Content Submission Instructions
InterfaceLIFT is a community supported site built on a foundation of quality content sent in by its visitors. If you believe your icons, wallpapers, themes, or articles are good enough to be posted on InterfaceLIFT, follow the guidelines below and submit your work. Failure to follow the guidelines may result in your submission being rejected, regardless of its quality.
- Content must be suitable for a general audience. Please do not submit any content that our viewers might deem offensive. It will not be posted.
- If copyrighted material is used in a submission, the submitter must obtain the appropriate permissions from the copyright holder prior to sending it to InterfaceLIFT. The submitter should identify the nature of the copyrighted material so that it may be followed up by InterfaceLIFT. It is not our intention to knowingly or unknowingly infringe on the copyrights or trademarks of any person or organization.
- Include a description of the submission and a detailed listing of its contents (if applicable).
- Never submit the same content more than once. Make sure your content is finalized before sending it in. If you are concerned we did not receive your submission just ask. Please do not resubmit.
- Submissions made via email are no longer accepted. Login to your account and use the web upload forms.
If you would like more details about our submission policies before creating your account, click one of the links below:
- Desktop wallpaper
- Mac OS X icons
- Windows XP icons
- Mac OS X themes
- Royalty-free stock icon collections
- GUI News, Announcements, and Articles
User Login
Use the form on the left to log in to your existing user, submitter, or pro account.
If you do not already have a free account with us and would like to create one, please fill out the form on the right. Not sure why you might want an InterfaceLIFT account? Read about member benefits at the bottom of the page.
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Create New Account (Why should I?) |
Why Should I Create an Account?
Your InterfaceLIFT member account is entirely FREE and will bring you the following benefits:
- Keep track of your favorite wallpapers, icons, and themes so they are easy to locate whenever you need them.
- Post comments about wallpapers, icons, and themes on the site.
- Create a public user profile or portfolio page.
- Subscribe to RSS feeds to keep track of the latest updates by your favorite artist, your friends' favorites lists, or by category.
- Submit news, wallpapers, icons, or themes to be shared with the InterfaceLIFT community.
- Track the status of your submissions, number of downloads, and see which users have added your art work to their favorites list.
InterfaceLIFT respects your privacy. We will not send you unsolicited email or sell your private information to third parties. We hate spam just as much as you do.
Important: Please understand that we receive a constant torrent of submissions. Your submission could be posted the same day it is received, months later, or never. Please do not be discouraged. Just because your first few submissions do not get posted right away does not mean that they won't be posted soon or that future submissions will be ignored. You are strongly encouraged to keep submitting fresh content. If for some reason you don't think we received your submission please just ask. Do not submit the same content more than once.
Desktop Wallpaper |
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InterfaceLIFT posts both standard and wide screen formated desktop pictures. We currently post the the following stardard aspect ratio (4:3) resolutions:
- 1600 x 1200
- 1280 x 960
- 1024 x 768
as well as the following widescreen (16:10) resolutions:
- 2560 x 1600
- 1920 x 1200
- 1680 x 1050
- 1440 x 900
Preference is given to those who include BOTH standard and wide screen aspect ratios.
When sending your submission, please send us two files: 1600x1200 and 1920x1200 (or 2560x1600 if available). We will generate the smaller sizes for you. Your images should be formatted as JPEG files with low compression (high quality).
Mac OS X Icons |
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The following are guidelines that apply specifically to Mac OS X icons. They are in addition to the general guidelines found at the top of the page.
- Icon sets should follow a theme. We rarely post sets of random icons.
- Please do not repeat previously posted icons or icons sets unless they are significantly improved or different in design.
- Pay attention to detail. Icons with poor masking and jagged will not be posted.
- Make sure to include the 16x16, 32x32, and 128x128 resources for each icon.
- Be creative! We are looking for original works which will be decorative and/or useful as icons.
- Name each icon carefully and check them for spelling errors. Please avoid names such as "Icon 01, Icon 02, Icon 03."
- Keep your icon sets to less than 2 MB. Larger sets must be broken into multiple volumes.
Your icons should be submitted in a stuffit archive (.sit) otherwise the resource forks (where the icons are stored) may be lost. Please include a "Read Me" file with your contact information, copyright information, and a description of your set. Please also include a 200x96 pixel preview graphic in JPEG format. Failure to include any of these items may delay posting of your set or cause it to be rejected entirely.
Windows XP Icons |
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The following are guidelines that apply specifically to Windows XP icons. They are in addition to the general guidelines found at the top of the page.
- Icon sets should follow a theme. We rarely post sets of random icons.
- Please do not repeat previously posted icons or icons sets unless they are significantly improved or different in design.
- Pay attention to detail. Icons with poor masking and jagged will not be posted.
- Make sure to include the 16x16, 32x32, 48x48, and 128x128 resources for each icon.
- Be creative! We are looking for original works which will be decorative and/or useful as icons.
- Name each icon carefully and check them for spelling errors. Please avoid names such as "Icon 01, Icon 02, Icon 03."
- Keep your icon sets to less than 2 MB. Larger sets must be broken into multiple volumes.
Your icons must be in .ico format and should be submitted in a ZIP archive (.zip). Please include a "Read Me" file with your contact information, copyright information, and a description of your set. Please also include a 200x112 pixel preview graphic in JPEG format. Failure to include any of these items may delay posting of your set or cause it to be rejected entirely.
Mac OS X Themes |
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The following are guidelines that apply specifically to Mac OS X themes. They are in addition to the general submission guidelines found at the top of the page.
- Your theme must work with ShapeShifter by Unsanity, LLC.
- It should be compatible with Mac OS X 10.3
- It must NOT contain any elements copyrighted by any person or organization (such as but not limited to another themer or Apple Computer, Inc.).
You may include extras such as desktop pictures, icons, skins, and multiple variations of your theme. However, please keep these extras to a minimum so as to conserve bandwidth. Your entire download must be under 10 MB or it may not be posted on InterfaceLIFT.
We will create a 262x100 pixel preview graphic for your submission.
Royalty-Free Stock Icon Collections |
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Designers can have their royalty-free stock icon collections listed on InterfaceLIFT by signing up at the following URL: http://interfacelift.com/submit/icons-stock.php
If you have submitted other content to us in the past or have an InterfaceLIFT Pro account, please log in with your existing username and password. If you are new, you will need to create an account (it only takes a few seconds).
There is a small monthly listing fee for each icon set posted for sale on InterfaceLIFT. For details, email our webmaster through the 'contact' link at the bottom of the page, or see the instructions on our submission page.
GUI News, Announcements, and Articles |
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Graphical User Interface (GUI) enhancement news, product announcements, web site updates, interesting links, and how-to articles may be submitted directly through our contact form. No submission account is necessary.
We're constantly looking for new and intesting content to post in our News section. If you've got something to share, don't hesitate to submit it!