I don't actually need any help with graphics for now at least as I've all but finished the new skin - something I certainly didn't expect to achieve within a day of receiving the software, and also something that I believe can be put down to just how efficient vB's skinning system is.
And, with that, here are some tasters:
http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/...es/vbindex.png
http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/style_...es/vbthread.png
First image is the new board index, second is an example thread (with some actual posts from this thread included to simulate what it might be like). As you can see, I've based the colours largely on the Light theme we have at the moment. I'm hoping that by using more contrasting shades, the on-screen text will be rendered more legible than it is at the moment.
There are still a few more things to sort out, but the finished product will definitely look like something a lot like this.