yes there are some very good aspects to team projects. For example look how many people make a skin or wall and there just seems to be something missing. Also there are some people that have a strength in creating the base for a wall, the concepts, color pallete and etc, but not the patience to do all the detail work or converting it to multiple apps. This is where team work comes in. In a way I thought the Heavy Equip community skin was a lot like that. Many many people working on a joint project. Some worked together while others seemed to work alone. But it all came to a final and total package. I have often thought this would be a good idea and something that a place like wincustomize could do on a every three month basis or so. About 3 months before the release of a CD, put together 2 or 3 ideas for a complete collection of unified skinz and walls, then leave it up to the artists to work together to generate the package. All I think it would take is one person to generate the idea, colors, and foundation and you will get a lot of people to join in.

Don't worry craeonics, i'm listening

I'm running one... but it's really fresh and there are only like 2 members in it (including me!)

Dork you did it for him

Sounds like a neat idea to me. There are a couple of benefits that strike me right off the bat:

1) More apps would be skinned. Usually a skinner doesn't use all of the skinable apps, so only skins those that (s)he uses on a regular basis. That's what was cool about the Heavy Equipment theme - everything was skinned!

2) If I every worked on a team like this I'd never have to worry about creating wallpapers ever again! (since I hate to do them and have no talent in that area).

well all of you interested in this should join communityskin for the next project.
i am still working on the php for the site, but i can tell you that we hope to start another communityskin project in the near future.

As with everything, it has its ups and downs. I personally have no problem drawing the skins that I want in photoshop/maya, but when it comes to actually making them happen, I find it very tedious and frustrating. I've done a couple that looked good in the comp, but I just couldn't translate it well to a skin package.

Do you want to be in my gang then?

You got a gang Kris? Hmmm... what's the initiation procedure? Do I have to knock off someone's skin or something?

Expanding the idea even further....find a wall artist you really like and marry him/her.....that way, his work will be 'yours'....hehe....

Hi, Sir flipnet, and skinners. It's a good idea. There's some anarchism, when all the skinners make their skins, and it's interesting offer at users a complete solution!! I offer myself stops to collaborate with you. Only one condition: DON'T STOPS THE IMAGINATION and THE INSPIRATION of skinners. All you can contact with me at mail on my account, or searching me at messenger: Carles Carbonell, Barcelona, Spain - carlitus20002hotmail.com

Tip #83:
"always come up with ideas when you are sleeping"