well, this is what i have so far...
this was more ipod like, but i have already started making changes to it to fit the rest of my screens (the back indicator). you'll notice the funny light blue fuzzy part: this is there because the system text shown by the player has the background color. so to make it blend with the rest, i created this blue fuzzy area with heavy feathering. on my screen (with contrast set to 3), you don't really see it. and the blue background behind the text almost magically disappears!
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