MacThemes Theme For a Week Mockup Contest
Like a phoenix, rising from the ashes of its deceased former self, so did MacThemes emerge, re-branded as MacThemes 2. The site’s been going along excellently in recent months, with tens of thousands more hits a month, and it’s all thanks to you, readers. We’ve given you a renewed commitment to deliver news, reviews, previews, and interviews highlighting everything going on in the Mac theming universe, with the promise of even greater things in store.
So without further ado, we’re ecstatic to announce the MacThemes Theme For a Week Contest. With over 13,000 elements to theme in OSX the grueling task of creating and producing a theme takes the right kind of artist. That’s why we decided to shake things up a bit. Instead of a long, drawn out development period, with little interaction from users and meager rewards at the end, the Theme For a Week Contest, as its name implies, lasts a week, with a (mockup) development process as clear as glass and rewards fit for a king (of Macs).
First up is the timeframe. Entrants will have one week, starting today, July 25th, at 12 pm EST and ending following wednesday, August 1st at 12 am EST. In this time, they (hopefully you as well) must create and email a mock-up based on a template provided on the rules page. Read the full rules and pick up your mockup template file on the rules page of our contest mini-site, designed by Philipp Antoni, if you’re interested. Remember, this is a mockup contest, your theme will be developed with the help of one of our very own interface gurus!
For those of us who know that winning’s what matters, we’ve assembled a jaw-dropping jumble of rewards for the one lucky winner and the two runner-ups. MacThemes has been working for weeks to craft the ultimate prize package comprising of over $1,000 of Mac shareware and goods, including an exclusive beta invite and a fantastic limited edition signed art print. The full list:
- iClip - ($29) by Inventive
- Appzapper – ($12.95) by Austin Sarner & Brian Ball
- Disco – ($29.95) by Austin Sarner
- Exces – ($14.95) by SeoSoft
- Delicious Library – ($39.95) by Delicious Monster
- WriteRoom – ($25.95) by HogBay Software
- Enigmo 2- ($19.95) by Pangea Software
- VoodooPad – ($29.95)
- Upcoming MacHeist Bundle– Unknown
- Print – ($50) (Only for first place) by David Lanham
- CoverSutra - ($20.66) by Sophia Teutschler
- Wallet – ($14.95) by Waterfall Software
- DiscLabel – ($32.95) by SmileOnMyMac
- Awaken – ($8.95) by Embraceware
- iStopMotion Pro – ($500) (Express for second and third places) by Boinx Software
- Soulver – ($17.95) by Acqualia Software
- Picturesque – ($19.50) by Acqualia Software
- Frenzic Guru Bundle – ($24.95) by IconFactory
- Coda - ($79) (Only for first place) by Panic
- FontCard – ($17) by Unsanity
- FruitMenu – ($10) by Unsanity
- Labels X – ($10) by Unsanity
- Menu Master – ($10) by Unsanity
- Mighty Mouse – ($10) by Unsanity
- Shapeshifter – ($20) by Unsanity
- Silk – ($10) by Unsanity
- WindowShade X – ($10) by Unsanity
- Xounds – ($10) by Unsanity
- Chat Transcript Manager - ($20) by Unsanity
- A license and beta spot for Pixelmator – ($49.95) by Pixelmator
And even better, all three winners’ themes will be developed individually by three of our interface gurus.
And who will be deciding who gets these delightful bundles? Why, only some of the biggest names in the Mac community:
- David Lanham
- Anthony Piraino
- Wolfgang Bartelme
- Cian Walsh
- Joe Kohlmann
- Jason Harris
- Austin Sarner
- Phill Ryu
- Johnny Komisar
- David Forgash
- Philipp Antoni
You can read the judge page for more about each judge.
So, 1 week to craft a theme and 1 winner who’ll take home the gold.
Will it be you?
July 25th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
show’em who’s boss, johnny!!
July 25th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I’m all over this contest! See you in finals guys…
July 25th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Great idea and terrific prize package!
July 25th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Awesome idea… great prize too… makes me wish I was better at themepark…
July 25th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
@Eario You don’t need to be good at themepark. The end of the week goal is a mock-up. A certified expert will help you turn that theme mock-up into a theme in themepark after the winners are announced.
July 26th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Is this the big 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1=7 announcement?
Just wondering.
Bill
July 29th, 2007 at 12:59 am
Will the winning theme actually get made this time? >_>
July 29th, 2007 at 3:26 am
That’s the idea!
Prizes aren’t awarded till the theme is fully developed, plus if they are not compatible with TP then they’ll be DQ’d. Many of the winners didn’t get developed because the designs weren’t themepark compatible.
July 29th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
[…] MacThemes is holding a contest to see who can produce a mockup for a theme. All you have to do it submit a mockup of your idea for a theme, and the judges will pick 3 form the entry pool. Once the 3 winning themes have been decided, you’ll be able to work with a well known artist to produce the theme. We’re ecstatic to announce the MacThemes Theme For a Week Contest. With over 13,000 elements to theme in OSX the grueling task of creating and producing a theme takes the right kind of artist. That’s why we decided to shake things up a bit. Instead of a long, drawn out development period, with little interaction from users and meager rewards at the end, the Theme For a Week Contest, as its name implies, lasts a week, with a (mockup) development process as clear as glass and rewards fit for a king (of Macs). […]
July 30th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
@Johnny:
I think if somebody is chosen as a winner, they deserve to win the prize. Changes can be made to a theme to make it Themepark compatible. I’d hate to be chosen as a winner, only to be DQ’d!