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Island Dog
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Reply #26 February 5, 2014 6:19:29 PM
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I'm not debating anything here.  Let it go and move on with this thread.  

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Reply #27 February 5, 2014 6:51:34 PM
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Reply #28 February 9, 2014 8:14:06 PM
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Doesn't seem like there's much interest in this.

 

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Reply #29 February 9, 2014 8:58:13 PM
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Well, I made a suggestion, was hoping there'd be more.

 

I'm in for whatever is decided upon. Usually these things center around a windowblind, and I'm not the guy for that job. But I can skin pretty much anything else to go with what is done.

So, do count me in for the project.

 

How about we theme it around the upcoming WinCustomize.com 2014?

 

For a start.

 

Or a 20th anniversary Stardock theme?

 

I know, give us a new subscriber skin, in celebration of Stardock's anniversary, and we'll build on that?

 

Just ideas.

We do need something to liven up activity around here.

 

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Reply #30 February 9, 2014 9:06:57 PM
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Well this sounds like my cup of pie...

Tech, space, sci fi, dark, mars, innovative

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Reply #31 February 9, 2014 9:14:03 PM
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Quoting Island Dog,
reply 28

Doesn't seem like there's much interest in this.

 

 

No doubt the lack of replies on this thread is a 'two way street', what's left of the community is not sure where Stardock/WinCustomize is heading with customizing support and Stardock/WinCustomize is not sure what the community is wanting (except announcements from SD about the status of customizing software).

Just my thoughts on the subject.

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Reply #32 February 9, 2014 9:17:00 PM
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Well said, Philly. I agree.

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Reply #33 February 9, 2014 9:26:38 PM
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Off subject,but...

What if Brad / Stardock would produce a Snazzy Ad / Videoclip for YouTube etc for windows customization etc, that would attract people into skinning. Almost NO ONE that I talked to since I started skinning even know you can do it, and after how Windows 8´s Userinterface turned out.... Everyone wants to be a skinner ! 

 

 

moving back in line.

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Reply #34 February 9, 2014 11:43:15 PM
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Quoting neone6,
reply 33
Brad / Stardock would produce a Snazzy Ad / Videoclip for YouTube etc for windows customization etc,

 

He has done that before,the question is it has not many effects under current situations.  

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Reply #35 February 10, 2014 3:22:36 AM
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Up for doing a wallpaper or something for this, if needed, wanted, etc. ♥

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Reply #36 February 10, 2014 3:41:14 AM
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How bout Archeological  meets High Tech. Skilled skinners Craft beauty into a technological world. Cold hard unimaginative tech brought us Win 8 & threatens our creative opportunities for the future. Remember MYST, arty and flowing but incorporated a mystical air with technology. Then there's a Safari into nature with a ruiness look, a jungle book of colorful nature that is growing rarer everyday.  Mars, ever imagined if the anomalies are real and what that planet looked like before their technology corrupted them. Myths- Atlantis Lost, Brainiac style. Native American Indian themes, perhaps a story from their colorful tales. And definitely Start menu animations are a big plus like Dragon, Firestarter.

 

What does the Fox say!?

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Reply #37 February 10, 2014 4:38:35 AM
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Quoting Island Dog,
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Doesn't seem like there's much interest in this.

 

you could try a different approach once. how about providing a "base" skin (i am sure there are plenty of left-overs around at Stardock) and let people modify it.

i'd guess creating a WB skin from scratch would be a huge obstacle for most people.

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Reply #38 February 10, 2014 6:56:26 AM
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I think we're still in the "concept" phase...nothing written in stone just yet.

 

To summarize the ideas so far as they were advanced (in no particular order):

1. A hi tech theme utilizing concepts from older skins like "Copperdeck", "Giger", "Capsula" and "Thredz"...but not the actual graphics.

