Have you ever used Flex and felt that the default Flex component skin was a little too utilitarian, lacking just a bit in the visual appeal and shiny disposition departments? Well, allow us to fix that problem for you. Two of our Flash and UI gurus, Joe Magnani and Jeff Bennett of the Media Innovation Group, have just developed a beautiful new skin for all of the default Flex components. The skin (which can be seen here) matches the look and style of UI components used throughout Yahoo! and balances the outward glossiness with some serious usability chops. Naturally, we are making it available to all of you under the very liberal BSD license — which does mean that you can use it, modify it, and distribute it to your heart’s content.

Check out Jeff’s intro to developing your own skins for Flex components, and then grab the Yahoo! Flex Skin and use it in a Flex app! And when you do, drop us a note — we love to hear from you!