When is Stardock Design Going to "WOW" us?

As said several times before, I miss the full suites by Pixtudio and Skinplant much (which always had that 'Wow!' factor for me) and for me those were killed by hiring the artists behind Pixtudio and Skinplant. On the other hand, who wants to pay the work going into it nowadays ? Suites those days (even payable) had much enthusiasm gone into them. Most of today's payable suites try to get back in money what has gone into them in terms of work. That's why the cheap ones have so little in them (mostly a WB and very basic Icons with even filetypes missing and 1 or 2 gadgets). I have to really think hard when we last had a fitting winamp skin as part of a suite for example.

For me I want my desktop's AND explorer elements fit each other and I fear I won't find that in payable suites anymore. And I am not interested in american University Suites at all also...

I really liked the Texas Hold 'Em theme. That has a lot of WOW factor, and it's beautifully made!

Okay, the Dreams are quite impressing also.

Sometimes in life you just have to make your own WOW. Sorry for that, thou somehow it did seem appropriate.  

Also if we didn't have our own opinions there would be no way to gauge what WOW really is. Think about it.  

Oops, almost forgot, happy TGIF.       

Got that right!   

Liquidox is WOW!

Completely Agree!

On the article side of this, in a reply to Lantec, I said the same thing. If you don't have Liquidox, get it! More of the "Premium" themes should follow this example.

One of my absolute favorites from Stardock Design is the Argos suite... so clean and easy on the eye.  I was running it for months as my desktop.

I'm still waiting on "animated glyphs".
That'll open up a whole new world for me when it comes to making skins.
Oh, and still waiting on the first 40 MB windowblind. Hey, if The Skins Factory can do it to WMP....

I can't vouch for Stardock Design.. but I can promise you that Maxstyles is gonna WOW some people very soon. ( Full suites too )  Also, animated glyphs will help in trying to WOW people but my no mean's neccessary

Yeah, I heard that those guys over at Maxstyles are working hard...  

Yah,tho we still are preparing some premium content...its our intention to have nothing but the best we can get and produce.

Not a lot there yet but give us time.Since nothing goes up that isnt top quality,there will never be a huge amount of content...but,you wont have to go thru a bunch of poor or marginal work to find the good stuff.   

Wincustomise is home...Maxstyles will be the trendy club that the supermodels frequent.    

Check the WIP section to see whats coming up.(not much there yet either   )

Yes, you're right. Thanks for clearing that up for everyone. Don't know how many people would have thought they WERE neccessary.

No need to get touchy.

Yes. Liquidox was a pretty complete suite. I still hope for Vista-Updates for the old Stardock suites.

What about WC Select? That's a pretty cool skin too. I especially like the little green dude standing on the desktop. Question...seeing in thread for the first time this 'animated glyph' thingy...What is it...if you don't mind my asking.

Truth be told, I hardly understand why suites are needed.

Part of the FUN in customizing is getting all the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle to fit nicely. Getting them to look more than just skinned- making 'em totally different.

IMHO though not a paying customer (yet), I think Stardock Design should give up the suites' unified (but somehow restricting) look, and go for more streamlined elements and bundle them together (promotions) instead.

i often use the stardock design skins for templates and learning.....i like them!!

Stardock Design 'WOW'd me before ever releasing a skin.

Quality of the critters that makes up 'SD' is 'WOW' enough...

My WOW for all man woman who made a WB
It's not so easy for everyone
And i think SD is here like a master who learn to his apprentices in the way of one day apprentices will go on top with more innovations than the master

hope that's make sens

An animated avatar running on Windowblinds skins. Have a gander at Z71 (master)’s premium suite: Stingray, you will see a scuba diver at starmenu which is a great idea and none has make yet.


I always smitten by Z71’s inventive/ outstanding skins from past years: countless skins of which have never same concept and similarities... Make a comparison with that guy who always taken the vengeful opinions when people once been put a “strong” words on his works/skins/whasoever... and apparently his contributions for Wincustomize.com are incommensurable with Z71’s before he vauntingly propagandized those unseen premium suites on his own site with a slew of sycophants. Couldn’t resist asking that guy: have you seen the dilemma on your Windowblinds skins???

Go fetch a master for assistance on how to make a/many substyle skin(s) without repetitive images implemented which would decrease file size on single one Windowblinds skins.

And take these advices: those with no gainsaying/truckling person who sequaciously lauding would not make you grow. And make friends not foes between those who been on upper rungs would make you best.


Tragically, known a master skinner was alienated from this community is the wholly lost for any skinners in here.

OK, you got me.

WOW.

Correction:"Existed"

He DID,he knows and he will...give it a rest Nicholass.