I wish to create an application that does not look native, but looks very nice. I want a look similar to indigo studio or garageband, these are just examples of not looking native but looking nice. This is a nice picture representing Garageband, for those of you who have not seen it. This is a picture of Indigo Studio.
I chose those two applications because they both have a very nice feel to them as well as a nice look, they just work. Its a feeling that often comes with native applications.
Now that we have the background over with, we can get to the questions. What gui libraries or frameworks can produce these kinds of results? I am open to any language other than C or C++, something with at least a Python binding would be nice, as I have quite a bit of experience in Python. Also, whatever suggestions you make should have bearable to outstanding documentation. I dont want to spend weeks just learning how to use it.
I am not asking, "What is the best?", I am asking, "What are my options and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?"
If this sort of result is achieved using images, what are some options, as far as software goes, for creating the images that make up a ui like these? We all know that Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator can do this sort of thing and more, but lets hear about some software that is free or at least within a reasonable price range for a side-project.
