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First off, this is not a thread comparing VS and WB. It's not to debate about which is better or why one should be chosen over the other. If you want to pick a fight or get on your high horse about one software or the other, go to another thread. That subject has been beaten to death and is not relevant to this discussion.
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Now with that little preface out of the way, I would like to start a reasoned mature discussion about skinner's styles and the software they use.
Specifically it seems that, in general, VS skinners create more sedate laid back styles. They tend to be unobtrusive, soft colored, and less 3D. Sort of the 1 pixel bevel type stuff.
WB skinners seem to go more for Mac-ish type glassy or gel buttons, more extravagant colors, and a more pronounced 3D.
It would seem, logically, that there would be an even mix of both styles distributed between skins created by both VS and WB skinners, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I'm curious about this.
Could it be that those skinners that produce the more sedate styles are more attracted to StyleXP and the skinners that produce the more extravagant styles are more attracted to WB?
Or maybe it is more the group collective conciousness that drives the styles? In other words, the VS skinners hang out at the same sites, forums, etc. and produce similar work to what they see on the sites they go to and the same effect happens for the WB skinners.
I would be interested in everyone's thoughts and observations.