Design Challenge

New Update: [ 1/7/04 ] — I'm kicking around a few ideas for a brand-new challenge. In the meantime, wouldn't you enjoy 300 Images From 1800 Sites?

The first Intersmash Design Challenge has come to a close. You can view the original challenge number one here. Thank you for all the linkage, emails, and especially your entries. The level of professionalism and creativity was outstanding. I will certainly run another challenge in the future!

Without further ado, I'd like to introduce Daniel Sheppard as the Intersmash Design Challenge Number One winner! You can view the winning entry here.

• Well-commented notes outlining known complications and suggested fixes.
• Allows me to change text sizes within my browser.
• Doesn't rely on absolute positioning or a fixed-width column size.
• Doesn't require "trial and error" placement of containers.
• Validates to XHTML strict with minimal adjustment.
• Tested working in IE5, IE 5.5, IE 6; Opera 5, 6, and 7; Netscape 6, 7, and Mozilla (on PC). Galeon and Konquerer (on Linux). Omniweb and Safari (on Mac).

I enjoyed reviewing each entry by hand. Below, I've outlined some of the interesting factoids of the collective submission pool.

• A whopping 70% of the entries used Lorem Ipsum as filler text.
• Only 2% of the entries used javascript.
• 10% of the entries quoted my own words as filler text.
• If there were an award for the zaniest filler text.
• Surprisingly, no one attempted to fubar my submission system. Thank you.
• Only one entry contained nothing more than a mailing address :/
• 26 unique references to Knight Rider.