Helio Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Ok, this was inspired by a few posters who asked if PDN's look was changeable. Here's the idea: Friendly competition adds fun, creativity, and challenge to a forum. Other forums often have multiple competitions of different sorts, the Sig-Of-The-Week has had good success on this one. So, how about a monthly skinning competition? It would be in addition to the SOTW. We would start out with a Paint.NET skinning competition, then move to maybe skinning the forum, then the Google search page, Windows Media Player, etc. I have already thought out how the rules should be, they would be similar to those in the SOTW. Submission would start on the first day of the month, and end promptly three weeks from then. Then there would be a week of voting, and in the remaining few days, we would vote on the next thing to skin. Comments? Questions? Please tell me your ideas! Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 I say it's a great idea. I don't think Rick can get mad because he wouldn't have to do the work Quote "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" [ dA Paint.NET Chat :: Yata on dA ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 Yes, well it would be an 'unofficial' skinning competition, all designs would be for fun. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 why not Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 I already have a skinned Google homepage I also customized a theme for a forum. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 ^^Disclaimer^^ uH would blow up if he can't show off Kidding Quote "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" [ dA Paint.NET Chat :: Yata on dA ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 That is true, though, any contestants who would like to can make their submissions into a stylesheet. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 In some ways, stylesheets are easier than modifying screenshots. Hey, I may even upload my custom Google homepage to my 110mb website. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Just a little word to the people voting: If your going to say No! Give a reason why. If your going to say Yes! Give a reason why. Bugs me when people do that >_> Quote "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" [ dA Paint.NET Chat :: Yata on dA ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 I'll let this poll run for a week. If at that time, the votes in favor surpass votes against it, I'll prepare for the competition starting next month! Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I stress you to do it regardless. You know all the high profile members will do it without a doubt. Quote "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" [ dA Paint.NET Chat :: Yata on dA ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someone2016 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 When you say skinning do you mean create a skin using a program or just making a screenshot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Just making a screenshot. No coding is required. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Unless you want to :twisted: Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 That could be something, you could either do a screenshot or do some coding but merit should only be awarded to design and not means. Just a suggestion. Just like the SOTW can improve design skills, this too could improve design skills plus coding skills if that is the route you choose to take. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Judging would be on design only, if you wish to code anything, it will be totally excluded from competition: it will not get you any bonus points. ^Good point as to the experience and skill increasing value! A Mt. Dew for you, sir! Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I got an idea for an MSC! Create a splash screen for Firefox (see here)! I've been looking for one that I like on DA, but haven't found anything. BTW, I wouldn't be expecting any bonus points if I coded it. CSS coding is fun to me and I don't like dealing with 30 layers with half of them on blend modes and with no drag-n-drop feature available. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someone2016 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I say two competitions one with a theme, one without! Haha! :twisted: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Exactly, uH. The more ideas for competition, the better. Although, if you only code your design --instead of making a screenshot-- you will still have submit an image, such as a screenshot of the design in a browser window. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Yeah, I know. I'll submit both. A screenshot that either links to the page itself, or links to a larger screenshot. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 NO. If you want to link to the coded design, it has to be out of the competition. Only images will be accepted. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someone2016 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 i say with the last few days of this month skin your taskbar because it's relatively simple (I hope!:shock:) Why wait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 uH would pwn imho... I don't know if there should be. On one hand it sounds like it could be fun, but on the other hand I'm not so sure I could invest the time (as if PDN doesn't suck away my life already! ) Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Time is always an issue... As to starting one now, I think that just skinning the taskbar would be fairly small and not worth it. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 So what will be the first contest? I would like a Google contest. Also, we will need some rules. How many entries? I would prefer 2 (because I would normally make like 8 of them). Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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