GUI Olympics 2004 - It's Official!

Published on January 26, 2004 By Hus In WinCustomize Talk

An excerpt from the January WinCustomize newsletter:

In March WinCustomize plans to help sponsor the GUI Olympics 2004. Two years ago the GUI Olympics was an inter-website skinning contest. The subject-matter was WindowBlinds 3. A lot has happened since then and skinning has grown even more popular.
You can see the skins (visual styles) from the last GUI Olympics here. Some of the best, most original skins of all time were made during that period. The GUI Olympics already has 2 big sponsors lined up and is hoping to get even more. Even at this early stage we've got $10,000 in cash and prizes committed to it. The categories will be WindowBlinds, Icon packages, and one of the popular media players. The categories will range from most creative, most practical, minimalist, power user, and so forth. Stay tuned for more news, hopefully by the next WinCustomize Magazine we'll have more details.

This is just GREAT! I can't wait to see it start! What a competition it's gonna be! The very best of luck to all the skinners!

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Comments (Page 3)

Essencay

on Feb 02, 2004

Is there linkage anywhere yet with more details about GUIO2004?

treetog

on Feb 02, 2004

During the last 2 years and a half I have being a professional skinner, not having time to release free skins, but if this contest really happens, you can count on me, I am really missing the skinning for fun! GO! GO!

bakerstreet

on Feb 03, 2004

Nice to see ya Treetog

TheSkinsFactory

on Feb 03, 2004

Should be much nicer and calmer since Shoggot isn't here to stir things up. I volunteer my services to judge... if you need an extra one.

IPlural

on Feb 03, 2004

If it is in March I won't have anything to enter most likely, but I will enjoy the heck out of it even if I do not

Chickie

on Feb 03, 2004

Should be much nicer and calmer since Shoggot isn't here to stir things up

Amen!

retiredmaster

on Feb 03, 2004

Ooh... count me in.

(and hello Treetog...)

To avoid possible 'skinner spotting' influencing people's voting (or judge's voting - not sure if there is to be a "people's choice"), would there be a way in which skins could be submitted anonymously? Then the skinner revealed after the marking?

The other thing is, everyone has their own strengths. I can see how well I would do in the icon category!!

I look forward to the competition details.

IPlural

on Feb 03, 2004

your still one one of the two at the top of my favorites, essorant and I don't see that changing. Icons or not!

CerebroJD

on Feb 03, 2004

Good idea essorant!

Jafo

on Feb 03, 2004

Anonymity may not be a total success as some skinners can be recognised by their style....

treetog

on Feb 03, 2004

I am with Paul on this, the style of some authors is easily recognized, I would recognize a skin made by Essorant miles away from it.

btw, howdy BakerStreet and Essorant GO! GO!

Z71

on Feb 03, 2004

I can't wait to see the people that we haven't seen in months (or years) enter this. Does anybody remember a man called "Dangeruss". He had some fantastic skins. That's just one that is of the top of my head. There are so many good artist, it would be a long list.
And I have to agree with paul, also. It would be to easy to spot.
We have a ton of questions, that might not be answered until the end of the month, but I'm happy to see the bug still biting people. (skinning bug, that is).

Jafo

on Feb 03, 2004

remember a man called "Dangeruss".

I'm sure Russ pops by when he gets a chance....unless he's off bush-bashing on his deadly treadly...

Essencay

on Feb 07, 2004

Went to the GUIOlympics site http://www.guiolympics.com/ Was hoping to see something new there

Does anyone know when this site is going to be updated with details from GUIO2004?

I.R. Brainiac

on Feb 08, 2004

bump no new news that I could see

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