{"id":367,"date":"2016-02-09T02:16:06","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T01:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/?p=367"},"modified":"2016-02-09T02:16:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T01:16:06","slug":"supporting-round-and-square-watches-in-one-watch-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/supporting-round-and-square-watches-in-one-watch-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting round and square watches in one watch face"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after I&#8217;ve released my <a href=\"http:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/portfolio\/homer-simpson-duff-beer-watch\/\">Homer watch face<\/a> for round smart watches, a user suggested that I should support square watches as well. So I did.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter, if you usually design your watch faces on a square watch or on a round one. You can support both watches in one and the same watch face file.<\/p>\n<h2>Assets for round and square<\/h2>\n<p>To do this, produce assets for both shapes. In case of my Homer watch, I&#8217;ve created an additional rectangular frame (and a few other assets).<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/supporting-round-and-square-watches-in-one-watch-face\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-367 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/duff_0000_Rahmen.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/duff_0000_Rahmen-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/duff_0000_Rahmen-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/duff_0000_Rahmen-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/duff_0000_Rahmen-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/duff_0000_Rahmen.png 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"368\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/supporting-round-and-square-watches-in-one-watch-face\/duff_0000_rahmen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/duff_0000_Rahmen.png\" data-orig-size=\"447,447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Homer round watch frame\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;opacity = {around} and 100 or 0&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Round frame&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/duff_0000_Rahmen-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/duff_0000_Rahmen.png\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-368'>\n\t\t\t\tRound frame\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rahmen-squared.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rahmen-squared-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rahmen-squared-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rahmen-squared-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rahmen-squared-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rahmen-squared.png 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"369\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/supporting-round-and-square-watches-in-one-watch-face\/rahmen-squared\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rahmen-squared.png\" data-orig-size=\"447,447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Homer square watch frame\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;opacity = {around} and 0 or 100&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Square frame&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rahmen-squared-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rahmen-squared.png\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-369'>\n\t\t\t\tSquare frame\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Import\u00a0all assets for the round and square watch face version into the same project.<\/p>\n<p>Apply the following value to the opacity of the assets for the <strong>square<\/strong> watch face mode: <pre><code class=\"lua\">{around} and 0 or 100<\/code><\/pre><\/p>\n<p>And for the <strong>round<\/strong> watch face mode, just apply\u00a0the opposite opacity value:\u00a0<pre><code class=\"lua\">{around} and 100 or 0<\/code><\/pre><\/p>\n<h2>Adjustments for both shapes<\/h2>\n<p>To edit and fine tune the different watch face modes, just switch the watch model in the WatchMaker settings to a round or square model. Tap on the hamburger menu, then on &#8220;Settings&#8221;, then &#8220;Watch&#8221; and finally on &#8220;Select Watch&#8221; to choose the other watch form factor. Don&#8217;t worry, you can always switch back to your own watch model without negative effects to your creations.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. Now your watch face support both form factors in one and the same project.<\/p>\n<h2>Final notes<\/h2>\n<p>If the differences between the square and round model are too big, you might better use two separate watch face files.<\/p>\n<p>You can also support special adjustments for flat tired round watch displays by checking the variable <pre><code class=\"lua\">{atyre}<\/code><\/pre><\/p>\n<div class=\"twoclick-intro\"><div class=\"sharedaddy\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Like this on:<\/h3>\n<p>For privacy save likes click 2 times. 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It doesn&#8217;t matter, if you usually design your watch faces on a square watch or on a round one. 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This is needed for markers, numbers and some\u00a0decoration elements. Photoshop doesn't offer circular guide lines or other help functions for these kind of layouts. 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Today I write about the making of my new watch face Burner. Before writing about trigonometry again, I describe the production of the asset\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;For the Makers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"For the Makers","link":"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/category\/makers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Burner-Photoshop-300x223.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Burner-Photoshop-300x223.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Burner-Photoshop-300x223.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Burner-Photoshop-300x223.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298,"url":"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/bouncing-seconds\/","url_meta":{"origin":367,"position":2},"title":"Bouncing seconds","author":"Tamio Honma","date":"February 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"When I thought I was finished with the Homer watch face, I stumbled upon a video of the real Homer clock and saw a bouncing seconds hand. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mEpl94fHuKw So I stopped my intention to load the watch face up and made the hand bounce like as follows: I set the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;For the Makers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"For the Makers","link":"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/category\/makers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/mEpl94fHuKw\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":311,"url":"https:\/\/bulletin-board.de\/watchfaces\/color-changing\/","url_meta":{"origin":367,"position":3},"title":"Color changing","author":"Tamio Honma","date":"February 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Shortly after releasing my Homer watch face, one user suggested a feature to change the colors of the watch face background. 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