Slashdot Redesign
Slashdot has been accepting submissions for a redesign contest and yesterday I submitted my design.
The winner will receive a new laptop of their choice valued up to $4500. Man, I want that laptop! I don’t have a lot of hope of winning however, since, according to yesterday’s post the judge has all but selected a winner already. I was hoping to ride in at the 11th hour and blow him away, but all I received in the way of confirmation was, “Thanks for the entry.”
This is not necessarily how I would redesign Slashdot if I could do whatever I wanted, but I paid attention to what it seemed the judge was after and did my best to create a design I thought could win. I made very minimal changes to the existing html markup and quite clearly commented what was changed when changes were made. I made minimal use of graphics, and attempted to keep a visual continuity with the current design, while giving it a fresh look. Both the html and css validate, I believe it is cross-browser and cross-platform compatible, and there is a completely separate style sheet for IE ‘hacks’ (which are minimal).
Wish me luck, and please feel free to tell me what you think of my efforts.
Thanks!!
May 18th, 2006 at 10:22 am
Beautiful entry Mani! Good luck!
May 18th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
Wow - this is an awesome entry! I like it WAY better than the three that he says are his favorite.
If he has any taste, then you are a shoe-in for sure!
Good luck, Mani … we’re rooting for you! =)
May 19th, 2006 at 1:33 pm
Wow - I like this SO much better than the other three sites on his last post…and I’m not just saying that because I’m your friend! I think your navigation scheme on the lefthand side is awesome - nice work!! Here’s to winning in the 11th hour! :D
May 26th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
Have they chosen a design yet?
May 30th, 2006 at 11:27 am
Oh man. I just saw the winning design. Yours is infitely better.
Oh well. I didn’t expect them to go with anything great. Look at the site they have lived happily with for six years. One of the ugliest around.
Oh well … thanks for trying!
May 31st, 2006 at 1:32 pm
Yeah, that winning design is very blah. You should sue. I don’t know any high priced lawyers, but I do know one regular-priced one whom you could overpay.