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The choice I made is based on the fact that the skin deserves a lot more attention than what it is getting at the moment and compared to some of the other skins that are more downloaded it is certainly nicer (at least in my opinion).

Anyway this months skin of the month goes to:

RoyaLive! by ryxdp



The reason I think this skin deserves the skin of the month award is simply because of its clean design and how its suits the Windows XP setting very well. This skin really deserves more attention than what it is getting and it is certainly a very good option for those looking for something simple, clean and effective.

Whilst there are a few quirks to the skin, these can be overlooked by the overall package itself. Customization and options aren't to the same level of more advanced skins, but that isn't really a worry.

Anyway I recommend you check out this skin to see what its all about.

Stay tuned for some skin news within the next few days.

Willz.]]>
The choice I made is based on the fact that the skin deserves a lot more attention than what it is getting at the moment and compared to some of the other skins that are more downloaded it is certainly nicer (at least in my opinion).

Anyway this months skin of the month goes to:

RoyaLive! by ryxdp



The reason I think this skin deserves the skin of the month award is simply because of its clean design and how its suits the Windows XP setting very well. This skin really deserves more attention than what it is getting and it is certainly a very good option for those looking for something simple, clean and effective.

Whilst there are a few quirks to the skin, these can be overlooked by the overall package itself. Customization and options aren't to the same level of more advanced skins, but that isn't really a worry.

Anyway I recommend you check out this skin to see what its all about.

Stay tuned for some skin news within the next few days.

Willz.]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=263 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:51:32 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=263
Was going to make a skin based on the Crysis skin used in the Comrade program. Here is a mockup I made but never had the time to even start it.



Here is what I had so far.. Just throwing it up there incase anyone likes the look of it and wants to try do it. I will not help in anyway as I just don't have the time.]]>
Was going to make a skin based on the Crysis skin used in the Comrade program. Here is a mockup I made but never had the time to even start it.



Here is what I had so far.. Just throwing it up there incase anyone likes the look of it and wants to try do it. I will not help in anyway as I just don't have the time.]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=262 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:59:03 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=262
For starters I have been working on a resource wiki for the Messenger Plus! Live skinning contest (which should begin soon by the way). This site has taken a bit of time but it will soon be open to the public as well as a new version of the Open Live skin.

But best news for this post is on the upcoming skins which I have planned. I have got several emails asking about when I would make the next Ev0 or Zero-G type skin and I haven't had any plans to do an original design just yet.

This is why I am now going to announce a set of skins which I am labeling the Designer Series. At the moment this will be a set of 3 skins that will be released one after the other that are high in quality and feature original designs.

For now I have 2 of the 3 designs ready to go so I just need to plan out the 3rd one a bit more. If you are a fan of Zero-G and Ev0 then you will absolutely love these new skins.

Anyway that's about all I will say now, so keep an eye open in July. There will be a lot of things happening.

Willz.]]>
For starters I have been working on a resource wiki for the Messenger Plus! Live skinning contest (which should begin soon by the way). This site has taken a bit of time but it will soon be open to the public as well as a new version of the Open Live skin.

But best news for this post is on the upcoming skins which I have planned. I have got several emails asking about when I would make the next Ev0 or Zero-G type skin and I haven't had any plans to do an original design just yet.

This is why I am now going to announce a set of skins which I am labeling the Designer Series. At the moment this will be a set of 3 skins that will be released one after the other that are high in quality and feature original designs.

For now I have 2 of the 3 designs ready to go so I just need to plan out the 3rd one a bit more. If you are a fan of Zero-G and Ev0 then you will absolutely love these new skins.

Anyway that's about all I will say now, so keep an eye open in July. There will be a lot of things happening.

Willz.]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=261 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:25:16 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=261
Picture is attached above but I'll also upload it for those who don't want to download it.

http://i31.tinypic.com/23h9eub.png]]>
Picture is attached above but I'll also upload it for those who don't want to download it.

http://i31.tinypic.com/23h9eub.png]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=260 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:02:22 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=260
First, excuse my english, :P

Ok, i have a little bug.. look the image below :



I reinstalled msn messenger live, but I did not always the button to minimize the menu.

