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Closing out 2007 With a Bang
Published on December 11, 2007 By Zoomba In WinCustomize News

2007 is quickly drawing to a close, and wow what a year it's been!  The new WinCustomize, Vista, Dreams, SoundPackager, Xion, WindowBlinds 6, the Charity Drive, the Alienware Contest, and more spectacular skins than you can shake a stick at!

Around this time of year, a lot of sites start doing their "Best XYZ of 2007!" lists, and I thought maybe we could get in on the fun with a few of our own lists to mark the best work of the past year.

Nominate your:

  • Favorite Skinner
  • Favorite Skin from Library X

In order to nominate someone for consideration, post a comment below with who/what and for which category.  Nominate as many people/skins for as many categories as you like.  If you're not comfortable posting publicly, you can PM me via the forums... BUT if you're going to PM me you have to do it in a very clear format.  If you don't give me a nomination in this format, I will not count it.

  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]
  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]
  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]
  • [Category] - [Skin Name] [link]

Go ahead and nominate for any library you like.  However, if a library gets less than five items nominated, I won't be running a poll for it.

You have to get your nomination in by end-of-day Wednesday, December 12th.  We will start running polls over the weekend to determine the favorites, with the results posted before the new year.


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on Dec 12, 2007

WOM will admit that he likes  Susan Lucci, (Erica Kane), All My Children.  Got hooked on her back in the 70's.   

Thanks Eric,  I'll have that skin out sometime in the future.  

on Dec 12, 2007
WOM will admit that he likes Susan Lucci, (Erica Kane), All My Children.
Can I coutn that as a vote?    
on Dec 12, 2007
Okay, here goes. . .
(by the way, I.R., no fair pulling out HypnoToad!)

Suites - Arileen - Quentin94 - Link There isn't too much competition on this one, and this is quite functional and clearly represents a staggering amount of time and work invested.

IconPackager - The Mayan Civilization - knightpan - Link This appears to have originated in 2006, so I don't know whether it technically qualifies, but the concept and implementation and creative and utilitarian.

Xion - Ultimax Grand - Boxxi - Link Functional and attractive

Xion - Scooby Doo - Boxxi - Link Because I'm a Scooby Doo nerd

CursorXP - Cylon - J.Aroche - Link I haven't kept up with the new Battlestar Galactica, but these are really nice cursors.

CursorXP - PROTOZOA - Chuckeye - Link Nice biological theme

WindowBlinds - Autumn Reflection - jazzymjr - Link I used this one for a while; functional and very easy on the eyes (the leaves are a nice touch).

WindowBlinds - Vampothika - kittymalone - Link I'm sorry to say that I haven't loaded up kitty's latest, Ascension, because I'm mucking around with Christmas stuff at the moment, but Vampothika is the skin where she achieved a perfect balance between her goth-fantastic artistic vision and functionality (where the former sometimes clashed with the latter in her earlier skins).

WindowBlinds - Azkaban WB 5.1 - HeirofSlytherin - Link My wife's a big Harry Potter geek, so naturally HoS's HP-themed WindowBlinds are a big hit at my house; mileage may vary for others.

My nominations for Skinner of the Year . . . jazzymjr, kittymalone, vStyler, Boxxi, imzadi, and unclerob. Sorry, there are way too many talented folks here for me to pick one (obviously the same problem I had with some of the skin categories above).

Zoomba, my only concern about a vote like this is that it probably tends to favor more recently released skins in a similar way that a simple d/l count would favor skins that were released earlier. People have notoriously short memories. Just a thought.

to all nominees for the excellent and high-quality work!




on Dec 12, 2007
Member of the year: Quentin94, Zubaz. (Is this gonna be an official category?)

I almost forgot to thank you, Lantec, for the nom!
on Dec 12, 2007
I have many favorites ( including Stardock and Master skins )
But these are my picks excluding WC Monitors and Stardock employees
and Master Skinners that skin for a living.

