Mini-Contest for Start8 Start Buttons!
Monday, August 5, 2013 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
I thought it would be fun to have a quick mini-contest as we think about a bigger competition for the end of the year. I chose Start8 as it’s easy to make start buttons for and can include a broader reach of people. This is also a great to get some exposure as Start8 has been downloaded millions of times and is in the top lists of sites like download.com.
Link: Start8
A start button for use in Start8 is just an image file with 3 vertically stacked images in a .png format.
Here’s a short guide on creating them: https://forums.wincustomize.com/436004/page/1/
Rules
- This is a quick, casual contest so the rules are few. Most importantly the images used must be yours or have the relevant permissions included, which is the case for most skins uploaded on WinCustomize.com. Judging will be done by WinCustomize admins and moderators by voting to determine the top 3 start buttons. We will be looking for the most creative buttons you can come up with, that still works well with the start menu.
Uploading
- Upload your Start8 start buttons to the Start8 gallery by clicking here, or through the Upload page on WinCustomize. In the description, make sure the first line is “Start8 Mini-Contest” so we know which ones to include in judging. Submit as many as you like, just remember quality goes a lot farther than quantity.
Dates and Prizes
Entries can start today, August 5th, 2013 and we’ll conclude the contest on Monday, August 26th, at noon. Judging will commence after that and the winners will be announced shortly after that.
1st – One year subscription/renewal to Object Desktop.
2nd – One year subscription/renewal to WinCustomize, and a license for Start8
3rd - License for Start8
Have fun and lets see some cool buttons!
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Reply #46 Sunday, August 11, 2013 11:35 AM
I do Dave, but it with everything else I can not find!could you pm me? ANd, thank you.
Reply #49 Monday, August 12, 2013 4:57 PM
With only two entries so far, (unless I miscount), Spencer knew what he was saying when he called it a "Mini" contest.... 
Reply #50 Monday, August 12, 2013 5:01 PM
Let me ask this question. If I were to enter a button, and win, could I name someone else as recipient of my winnings?
Reply #52 Tuesday, August 13, 2013 9:04 AM
You can donate a prize to someone else, but you have to specify who.
Reply #55 Tuesday, August 20, 2013 1:04 PM
I don't think you can. They were supposed to include a line in the description that they were entries in the mini contest. That's the only way to tell if the skinner entered the contest.
Just have to go to the Start8 Gallery and look at submissions between 5 Aug and noon on the 25th, even then you have to look at each one since some skinniers didn't enter the contest.
Reply #57 Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:16 PM
Just mentioning that this has been entertaining and educational. DaveBax has been very helpful for me to get the correct placement since I don't have Win8. Good opportunity to work on techniques as well. Lots of nice stuff being uploaded, congrats to all.
I guess one could wonder if the community response to a request for material would have been met with the same vigor without the contest. I probably would have, it's been a hoot.
Reply #59 Monday, August 26, 2013 12:21 PM
And the contest ends!
Due to the number of entries we had, it'll take a few days to sort through. 
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Reply #41 Thursday, August 8, 2013 1:12 PM
reply 39
You will want to stick with a somewhat square image.
okay, got it, thanks.
The preview on the skins page is 280x280. If you make your preview that size it shouldn't get distorted.