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Originally posted by [b
Patchou[/b]]ok, go ahead for the competition, I'll send the winner a shirt.

And leave M_e alone, he has the right to like guys......

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Here is my incomplete one:

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only joking

Thats mine I've just been spending the past two hours photoshopping for scratch.
(Bare in mind, this is my first attempt at something like this. I usually just edit pictures)



And the accomponing notification box...Just thought would be nice to throw in

Also added icons (changed from 3.xx, Taken from WLM 8 and Windows Vista), Not too sure about these though.

In my boredom, I've created some banners and stuff to accompany it futher, These are very plain though...


Installation banner...

Custom Sounds banner...

Contact List Clean-up banner...

A Cheap Looking Side Banner with Logo...(Couldn't find big enough logo)

Hyped

Oh my god, you have to go and ruin it for me don't you Lee .

Meh.

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Originally posted by Mattike
That looks cool man!
Think I'll give it a try too... tomorrow!

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whoa didnt notice this thread, for the record i made mine alot ealier, right after Eljay methinks



NOTE: tomorrow im going to edite alot of it, im going to edit the icons to WLM icons and change the title bar from WinXP Silver

Mine: didn't do everything just a quick go

Maybe Patchou will get angry with me, because I souldn't post any MSGPlus! Beta image outside the beta testing forum...
However, here's the screenshot:











rotfl

I like the ones made by Traxor and Methos2


I don't like WinXP silver skin though :/

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I don't like WinXP silver skin though :/

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For those participating I want you to all keep in mind the GUI/Layout will not be the same as the previous version. The GUI was created to to match Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0562.

But those do look great so far.

time for me to enter and pwn all of j00 . , I officially enter myself in the contest, time to get cracking.

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time for me to enter and pwn all of j00 . , I officially enter myself in the contest, time to get cracking.

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now give me the t-shirt

Btw notice the new function search patchou is going to add , with all the stuff that's in plus! nowday's it's a must have thing

I might enter. Not sure yet. Alot of these look really good!

@ Simple me : Yours could be great with a bit of work and sizing
@ Cool Rik : I really like that. Different
@ hypedupmonkey : That's great! You've got too much time on your hands though (Refering to the banners and etc)

lj's style I think looks the best so far.

lee you are pro .

Yours is really cool. Here is my lame attempt at beating it .





the second one is something I was thinking of as a new feature. Perhaps a widget?

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* WDZ thinks the old design/layout is fine... don't fix it if it's not broken...

Lee Jeffery's is the best

It has a new look instead of everyone else's "similiar" designs to the current layout! It also resembles WLM's own UI in the sense of the sidebar containing the option groups etc

i like traxors saught of.

Woh, Very Nice lol

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Oh my god, you have to go and ruin it for me don't you Lee .

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lj's style I think looks the best so far.

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lee you are pro .

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Lee Jeffery's is the best

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wow lee, dont let it get to your head ., but I think the contest is over *waves pathou over*.

How is the contest over, it was only on for 24 hours, I'd say at least do it until tomorrow... To give some other people a chance, like me for instance .

Traxor i think its time to phone 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3 and give it all up to LJ

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I might enter. Not sure yet. Alot of these look really good!
@ hypedupmonkey : That's great! You've got too much time on your hands though (Refering to the banners and etc)

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Traxor i think its time to phone 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3 and give it all up to LJ

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No one, i said that just so i could refer to The IT show

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No one, i said that just so i could refer to The IT show

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How is the contest over

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Yours is great hypedupmonkey I love it.

I'm doing one now
Be warned it'll be crap

Do you think I should modify it futher and Make it original?
I thought the aim of the contest was something simple to blend with the WLM GUI and correct me if I am wrong...Mine does that?

                           PLUS LIVE
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| menu    |       Prefrences                     |
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| plug      |      |button |                        |
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| Status    |       ______                          |
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Here we go da best

Lol great ui msg plus freak lmao

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That "one of the most popular blah blah blah" line looks stupid IMO. That belongs on a website or a banner ad, not in the GUI of a professional program.

