best of 2007

that's a great idea.

if it's possible to do it quickly, i say we go for it.

otherwise we could just have a topic where we all show our top picks...

I don't think we could get something really organized in two weeks, it seems that's not our strong suit. But I do think it'd be a fun idea, tops of the year are always good.

We should have a custo "awards" ceremony, with awards like best shot, biggest nuisance (we all know who would win that), best ls, etc., culminating in the most prestigious award: member of the year, for all the contributions they've done for the goodness of the site.

Like the Oscars of customizing...

maybe have an overnight vigil too :P

Pffft, well we all already know who'd win the awards, none of us normal people have a chance.

*cough*Pep,Akka,Imrik,Tab,etc.*cough*

haha. thanks, adriana.

Awards for the little guys too, like best new customizer, biggest asshole (that'd be me), stuff like that.

haha, i think i out dick you.

a couple of the many things i liked:

visual styles:








screenshots:














wallpapers:
















winamp skins:








stuff:

also:







best new customizer: caliban___ , bernadinho

most improved: krissirk, swayso, thomax

http://customize.org/bundles/view/498

http://customize.org/bundles/view/467

oops, guess damzk's got edited out of my list too. we need 15 minute edit slots.

in submissions, too.

knowing our speed (e.g. turtle-ish), two weeks seems too short a time. but yieah, love this idea. custo oscars. yarr!!

maybe have everyone submit their top 3 faves in each category, tally those up, then reveal the top 3 (5?, 10?) winners in each category throughout an all-night vigil.

what akka said,
and akka's stuff is tip top
I was impressed by that caliban shot that akka posted
and the 'rubric' shot by pon_ that akka also posted really caught my eye

add this to Visual styles



the best one this year, imo

gsm suite wins everything... also, this new sandwich theme looks pretty snazzy, but it was released just days after I got an iMac

the whole gaia stuff

This really is a great idea!
I can't be arsed now, so I will post some of my faves later on.

Feel free to nominate me for the biggest asshole award!

Fine, if you're the biggest asshole, I'm the biggest retard.

Probably one of my favorite shots...

plain-doh says:
"I'm the biggest retard."

i second that :p

heyy that's what i was talking about, nice job guys.

i'm not sure if i can offer as many suggestions as akka (thanks for the love bro) but here goes:

















most improved, i'd say Thomax or caliban__

community legends who came into their own this year: akka & pep (naalo)

best vista customizer: pyro_

i'd also like to throw in the fact that the ss contest as well as the cork went great this year, so let's pledge to keep it up in future years.

I include pretty much what everyone else has so far!

Best suite of 07 is easily gaia

I agree with everything said before ... especially with 09wkd ... tho that project isn't finished yet! I wonder why ...

Best suit of 07 is definitely Sandwich

i think the whole gaia suite is very complete, except the website.. ;)

finch says:
Best suit of 07 is definitely Sandwich
06:40 am (7 hours ago)

WRONG. It's still in its infancy, and gaia has way more skins and themes to accompany it. Not to mention the fact that it was a community effort. When I described it as "best" I didnt mean only in the sense of looks, I also meant in how many people got involved and the overall success there was in incorporating all of the skins and getting everyone (mostly) to contribute and really get involved in such a big project. In that respect, its no contest.

Swell 09wkd

OK, what I think is that both gaia and sandwich were not as great as I expected. You guys are just going mainstream with what everyone else thinks is cool, but some, in their hearts, don't like it that much. They've been forced to love something they don't love. How can this be true? Everyone thinks gaia and sandwich are the sexiest things ever, but I don't. Try including the "indie" suites, will you?

awwwww look at that im in here.

wow, this really took off. glad everyone liked the suggestion.
possible catagories(?):
best screenshot
best wallpaper pack
best individual wallpaper
best suite
best visual style
best winamp
best litestep theme
best samurize (or just best widget?)
best icons
best customizer
best new customizer
most improved

just some ideas

gaia blew.

haha, chris.

nunchie, you forgot about the biggest asshole and retard awards.

and best bb.

uhh plain-doh... why not just suggest categories for best indie suite, and best "company" suite?

I'm pretty certain all works listed here are artistic creations outside the commercial mainstream, without the support of a major record label, major movie studio, or other source of a large budget. Everyone who posts here does it for the joy of sharing their creations with the community.

lol. yes. :)

7 catagories for '07

best customizer (new, improved, overall, etc.)
best screenshot (all OS's.)
best wallpaper (style, individual, etc.)
best visual style/suite (all OS's.)
best audio player skin (winamp, real, wmp, etc.)
best shell theme (litestep, bb, fluxbox, etc.)
best icons (all OS's)

Pick one favorite from each catagory so when you post, it will only be 7 from each person and go from there, just my take on this.

Otherwise there would have to be about 30 catagories if you're gonna break them down like you did, Nunch

OK, what I think is that both gaia and sandwich were not as great as I expected.

OK, what I think is that gaia was not as great as I expected.

fixed.

They've been forced to love something they don't love.

jwhat? that doesn't make a single shred of sense.

Never mind... never mind any of my metaphors ever.

And my list:

Best ss
Best vs
Best ls
Best bb
Best wp (can also be a pack)
Best suite (includes group projects, such as TDoCC)
Best icons
Best player skin (Winamp, fb2k, etc.)
Best widget (Samurize, Rainlendar, etc.)
Best wb (only if someone cares)
Best miscellaneous (the best of the rest)

Best customizer
Most improved
Best new customizer
Biggest asshole
Biggest retard
Favorite member (not just based on their skill, but mainly on how friendly and sociable they are)

Any of these can have runners-up being honored in the awards, if during the voting someone else gets a substantial non-winning number of votes.

Gaia Guikit fucking ROCKED. The same can't be said about the visual style, etc.

starting to think it's a bad idea in the first place, it's only going to breed negativity. i don't think there's anything wrong with showcasing a couple of your favorites for the year, but custo shouldn't be competitive.

I agree with akka.

custo is competitive, lol. Otherwise, there wouldnt be such options as love and likes, or popular. If its not to be competitive then there should only be comments and nothing that shows what people like the most. On that note, I think that the popular for each section tells the winners already, so its really no need for this, no matter the year.

Can we at least vote on the people awards?

I'm I too late to make the list? :P

yeah, i think akka is right.

and not only that, but for some of those categories, it's just way too predictable. at least, that's what i think..

Best of is apparently not the best idea. But a our personal favorites of the year type of thing looks like it'd work out great.

I will have to dig through my favorites and post some. But I think another great suite to mention would be Elfin2, a lot of people used it.

Also: thanks for the mention(s) guys. :P

My favorite screen shots of the year.











































Phew, I'll do wallpapers and other stuff later -- I hope none of this is from '06 I went from memory and didn't check them all.

i agree with akka as well.

how about this: IF you would like, post your favorite subs from your personal 'loves' and 'likes', making sure they were subbed this year. you can constrain it to a single category, or go all over the board, no matter. i think the op would be pleased and it's a good way to remember the year.

ps: thnx for the lovin' adriana :)
& good other picks too, i can't believe i forgot about that uac marine shot.

no awawd fo me? =c

My favorite favs this year in wallpapers, vs, icons etc:















































































I know there are a lot more, but those are the ones i can think of right now

all these are really nice

I agree. It´s hard to decide which one is the best.