I think we should minimize the menu for not bug..

Where is my button like this :


someone has a solution?

Thanks
(i want absolutly use your skin.. :)]]>
First, excuse my english, :P

Ok, i have a little bug.. look the image below :



I reinstalled msn messenger live, but I did not always the button to minimize the menu.

I think we should minimize the menu for not bug..

Where is my button like this :


someone has a solution?

Thanks
(i want absolutly use your skin.. :)]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=259 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:28:58 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=259
Thanks again

Bye

Neo]]>
Thanks again

Bye

Neo]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=258 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:25:29 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=258
The image above shows a clock under the DP. How do you get that?

Thanks]]>
The image above shows a clock under the DP. How do you get that?

Thanks]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=257 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:11:47 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=257
Firstly, no its not a bug related to my skins (or Messenger Plus! for that matter), this seems to be a problem on Microsoft's end of things (because it appears even when you have no skins applied). What is happening at the moment is that people will randomly get a white box appear under their display picture container.



So what's up with it ? For those of you that have yahoo contacts this will make a bit more sense. When you talk with a contact that is on the yahoo network you will notice a small yahoo symbol appear under the display picture. By the looks of things Microsoft is making updates to this part of Windows Live Messenger by having an image appear there for another purpose.

There is a lot of theory going around as to what this could be, but at the moment nothing is certain. The box has seemed to disappear now (at least for me), but if people do start getting it again then you don't have to worry about it. Just ignore it and it should hopefully go away within the next few days.

If it doesn't go away well that just means I'll have to release an update to my skins that does make it go away :P (well depending on what exactly it is of course)

Willz]]>
Firstly, no its not a bug related to my skins (or Messenger Plus! for that matter), this seems to be a problem on Microsoft's end of things (because it appears even when you have no skins applied). What is happening at the moment is that people will randomly get a white box appear under their display picture container.



So what's up with it ? For those of you that have yahoo contacts this will make a bit more sense. When you talk with a contact that is on the yahoo network you will notice a small yahoo symbol appear under the display picture. By the looks of things Microsoft is making updates to this part of Windows Live Messenger by having an image appear there for another purpose.

There is a lot of theory going around as to what this could be, but at the moment nothing is certain. The box has seemed to disappear now (at least for me), but if people do start getting it again then you don't have to worry about it. Just ignore it and it should hopefully go away within the next few days.

If it doesn't go away well that just means I'll have to release an update to my skins that does make it go away :P (well depending on what exactly it is of course)

Willz]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=256 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:31:41 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=256 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=255 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:25:46 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=255

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]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=254 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:34:46 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=254
This is going to be eating a bit of time for the next couple of weeks so it might be quiet, but don't worry that just means big things are in motion. So what skin releases can you look forward to this month?

Well this month I plan to get at least two skins out the door, but who knows I might release a few more if time is on my side. Last month I got a couple of emails asking me if I have totally given up my own home grown designs (e.g Ev0 and Zero-G). While it has been a while since I released a skin that wasn't related to movies, I can tell you that no I haven't given up my own designs and don't plan to.

While working on the skins that I have been releasing I have also been working on some new home grown skins which will certainly be sure to create some buzz. I have created a few designs, but I don't plan to make them just yet (well I might make one soon, but I don't plan to release it just yet)

So what I will say is that these new skins will fall under what I am calling "The Designer Series". This will be a set of skins that I will be releasing all at once. The reason for the name is simply because their design will be well thought out and will definitely stand out from the skins that are around today. I can't say when the project will officially start, but don't expect anything anytime soon as there are still a few things that I need from the skin system in Messenger Plus! in order to make these skins a reality.

Anyway thats all I'll say for now, so now I'm going back to work.