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That "one of the most popular blah blah blah" line looks stupid IMO. That belongs on a website or a banner ad, not in the GUI of a professional program.

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good point, i'll leave that out, im redesigning atm anyways i'll add my redesigned one in about 6 hours

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Besides, it should be "an extension by Patchou"

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Besides, it should be "an extension by Patchou"

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Who says Patchou didn't change his slogan for the new version? Let's try to keep it original and don't look at the old GUI to much .

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I'm photoshopped mine from scratch...
For simplicity, I just based it on the original so it wasn't to confusing.

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Besides, it should be "an extension by Patchou"

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Who says Patchou didn't change his slogan for the new version? Let's try to keep it original and don't look at the old GUI to much .

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Here's my (sucky) attemp!



I might try and improve it later...

holy crap this took atleast an hour:





i know the menu looks busy, but o well. mite fix later

edit: maybe make a poll after all submissions?

Very nice Supersonicdarky! Liking the design

.. And yeah, menu needs improving a little, but it's a great design.

it seems to like the old GUI to me.....

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holy crap this took atleast an hour:





i know the menu looks busy, but o well. mite fix later

edit: maybe make a poll after all submissions?

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it seems to like the old GUI to me.....

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holy crap this took atleast an hour:





i know the menu looks busy, but o well. mite fix later

edit: maybe make a poll after all submissions?

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All the designs are nice. However maybe you should try something unqiue, the box sizes all seem to be the same as the old. Experiment to see what cool effects you come up with

Then we shall vote for a winner. I can set up a small script to help contribute if you want, I cant be bovered to open Fireworks, too much stuff running

did ya see my round one. That was experimenting, tuned out ok, but not sure its too feasible.

I started working on one.. as bad as my designing skills are

It's not done yet though, and I probably won't be able to post it before a few days since I have to much basket-ball games/practices + school work.. I hope you guys will wait for me before judging though.. I know I won't win, still I'd like to get your opinions..

I see people have started to steal my little Plus! butterfly thingy in the top left hand corner like in the Windows Live Messenger screens,

I damn you all to hell....

Tbh eljay's first attempt was really good. I dont have the time to sit trhough 6 pages of pics so im guessing eljay must have improved his pics somewhere. If there is someone who has done a good job like trax () then tell me.
Btw, hypedupmonkey, your's pretty much feels like 3.xx with a bit of shading and image changing. The icons are good but its so easily recognisable as the same old interface

Yeah, I didn't want to change it much so It wasn't so different and troublesome.
Users are used to the previous interface, so why ruin it? Its simple, its easy...Just jazz it up with new icons and images to match WLM and its a masterpiece. If I was to make something unique and original, I could bet you everything I own it wouldn't be as simple and easy to use as the 3.xx interface.
Also, someone said it had to be simple (which I think it is) yet blend with the Windows Live Messenger. I've tried to do that with the borders and such; Just edited the Windows Logo to the Plus! Butterfuly (In the top right corner) to help distinguish it. If it was to change colour to match the borders of WLM, the borders would blend seemlessly (or I think it would atleast.)

Mess.be styled (Orange)

no one had that idea

Yet another try from me may this one will deliver the shirt to me.

* Re-Mi is thinking wasn't patchou going to give t-shirts to testers anyway ? he did it for the translators

i would like the long-sleeve it's cold here


for the buttons
in order fltr
Ok button, export/import settings, change to advanced panel and change color of skin button

What's that power button (if it really is) used for?

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What's that power button (if it really is) used for?

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Yet another try from me may this one will deliver the shirt to me.

* Simple me is thinking wasn't patchou going to give t-shirts to testers anyway ? he did it for the translators


i would like the long-sleeve it's cold here

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Yet another try from me may this one will deliver the shirt to me.

