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November 6, 2008 by Island Dog
Moving right along towards the end of the year, and since it’s the first week in November it’s time to review the .dreams (animated wallpapers) from the previous month.  The .dream gallery always proves to be an interesting view of creativity, as some of these animated wallpapers are just wild.  Now for this months video!       To use .dreams (animated wallpaper) you need to have Windows Vista and Stardock's DeskScapes installed.&nbs...
October 31, 2008 by Island Dog
Happy Halloween!  It’s Friday so the latest edition of This Week in Skinning is here.  TWiS is a great way to catch up on skins from the past week that you might have missed otherwise. Now for this weeks picks! Wraith Rider by hallv5 Really cool design to use as a bootskin for Windows XP. The Rain Effect by theAVMAN Put a wet and rain look onto any wallpaper with this DesktopX object.  Really cool! Silver Swoon DX by Put...
October 17, 2008 by Island Dog
Friday is here and what a fantastic week it has been in skinning.  The biggest news this week was the launch of the 2008 GUI Championships.  This year we have over $15,000 in cash and prizes from great sponsors such as ATI/AMD, TechSmith, Stardock, Wacom, Corel, DeviantART, WinCustomize, and more!  This competition is international, and is open for pretty much everyone, so feel free to pass around the link and tell your friends about it. Get the info at www.guichamps.com . ...
October 17, 2008 by Island Dog
When Windows Vista first came out, people had some good reactions to the new “Aero” look.  It was a big change from the Luna visual style that was associated with Windows XP.  I like Aero as well, but after running it for just a few weeks it’s gets old and mundane.  Fortunately, we have WindowBlinds so changing the skins (visual styles) of Windows Vista is very easy, but the hardest part is choosing the right skins to use.  Everyone has their own taste and...
October 10, 2008 by Island Dog
Well it’s Friday, and next week we will see the start of the GUI Champs ‘08.  Also, don’t forget to check out This Month in Dreams which features some of the best animated wallpapers submitted to WinCustomize in September.  I’m also starting to see some really cool Halloween inspired skins coming in.  Look for more features of those soon. Now for this weeks picks! Unlock the Darkness by sydneysiders A really creepy bootsk...
October 7, 2008 by Island Dog
This month in dreams is back, and with some really good ones as well.  Don’t forget the GUI Champs ‘08 starts this month, and .dreams are one of the categories.  You can get more info at www.guichamps.com . Now for this months video! ";" alt="">   To use .dreams (animated wallpaper) you need to have Windows Vista and Stardock's DeskScapes installed.  If you are an Object Desktop subscriber, you have beta access to DeskScapes 2.0...
October 3, 2008 by Island Dog
A new month, and the first TWiS is quite a good one.  I have a feeling October is going to be a really great month.  We have the GUI Champs ‘08 starting, we have a Halloween coming up which is a great time for skinning, and hopefully cooler weather.  Now for this weeks picks! SciFi Sky by gropull This is a really cool image that is used as a bootskin.  ChalkboardMp3 W by Doubird This media player widget has a simple...
September 30, 2008 by Island Dog
As I have said many times, Halloween is one of the best “holidays” for skinning.  There are so many skins in the gallery it’s hard to keep up, but if you don’t want to go searching for all these skins, and want a great desktop theme that is ready to go, then come check out the Rest in Peace MyColors theme . To find more information about MyColors, you can read through a walkthrough or view a screencast with more information. Visual Style and Wallpaper Thi...
September 26, 2008 by Island Dog
Yeah, it’s Friday!  We had some really big news this week in the world of skinning.  First up, we have more GUI Champs ‘08 news with Wacom being added as a sponsor.  We also had the release of WindowBlinds 6.3 and SkinStudio 6.3, which is perfect timing for the GUI Champs.  Now for this weeks picks! Hitman by sAARGe I’m a fan of the Hitman series, and this smoothly animated cursor is perfect for any fan. DXCanvas by Littleboy ...
September 19, 2008 by Island Dog
Has this been a really slow going week, or was it just me?  It seemed like Friday took forever to get here.  Well anyways, we had a great week for skinning, so lets get a quick recap. GUI Champs ‘08 Pre-Kickoff LanTec becoming a WC Moderator Now for this weeks picks! Mission Andromedia by gropull This bootskin features a really cool image to give your XP bootscreen a completely different loo...
September 15, 2008 by Island Dog
Well folks, now is the time to start the real countdown to this years GUI Championships, the largest GUI customization competition around,  and to give some more details about the competition.  Let me first start off by thanking all our sponsors for this years event, I have no doubt this will be the best one yet! The GUI Champs ‘08 will officially start on Monday, October 13th .  The judging and more detailed schedule will be posted soon, but this is when w...
September 12, 2008 by Island Dog
It’s been a busy week, but I still wanted to make a quick This Week in Skinning.  Here are this weeks picks!   DXDragDropExtended by Littleboy Not so much a skin, but a very useful tool for anyone creating things with DesktopX.   I-Tech by gef This latest Master DX theme from gef is another clean, sleek style that everyone should try.   Cloud Surfing by CarGuy1 This .dream puts yo...
September 5, 2008 by Island Dog
In case you missed the news the other day, WindowBlinds 6.3 and SkinStudio 6.3 betas were released via Impulse and Stardock Central the other day.  One of the most notable features was the layer blending feature, which opens up a bunch of creative possibilities for skinners.  It allows you to create some high quality skins using layer blending, which saves some time and trouble.  Layering in SkinStudio was a great feature, but it has now been enhanced by using features like Mu...
September 5, 2008 by Island Dog
Finally it’s Friday!  So many skins this week, including a couple of Master skin releases in the WindowBlinds category.  A quick reminder that the 2008 GUI Champs Starts in just over a month.  You can get more details here , and there is plenty of time to get skins started.  Now for this weeks picks!   Outer Limits for CursorFX by J. Aroche Another matching skin for the Outer Limits WB skin.  This is just an awesome cursor, down...
September 4, 2008 by Island Dog
The SkinStudio 6 tutorial has many sections, most with plenty of screenshots to help show the process of creatin g your own  WindowBlinds skin.  We tried our best to create a thorough Table of Contents which will make it easy for you to find the specific section you might want to reference.  Obviously, I would recommend reading through the whole tutorial first, especially if you are setting out to create your first skin. I posted the links below, for reference, but you can ...