Is the windows enhancement community ready for heavy graphic skins?
Thursday, September 9, 2004 by Styl-X Design | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Very often I find myself wondering what the big diffrence is between things like windowblinds and windows media player.
Its not hard to see that a lot of WMP skins use a lot heavier graphics then WB skins.
(note, with heavy graphic I mean 3d style).
I think its the custom shape of WMP that makes it more suitable for heavy graphic skins but wouldn't it be awesome to have a little of that 3d feeling being put in a wb skin?
I know there is some 3d in WB skins, but it never really get past an 'innershadow' filter
Whats the deal with this?
Styl-X Design fingers are starting to tintel as he has this 3d wb skin idea in his head for nearly a week now... Time to dust of skinstudio
Its not hard to see that a lot of WMP skins use a lot heavier graphics then WB skins.
(note, with heavy graphic I mean 3d style).
I think its the custom shape of WMP that makes it more suitable for heavy graphic skins but wouldn't it be awesome to have a little of that 3d feeling being put in a wb skin?
I know there is some 3d in WB skins, but it never really get past an 'innershadow' filter
Whats the deal with this?
Styl-X Design fingers are starting to tintel as he has this 3d wb skin idea in his head for nearly a week now... Time to dust of skinstudio
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Styl-X Design
Reply #2 Thursday, September 9, 2004 10:31 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, September 9, 2004 10:31 AM
I love it. Atleast its out of the box. It gets a bit anoying to see the same startbutton at the same place under the same menu... sure they have a new 'skin' but I think I want mine to have a new frame
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #3 Thursday, September 9, 2004 10:38 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, September 9, 2004 10:38 AM
some users feel that a skin too heavy on the graphics takes over their pc...thats what I WANT a skin to do.
Watson
Reply #4 Thursday, September 9, 2004 10:50 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, September 9, 2004 10:50 AM
I like skins that copmletely immerse my computer in a graphic overload. The closest thing I've seen to the 3d effect was Pixel8, but it wasn't very heavily graphic, more minimal actually. I've been waiting for a truly graphic heavy skin for quite some time.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #5 Thursday, September 9, 2004 10:52 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, September 9, 2004 10:52 AM
Tiggs has several really intense skins...Hippy too,Mike(his partner at Skinplant)also.Pixtudio of course.
NightTrainthedark
Reply #6 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:01 AM
Reply #6 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:01 AM
Its pretty tough to get a good 3d effect out of a WB. I.R. has done one of the best jobs I have seen. I am pretty proud of my ashininewb skin as well. It was as 3d as it gets I think. Only animation can really bring out a 3d efeect. 
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #7 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:06 AM
Reply #7 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:06 AM
somebody once said my skins were 'puffy' 
Styl-X Design
Reply #8 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:09 AM
I feel a bit that the skins from pixtudio and skinplant have a bit too much of a 'photoshop feeling'. No offence, its just the style. If you compare them to some skins of TSF you can clearly see the diffrence between the 2d and 3d style. (again, no offence)
I will be putting something togheter this weekend I think. Just need to finish some jobs and then I will have (finaly) some time again
Reply #8 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:09 AM
I feel a bit that the skins from pixtudio and skinplant have a bit too much of a 'photoshop feeling'. No offence, its just the style. If you compare them to some skins of TSF you can clearly see the diffrence between the 2d and 3d style. (again, no offence)
I will be putting something togheter this weekend I think. Just need to finish some jobs and then I will have (finaly) some time again
Alternate Setting
Reply #9 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:14 AM
Reply #9 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:14 AM
Believe it or not 75 days ago there was a thread headed 'whatever happened to 2d design?'
https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?BID=WC&id=287330#287340
Go figure
https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?BID=WC&id=287330#287340
Go figure
MarkMcQ
Reply #10 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:17 AM
Reply #10 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:17 AM
"I feel a bit that the skins from pixtudio and skinplant have a bit too much of a 'photoshop feeling'. No offence, its just the style. If you compare them to some skins of TSF you can clearly see the diffrence between the 2d and 3d style. (again, no offence)"
Likely comes from us both using Photoshop, and TSF using 3D.
Likely comes from us both using Photoshop, and TSF using 3D.
BoXXi
Reply #11 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:18 AM
Reply #11 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:18 AM
| I feel a bit that the skins from pixtudio and skinplant have a bit too much of a 'photoshop feeling' |
hmmm...maybe they were made in Photoshop?
I feel a bit that the skins from pixtudio and skinplant are wonderful.... who cares how they made them?
Jafo
Reply #12 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:18 AM
Reply #12 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:18 AM
Styl skinner.....punctuating criticism with 'no offence' has the opposite effect of bringing 'offence'.
Is all this just a pre-emptive announcement of something new of yours or what?....
BoXXi
Reply #13 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:21 AM
Reply #13 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:21 AM
BoXXi wonders if StylSkinner used Photoshop to copy TSF's website?
Watson
Reply #14 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:23 AM
Reply #14 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:23 AM
Watson used Flash for his website
That had nothing to do with anything.
Styl, something 3d coming? That would be suite!
(Pun Intended)
That had nothing to do with anything.
Styl, something 3d coming? That would be suite!
(Pun Intended)
MikeB314
Reply #15 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:24 AM
Reply #15 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:24 AM
Personally, I'm more interested in originality than what app was used to make the skin. Some people just seem caught up in trying to reproduce what others have done.
MarkMcQ
Reply #16 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:40 AM
Reply #16 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:40 AM
In respone to the thread question "Is the windows enhancement community ready for heavy graphic skins?":
You overlook that before msstyle's and the minimalist stuff came along, almost all the skins in the WB scene were pretty much graphic heavy. (Since people actually made creative stuff back then).
If you want a modern example of a 3D skin, look at the T3 skin or The Toon-XP by Mormegil. It's not a new trend, and it's hopefully not a dying one either
You overlook that before msstyle's and the minimalist stuff came along, almost all the skins in the WB scene were pretty much graphic heavy. (Since people actually made creative stuff back then).
If you want a modern example of a 3D skin, look at the T3 skin or The Toon-XP by Mormegil. It's not a new trend, and it's hopefully not a dying one either
Jafo
Reply #17 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:49 AM
Reply #17 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:49 AM
About as '3D' as a WB usually gets.
Match a significant skin such as this and you may be achieving something worthwhile....
Watson
Reply #18 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:50 AM
Reply #18 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:50 AM
I love that skin, it just gets boring to use because it's not up to date.
Styl-X Design
Reply #19 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:53 AM
Reply #19 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:53 AM
No jafo, this isn't an announcement of something new of me that is comming... or atleast, I haven't started it yet, I was just wondering why there are so few 3d skins.
The T3 skin is indeed very nicely done Hippy
Oh and boxxi, before bashing other sites, make sure your own site is working the way it should...
The T3 skin is indeed very nicely done Hippy
Oh and boxxi, before bashing other sites, make sure your own site is working the way it should...
Styl-X Design
Reply #20 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:55 AM
Reply #20 Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:55 AM
Never seen the skin jafo but is sure looks good. But then again, also looks like a photoshop 'product'. I wonder why no one ever tried to use a 3d program for creating WB skins... Or created them with photoshop but then in a 3d style.
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Reply #1 Thursday, September 9, 2004 10:29 AM