Every two years the GUI Champs makes its appearance, and we see artists and skinners from around the world converge on this one event to showcase their works and compete for thousands of dollars in prizes. The ‘06 GUI Champs were a huge success and we had categories for Wallpapers, Icon Packs, and WindowBlinds skins. Hundreds of entries were received and the quality of those entries are nothing less than stunning, and many of these skins are still used today.
Well the time has finally come for us to start planning the GUI Champs 2008 which will come sometime later this year. So with that being said a bit of a “teaser” was posted today about some of the changes coming to this years event, and first up will be a new website.
One thing people probably don’t realize is how much planning has to go into even a relatively simple site like the GUIC one. It’s not as simple as throwing together an upload page, news page, gallery page and skin page and call it done. For the 2008 GUIC Site, we have to design and implement over a dozen completely unique pages, each with very different tech requirements.
Here are a few of the big improvements that are currently being talked about. Keep in mind we’re still in the design phase of this, so it’s all subject to change. But I wanted to tease everyone a bit with this to get some interest going in the competition, and to get some feedback on what you’d like to see in the site.
There have been some really superb cursor themes coming through the past week or so, and I wanted to take a moment to share some of my favorites. You can apply these cursors using CursorFX (Free, Plus version available).
Stardock is pleased to announce the “official” public release of MyColors. MyColors makes applying premium suites a snap. A MyColors theme includes everything a user needs to completely and safely transform the Windows experience - a new Windows GUI, a new set of icons, gadgets, wallpaper, etc.
Now available on CNET, MyColors includes the “Diamond theme” which gives Windows XP and Windows Vista users a glimpse at Aero Diamond (one of the concepts Microsoft considered for Windows Vista before going with Aero glass).
The included Diamond theme is free, and MyColors itself is free as well. Additional suites can be purchased such as themes licensed by the NBA, NCAA, Ford, and others. Even if you don’t purchase additional themes, you still get a phenomenal suite for both Windows Vista and XP.
This skin is designed for Vista, and gives a clean, dark look to your Windows desktop. This is compatible with Windows Vista, and you will need WindowBlinds 6 to apply it.
The end of the month is here, so it’s time to list some of the best desktop skins and themes submitted in the past week or so. We have a great selection of wallpapers, dock backgrounds, animated wallpaper, WindowBlind skins, and much more.
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