rapidly. It’s more than just a website, it’s an online community. Other websites such as ownskin were setup for members to create themes online using their tools.
The atmosphere at MMC is very relaxed and friendly. There’s no rivalry like seen on some of the other theming websites. I suspect that’s largely down to the hard work of the admins keeping all of the members happy and doing all they can to cater for everybody’s needs. Some members theme for Sony Ericsson and others for Nokia but in the forums, both groups work together, share idea’s and resources.Themes for Sony Ericsson aren’t quite as customizable as Nokia themes but both platforms are hugely popular and fun to work with.
There are various levels of capability among the themers, some are just starting out and others have been theming for years. There’s no superiority complex among the veteran themers, they’re always at hand to answer questions and share tips and even their artwork with the new comers. The veteran themers share their Nokia Theme resources to enable others to easier build new themes.
What makes a great theme is debatable. Some prefer simple themes made of solid colors and others like something a little more complex with beautiful wallpapers and icons.
Luckily different themers cater for different members needs, some themers pump out several themes per day, these tend to focus primarily on the wallpaper and keep most of the other elements set to default. Other themers may spend days and even weeks developing their theme, these themes are much more involved and everything from the wallpaper, clock, battery and signal indicators to the icons are all customized perfectly to match the rest of the theme. These themes tend to be most popular with members and receive the biggest amount of downloads.
One of the most popular categories on the site are Nokia babe themes which receive hundreds of thousands of downloads per day. One themer in particular focuses most of his time and attention on themes featuring babes from all over the world. You’ll find babes such as the stunning Angeline featured in this Angelina Jolie Nokia Theme.
In addition to themes, members also share Ringtones of various articles. You’ll find anything from pop to rock to alternative music. There’s always fresh new content to download and best of all it’s totally free of charge to download.
