We’re excited to announce the details and official opening date for the 2012 GUI Champs. As you may know, the GUI Champs is an international skinning competition where graphic designers and skinners compete for cash and prizes and a huge worldwide audience. We have been talking about it for several months now, and the GUI Champs will open for submissions on Tuesday, September 4^th, 2012.

The details are as follows.

Website: www.guichamps.com

Follow GUI Champs: Find out when submissions are open/closed, winners are announced and top submissions through Facebook and Twitter.

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What can be submitted:

• WindowBlinds skins
• Deskscapes Dreams (Animated Wallpapers)
• Wallpapers

Timeline:

• Sept 4: Submissions are Open
• Oct 31: Wallpaper Submissions Closed
• Nov 06: Wallpaper Community Voting Begins
• Nov 12: Wallpaper Community Voting Ends
• Nov 13: Wallpaper Winners Announced
• Nov 07: DeskScapes Submissions Closed
• Nov 13: DeskScapes Community Voting Begins
• Nov 20: DeskScapes Community Voting Ends
• Nov 21: DeskScapes Winners Announced
• Nov 21: WindowBlinds Submissions Closed
• Nov 28: WindowBlinds Community Voting Begins
• Dec 05: WindowBlinds Voting Ends
• Dec 06: WindowBlinds Winners Announced
• Dec 12: GUI Championships Grand Finale (Judge’s favorites announced)

Prizes:

WindowBlinds

Judge’s Favorite

• $650 Cash, Official GUI Champs Medal, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Creative

• 1st Place: $300 Cash, Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headset, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 2nd Place: $150 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Usable

• 1st Place: $300 Cash, Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 2nd Place: $150 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

DeskScapes Dreams

Judge’s Favorite

• $650 Cash, Official GUI Champs Medal, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Creative

• 1st Place: $300 Cash, Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headset, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 2nd Place: $150 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Usable

• 1st Place: $300 Cash, Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 2nd Place: $150 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Desktop Wallpapers

Judge’s Favorite

• $450 Cash, Official GUI Champs Medal, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Creative

• 1st Place: $150 Cash, Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 2nd Place: $100 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Usable

• 1st Place: $150 Cash, Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 2nd Place: $100 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
• 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Rules:

1. All entries must be NEW and ORIGINAL artwork that has not been submitted to any other gallery or site prior to September 4th, 2012.
2. Entries can be submitted to other sites once they have been approved and posted publicly to the GUI Champs competition galleries.
3. You may not obtain permission from other artists to incorporate their work into your submission. Everything submitted, every graphical element must be entirely the creation of the person submitting.
4. No use of stock imagery, corporate logos, or other promotional material.
5. No Pornographic or copyrighted material will be accepted!
6. Enter as often as you want, but every entry must be different. No variations on the same artwork, please.
7. Must be 18 years of age.