Looking For Skin/Skinner Of The Year Nominations

Closing out 2007 With a Bang

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2007 is quickly drawing to a close, and wow what a year it's been!  The new WinCustomize, Vista, Dreams, SoundPackager, Xion, WindowBlinds 6, the Charity Drive, the Alienware Contest, and more spectacular skins than you can shake a stick at!

Around this time of year, a lot of sites start doing their "Best XYZ of 2007!" lists, and I thought maybe we could get in on the fun with a few of our own lists to mark the best work of the past year.

Nominate your:

  • Favorite Skinner
  • Favorite Skin from Library X

In order to nominate someone for consideration, post a comment below with who/what and for which category.  Nominate as many people/skins for as many categories as you like.  If you're not comfortable posting publicly, you can PM me via the forums... BUT if you're going to PM me you have to do it in a very clear format.  If you don't give me a nomination in this format, I will not count it.

  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]
  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]
  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]
  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]

Go ahead and nominate for any library you like.  However, if a library gets less than five items nominated, I won't be running a poll for it.

You have to get your nomination in by end-of-day Wednesday, December 12th.  We will start running polls over the weekend to determine the favorites, with the results posted before the new year.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm . . can we nominate via PM or another alternate method.
I don't want to hurt anyone's feeeeeelings. (Assuming skinners have feelings)
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Zubaz, what about the people nominating the skinners, we have feelings too. You are asking a very difficult question here Zoomba.  :NOTSURE: 
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hypnotoad nominates I.R. AS DO YOU.



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 :LOL:  :HOT: 

I'll be back after going thru the libraries to nominate my runners up. ;) 
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WB - Lots of really good stuff but for daily use I'd have to say Spectrum by Vstyler :CONGRAT: (IR Brainiac for "over the top" stuff) :HOT:

Dream - I had one in March that was particularly vivid but I can't go there.......

Iconpackage - The package I use the most is from 06 but the one I thought was "over the top" from 07 was Spil's Stuff by...guess who....Spil ;p

Cursor - Sorry guys/gals, I don't use a cursor I intuit ;)

DX Widget - The one I use most is WCUAstats by sViz

Xion Skin - IR Brainiac's Knot Vista

Favorite Skinner for me is .............uh............hmmm........ummmm........damn!!!! Buzz58 (w/Karen's help)
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Will members of Stardock Design be disqualified from eligibility since they technically work for Stardock?
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
or as many categories as you like.
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does this mean categories that you omitted above like Rightclick and DX Themes?
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Favorite Skin: Harmony by vStyler
Dream: I don't use Vista......
Icon Package: Carbon-ite by Z71
Cursor: Protozoa by Chuckeye
DX Widget: WhiteFire2 Widget by Bilbo1930
Xion Skin: Harmony by messiah1

Favorite Skinner: that's a tough one guys...... even though they aren't in my list...BoXXi.
Amazing skins with great colors and variety.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
BEST WindowBlinds Skin - Sexy skin from the boss Mr. vstyler :P :P :P
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm with Zu on this one. I would prefer to vote via PM  (:( 
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Whuuuuut aboooouuuut ObjectDock?
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Fine, we can do these via PM as well... BUT if you're going to PM me you have to do it in a very clear format.  If you don't give me a nomination in this format, I will not count it.

  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]
  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]
  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]
  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]

Go ahead and nominate for any library you like.  However, if a library gets less than five items nominated, I won't be running a poll for it.

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WB...Citrium...Night Train
IP...Slicer...kirozeng
CursorXP...Aquamorph...J.Aroche
DX widget...Slider cal/clock...RomanDA
Xion...well...I gotta go with Rusty...I know,I made it,but even if I hadnt I would love it. ;) 

Skinner of the year...vStyler  :) 
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
(Assuming skinners have feelings)
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Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Skinning team of the year...the Maxstyles crew. ;) 
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Skinning team of the year...the Maxstyles crew.
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Wait a minute....that vote is completely biased!!!!!! :LOL: 

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My "official" nominations......

Windowblind - Vienna 2 Spectrum - WWW Link
Windowblind - October - WWW Link
Windowblind - Knot Vista - WWW Link

RightClick - Blue Glass - WWW Link

Objectdock - Vienna 2 Spectrum Dock Backgrounds - WWW Link

Iconpackager - Spil's Stuff - WWW Link
Iconpackager - Nordagan - WWW Link

DX Theme - ScreenX - WWW Link

DX Widget - WCUAStats - WWW Link
DX Widget - IR Clock-Cal Slider - WWW Link

Sound Schemes - Gas - WWW Link

Screen Saver - Ice Crystal - WWW Link

Sysmetrix - Earth II - WWW Link

Skinner of the year - Buzzh58
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
We only have until tomorrow?!  :SURPRISED: What's the hurry; can't we have till the end of the week?
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WB: Black by Zero. It just looks damn sweet with a wide variety of walls.
IP: Still using Dexters one from GUIchamps last year.
CursorXP: Protozoa
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
SkinneroftheYear--VStyler

WB--Vienna--VStyler
WB--Spectrum--Vstyler
WB--Glassmaxx--Basj
WB--Harmony--VStyler

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

We only have until tomorrow?! What's the hurry; can't we have till the end of the week?
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If enough content is nominated, I'll be running a poll every 1-2 days to get through them in time.  The office is closed between Christmas and New Years, and I intend to spend my vacation doing mostly vacation-y things. 

My hope is to clear the library polls shortly after Christmas, and have the Skinner of the Year poll up for the rest of the break.

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
SkinneroftheYear--theMAXSTYLESgroup

(I have to ammend my above vote (reply 19) to include the entire group at Maxstyles, since they collectively produce the highest quality skins around!!)

OD--sexy(zoomer2)--messiah
OD--harmony, spectrum, etc., etc.--MESSIAH

CXPeroftheYear--J(avier)AROCHE !!period!!
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
 ;p Skinner Of The Year 2007? ;p 

John "vStyler" Gordon

Harmony, Vienna, VXP, Athena, Tritan, Odyssey, Clockwork Orange, Stargate SG1, Alpha Omega, Reflex, XRaptor, Sexy, Vienna2 Spectrum.

Has anyone had a better year in skinning?

 :CONGRAT: 
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
NO!!

Vstyler, i.e. John Gordon is without doubt the Jesus Christ of Skinning!! (I hope that doesn't sound to obsequious or blasphemous.)
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Why not just use the stats that WC already gathers to make this determination. It's going to be far more accurate than what you will get with a short poll?
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Too many skins to list, but skinner of the year for me is without a doubt, vstyler.

CXPeroftheYear--J(avier)AROCHE !!period!!
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