2. A seasonal theme.

3. A high tech/scifi dark theme.

4. A space exploration/Mars theme.

5. An "Ancient meets high tech" theme.

6. A "WC 2014" theme.

Perhaps an idea unifying a number of suggestions:

7. A high tech/futuristic theme unifying the past and (possible) future of skinning...not utilizing graphics from the older classics but the ideas/spirit behind them? I'd love to see a mock up of what's planned for WC 2014 (maybe just the colors) so that a Theme could be generated using those colors in its elements.

I like the idea of unifying the past and future a lot because of the 20th Anniversary of SD.

 

 

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Reply #39 February 10, 2014 8:24:03 AM
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I feel this "Theme" summons things up with Beauty, Mars, Tech, nature etc...

Let´s do a community project called

B I O S P H E R E

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Reply #40 February 10, 2014 1:46:54 PM
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Yes ?

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Reply #41 February 10, 2014 2:03:24 PM
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I think that's quite an interesting idea.

We also need someone to volunteer to be a project manager.  One that can keep track of the skins.  Can also be a team of a couple of people that would work well together.  

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Reply #42 February 10, 2014 2:09:29 PM
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Quoting Island Dog,
reply 41
I think that's quite an interesting idea.

We also need someone to volunteer to be a project manager.  One that can keep track of the skins.  Can also be a team of a couple of people that would work well together.  

I wish I could manage this, but...

-I will most definitely participate with atleast one skin, but the work that pays the bills prevents me from much more unfortunately, also I know there are people more qualified for that type of thing 

 

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Reply #43 February 10, 2014 2:53:03 PM
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I see the Doc has caught my spacial drift! And yes we need a BASE (no pun intended) to work from. And if possible one that could be used in different colors without affecting the usability and give the user a wider color choice for their tastes. Neone6 is right advertise but wisely! Perhaps updates to the process of how a community can work together to create a theme could help interest more people to give it a try. Win 8 just left the gas outta the bag and I don't know about you but I kinda felt let down. Look first at how all this customization started, even XP wasn't all that pretty at first. It took someone to spark the movement. I didn't know anything until I meet you all & well now you can't get rid of me! LOL   It was fun. I was encouraged and invited in and given advice & I have really enjoyed working with & meeting everyone.

Another possible good starting point A tittle. Could led to a base to work from. Or someone have some leftover ideas you've never pursued.

Titles- BIOSPHERE that sparks an image. A list of tittles might bring us closer to what to compose in the base, including the color scheme

Doc has outlined a flexible concept scheme to work from. Anyone else have some thoughts or suggestions!?

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Reply #44 February 10, 2014 6:01:11 PM
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A biosphere sounds good. Couple that with hi-tech back to the future type stuff...sorta maybe.

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Reply #45 February 10, 2014 6:11:45 PM
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back to the future
 up2date tech please!! no 80´s batteryoperated style

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Reply #46 February 10, 2014 6:13:30 PM
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sorta maybe.

Didn't ya get the memo?

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Reply #47 February 10, 2014 6:25:23 PM
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Memo ??! who´s getting MEMO´S !!!???

 

-Question is how are the different skins gonna be divided/shared between which skinners ?

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Reply #48 February 10, 2014 6:32:00 PM
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Quoting neone6,
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Memo ??! who´s getting MEMO´S !!!???

 

-Question is how are the different skins gonna be divided/shared between which skinners ?

Take a look at the link in the top post.  

One person/team needs to commit to the WindowBlind skin as it's obviously the base of everything.  Other skins can be done by multiple people.  No need to limit skins so the suite has the potential to have.  Last time we had multiple people take on the same type of skins, and it made the suite have even more nice skins.

 

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Reply #49 February 10, 2014 7:19:51 PM
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Thanks Spence, this is new for me... only been here since 2010 

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Reply #50 February 10, 2014 8:21:08 PM
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Quoting neone6,
reply 45
up2date tech please!! no 80´s batteryoperated style

well, why don't you start with a blind moch up...  

that will set the tone... 

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