Wallpaper Gallery:
Charlsetown Morning by kenwas ( one of many favorites )
http://kenwas.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=32783&libid=8
Season Reflections wall pack by buzzh58
http://phuture-design.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=34142&libid=8
Screening by Richard Mohler
http://rmskins.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=31993&libid=8

Windowblinds:
Amphitrite by jazzymjr ( one of her own unique designs and my favorite )
http://jazzymjr.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=6210&libid=1

Citrium Xp by Night Train https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=6249&libid=1

Icon Package:
Post Tenebra Lux by Cycoced
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1600&libid=2

Sysmetrix:
Full Spectrum by Lantec
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=2502&libid=28

Cursor Xp:
Spil's Stuff by Spil ( or any Spil cursor)
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=2143&libid=25

All the following skins by BuzzH58 because they are all his own unique designs.
( 90 % of my work is based off of buzzh58's work as well as jazzymjr's and Night Trains)

RightClick:
Blue Glass by buzzh58
(or any RightClick skin by buzzh58 - using just bmps he is definitely the best when it comes to RC effects and perfect margins and non distortion when menus stretch - as far the program itself allows)
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=142&libid=47

DX Themes:
ScreenX - by buzzh58 https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=3863&libid=31

Blue Glass by buzzh58
http://phuture-design.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=3805&libid=31

Vista Bug by buzzh58
http://phuture-design.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=3682&libid=31

DX Widgets:
Flame Widget Set by buzzh58
http://phuture-design.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1188&libid=34

RC Radio by buzzh58 ( I use it daily on my RightClick menu )
http://phuture-design.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1230&libid=34
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Screen Shots - Chasbo

Po' Smedly - for his " Winky " Shot Down By The Best PPE ( Personal Page Elite ) Award Icon ...and for basically always making me laugh.

Skinner of the year - Master Skinner Night Train - just because he has continued to offer quality skins without any monetary gain. That makes his skinner of the year as far as I'm concerned.
BuzzH58 - because he continues to skin in spite of it all.
Jazzmjr - same reason
on Dec 12, 2007
offer quality skins without any monentary gain.


9 of my 12 WB's this year were free. fyi.
on Dec 12, 2007
9 of my 12 WB's this year were free. fyi.


Quote Fairyy~ : I have many favorites ( including Stardock and Master skins )
But these are my picks excluding WC Monitors and Stardock employees
and Master Skinners that skin for a living.


I have a right to my opinion...and what I feel is the way I want to vote.

Dont worry - you'll get your share of votes...I go for the " Under Dogs "
on Dec 12, 2007
I understand.. just don't want it to look like all I make are pay skins.. not the case at all.

Thats all
on Dec 12, 2007
I can't say I have a 'skin list' of favorite skins this year.

But, I have to hand it to vStyler this year for 'Skinner of the Year'. A great number of good skins as well as starting up MaxStyles... not sure another skinner could even touch John this year on doing all that.
on Dec 12, 2007
WB - Citrium Xp by Night Train https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=6249&libid=1

Skinner of the Year - Night Train again, the guy is just a class act.

Member of the Year - A shared award, Po' Smedley and Skinhit, a natural team if ever there was one and responsible for endless smiles in the forums!

on Dec 12, 2007
I'll go ahead and add Kitty Malone for Ascension WB also for showing progress in her work and one of the best dang start buttons I've ever seen.   
on Dec 12, 2007
9 of my 12 WB's this year were free. fyi.


I understand.. just don't want it to look like all I make are pay skins.. not the case at all.


I hear ya, vStyler.

13 of my 14 skins, this year, were free, + 4 updated WBs.
on Dec 12, 2007
Yes, Stardock Design skinners may be nominated for skinner of the year.  They just have to have a (free) skin released under their name at some point in 2007.
on Dec 12, 2007
WB - Ceirous by Patrick24 - WWW Link

This blind is sheer perfection as well as Ceirous SX...as for skinner of the year...hmmm thats a toughy.
on Dec 12, 2007
Interesting wow 

many thanks to those who nominated me   

mines:
Skinners of the years:

vStyler, Nimbin

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