Short list of my favorites
Published on May 22, 2007 By Island Dog In OS Customization

Since my switch to Vista full-time I have been having a great time customizing it and getting away from the typical "Aero" look.  Now some people have expressed to me that the like the Aero look, and I have no problem with it except it has now gotten old.  I used Aero for months and months, so now it's time to change Vista to the way I want it.

In the last few weeks some skinners have released Vista versions of their WindowBlinds skins, but I have also been running skins made for XP without problem.  There have been a few XP .msstyles I have converted and used as well, and I have been downloading skins like crazy lately.

This is my current Vista desktop....

 

Right now I'm using the Stingray skin by Z71, along with ObjectDock Plus and the matching Stingray icon pack.  I wanted a darker skin, and I liked the colors used in this skin.

These are a couple of skins I have been using over the last week or so as I change out every few days.

Vienna for Vista by vStyler

 

 

This skin also has an XP version, and both are great skins.   

 

 

 




Nuage Redux by essorant 

 

 

I really like the transparency in this skin, and it's definitely something different from the default Vista look. 

 

 



So for all you Vista users, what skins have you been using on Vista?

 

 

  


Comments
on May 23, 2007
Ever since the Toronto Maple Leafs Desktop came out that is the only thing I have been using.
on May 23, 2007
I use a self modified Version of Vienna.

on May 23, 2007
I only recently started using vista myself on another machine (not my main one) and I actually like the default look alot, I may get tired of it in the future but right now I think it's pretty slick.

WB skinning for vista hasn't been that difficult, the only thing I do differently now is stop using "magic pink" when creating images with transparency. I just import the png's as is and allow skinstudio to create the tga files as necessary and adjust with the transparency & translucency controls inside of skinstudio.

Alot of the existing master style skins (danilloOc, mike bryant) look awesome in Vista too.
When I do switch from vista default gui, I use either my own or acrylic, aerial, arrow, - largo looks good too. I've also used z71's impulse when I'm in the mood for bright blue, Thallos by Kol looks good too, plus every now & then I switch to adni's vista v2. It would be nice to see some new vista-esq skins in the gallery from the masters that used populate the wb gallery frequently in years gone by. I'd also love to see some of greyhaze's stuff converted for use in Vista.

I could go on & on, I think I'll just end my verbose post here
on May 23, 2007
I've been using DMN Tweak by Jaydd in Vista quite a bit....was made for XP but is a nice dark theme that works great in Vista.....



IP set is SE interface Blue by mr Skope, Winstep Workshelf theme is Cabal xtreme by Tiggz and wallpaper is a HR Giger creation.
on May 23, 2007
I tend to like transparency of Vista and WB 5.5.
I like Dreamland, and Eminence. It depends on whether I want a darker or more CLEARER blind.
I also like nuage redux, Ceirous, Ecliz, and Eclize_Deluxe2 as well..

Those are just some of the FEW themes that I bounce around with, I could go on and on.. I tend to like finding new stuff often.. I do like the default Vista Aero theme but I am Big on custimizing my Puter to JUST the way I like it.. But anyways those are just a few of the themes I am using as of late..


Blessings

Anne
on May 24, 2007
I agree.  Dreamland looks great on Vista.

 
on May 27, 2007
on May 30, 2007
This is currently my favourite skin. It's Aura by Mike Bryant.
I find this skin very appealing because of the really cool transparency and shadow effects around the window frames. I look for something similar almost every day....but it's still the best, in my opinion.
I'm using Rube Blue CursorXP and the free version of ObjectDock.
Icon set is Orion Green version with some custom selected icons.

on Aug 24, 2007
Again I LOVE the transparancey of themes on WB 5.5 and I already stated what Blinds I like.. though there are more not listed..

I am egarely awaiting the "Final Release" of WB 6 to FURTHER enchance transperancies. I LOVED some of the new blinds that I saw in Screenshots that come with it..


*wishes she could speed foward about 47 days *


Blessings

Anne
on Aug 24, 2007
I'll soon have a Sexy for Vista posted in the Master skins section, soon as I get back from Vacation anyways..  
on Aug 24, 2007
I'm using the premium Optix WB skin, the glass IconPackage, and a dual monitor wallpaper called Addicted to Love which I am in the process of uploading to WC.

Virtual Desktops doesnt seem to handle dual monitors very well, and DesktopX is pretty much redundant if you have a well set-up sidebar.
on Aug 24, 2007
Pirate premium windowblinds by Pixelpirate is one of the best on Vista.