Willz.]]>
This is going to be eating a bit of time for the next couple of weeks so it might be quiet, but don't worry that just means big things are in motion. So what skin releases can you look forward to this month?

Well this month I plan to get at least two skins out the door, but who knows I might release a few more if time is on my side. Last month I got a couple of emails asking me if I have totally given up my own home grown designs (e.g Ev0 and Zero-G). While it has been a while since I released a skin that wasn't related to movies, I can tell you that no I haven't given up my own designs and don't plan to.

While working on the skins that I have been releasing I have also been working on some new home grown skins which will certainly be sure to create some buzz. I have created a few designs, but I don't plan to make them just yet (well I might make one soon, but I don't plan to release it just yet)

So what I will say is that these new skins will fall under what I am calling "The Designer Series". This will be a set of skins that I will be releasing all at once. The reason for the name is simply because their design will be well thought out and will definitely stand out from the skins that are around today. I can't say when the project will officially start, but don't expect anything anytime soon as there are still a few things that I need from the skin system in Messenger Plus! in order to make these skins a reality.

Anyway thats all I'll say for now, so now I'm going back to work.

Willz.]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=253 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:22:30 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=253
Anyway get nominating!]]>
Anyway get nominating!]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=252 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:19:21 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=252
Wii Messenger by Nagamasa
Ying Yang Messenger by Killer66
Messenger Discovery Live by Coolzee
Facebook skin by Coolzee

Although it was a close competition between Wii Messenger and facebook, in the end the winner was Wii Messenger by Nagamasa.

Wii Messenger is a really clean design that fits the Nintendo interface design very well. Its buttons match those found on the wiimote and the color scheme is consistent with the Wii menus and the wii itself. While not everyone owns a wii, it still makes a good skin for those who like light desktop designs and is definitely worth checking out.

As per usual this skin comes with some user settings to help further customize the experience, but I won't go over that and leave it up to you to try them out. The skin was also featured in one of Patchou's news posts at the Official Messenger Plus! site alongside some of the skins that I have been making to promote movies, so that in itself shows that the skin is definitely worth checking out.

Congratulations to Nagamasa.

Wii Messenger - By Nagamasa
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Wii Messenger by Nagamasa
Ying Yang Messenger by Killer66
Messenger Discovery Live by Coolzee
Facebook skin by Coolzee

Although it was a close competition between Wii Messenger and facebook, in the end the winner was Wii Messenger by Nagamasa.

Wii Messenger is a really clean design that fits the Nintendo interface design very well. Its buttons match those found on the wiimote and the color scheme is consistent with the Wii menus and the wii itself. While not everyone owns a wii, it still makes a good skin for those who like light desktop designs and is definitely worth checking out.

As per usual this skin comes with some user settings to help further customize the experience, but I won't go over that and leave it up to you to try them out. The skin was also featured in one of Patchou's news posts at the Official Messenger Plus! site alongside some of the skins that I have been making to promote movies, so that in itself shows that the skin is definitely worth checking out.

Congratulations to Nagamasa.

Wii Messenger - By Nagamasa
]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=251 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:07:52 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=251
Wii Messenger by Nagamasa




For those unfamiliar with the skin, it is based around the Nintendo Wii interface design and features a nice clean color scheme which fits the Wii like a glove (no not like the power glove).

Anyway for those of you that haven't given it a try yet I recommend you do as it is pretty easy on the eyes and that isn't really common these days.

Willz.]]>
Wii Messenger by Nagamasa




For those unfamiliar with the skin, it is based around the Nintendo Wii interface design and features a nice clean color scheme which fits the Wii like a glove (no not like the power glove).

Anyway for those of you that haven't given it a try yet I recommend you do as it is pretty easy on the eyes and that isn't really common these days.

