DEFINTELY WORTH A LOOK : Best Skins of 2006

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Last year was another great year for skinning.
Users from around the world created some incredibly fantastic skins.

Culturally, skinning is a great deal different today than it was back in the late 90s. Back then, a popular skin might get a 1000 downloads. I remember when the first "Aqua" skins came out and the infamous "WinAqua" from Dangeruss managed to get 5 THOUSAND downloads total which was, back 2000 or so, a real milestone.

Now, downloads of 50,000 are common and most of the top skins can expect to be reaching towards 100,000 downloads.

The popularity of skins has altered the way skins are made. Designs tend to be much more mainstream. While programs such as WindowBlinds and Winamp allow for pretty free-form skin designs, the trend has been to make them conservative and "clean" to appeal to the widest audience.
In this article, we look at some of the best skins of last year. This article is, by no means, the end all be all list, we do try to include a good selection of the best creations from the past year.

URL : http://www.wincustomize.com/articles...aid=150608&c=1

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