Skinning; Best Practices & Tools? (Newbie)

I'm something less than a newbie so I may not be asking this correctly... I am NOT a Java programmer.

This may be slightly off-topic for this forum, but I think this is the best group for this question.

I am looking for best practices and tools recommendations for skinning a Java app or game. I need to learn all I can about the steps, tools and potential pitfalls.

I've got great graphic designers who can make the GUI for me. Now I just need to know my steps for applying it and what I need to watch out for.

Thanks for any help; links, comments, titles, etc.

[595 byte] By [davekmva] at [2007-9-28 1:58:28]