Gui advice, what to use for more than just menus

[DarkLightHitomi]

I have two projects I want to do, the first as a learning test for doing the second.

I have never made a gui, so for my first gui project, I have a very simple game (like ICE on the android) so I want a gui that isn't just menus but has a scrollable visual field where objects can be seen and such.

Once I'm comfortable with making it work, I want to make a launcher for windows, that basically replaces the normal desktop view that I can use to activate programs and opens files and such but I plan on making it very dynamic.

I don't want the same old ugly stuff, I want dynamic capability that I can build with more than just square buttons.

What is the best way to achieve this and where can I find the material and/or tutorials?

[MiiNiPaa]

I want to make a launcher for windows, that basically replaces the normal desktop view that I can use to activate programs and opens files and such but I plan on making it very dynamic.

I don't want the same old ugly stuff, I want dynamic capability that I can build with more than just square buttons.

What is the best way to achieve this and where can I find the material and/or tutorials?

Good luck with that. I would suggest to use QT: http://qt-project.org/

It is crossplatform UI framework with additional capabilities. One of the most popular Linux Desctop Enviroments — KDE is written on QT. Some screenshots:
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs46/f/2009/206/6/e/KDE_Desktop_Screenshot_by_gapotheflow.jpg
http://www.abclinuxu.cz/images/screenshots/9/5/171259-kde-plasma-netbook-66017.png
http://img.comptalks.com/uploads/2011/05/Screenshot-1.png