Christmas Skin Contest 2005 - Winners!

A very happy new year to everyone here at Deviantart! As promised, here
are the results of the Christmas 2005 Skin Contest. Its been a while since
we had any skinning competitions, so it was a pleasure to see several
entries of skins for various applications. The contest was judged by none
other than nieman, a veteran deviant and skin aficionado.


1st Prize
:bigthumb26786146: - christmaswinamp by xIsoMetrix

A cute, neatly done homage to the immortal Santa Claus with classic
colors, basic shapes, and traditional decorations, all mixed cohesively
over a modern pallette made this skin stand out from the rest.

2nd Prize
- A Deviant XMAS - dA by chaosmuse

Points to the artist for picking a more out-of-the-ordinary platform to
skin from, also for creating a great, lighter, classic colored skin for
the site. Clean and Christmasy was the theme here, and it was pulled off
tastily.

3rd Prize
- A Charlie Brown Christmas by luigihann

A tribute to one of my personal favorite movies that I always remembered
watching year after year growing up; this classic Winamp skin used various
character images and items effectively while not making it too gaudy to
use. A very soft and friendly skin to use.

Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to all the other artists
who participated in the contest. The winners will be contacted shortly
regarding their prizes. Once again, have a great year!