We haven’t a skinning contest in a while, and since this summer is literally heating up, I thought a wallpaper competition would fit right in and be fun.  The premise is simple, create a Summer wallpaper with your interpretation of the summer.  It could be vacations, tropical islands, scenery, the sun, etc., it just needs to have that “summer” feel to it.  How you create it is up to you.  3D, vector, drawing……show us what you got!

Remember, this is about quality, not quantity.  WinCustomize moderation will still be in effect, however, wallpaper submitted to personal pages will still be judged.  We want to see your brightest ideas for a summer inspired wallpaper and help others put their desktop on vacation!

WinCustomize Summer ‘09 Wallpaper Contest

  • Starts today and ends at noon on Friday, August 14, 2009.
  • Wallpapers for this contest must be submitted to WinCustomize first before being uploaded anywhere else.  New creations only!  All entries must have #summer09 in the title.  Example: My Summer Wallpaper - #summer09
  • Previews must be at least 1024x768.  Minimum wallpaper size is also 1024, and multiple resolutions are encouraged.
  • Entries will be judged by the WinCustomize staff, and winners will be announced soon after contest ends depending on how many entries come in.  Judging will be based on overall creativity, design, and interpretation of summer theme.
  • Employees of Stardock are not permitted to enter.  We reserve the right to reject any entry.


Prizes

1st Place – Object Desktop Ultimate subscription (1 year), WinCustomize Subscription (1 year), copy of SnagIt 9 courtesy of TechSmith

2nd Place – WindowBlinds 6 with free upgrade to 7 (when available), copy of SnagIt 9 courtesy of TechSmith

3rd Place – 1 year subscription to WinCustomize.com


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on Jul 20, 2009
Will there be a limit to the amount of entries a person can make?
on Jul 20, 2009

New creations only!
Can stock images be used?

on Jul 20, 2009

Hmmmm......dolphins......

on Jul 20, 2009
Will there be a limit to the amount of entries a person can make?


No limit, but as I said, quality comes over quantity. 


Can stock images be used?


Stock images can be used if permissions are obtained, or if they are free to use.  New creations mean the entire wallpaper must be something newly created, not something made a year ago and then submitted today.

on Jul 20, 2009

and sun flares

on Jul 20, 2009
Let me amend that about the stock images.  People use parts of stock images to create wallpapers, that is fine with the above rules.  But whole stock images used only as a wallpaper will not be accepted.  We might have 2 people upload the same thing. 
on Jul 20, 2009
This is gonna be good! Looking forward to the entries!
on Jul 20, 2009
Interesting contest, I know that we will get great wallpapers.  
on Jul 20, 2009

Just marking this post so I can follow it

on Jul 20, 2009

my first wall is in mod... going to be fun to see what everyone else will create

on Jul 21, 2009

More prizes will be added soon. 

 

on Jul 21, 2009

Is now a good time to show off my current desktop? 

"Summer" by Stardock Design.

 

 

 

https://www.stardock.com/products/MyColors/gallery.asp?p=summer

on Jul 21, 2009
my entry is in!
on Jul 22, 2009
my entry is in!.....in the recycle bin....
on Jul 23, 2009

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