GUI Champs 2012–Official Info!

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We’re excited to announce the details and official opening date for the 2012 GUI Champs. As you may know, the GUI Champs is an international skinning competition where graphic designers and skinners compete for cash and prizes and a huge worldwide audience. We have been talking about it for several months now, and the GUI Champs will open for submissions on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012.

The details are as follows.

Website: www.guichamps.com

Follow GUI Champs: Find out when submissions are open/closed, winners are announced and top submissions through Facebook and Twitter.

What can be submitted:

Timeline:

  • Sept 4: Submissions are Open
  • Oct 31: Wallpaper Submissions Closed
  • Nov 06: Wallpaper Community Voting Begins
  • Nov 12: Wallpaper Community Voting Ends
  • Nov 13: Wallpaper Winners Announced
  • Nov 07: DeskScapes Submissions Closed
  • Nov 13: DeskScapes Community Voting Begins
  • Nov 20: DeskScapes Community Voting Ends
  • Nov 21: DeskScapes Winners Announced
  • Nov 21: WindowBlinds Submissions Closed
  • Nov 28: WindowBlinds Community Voting Begins
  • Dec 05: WindowBlinds Voting Ends
  • Dec 06: WindowBlinds Winners Announced
  • Dec 12: GUI Championships Grand Finale (Judge’s favorites announced)

Prizes:

WindowBlinds

Judge’s Favorite

Most Creative

  • 1st Place: $300 Cash, Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headset, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 2nd Place: $150 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Usable

  • 1st Place: $300 Cash, Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 2nd Place: $150 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

DeskScapes Dreams

Judge’s Favorite

  • $650 Cash, Official GUI Champs Medal, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Creative

  • 1st Place: $300 Cash, Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headset, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 2nd Place: $150 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Usable

  • 1st Place: $300 Cash, Logitech Gaming Keyboard G510, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 2nd Place: $150 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Desktop Wallpapers

Judge’s Favorite

  • $450 Cash, Official GUI Champs Medal, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Creative

  • 1st Place: $150 Cash, Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 2nd Place: $100 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Most Usable

  • 1st Place: $150 Cash, Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 2nd Place: $100 Cash, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription
  • 3rd Place: $30 Stardock Money*, 1 Year Object Desktop Subscription and 1 Year WinCustomize Subscription

Rules:

  1. All entries must be NEW and ORIGINAL artwork that has not been submitted to any other gallery or site prior to September 4th, 2012.
  2. Entries can be submitted to other sites once they have been approved and posted publicly to the GUI Champs competition galleries.
  3. You may not obtain permission from other artists to incorporate their work into your submission. Everything submitted, every graphical element must be entirely the creation of the person submitting.
  4. No use of stock imagery, corporate logos, or other promotional material.
  5. No Pornographic or copyrighted material will be accepted!
  6. Enter as often as you want, but every entry must be different. No variations on the same artwork, please.
  7. Must be 18 years of age.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

:)

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Why no Iconpackages?

Fences - Organize your desktop icons today!
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

for the windowblinds, are there any specifics regarding the different OS's or is it just a general submission.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thank you for the information. :thumbsup:

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

WindowBlinds skins should be at least for Windows 7.  

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

But who will be judging?

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Snowman, reply 6
But who will be judging?
End of Snowman's quote

Oh, I now this one........the Judges............well it sounded correct.    :rofl:

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Where will the entries go? Do they go to a special place, in the regular gallery or both?

Thank you.

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looking forward to all the cool stuff! Good luck to all participants!  :star:

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Great skinners + Great prizes = Great contest! 5* 5*

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DaveBax, reply 8
Where will the entries go? Do they go to a special place, in the regular gallery or both?

End of DaveBax's quote

www.guichamps.com

 

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 

Quoting DaveBax, reply 8
Where will the entries go? Do they go to a special place, in the regular gallery or both?

Thank you.
End of DaveBax's quote

Most of them will go on my computer Dave. :O    :-"   :sun:

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Philly0381, reply 12
 
Quoting DaveBax, reply 8Where will the entries go? Do they go to a special place, in the regular gallery or both?

Thank you.

Most of them will go on my computer Dave.      
End of Philly0381's quote

Oh, that is a special place! ;P

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

No IP's suprises me...this is where the best of the best globally came to show and prove

 

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Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

We've slimmed down the GUIC to the 3 categories which are some of the most popular that people visit and use.

:beer:

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

A l l   I   c a n   s a y   i s   W   O   W

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Cash!  Me loves cash! :thumbsup:

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Can't believe wallpapers beat out icons though...those are some of my favorite submissions when it comes to GUIC.

 

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh...I know...if I throw paint splatters on the wall then take a pic can I submit that? j/k

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Icons were the most creative part of the last GUI championships.  It's a shame they aren't being included.  I believe most consumers are interested in Window Blinds and Icons than in Dreamscapes.  They're cool but after about 5 minutes I'm tired of them taking up resources.

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yay! THis will be a lot of fun, there will be lots of awesome stuff! 

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

As the day draws closer, I'm getting very excited as I look forward to seeing what promises to be some fantastic entries for the GUI Competition. Good luck to all those that have entered , and thank-you in advance for giving us wonderful new stuff to decorate our desktops !! \o/ :thumbsup:      -- Ace --

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Well said AceMatrix.  :thumbsup:

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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