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WOW Web Design Contest – Final Thoughts
I participated in the WOW/ Web Professionals web design contest in Kansas City last week (June 21 – 24). I wanted to take a moment and share my observations and include a few comments received from the judges. I am providing these hoping that we will continue to see gradual […]
Read MoreWOW Web Design Contest, 2011
I had the distinct honor of being part of the WOW/ Web Professionals web design contest. This competition was held in Kansas City last week (June 21 – 24). Teams of two (web designer and web developer) competed for over $210,000 in scholarships and prizes. I plan to post a […]
Read MoreWOW Web Design Contest – Illinois, 2011
I just completed supervising the 11th annual WOW web design contest for the state of Illinois. I have done this every year (with the exception of 2008 when I was giving a pre-conference seminar at the 17th International WWW Conference in Beijing). There are separate competitions for secondary and post-secondary […]
Read MoreValue of web systems degree?
A recent post on MeyerWeb got my attention. Essentially, someone asked Eric Meyer whether they should drop out of school (they are pursuing a computer science degree at a 4 year college). They wondered how useful a degree in computer science was for web development. You can read Eric Meyer’s […]
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest winners introduced
After the winners were announced at Kemper Arena, they moved on stage and were introduced to the crowd of over 15,000 people.
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest winners announced
The winners of the WOW 2010 National Web Design contest were announced in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri on June 25, 2010. More than 15,000 people were in attendance. The video below captures the moment the winners were announced.
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest Awards
The WOW National Web Design contest was held as part of the SkillsUSA National competitions in Kansas City, Missouri. The awards ceremony in Kemper Arena highlighted many contest winners. I thought this overview would give some sense of the number of people in attendance (over 15,000) and the overall venue […]
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest – awards ceremony
Awards for this competition were distributed as part of the SkillsUSA national awards ceremony. Roughly 15,000 people were in attendance in Kemper arena when the web design awards were handed out. Here are a few of the photos. I also plan to post a few videos of the event. www.flickr.com
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest – debriefing session
Immediately after the post-secondary competition ended, we held a debriefing session for both secondary and post-secondary. We had 43 teams in attendance. In addition to discussion the contest and addressing questions, several WOW spirit awards were announced. The photos below are a few I took during the debriefing session. We […]
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest – post-secondary competition
Thursday we ran a similar contest for post-secondary students. There were 15 teams competing at this level. Again, they competed in teams of two. They were also asked to complete 6 challenges with an emphasis on web standards, accessibility, and JavaScript. They also had from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. […]
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest – secondary competition
On Wednesday, we had 28 teams of 2 students competing at the secondary (high school) level. These are some of the photos I took during that competition. The competition lasted from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Students were asked to address 6 separate challenges during that time. Once the competition […]
Read MoreNational Web Design Contest briefing
I helped supervise the National WOW Web Design contest in Kansas City, Missouri, last week. The contest started on Tuesday (June 22, 2010) with an overview for those competing. We also had a quiz (serving as a tie breaker in the event it was needed). These are a few of […]
Read MoreDowntown Kansas City, Missouri
Before the national WOW web design contest begins tomorrow, I spent a little time walking around downtown Kansas City, Missouri. These are a few of the sights I encountered. I particularly like the area near the public library (with the large books). www.flickr.com
Read MoreCSS structure
As I think about the national web design contest WOW is sponsoring next week in Kansas City, Missouri and have been reviewing some tutorials on Lynda.com, I decided this might be an appropriate time to post some ideas concerning the structure of CSS files (to make them easier to maintain). […]
Read MoreWOW/ SkillsUSA Illinois Web Design Contest – Final Thoughts
Now that the state contest is over and the winners have been announced, I thought it time to post a few final thoughts regarding the entries submitted. First and foremost, everyone is to be commended for participating. It is to your credit that you want to validate your knowledge and […]
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Just returned from another trip to Alaska a couple days ago. Thought I would document and include some photos. Hope you enjoy.
https://24ak.net/day-1-september-5-2024/
Happy birthday grandson. I’m very proud of you and what you are accomplishing.
Happy birthday grandson! I am very proud of you and all you are doing!
Congratulations to the winners of our web design and development competition. Post secondary winners - gold (Idaho), silver (Kentucky), bronze (Pennsylvania). High school - gold (Missouri), silver (Tennessee), bronze (Kansas). Well done!
Excitement and anticipation is building to learn the winners of our national web design and development competitions in Atlanta. State Farm Arena is packed.
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