The GUI Olympics is an international user interface design contest that has been going for the past 5 weeks. Partipants have been competing for up to $15,000 in cash and prizes through a series of events.
This week the last judged events finished up and the results are in. The best *overall* Winamp skins, icon packages, and WindowBlinds visual styles have been posted. Check out the link for the full details.
In all, over 150 skins and icon packages were submitted. Each one requiring weeks of effort on the part of the skin author.
News source: GUI Olympics Week 5 results
Also, JoeUser.com has an article that lists some WindowBlinds visual styles not listed in the "best overall" from the GUI Olympics that Neowin users might want to check out. [Other Skins for Neowiners]
