The 2011 McFarlane Prize for Excellence in Australian Web Design
In 2006, Maxine and I started a prize for excellence in Australian Web design in honour of Nigel McFarlane, Australian web and open source pioneer.
Unlike many awards, it’s not about popularity, it’s about excellence – as assessed by a Jury of genuine experts in the fields of design, coding, accessibility and user experience. It’s all about recognising best practice, and sites that go that little bit more.
We’ve just launched this year’s prize nomination period. You’ve got month to nominate a site you’ve worked on, or a site you think is worthy of the prize.
The criteria for entry are straightforward
- it must be a site developed by an Australian individual or team
- it must have launched or been significantly upgraded between September 22nd 2010 and September 23 2011 (you have another month to finish your site or upgrade!)
And, there’s no cost to enter.
The shortlist of 6 finalists will be announced early October, and the overall winner, as has become tradition, at Web Directions South, on October 13th, with all shortlisted finalists receiving recognition for their achievement, as our guests at the closing keynote session day 1.
Help show the strength of the Australian Web Industry and enter your work. You can enter as many sites as you like!
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