Willz.]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=250 Tue, 27 May 2008 15:58:33 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=250
is there an ad remover and im just missing it or is there not one?

thanks.]]>
is there an ad remover and im just missing it or is there not one?

thanks.]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=249 Tue, 27 May 2008 07:04:02 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=249 I really don't know if this can be done or if there are some limitations in skinnking. I've tried to find the solution in the guides but couldn't find them.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english.]]> I really don't know if this can be done or if there are some limitations in skinnking. I've tried to find the solution in the guides but couldn't find them.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english.]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=248 Mon, 26 May 2008 17:17:53 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=248
So now Open Live has been updated to the 1.1.1 build which is a lot more solid than previous builds. It features a couple new things and fixes to a few common issues that had been occurring in previous versions.

Here is the official change log for 1.1.1 (since 1.0.0)

v.1.1.1


Adds new controls over mouse overs in the contact list.
Fixes random image replacement glitch that prevents certain resources from being loaded.
Spanish Language loads correctly now - thanks felipEx!
Fixes dangerous file transfer Message
Fixes 926, 935 loading issues
Vista Resources fixed, will now load under both xp and vista
Checkbox text color will now only change under 947, to avoid readability issues in other dialogs.
Added code that resets the user color back to default, to disable this code just delete it
Added Messenger Plus Live! chat tab resources, to edit these simply open the PlusWindows Directory and edit the images.
Updated internal documentation


But thats only the beginning. As you may know the Messenger Plus! Live skinning contest is coming soon so there will be some exciting things happening for Open Live and the contest. I won't say much else on it except to keep an eye on this site the next coming month. It will be very handy if you plan to enter the contest.

Download Open Live 1.1.1

Willz.]]>
So now Open Live has been updated to the 1.1.1 build which is a lot more solid than previous builds. It features a couple new things and fixes to a few common issues that had been occurring in previous versions.

Here is the official change log for 1.1.1 (since 1.0.0)

v.1.1.1


Adds new controls over mouse overs in the contact list.
Fixes random image replacement glitch that prevents certain resources from being loaded.
Spanish Language loads correctly now - thanks felipEx!
Fixes dangerous file transfer Message
Fixes 926, 935 loading issues
Vista Resources fixed, will now load under both xp and vista
Checkbox text color will now only change under 947, to avoid readability issues in other dialogs.
Added code that resets the user color back to default, to disable this code just delete it
Added Messenger Plus Live! chat tab resources, to edit these simply open the PlusWindows Directory and edit the images.
Updated internal documentation


But thats only the beginning. As you may know the Messenger Plus! Live skinning contest is coming soon so there will be some exciting things happening for Open Live and the contest. I won't say much else on it except to keep an eye on this site the next coming month. It will be very handy if you plan to enter the contest.

Download Open Live 1.1.1

Willz.]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=247 Mon, 26 May 2008 10:30:54 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=247 Guillermo.

http://www.genbeta.com/archivos/images/M...erLive.png
http://itpro.no/images/shots/messenger8beta1.jpg
http://pckurd.com/suret/messenger8beta3.jpg
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4312/...lo2hy9.jpg]]> Guillermo.

http://www.genbeta.com/archivos/images/M...erLive.png
http://itpro.no/images/shots/messenger8beta1.jpg
http://pckurd.com/suret/messenger8beta3.jpg
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4312/...lo2hy9.jpg]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=246 Thu, 22 May 2008 17:36:45 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=246
Wii Messenger - By Nagamasa


Ying Yang messenger - By Killer66


MessengerDiscovery Live 1.0a - By Coolzee


Facebook Skin - by Coolzee


Voting will be open until the end of the month so make sure you register on the boards and vote for your favorite to ensure that it wins.

Willz.]]>
Wii Messenger - By Nagamasa


Ying Yang messenger - By Killer66


MessengerDiscovery Live 1.0a - By Coolzee


Facebook Skin - by Coolzee


Voting will be open until the end of the month so make sure you register on the boards and vote for your favorite to ensure that it wins.

Willz.]]> http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=245 Thu, 22 May 2008 15:23:07 -0700 http://www.designevolved.net/board/showthread.php?tid=245