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I make no attempts to hide our love of Apple Computers here at ORANGEHAT. And today I was welcomed to the pre-order of the latest version of Mac OS X – Snow Leopard (10.6). Of course I’ve placed our order and will be upgrading this weekend, but that’s not why I’m typing this. Although, if you want to pick up a copy, head on over to Apple’s Online Store.

Moreover, it’s about the new packaging of the OS. This will mark the first time that Apple has actually used a picture of the corresponding animal for box art. Place your peepers on this:

And I’m not really feeling it. In the past, it was the focus on the “X” for the version of OS X (10). In version 10.2 (aka Jaguar), Apple had Pixar created a spotted version of the “X”. Complete with fur textures and patterns of the big kitty. And while granted, this is not a full revamped OS, like previous .1+ upgrades, I do find it strange for them to be focusing on imagery like this. Even box art that uses images (iPods, iPhones, iMacs, etc), they seem to use the images in a more elegant way. I really enjoy the simple and more dynamic layouts that Apple has produced, and I hope this is simply a one-off since this OS is just a retooling and not a revamp, and not the future of Apple’ OS packaging.

So that’s ORANGEHAT’s thoughts. What’s your personally or professional design opinion?

So do we!

We’re tired of using other wallpapers on my iPhone, so we decided to whip a quick wallpaper for the iPhone that embodies what we are and what we like. If you like pretty things, have an iPhone and like ORANGEHAT, give our wallpaper a download.

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