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Over the years, skinning has waxed and waned in popularity.  Sites have sprung up, risen high, crashed and then been reborn from the ashes over the 10+ year history of Windows skinning.  WinCustomize grew out of the fall of Skinz.org back in 2001.  DeviantArt started as a skinning site but has turned into a digital media giant.

Of the skinning sites still around, which do you feel make up the core of the community now?  What are the sites you visit on a daily basis to get the widest selection of skins, wallpapers and icons?


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on Jan 30, 2008
Skinning.net is the only other skinning site I visit regularly (and that's pretty infrequently and usually jsut to get a link to a tut)
dA I'll go to once or twice a month (maybe)
I think I'm a member of skinartistry . . . but it's been so long that I'm no longer sure.
on Jan 30, 2008
I use this site exclusively.   
I got tired of all the pop ups and ads that all of the other sites have. I also hate going through all of the crap to get to the good stuff that other sites have to offer.
on Jan 30, 2008
Yeah, wincustomize my homepage, visit every day.
Maxstyles every day.
Im visit more ,Deviantart and Skinning dot net too, on a daily basis.
Neowin and Skinbase weekly.
on Jan 30, 2008
Here, MaxStyle and DA are the ones I hit every day. Of them, I'd say this is the core.
on Jan 30, 2008
I use this site exclusively for skins and check out DA more for the art or wallpapers occasionally.
on Jan 30, 2008
HOMEPAGE for me is , of course,Desktop Sidebar . . .

~ Very closely followed by Wincustomise , MaxStyles ,Winmodify ~

I have issues with DA ... so , after I got blasted by a coupla' Trojans a while back , I don't bother .... also (present company accepted) it always appears to be full of bucketmouths and bad attitudes .. and rip merchants (must be getting old ...   )
on Jan 30, 2008
Here. I came across desktop customizing by chance, the trial version of WindowBlinds. I believe it was 4.5. I go to Desktop Sidebar for their skins. Everything else I find here. I know, not very adverturous.  
on Jan 30, 2008
Here of course. I make the rounds to various sites looking for wallpapers about once a month and that's it. Everything I need is right here.
on Jan 30, 2008
Yep yep... I visit Wincustomize Very often. I visit it at least 3-4 times a day. I LOVE the Toolbar too that is so handy.


I used to peruse DeviantArt alot but I don't now. I stick to Wincustomize and other Stardock sites and ONLY go elsewhere if there is a Specific thing *icon set, wallpaper, logon, blind ect* that I am Really lookin for and for some weird reason Wincustomize doesn't have it. Which is very rare because of the VAST library that Wincustomize has

I am very happy with Stardock and will have continued service for quite some time.

I feel that Wincustomize.com is the BEST site out there. Its my fav and most frequented site


Keep up the Awesome *in the Eddie Izzard sence of the word* work
on Jan 30, 2008
I visit Wincustomize several times every day. I check out Skinbase sometimes and DA sometimes. For the most up to date info and highest quality products nothing I've found beats WC. Last but not least, the people here are the finest the net has to offer.
on Jan 30, 2008
WinCustomize is the premiere skinning site today.

DeviantArt used to be a good site, but their focus changed some time ago. I wouldn't even consider them a "skinning" site these days. In fact, I won't even go to "dAt" other place anymore, and I was there for a long, long time.

If I'm looking for a skin or a wallpaper, I come here. Period.
on Jan 30, 2008
It'd be interestign to see this "poll" on some of the other sites.
Asking here has a built in bias. 
on Jan 30, 2008

My goal was more to see where people were spending their time in addition to WC.  We know you're here... you're posting afterall 

Sites like customize.org recently came back from the dead, skinz.org is technically functioning but not much is happening there.  I'm wondering if there's some community out there that we should maybe work with in the future... and to see what others are doing well that we might learn from.

on Jan 30, 2008
but it's been so long that I'm no longer sure.


Good way to get on the turtles bad side.

WC
DA
Skinartistry

I spend a lot of time on tutorial sites for photoshop and recently looking at scripting.
on Jan 30, 2008
My homepage is Forums.Wincustomize.com


when I have time I regularly visit

Skinning.net (great site, great people)
Skinartistry.com (same-same & Very helpful to newbies)
Skinnalicious.net (great people too)


if I'm looking for something I'll add

Skinbase.org (great site but a few too many pop-ups)
Winmodify.net (nice site but always a little deserted)
Customize.org (the new layout is NON-intuitive and a PITA)
Deviantart.com (sometimes feel like I need a shower afterward)

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