Ideas for a Community Theme Project - Holiday Edition
Thursday, September 10, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I have been wanting to help organize a new community theme project for quite a while. With the holidays rapidly approaching, and the fact that Christmas is one of the most popular skinning holidays, I would like to propose a community project around that.
What do you say?
My idea, subject to further input from the community.
Christmas/Winter Holiday Theme Pack
This would include at the minimum:
- WindowBlinds theme
- DesktopX Theme
- DesktopX Gadgets
- CursorFX theme
- Dreams
- RightClick Skins
- Icons (IP or just some dock icons)
- Wallpapers
At the end this would all be wrapped up in a Theme Manager suite.
My thought is a minimal-type theme that will appeal to a broad range of people, yet have a big influence of holiday colors or design.
What we need?
I need a Project Manager who will help coordinate skinners and their activities.
We also need ideas for a unique name plus design ideas.
September 28th Update:
Here is the current list of people who have signed up to participate. Aside from the WindowBlinds theme as we want to keep it consistent, several people can create themes of the same type as long as they stay within the theme.
Current skinners list:
WindowBlinds – Xiandi (Completed)
DX Theme – Redneckdude
DX Gadgets – Redneckdude, Island Dog
Dreams – CarGuy1
Theme Manager Suite – Philly0381
ObjectDock – MIrsguy
RightClick – Mirsguy, bk13GarbageMan
Wallpaper – DEVJIT, skyzyk
Sysmetrix – Fuzzy Logic
Vista Logons - skyzyk
Screensavers – Jimbo9294
CursorFX – ChaosMoth
If I missed anybody, or if anything needs to be updated just let me know.
Completed skins:
Countdown gadget - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=79&libid=77
RightClick - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=483&libid=47
CursorFX - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=2598&libid=25
DX Theme - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=4463&libid=31
Dream - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=2603&libid=50
ObjectDock Background - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=16238&libid=29
Wallpaper - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=42470&libid=8
WindowBlinds - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=6997&libid=1
Weather Widget - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1701&libid=34
Suite - https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=680&libid=22
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Reply #43 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:26 PM
great idea ID i know you guys will pull it off since bk is bring fruitcake ill bring the eggnog 
Reply #44 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:04 PM
I can see a tree as a dock, with boxes for the menu buttons, etc.
An etch a sketch for weather....or media player
lights, stars...
snow deepens as the recycle bin fills...
Reply #45 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:22 PM
WOW!!! I was going to email You with the same idea! 
Reply #46 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:03 PM
Perhaps a tree with twinkling lights swirling around it as if they were being strung on the tree, for a dream?
Reply #48 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:24 PM
A Menorah has 9 candles...4 on either side and one in the center...
Reply #49 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:09 PM
The sound of this from the discussion above seems to be exciting. Can I be a part - WP ?
Reply #50 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:22 PM
I would poke ID with a stick to get his attention. 
Reply #51 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:24 PM
It would help greatly if those of you making suggestion for the design of the the WindowBlind could post a SS or pic of your idea.
Reply #52 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:32 PM
I would poke ID with a stick to get his attention.
Philly0381 i know you could and do ... 
Reply #53 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:39 PM
Do you need a Sysmetrix? I have a few ideas... 
Reply #54 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:47 PM
I think that would be great Fuzzy Logic
Reply #56 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:57 PM
My idea 
: I was thinking about a silver blind with some gold elements on taskbar, window frames and start menu, but not to flashy, something more like this: 
And the start menu should have some "magic powder" animation or some shining stars on it 
Reply #57 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 6:54 PM
Here's a rough mockup so far of my idea of Hanukkah/Winter Solstice/Festuvus for the Restuvus kind of WB. My idea was to keep with the blue and silver coloring and just change the silver accents (Star of David and Menorah) in substyles for Winter Solstice and Festuvus (for those of us who are godless).
Reply #59 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:17 PM
I can see we are all thinking along the same lines...
Deea19, I saw that ribbon on the net last night and saved it, I was thinking exactly the same thing.
Karen, I was thinking about a frame of some sort for the start panel, all silver, with little gold stamped metal images, like Christmas trees, stockings, stars, etc. stuck all around it.
What I need is a really realistic gold texture to overlay on the images. Anyone know of a good one? What I have been finding does not look very real.
Reply #60 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:25 PM
What I need is a really realistic gold texture to overlay on the images. Anyone know of a good one? What I have been finding does not look very real.
If you have a silver one that you like, you can turn it to gold through curves in Photoshop (a trick I learned from How To Cheat In Photoshop by Steve Caplin). I have some gold layer styles I downloaded from Adobe Exchange I could e-mail you if you would like. If you PM me your e-mail address I can send them to you.
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Reply #41 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:53 PM
Yeah, I'm liking the silver/gold type idea. However, I wouldn't make it too "flashy" if you know what I mean.
Exactly what jimehc said, boxes, ribbons, etc.