Introduction
Ever had a desire for (many) spinning logos on a single page? Perhaps a joy for annoying JavaScript apps and alerts? Or maybe you've had a longing to use blinking text, oscillating marquees, 24pt body text or those wonderful mouse pointer effects?
Here's your chance to throw caution to the wind, good design principles totally out the window and design something absolutely awful!
This isn't about finding existing pages that look bad, it's about purposely creating one!
The Contest
You are to design the world's worst web page.
Rules and Guidelines
• Each page should NOT exceed 100 KB
• All sites must have a minimum of 3 different pages and a maximum of 5.
• You can team up with other members (include name of your team members upon registration)
• You can pick the content and theme of the website as long as sensitive and obscene/vulgar topics and contents are not involved e.g. racism, violence, satanism, etc.
• You're free to use any technologies you want, as long as this doesn't require plug-ins download. The use of Macromedia Flash is allowed.
• You can use authoring tools like FrontPage, DreamWeaver.
• Multiple entries are allowed, and should be submitted individually.
• Do not copy any materials (graphics, text, sound, …) without the permission of the copyright holder.
How to enter
First off, you need to be a member of HotScripts / ProgrammingTalk. Membership to ProgrammingTalk.com is free and it only takes a minute to sign up:
http://www.programmingtalk.com/register.php
Next, contact me either by email ( contest AT hotscripts DOT com ) or by sending me a
Private Message to register for this competition.
Ensure you include your ProgrammingTalk username and also a preferred contact email address.
Prizes
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ArticleLive 2005 from Interspire
Quote:
 Interspire ArticleLive 2005 is the only solution you need if you're looking to launch your own customizable content, article or news driven web site in an extremely short amount of time. From its extensible customization options to its simple content creation process, ArticleLive leads the way in content authoring for everyone... regardless of technical ability. Features multi-user capability, workflow management, extremely flexible structure, template driven, multiple content types (news, blogs, pages, articles) and much more.
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Some $400 worth of scripts from GraFX Software Solutions
Quote:
 GraFX Software Solutions is a unique Web development company that specializes in innovative online applications. We deliver high-quality solutions based on the latest technologies to help our clients enhance their presence on the Web. Our core competency evolved over the years, leading to the development of our first software product: Company Website Builder. Today, GraFX offers a full spectrum of quality products and services to help businesses capitalize on Internet technology.
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[We will be adding more prizes soon]
The prize list may undergo minor changes depending upon the number of entrants per category and overall in the competition. In such a case, entrants will be notified.
Competition Timeline
The deadline for submission is on the
1st of February 2005 at midnight GMT. This has been set to give participants ample of time to work on their entries. Dates are subject to change. Entrants will be notified, in advance, of any date changes. No entries will be accepted after the closing date and time specified.
Submission
You can both host your work on your site, and send us the link or you can also send us all your files and we'll be happy to host them for you.
The Judging Process
The judging panel will consist of HotScripts Staff and forum members will also be able to cast their vote through a poll system. Special judges (like our sponsors and partners) may also be invited.
Resources
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Web Pages That Suck learn usability and good Web design by looking at bad design
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The Worst of the Web!
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10 Things I Hate to See on a Site
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DONT's and DOs in Web Design
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The top ten new mistakes of web design
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Ten Deadly Web Site Sins
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Scary Web Designs
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How to Drive Away Your Readers
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Worst of the Web, Web Sites
Enquiries
Queries may be forwarded to me by
PM. Updates on the competition will be posted on this thread itself.
And finally…
Everyone can join in on this one, so we look forward to seeing your entries.
We wish you good luck - and remember to have a heap of fun creating your cyber-nightmare
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