WinCustomize Community Skinning Project
Friday, January 21, 2011 by Philly0381 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen
It has been awhile since the last Community Skinning Project.
To start off, all community skinners are eligible and encouraged to submit a WindowBlinds entry for a contest. Yes you read that correctly, a contest with the winner's WindowBlinds being used as the theme for the community project as the prize.
A few rules, only one entry per skinner and it must meet the established guidelines for uploading of a WindowBlinds. Since this is for a Community Project and we know the community still uses XP, Vista and now Windows 7 you know what we are looking for. The entries on a minimum will be skinned for Windows 7.
Volunteers are needed to judge the entries. One simple rule, if you volunteer to judge you can not submit a WB. You can however sign up to make themed skins. We need a minimum of five but no more than ten judges. I'm expecting a lot of entries. 
When does the contest end, Friday the 18th of March. All entries for the contest will be uploaded to the WinCustomize WindowBlinds Gallery Library no earlier then Monday, 14 March (you really don't want to show your entry to the other skinners early now do you?) 
and no later than Friday, 18 March. All entries should include 'For Community Skinning Project' in it's description. Winner will be selected on Friday, 25 March.
Once a winning theme is selected community skinners will be able to sign up for skins they wish to make and get the graphics and start skinning.
What can you make a themed skin for you ask, if it has a WinCustomize Library you can make a skin for it.
Can there be multiple skins as in two or three Wallpapers or Logons, yes, but only one per skinner.
Can a skinner sign up to do several different skins, yes.
Only one rule for themed skins, they will use the theme graphics. The only exceptions will be for Screensavers, Dreams and Wallpapers. These will though have a tie in to the theme of the project.
Please leave a reply to this thread if you will be submitting an entry in the contest.
Ahhh, what are you waiting on, the contest starts............NOW!
UPDATE:
Skinners submitting a WindowBlinds Theme are: Vampothika, k10w3, Xiandi, CountryYokel, Z71
Judges: RedneckDude, gmc2, PCPrincess, navigatsio, WebGizmos, Zubaz, DrJBHL
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Reply #22 Friday, January 21, 2011 3:08 PM
Hi Philly, im interested in entering the contest.
Im currently making a new wb called 'glamourpuss' its themed with a 1950's style. I will submit this as my entry. all 3 os's will be skinned too,
I know they dont have to be, but well, I do them all anyway so why break tradition?
Very cool competition by the way, nice start to the year.
Reply #23 Friday, January 21, 2011 5:01 PM
1950's style already in the works if Kitty doesn't mind. Good theme there.
Reply #24 Friday, January 21, 2011 5:53 PM
Dyslexic and can't count either......Zu, you drinking again? 
Reply #25 Friday, January 21, 2011 5:57 PM
Reply #26 Friday, January 21, 2011 6:06 PM
Yo, Big Daddy (RND) , who made that purdy avatar? Find it in a Cracker Jack box or something?!?!? 
Reply #27 Friday, January 21, 2011 6:32 PM
Everyone making new avitars, looks like I'm going to have make a new one just to keep up with the Jones.
Reply #29 Friday, January 21, 2011 6:57 PM
Leave the car as is. Looks great and there is never no doubt who posted. I use to be able to look at a persons avartar and know who it was now I have to read names. Love the car its you.
Reply #30 Friday, January 21, 2011 6:59 PM
Oh yeah, dun great! 
(makes me think I need to go back to the ole drawing board on mine....)
WB contest? Howze 'bout an avatar contest. 
Reply #31 Friday, January 21, 2011 6:59 PM
I'm ready to see some new kick-ass skins! But I won't enter the "contest" though. I've only made one blind in the past (Glassphire) and it took about four months to make.
Reply #32 Friday, January 21, 2011 7:10 PM
The first one always takes the longest (if you're doing it right), because there are so many new things to learn.
Reply #33 Saturday, January 22, 2011 3:22 AM
really? whos doing it? is it you Uvah? and do you mind if I submit my 1950's theme?.....wanna make sure its okay, thats all.
Reply #34 Saturday, January 22, 2011 7:38 AM
No no Kitty. 1950's style is all yours. It was merely a suggestion for a theme being that you have one going already. The theme itself hasn't been decided on yet. Read reply #25.
Reply #35 Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:24 AM
The first one always takes the longest (if you're doing it right), because there are so many new things to learn.
You can say that again, and I'm told I didn't exactly make my first one simple enough...lol.
Reply #36 Saturday, January 22, 2011 12:29 PM
I would join but don't know how to make WB skins 
or any of the others...
Reply #37 Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:23 PM
no worries matee, i think i need glasses xx
Reply #38 Saturday, January 22, 2011 8:36 PM
It can be very easy. If you have Rainlendar (older version 0.21 its the easiest) go to where the skins folder is @ C:\Program Files\Rainlendar\Skins and open one up. Look at how the skin was made and how it relates to the .ini file. Trial and error is the best teacher. Took me just a few days (with help) to get the hang of it. Give it a shot and if you need any help you can always shoot me a PM.
Reply #39 Monday, January 24, 2011 4:59 PM
Is there not much interest in this or is everyone just keeping on the sly side? I got an idea for one driving home from work today but taking it from brain to pixel may take awhile. As you all know, some come together really quick....some are painfully sloowwww. (i got two or three that's been "stalled" probably forever due to time, lack of interest, ran out of skinner fuel, all of the above) I'd still rather be a JUDGE 'tho!!!! (Gordon Ramsey style...piss off, Donkey!) 
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Reply #21 Friday, January 21, 2011 2:26 PM
Hmmm, so far some judges, some themed skins, but no takers on the theme contest.