On deck: Most usable Winamp skin
Sunday, May 16, 2004 by Frogboy | Discussion: GUI Championships News
The judges are currerently working judging several events now. The next one up is the most usable Winamp skin.
That is, at the end of the day, which Winamp skin do you think you would actually end up using?
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JanOscar
Reply #2 Sunday, May 16, 2004 8:52 PM
Reply #2 Sunday, May 16, 2004 8:52 PM
1. Enkera [ :: 883 :: ]
2. D-Reliction [ :: kriptoner :: ]
3. Plastyk [ :: StillWater Skins :: ]
J_
Reply #3 Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:05 PM
Reply #3 Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:05 PM
I fail to see how enkera is useable... but maybe I'm just a winamp noob 
... It's easy to design something useable, but making it look good is another story. So my vote goes for D-Reliction, and I hope the judges regard the aesthetics of a skin when judging this category, otherwise it's pretty damn silly.
1. D-Reliction
2. AR-7 (VERY close second)
3. ...
... It's easy to design something useable, but making it look good is another story. So my vote goes for D-Reliction, and I hope the judges regard the aesthetics of a skin when judging this category, otherwise it's pretty damn silly.
1. D-Reliction
2. AR-7 (VERY close second)
3. ...
DigitalCHET
Reply #4 Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:14 PM
Reply #4 Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:14 PM
I'd be going for:
Gold - EMP2
Silver - AR7
Bronze - No-Vita
Additional - Enkera
It's a pity Capsule II didn't enter in this category as it had a really good chance. 
20CECIL
Reply #6 Monday, May 17, 2004 3:26 AM
Reply #6 Monday, May 17, 2004 3:26 AM
1. Enkera
2. H2O / GrayZ
3. Resurgence
I've been using Enkera since the day I dowloaded it and think that it's gonna be a while before I change! - Maybe the color 
Enkera for Gold and Glory! 
Enkera for Gold and Glory! 
20CECIL
Reply #7 Monday, May 17, 2004 3:46 AM
Reply #7 Monday, May 17, 2004 3:46 AM
Sorry! Resurgence is redrawn! It's not in this category 
so it will be
1. Enkera
2. GrayZ
3. H2O
-and "J_" try Enkera for a few days! It's more usable than you think
so it will be
1. Enkera
2. GrayZ
3. H2O
-and "J_" try Enkera for a few days! It's more usable than you think
Rontz
Reply #8 Monday, May 17, 2004 6:28 AM
Reply #8 Monday, May 17, 2004 6:28 AM
1: grayz
2: ar7
3: olympiadas
somehow 20cecil seems to be the only one who sees the useability of grayz 
but if i'm honest, enkara is ueable, yes, but there are some which are pretty more useable than it!
but if i'm honest, enkara is ueable, yes, but there are some which are pretty more useable than it!
Rontz
Reply #9 Monday, May 17, 2004 6:41 AM
Reply #9 Monday, May 17, 2004 6:41 AM
20cecil, h2o is only entered for most creative and best themed, too
treetog
Reply #10 Monday, May 17, 2004 7:16 AM
Reply #10 Monday, May 17, 2004 7:16 AM
D-Reliction is the skin that I end my days on my system, since it was released.
20CECIL
Reply #12 Monday, May 17, 2004 7:21 AM
Reply #12 Monday, May 17, 2004 7:21 AM
Argh! It's going downhill for me!
Then I just stay with Gold to Enkera and Silver to GrayZ for now
Then I just stay with Gold to Enkera and Silver to GrayZ for now
Beesley
Reply #14 Monday, May 17, 2004 7:47 AM
Reply #14 Monday, May 17, 2004 7:47 AM
The thing I liked about this category was the ability to really consider how much I would use all of the different winamp skins submitted. In this competition there have been some really creative and complex skins submitted - however, they are difficult to work with (at times) and can be so complex that they aren't really all that user-friendly. That being said, I was looking forward this category where I could take a look at the individual skins and evaluate how user-friendly and practical they are to be used. This is what I came up with:
Gold - EMP2
Silver - AR7
Bronze - Copter
Notable Recognition - No-Vita
jhon tikis
Reply #15 Monday, May 17, 2004 8:02 AM
Reply #15 Monday, May 17, 2004 8:02 AM
I think Corbet should get a medal for having great design in the only category competes and can fight against Modern skin technology.
20CECIL
Reply #16 Monday, May 17, 2004 8:22 AM
Reply #16 Monday, May 17, 2004 8:22 AM
Try and stop and think about what "Frogboy" write!
First he write The next one up is the most usable Winamp skin.
This sets the category, right!?
But then he write That is, at the end of the day, which Winamp skin do you think you would actually end up using?
And that could be any of the 43 skins that's in the contest, right!?
kriptoner
Reply #17 Monday, May 17, 2004 8:51 AM
Reply #17 Monday, May 17, 2004 8:51 AM
No offense 20cecil, but try to think people don't really need half a dozen comments from you on each thread to make up their minds.
Treetog, you made my day.
883
Reply #19 Monday, May 17, 2004 9:04 AM
Reply #19 Monday, May 17, 2004 9:04 AM
I'm sensing bad vibes... anyways, I think I already explained why Dave and I entered this particular category, and I don't feel like explaining it all over again. I totally agree with people saying that there are other skins around that are more usable than Enkera. D-Reliction would be my pick, and I'm not just saying this because kript is in breed.
StillWater Skins
Reply #20 Monday, May 17, 2004 10:20 AM
Reply #20 Monday, May 17, 2004 10:20 AM
Obviously many will disagree with me, but I think that few modern skins can even compare to classic skins when it comes to everyday-usability, for the following reasons:
-Few modern skins, in my opinion, have a design that comes close to the tight, intuitive component layout that Nullsoft perfected with their classic layout.
-Classic skins use a fraction of the resources of modern skins. And after all, winamp is 90% of the time used as a background app - so it has to compete for resources with all the other programs, games, and other background apps that we use from day to day. You wouldn't expect a windowblinds skin that used 10x (or more) resources than a standard wb skin to win "most usable wb skin"......
-With classic skins, there's no need to get used to a new component layout every time you load up a new skin.
So, my votes are (I won't vote for my own or my team's):
1. Bunker (very usable, yet as original and well-crafted as any skin in the competition)
2. Green Pixel Skin
3. Amnex
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Reply #1 Sunday, May 16, 2004 8:41 PM