* Simple me is thinking wasn't patchou going to give t-shirts to testers anyway ? he did it for the translators


i would like the long-sleeve it's cold here


for the buttons
in order fltr
Ok button, export/import settings, change to advanced panel and change color of skin button

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Thats mine I've just been spending the past two hours photoshopping for scratch.
(Bare in mind, this is my first attempt at something like this. I usually just edit pictures)



And the accomponing notification box...Just thought would be nice to throw in

Also added icons (changed from 3.xx, Taken from WLM 8 and Windows Vista), Not too sure about these though.

In my boredom, I've created some banners and stuff to accompany it futher, These are very plain though...


Installation banner...

Custom Sounds banner...

Contact List Clean-up banner...

A Cheap Looking Side Banner with Logo...(Couldn't find big enough logo)

Hyped

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Well WLM is only for Windows XP and that supports transparency so I think it will work .

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Well WLM is only for Windows XP and that supports transparency so I think it will work .

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what about people who will use a hacked version for operation systtems below win2k, if that will ever happen?

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what about people who will use a hacked version for operation systtems below win2k, if that will ever happen?

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updated with proper icons and content

Eljelly ftw tbh

Yay Eljay! 11/10

ok, photoshopped from scratch:

@Methos:
a) its too tall to fit on a 640x480 (and even 800x600) monitor
b) the way the save/load isnt the same width as reset to defaults annoys me greatly
c) the line linking up general options and the top tab is nice but it wont look right when youre on another tab
d) the messenger plus! live reflection looks dodgy over the top of the general options box
e) close button doesnt really match at all
f) the borders around "Language" and "Help improve.." dont match either
g) blue glow around OK button also doesnt match
h) tabs need a gradient to match main gradient

apart from that its nice

a) its too tall to fit on a 640x480 (and even 800x600) monitor erm.... good point
b) the way the save/load isnt the same width as reset to defaults annoys me greatly they are the same size....
c) the line linking up general options and the top tab is nice but it wont look right when youre on another tab you must be thinking of another design
d) the messenger plus! live reflection looks dodgy over the top of the general options box what reflection
e) close button doesnt really match at all lies!



EDIT: all the other arguments i disagree with, the tabd are meant to be distinguished from the main body, therefore no gradient, the borders do match, they are intergrated form the old GUI, the blue 'selected' glow for OK and Local Settings is to match the new WLM build of Send and Search (the blue and grey buttons)

Why the keyboard Methos2? Ruins the whole thing for me . Nice use of colors and gradients I must say though. Nice job.

@Lee, .

Keyboard is for message helpers I'm assuming.

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Keyboard is for message helpers I'm assuming.

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ya that keyboard looks ugly. Besides that it's nice.

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what about people who will use a hacked version for operation systtems below win2k, if that will ever happen?

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You're kidding right? WLM is for Windows XP and above, therefore logically Plus Live is for Windows XP and above. Plus will support the older operating systems, hence its safe to say Patchou can take advantage of newer features that are only available on Windows XP for Plus Live.

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It was a competition set up by patchou for you all to join in, basiclly people had to trick as many websites that this was a real leak

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No this is a contest to give Patchou ideas and etc. This is wrong.

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Originally posted by Msgstuff.com By absorbation
It was a competition set up by patchou for you all to join in, basiclly people had to trick as many websites that this was a real leak

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No this is a contest to give Patchou ideas and etc. This is wrong.

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this is right.
Patchou isn't the one designing the GUI just in case you don't know. Guido does it.
This contest is for people to trick as many websites as they could and made people believe it was a real screen shot .

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lol, I was wondering what the hell it could be.

I'm dispointed as interfaces is precisely what I'm currently missing for Mesenger Plus! Live. I was hoping to find something that would have helped me here

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Originally posted by nvez
We should make a competition which we all try to do fake images of MP!L interface, and the one that Patchou thinks is the most original/good looking wins a.... something.

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Do you want to battle me with quotes from other threads ? Just a minute, i'll edit this is in a second


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Go on... if any one of you can get his screenshot leaked on a site saying that it comes from Plus! Live, he sends me the url, his address and he gets a shirt (Smilie). Just wait for the shirt though, I'll send you the new model (in about a month from now).

