The Contest

[link] Deviants had to create either a working theme or a mockup of whole new Windows Operating System. The choice was too make the new Windows 7 into what you think it should have looked like or what a new Windows would look like, Codename Windows Deviant8.


30 brilliant entries were submitted but the best part was that not every body that entered was an actual themer/skinner. This is exactly what I hoped for .

The Judges

I selected 11 judges, yes that's right, 11 judges I chose 11 because I wanted a true varied opinion from people of different artistic platforms but who were fully experienced in what they were judging. The judges were:

^mrrste =jg-visuals ^yingjunjiu *thuglifejunior =OtisBee ~lypnjtu =d37nu1l *bobbyrock $spinegrinder =violentsamurai *iiswiis =badboythemer

The Winners

There was simply so many amazing entries to choose from that getting it down to just 3 was not an easy task. The votes are all in and I am happy to announce the winners of the Windows Deviant8 Contest.

In 1st place is Windows Dev 8

by =Jaziel

=Jaziel wins $50 deviant dollars and a 1 years subscription to Deviantart


In 2nd place is Gaia 2009

by *imrik

*imrik wins $25 deviant dollars and a 6 months subscription to Deviantart


In 3rd place is Mockup- Windows 8

by ~mr-bonheur

~mr-bonheur wins a 3 months subscription to Deviantart


As part of the 1st place prize I promised that I would turn the winners entry into a working theme, if possible. Sadly the layout of =Jaziel's theme is not 100% possible due to Windows restrictions. However, I will work my magic and try to bring the overall concept to life

Final Thoughts

I have to say that I would love to be able to use just about every entry there was. The designs were amazing so I don't want anyone to feel like a loser because there all made of win. A big thank you to the judges but an even bigger thanks to all those who entered. I hope to see you getting some of the designs working for everyone to enjoy