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The SXSW Web Awards uncover the the best new websites and celebrate those who are building and implementing tomorrow's online trends. Focusing primarily on sites that went active or were redesigned in 2005, this international competition is your premier opportunity to showcase your latest work to the web industry and win.
? Update 3/13: The 2006 Web Awards Winners have been revealed! Make sure to explore all the finalists from this year's competition.
? The judges have weighed in -- now it's your turn to cast your vote! Each year the People's Choice Award is given to the online public's favorite finalist from the SXSW Web Awards competition. Hundreds and hundreds of sites were submitted to the competition this year in sixteen categories ranging from "Amusement" to "Technical Achievement" -- now only five finalists remain in each category. Whose code will reign supreme? Voice your opinion and cast a vote once daily for your favorite by clicking to http://sxsw.com/peoples_choice/.
? The 2006 Web Awards Finalists have now been posted! Stay tuned to vote for your favorite in the People's Choice Awards.
? Explore this year's list of categories and read more on the competition
? Please contact Shawn@sxsw.com with any questions or concerns.
We're pleased to announce that this year's Web Awards Ceremony will be sponsored by Adobe Systems -- creators of
Photoshop, InDesign, Flash and Dreamweaver (acquired from Macromedia) and many other amazing software applications for digital creatives.
The winners of the Best of Show and People's Choice prizes at the Web Awards ceremony on March 12 will receive a premium prize package including software from Adobe.
In addition to the Adobe software, this year the Best of Show winner will receive a package of tech-related prizes and goodies worth more than $1000 including a complimentary travel package. This travel package provides a Platinum Pass for SXSWeek 2007, four nights hotel in Austin, and a round-trip domestic air ticket on American Airlines (subject to rules and restrictions). Air portion of package can be used for non-SXSW travel. Hotel stay and air travel must be completed by March 21, 2007.
Pictured at right: In addition to winning the "Art" category, MadeinMTL (madeinmtl.com) took home "Best of Show" at the 2005 Web Awards Ceremony. Photo by Jonathan Gunsberg. This year's gala is scheduled to occur Sunday evening, March 12.
The SXSW Web Awards are judged in two separate rounds. After all entries are received, the first round of judging selects a group of five finalists in each of the categories. The second round of judging picks the top site from each of these groups of finalists.
Websites are judged on the following five criteria: visual design, functionality, interactivity, content and creativity. Entries are given a score of between 1 and 10 in each of these criteria and the finalist sites are those that achieve the highest cumulative score.
As the panel of judges are comprised of individuals from around the country and across the world, all judging is accomplished via a special, online interface.
2006 JudgesJudges for the 2006 Web Awards included: Jason Arber (pixelsurgeon.com), Adriana de Barros (scene360.com), Michael Brown (ventilate.ca), Stuart Constantine (core77.com), James Craig (frog Design), Nicholas Da Silva (zoolook.com), Drew Davidson (waxebb.com), Michael Dowidowicz (urbancollective.com), Trevor Dodd (trevordodd.com), Clay Ferguson (factor27.com), Michael Gough (Adobe), Carole Guevin (netdiver.net), Karen Ingram (krening.com), Seabrook Jones (seabrooktv.com), Paul Ortchanian (reflektions.com), Francis A. Preve (fap7.com), Shawn Pucknell (flashinthecan.com), Alan Taylor (kokogiak.com), Jen Taylor (Adobe), Alan Watts (pixeltees.com) and Maurice Wright (Moluv.com).
At right, registrants warm up for the 2005 ceremony with food and beverage at the Web Awards Pre-Party. Photo by Averitt.
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