GUI Olympics: Summer Preview #1

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For the Summer GUI Olympics, we will be increasing the number of types of events significantly. For this first one, we focused purely on the creation of WindowBlinds visual styles.

For the summer one, we will have multiple GUI disciplines represented.

One of them will be icons. The best COMPLETE set of icons. Submissions will be in icon packages (used by IconPackager which is a free download).

We will bring you more news on other events of the Summer GUI Olympics as they are finalized. If you have any specific wishes, let us know here.

Requirements are:
1) Program that uses it must be very popular.
2) Program must run on Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP.
3) Program must be developed by someone willing to sponser the prizes.

Since we're not going to have more than 5 different areas (programs) and one of them is icons, bear that in mind on any suggestions.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'd like to see a DesktopX contest and WinAmp 3.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You know, at first I thought Winamp 3 was too obscure, but, the final relase will probably be out by summer and, more importantly, this could generate some great Winamp 3 skins. Just look at how many great XP skins were created for these Olympics. It looks to me like the number of XP skins has just about doubled since the GUIO started.

I also have a soft spot for ICQ Plus skins (I know, I know, everybody's using Trillian ;))
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think a wallpaper contest would be very cool, though i don't think it would work since there's no program with a company to sponsor it. I agree with DesktopX and Winamp 3 as well.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Icons sound cool... although to create a full set you need around 80 to 100 icons in it, and good icons take time - so I would predict that you wouldn't get more than 20 to 30 entries overall in that section. But it could generate some funky new styles and sets of icons... sounds like fun, so I'd definitely be up for it. ;) Were you also planning on having sub-categories within the icon section? like best XP set (32bit), best standard set (24bit), best use of colour & sizes, best use of alpha-blending, and maybe best quicklaunch icons (16x16's) etc... ?