Well here's a shot of a quick one I put together, I have to get to class, but let me know what you want....
Like do you want the icon name to display across the bottom or top of the screen when you scroll / highlight the icon?
I set the navigation structure so you could go up / down and all around...yeah / nay??
You said old school so I turned off the icons, no jumping, rolling, scrolling, dancing, poppin', lockin', nada....just no frills icons
Background color......Stock pic that's in the "precision silver" theme on your phone??? Black? Blue? I have a nice leather background...
Also, you can see 18 icons, but to access the rest you'd have to hit "Menu", and you'd will still be able to customize what you see below with any app you want...
Let me know what works for ya'. Here's a quick shot for you, but I have to get to class, so I'll check back later: