Filed under Contest News Posted by Admin on September 1st, 2007 at 3:40 am Comments are Disabled

After over a month of submissions, voting, and feedback from users and judges, the MacThemes Theme For a Week Contest has finally come to a close. Since July 25th, 55 theme entries have been competing for the public’s and judges’ vote in order to have their submission developed into a fully functioning theme and win over $1,000 in Mac software. Finally, after two Digg front page appearances and 7,000 votes, we have the winners!

So without further ado, let’s get cracking.

Third Place: Wather Color

Wather Color

Final Score: 7.2/10

Wather Color came out of the competition in an excellent 3rd place, falling just behind Peter Mathis’ Plexis, also at 7.2 out of 10. Receiving 3.5 stars from the public when it was added just one month ago, Toner’s latest theming foray was quickly lauded by visitors and commenters, one describing it as a “GunMetal version of NickelCobalt”.The judges were similarly positive of Toner’s work. ShapeShifter developer Jason Harris noted the well-executed implementation of the gray theme concept, as well as applauding the “good use of bevels”. David Lanham, while critical of details like the Apple logo and resize handle, felt that “all elements fit into the theme’s feel” and that the beveling was “done very well”. Anthony Piriano, while also taking off points for some minor details, agreed that it was a “great looking theme” and that it was “very interesting to look at”. Not shying away from deciding the title, the judges awarded Wather Color third place.

Second Place: Plexis

Final Score: 7.2/10

Described by Mathis as an attempt to create a sleek, professional-looking theme, Plexis won the hearts of many users, garnering 3.5 stars, and the second victory in the Theme for a Week contest. A polished, scratch-resistant polymer, the dark, occasionally glossy elements of the theme stand out wonderfully and makes for a very beautiful dark theme.But what did the judges have to say? David Lanham described it as being “so close to being an awesome semi-dark theme” but that it “needs some more tweaking”; Anthony Piriano shared similar emotions, mentioning that it is “very pleasing to look at” but that “some of the elements could use a bit more articulation”. In addition, Jason Harris, while finding the controls “very nicely done”, was crticial of the titlebar widgets, stating they “don’t go with the rest of the theme at all”. While these small things knocked off a few points for Mathis’ entry, it was still worthy enough of a title in the judges’ eyes, rewarding it 2nd place.

First Place: Aeroesque

Final Score: 7.7/10

Patrick Yan’s downright stunning cross of Aero and Aqua was met positively when it was first submitted weeks ago to the general public, and it seems the judges had nothing less than victory in mind for Patrick Yan’s beautiful Vista/OS X beauty. Featuring smooth, silky transparency coupled with glassy black-and-blue widgets, it is, indeed, worthy of first prize.So then, what was it that made Aeroesque so appealing to the judges? Anthony Piriano described it as “beautifully rendered” and that it “looks like a fun theme to use”. David Lanham was also quite positive, mentioning that the transparency was “a great touch” and that the “choice of grey inside the windows and recessed areas looks very pleasant”. Jason Harris, however, had just one request: “Please win”, a fulfilled request, indeed.And that’s the end of it! We’d like to thank all the other entrants, as well as the support of our voters and judges. If you would like to receive the judges’ comments on your entry, you can send an email to dave@macthemes2.net.Thanks again everyone (voters, judges, and sponsors!), and the developers of these three works of art will be announced later this week (we mean it!).