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It also says on MSGStuff that Mess.be fell for it.  I didn't see anything about it on Mess.be.

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Originally posted by Msgstuff.com By absorbation
It was a competition set up by patchou for you all to join in, basiclly people had to trick as many websites that this was a real leak

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No this is a contest to give Patchou ideas and etc. This is wrong.

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This contest is for people to trick as many websites as they could and made people believe it was a real screen shot .

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There was no reference to a fake leak anywhere there.

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Go on... if any one of you can get his screenshot leaked on a site saying that it comes from Plus! Live, he sends me the url, his address and he gets a shirt (Smilie). Just wait for the shirt though, I'll send you the new model (in about a month from now).

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This contest is for people to design the best FAKE GUI concept, the winner will be choosen by Patchou and will get a t-shirt. The other "contest" was that the first person to get a website to post news claiming that a concept that was made here was the real thing but leaked, got a t-shirt as well.

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There was no reference to a fake leak anywhere there.

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Ah, read the whole thread :

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Go on... if any one of you can get his screenshot leaked on a site saying that it comes from Plus! Live, he sends me the url, his address and he gets a shirt (Smilie). Just wait for the shirt though, I'll send you the new model (in about a month from now).

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Originally posted by XxRebelSeanxX
This contest is for people to design the best FAKE GUI concept, the winner will be choosen by Patchou and will get a t-shirt. The other "contest" was that the first person to get a website to post news claiming that a concept that was made here was the real thing but leaked, got a t-shirt as well.

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What other, it was only one.. On the post i just quote above, patchou says nothing about making another contest, he's just changing the rules of the existing one.

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there only exists 1 and this thread was made to continue the one on T&T just to prevent it from prunning.

oh and * - were.

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This contest is for people to design the best FAKE GUI concept, the winner will be choosen by Patchou and will get a t-shirt. The other "contest" was that the first person to get a website to post news claiming that a concept that was made here was the real thing but leaked, got a t-shirt as well.

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What other, it was only one.. On the post i just quoted above, patchou says nothing about making another contest, he's just changing the rules of the existing one.

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We should make a competition which we all try to do fake images of MP!L interface, and the one that Patchou thinks is the most original/good looking wins a.... something.

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Originally posted by Patchou
ok, go ahead for the competition, I'll send the winner a shirt. And leave M_e alone, he has the right to like guys......

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@ Eljay: Now that's a professional design. If my Plus! looked like that I'd love it.

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    quoteriginally posted by Patchou
    Originally posted by Patchou
    ok, go ahead for the competition, I'll send the winner a shirt. And leave M_e alone, he has the right to like guys......



Now stop argueing and lets get back ontopic please.

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This is merely a competition to help Patchou design the GUI of Plus Live!

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decided the community could help him with some designs

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Collective skills are far more powerful then those of 1 or 2 people Chris and when you're designing a product for 11.2M users i'm sure Patchou appreciates any input into this project (especially from long-term Plus! users).

Edit: Oh and i wasn't saying Patchou/Guido couldn't do a excellent job by themselves - i'm sure they will.

I don't know what you're arguing about. This is just a game, the UI of Messenger Plus! Live has been fixed for quite some time already. We are three to work on it: Guido (as always), Nicolas (a friend of mine who's also a graphic designer) and myself.

So go on, keep playing and you'll get some shirts . But yeah, remember that it's only a game .

I think the game has died...It seems to be falling behind in the "Latest Posts"

I'm going to start working on one Will post when done

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I think the game has died...It seems to be falling behind in the "Latest Posts"

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It also says on MSGStuff that Mess.be fell for it.  I didn't see anything about it on Mess.be.

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Hey, has anyone won any t-shirts yet?

nope haven't seen a shirt yet,

maybe patchou will send us one form the new collection and those aren't finished yet i don't know.

* Re-Mi realises maybe i didn't one a shirt ;'(

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nope haven't seen a shirt yet,

maybe patchou will send us one form the new collection and those aren't finished yet i don't know.

* Simple me realises maybe i didn't one a shirt ;'(

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