Next up, most USABLE visual style

Along with the most original icon package Tuesday will have the judges looking at the most USABLE viual style. Which one of the visual styles is the one you think you'd end up using the most on a day to day basis?

Let us know your favorites. Besides hundrds of dollars in cash for the winners, the top placer wins an ATI Radeon XT with 256MB of video RAM!

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There is so much to choose from in this category. As well, I would have to say that this is the category that would lend itself to having the most personal opinion for what would want to have on their desktop the majority of time. That being said, I think that Gabriel's G-Pod and Lithium are incredible skins that would work great on a desktop. In fact, they both have been on my desktop pretty much the entire competition since they've appeared. Other notable's (IMO) are Layout by Z71, Luna - HoE, Pirate OS by Alexandrie, and Grift and Dojo by Essorant. Funny thing is that I generally find myself having Tim's skins on my desktop the majority of the time. They just seem to be inviting. And if this competition is about what you would tend to have on your desktop the most, I can't overlook his skins. If I had to do a Gold, Silver, Bronze it would look like this: Gold - Dojo (I like the Grift skin better but blue seems to me more eye-friendly for a long period of time) Silver - Lithium Bronze - Luna HoE Great job to all the contestants!
Reply #2 Top
i will say it again: Opulence and RisingDragon are my favs ;)
Reply #4 Top
Not because its mine but because it is without a doubt the most usable theme....OpiateWB :)
Reply #5 Top
FM, this is where I think the skin excells, with soft color scheme and multiple layouts for any user preference, Mac like or no... I have to hand it to FM. :) Opulence, and Vector cell are dead ringers.
Reply #6 Top
Really hard to say on this one...There are so many good entries... Hmm... FM, Grift, and Blanco. (respectively)
Reply #9 Top
One of the most i will use will be Luna-HoE definitely, but considering for medal i 'd rather give it to FM for both usability & originality. You can now thank God i am not in the judge team. :D
Reply #12 Top
Usuable ? all those which are getting "classical" min, max, close buttons with visible indications on active windows top right sided. All the rest is a question of design and preference testing of the whole skin ...
Reply #15 Top
Without a doubt, Boxxi's Stik wb...it has everything you need - is super easy on the eyes - & has one of the most innovative designs! George Rogers Jr.
Reply #17 Top
Fenestra Fly OS Niobium Blue Racer No particular order, they are all very usable.
Reply #20 Top
I'm sure glad I don't have to judge :-) There are so many awesome skins - kudos to everyone. In no particular order I'd consider these because of their eaze on the eyes and the way they blend into everyday use - perhaps 4 awards should be offered in this category? My favs: Blanco, Rising Dragon, Fly OS, Grift and Pirate OS
Reply #21 Top
FM, Thunderstorm & Opulence. With that said, Airlock is one of the most useable skins in the contest, but does compete in the category ;)(Thank you Mike Bryant for an outstanding job!)
Reply #22 Top
As I stated in my comments for X Tech, I have found that this style, particularly the subskin, is continually becoming my fall-back skin when I need to just relax and not try other stuff. I love this skin. It's comfortable to use, small, unobtrusive, simple, useable, and clean? This is sure a winner on my desktop, so I'd like to think that it would be a winner here.
Reply #24 Top
seeing as how it's only MONDAY you should chill a little bit. the results will be posted at a later time. the tuesday deadline is when that particular section is closed and the judging begins, not when it ends.