Web Design of the week ?

I'm thinking of making a site like this idea, but there would be more then just templates, it would also have script and graphics to start with and if it kicks off I would add more cats, any one wanna help? I have thought about this and I think it would work, it would be a bit like a web designers community but more competitive.

I would keep it to more of a forum based thing for now but if it escalates
we could maby establish a website and go in other cats

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Originally Posted by redtom

I'm thinking of making a site like this idea, but there would be more then just templates, it would also have script and graphics to start with and if it kicks off I would add more cats, any one wanna help? I have thought about this and I think it would work, it would be a bit like a web designers community but more competitive.

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I would :)

I was thinking this could actually work out :P with abit of effort towards
getting the site well known .

Hmm that sounds good ;] I would love to help with redtom's idea

If you 3 could pm me your msn, when we're all online we can get the plan down and see what we would need.

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Originally Posted by com-bat

Seeing as there are quite alot of buzzing web designers on the forum ,
I thought we could maby have like a Layout of the week where

- First we come up with a set of themes or w/e e.g : hosting , blog .....
- Take a poll on which one
- Open submissions to the LAOTW 1 per person
- At the end of the week have people take a poll on the layouts
- Watermarks of course to stop RIPerrs :P

so what do you think, will you join in , or are there any problems on this ? feed me back :)

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Well if you want a few of my recent designs to be submitted into this if it goes ahead pm me and I would be happy to submit some (even though they are not that good!) :D + rep for a great idea though!

I would, help or enter in the comps, none of the layouts I have entered onto this forum are to my full potential so, it woulod be nice for me to actually show you guys/girls what I got ;].

My main problem is your not tesing webdesign abilty, instead its a test of peoples skill with makeing graphic/images. Thats one small part of webdesign, hardly reflective of any real webdesign abilty.
It also is only helpful for people who use a specific style or method when design pages, those who use alternative methods would be unable to compete, since a full image mockup of the site is never part of there design proccess.
I myself tend to plan a site out on pen and paper, then design form the code up adding images as the final step. Im guessing posting a hand drawn scan of a website design would not be applicable?

For a real webdesign competion, youd really need to assess the codeing behind it as well, just becuse you can make a nice image, doesnt mean you can create a fully functioning, efficant website from it "/

Just my 2 pence on the subject anyway :/

Then only allow live demo's of the templates to be entered?

OR just make it a design competition [: