2010 National Champions
Winners of the 2010 National Web Design Competition Kansas City, MO Announced
The not-for-profit Web professional association WOW is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 National Web Design Contest.
The Web design contest challenged high school and college students from around the U.S. to work in teams of two to a number of challenges that would support a fully functional Web site for a non-profit organization.
Challengers documented their progress as they demonstrated their skills in Web Programming (HTML, XHTML and CSS), Web graphics, Web site design, Web accessibility and usability, Web site management, project management, Web multimedia and equally important professionalism.
A panel of experts from the Web professional community based their winning selection on the following criteria developed by the WOW organization:
* Graphics: Overall Visual Appeal
* Graphics: Mechanical Aspects
* Design and Layout: Look & Feel
* Design and Layout: Navigation
* Programming: Compatibility
* Programming Code Structure & Design
* Scaffolding of Process – Diagram/Flowchart
* Richness of Process – Interview
* Written Exams
* Professionalism – Interview and Submission
Winners at the Secondary/High School level include:
Gold: Team 20 Nevada
* Neil Daniels
* Victoria Chong
Silver: Team 27 Alabama
* Tom White
* James Dingus
Bronze: Team 25 Vermont
* Brandon Griggs
* Chris Goodwin
Winners at the College/Postsecondary include
Gold: Team 503 Illinois
* Matthew Sachette
* Kevin Burke
Silver: Team 501 Arkansas
* Helen Harris
* Lisa Gattis
Bronze: Team 504 Michigan
* Adam Campbell
* Sara Epstein
$190,000 in education scholarships and prizes were generously provided by the following list of contributors:
* Adobe Corporation
* The Art Institute
* Center for Digital Imaging Arts or CDIA at Boston University
* World Organization of Webmasters
* Lynda.com
The Web Design Contest provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development. It builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes and communications skills. It emphasizes total quality at work, high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education and pride in the dignity of work.
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I want to congratulate everyone and say job well done! Thank you to Bill Cullifer and Mark DuBois for all their help this year. The Web Design contest was an amazing experience! Thank you to everyone who made it happen! I hope to come back next year!
Woot woot! Congratulations everyone that competed this year! The contest was amazing, and difficult. None of you should be ashamed of what you have done to get as far as you did. The competition was fierce, and I am proud to have been surrounded with such outstanding individuals! Thank you for the opportunity to have met all of you, and thank you Bill and Mark for organizing such an outstanding test of our skills and knowledge!
I look forward to seeing all of you next year!
Congrats on everybody who competed! Everybody was excellent this year! The more emphasis on development this year was a good change. The written test was a challenge, but was the right difficulty. Anybody who has a web design/development class, keep on. Don’t forget to do some extra studying and learn all you can from the best teacher, Google. Our school doesn’t have a web design class, but we learned everything we know from the internet. Keep pursuing this profession! You can make some GREAT side cash from your local businesses. It was great conversing with all of you, and wish the best of luck to anyone competing next year!
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