Ok... so you might know that I am working on the task of getting this forum fully skinned and working 100%. Right now it's just thrown together from the PSD of the HostingRefuge site.

I am not a designer by any means... and have looked around at various vBulletin based sites and looked at who designed the sites. The problem I have found is that the companys who design the good skins do not seem to be around anymore. The ones who are around I either dont like their work, or they are not accepting custom work.

So... Who has a good contact that I can discuss working on a skin/template for the HostingRefuge site. If you do have a contact, can I have a link to some of their work.

I want this to look right!

Well... just after posting this message I was contacted by John and he managed to find a copy of the coded skin

I have it installed and just need to work out a few small bugs and tweaks and we shall be cooking!!

Just wanted to agree with this.
I was looking for a designer/coder for a vBulletin skin and I really couldn't get a good one anywhere.

Any I could find weren't available for months, same thing with the coders.
I found one good coder and hes booked until next year.

Started coding the design myself and it's coming along ok but not like I would hope it was with a pro designer

He must be a busy guy! I might have to learn how to code vB styles

Yep there's a lot of work for vb coders but it isn't easy to do.
I don't think so after having a shot at my own anyway

I agree there... I had a shot at this site and it was hard work. I managed it in the end but it took a lot of work and a lot of going back to restore the working copy.