Last year was a great year for skinning. Not
counting the great skins that came out of the GUI Championships, here are
ten of the best (there were so many great ones to choose from so apologies to
all the other great skinners we didn't include).
danill0c's 5imple skin was
one of the first WindowBlinds skins to really show off what WindowBlinds 5 could
do. Both a practical skin and very polished at the same time. The subtle shadow
effect is part of the skin (WindowBlinds 5's engine supports alpha blending
effects like shadows and glass). A terrific design all
together.
Kol's Thallos was one of the
best skins of last year without a doubt. Clean, smooth, and useful, its subtle
shadows and polish made it a favorite for users. Thallos is unique in that Kol
created both WindowBlinds and msstyles versions of it and hence won in both
categories. The two are virtually identical. The WindowBlinds version adds
toolbar icons, and a progress animation.
Josephs's Live Suite was one
of the highlights of last year. Some argued that this is the look they wish
they'd updated Windows 2003 Server to look like. A good step between Windows XP and Windows Vista.
ChaNinja's MotoXP
B1 was one of the most beautiful skins created last year. Both highly stylish
and very usable. It comes in multiple styles, supports animation, and is very
fast.
下载一 : [Download]
下载二 : divshare
Vista Ready!
danillo0C was almost certainly the top skinner
of 2006. Besides making the top GUI Championship skin Acrylic, he also made Aerial. This skin has it all and is incredibly usable and
fully-featured.
Vista Ready!
JJ Ying was another skinning
super-star last year and one of the best skins made last year was Ecliz Deluxe. The screenshot really doesn't do it justice as it
comes in multiple styles including a clear glass version. A truly amazing skin.
And as you can see, it works great on Vista as well as XP.
Vista Ready!
No best of 2006 list would
be complete without tehZERO's Eminence. With its cloudy
stained glas title bars, clean design, it looks great on both Windows XP and Vista.
Vista Ready!
For users getting tired of
Aero-like glassy skins, Buuf-OS from Gabriel provided great
relief. With great toolbar icons (for XP users), great progress dialogs, and
lots of other subtle tweaks and enhancements, it's just a beautiful and original
skin.
Adni's VistaPlus
was the most downloaded WindowBlinds skin of 2006 with nearly a half-million
unique downloads. It doesn't run on Windows Vista but for Windows XP users looking for a
fantastic looking skin on Windows XP that in some respects is a better Vista
than Vista, VistaPlus is a great choice.
MikeB's Old Republic was one
of the more original skins that also maintained a high degree of usability and
polish. With a subtle shadow and distressed style, it's an awesome choice for
users looking for something different.
