The first event of the 2008 GUI Championships is officially underway!  Today we begin the popular vote phase of the Most Usable and Most Original Animated Wallpapers (Dreams). 

Over the weekend, the judges reviewed all of the submitted Dreams (32 of them!) and cast their votes for what they thought were the most usable and the most original Dreams.  Based on their votes, below are the ten finalists for the two events.

You can see Brad Wardell's scores and comments on all the Dream entries here.

Voting this year works a little bit differently than in years past.  This year you have three points to distribute in any combination you like to the finalist skins.  You must distribute all three points before submitting your vote however.  You must also be logged into the site.

Voting goes through Sunday, November 30th, 2008.  Up for grabs are Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Video Cards, software from Corel, Techsmith & Stardock as well as site subscriptions from DeviantArt and WinCustomize.

Here are your finalists...

Most Usable Dreams

Most Original Dreams