BroChaos Veteran Posted February 15, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 15, 2004 i just wanted to throw this idea out there. i know we have a lot of talented skinners here. is anyone else interested in making the xbox skinning scene better? it's horrible right now. just as examples, here are some pics from the "most popular" skins at www.allxboxskins.com i'm not the best skinner, but i think i could come up with something better than this. it would also be cool if we could get skins to go along with visual styles, etc., like azure, the Opus themes, maybe watercolor. the skin making programs can be found here, if anyone is interested. clicky Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 Yeh most are pretty bad, the blue thc hacked ms dash looks great tho and so does the mediacenter2004 skin for xbmc Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1735564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugg3t Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 yah those are preety bad. calling all skinners! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1735857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted February 15, 2004 Author Veteran Share Posted February 15, 2004 glad there's a few people that share my feelings :) there's about 40 pages of skins that are nothing but a picture of a badly cropped babe. kinda like those winamp skins that are just a pic plastered on top of everything. i think i'm gonna try to come up with something this week, i'm gonna do something for mxm. i'm having trouble working out some bugs, but i think once i can get one done, the rest should be easier. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1737385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0tn3t Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 I know!!! I have been spoiled by the talent here @ Neowin, then I head over to allxboxskins thinking there must be some cool skins, and though some people have put alot of effort into them, I was shocked. Sure - pull out the "Can YOU do any better" line but !?!?! The text is almost always the wrong colour for the bg, as you can see above in the 3rd example. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1737427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongoosedm Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 I really didn't care for 99% of the skins out there now either, but between the tivo skin for mxm and the black and blue skin for media center, both of which came out in the past week, I'm not complaining any more. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1742340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted February 17, 2004 Author Veteran Share Posted February 17, 2004 hmm, i don't care for the red and purple in the tivo skin, are there any other colors? the default xbmc skin is pretty good actually, and i still have that one set. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1743247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 You all know I'll be doing something here :) I have a weekend free this week ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1745391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBD Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 i cant wait for the new MXM to come out, suppose to have more skinning features. it already looks great, cant imagine what else they are gonna do Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1754798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted February 19, 2004 Author Veteran Share Posted February 19, 2004 yeah, have you seen some of the prototype rotating skins? looks really sweet! i'm trying to do a reluna type skin...but i'm having problems with things lining up correctly. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1754819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBD Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 (edited) i will most likely take my shot at a skin for MXM, maybe this should turn into a WIP thread for xbox skins now that few people are actually doing it. EDIT: any ideas ya wanna throw at me? cant be too hard since this is my first skin Edited March 3, 2004 by TruBD Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1788414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_Deleted Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 just got my Xbox do u need a modded box to install new dashboards ? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1788684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briandl79 Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 just got my Xbox do u need a modded box to install new dashboards ? Yes you do.... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1788776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted March 3, 2004 Author Veteran Share Posted March 3, 2004 any ideas yet trubd? maybe if i can get my reluna one polished up a little more, i can send it to you to see if you can fix the problems i'm having. if you have any tidbits of wisdom to share, please feel free :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1789824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBD Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 actually i did come up with something so far dunno if you guys will like it or not here is a pic of what i got done so far :D , not much at all lol just a concept pic of what i had in mind :laugh: EDIT: the pic at the bottom is where teh vids will be playing i havnt a clue as to what ima make the menu look like, plz throw some suggestions Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1789856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBD Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 im losing ideas cant really think of what to do wiht the menu design Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1791833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0c Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 glad to see this sparks some interest at neowin. some of the skins at allxboxskins.com are cool, some .... yeah. hope u neowin skinners get into some xbox action. love the visual themes and icons. this site is gt34t ! :woot: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1791845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 That one looks great TruBD! I would go with that and see what it turns out to look like Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1791910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted March 3, 2004 Author Veteran Share Posted March 3, 2004 that menu doesn't look bad. i might play around with it a little tonight if you don't mind, see if i can come up with some ideas. but i think the simplicity is good for the menu, as well as the light colors. have you thought about system info or stats at all? i wonder how hard it is to have the changing information like some themes have. otherwise things might get too cluttered. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1791917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBD Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 how bout this... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1792104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted March 6, 2004 Author Veteran Share Posted March 6, 2004 that looks tight bro! is the other box for stats and stuff? i'm gonna play around with it tonight. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1802172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully748 Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 are these skins for evox sry im lost btw just got mine modded :) edit nm i got ya i would like to see some nicer evox skins Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1803372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted March 6, 2004 Author Veteran Share Posted March 6, 2004 my fave evox skin is ArcX. i don't really use evox anymore... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1803481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBD Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 are these skins for evox sry im lost btw just got mine modded :) edit nm i got ya i would like to see some nicer evox skins since you just got yours modded use evox to get familiar with things. afterwards try out the different dashes like mxm, unleashx, avalaunch and thc. right now im using mxm as my primary and avalaunch as my secondary dashboards. brochaos yes the other square is for the stats plz check it out and see what u can come up with. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/141365-xbox-dashboard-skins/#findComment-1803817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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