Design & Usability SEMMYs

Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2010 SEMMY Award in the Design & Usability category is … drum-roll, please …

Everyday Usability – 14-Point Checklist for Success
Kimberly Krause-Berg, Website Magazine | 5/1/09

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

User behaviors change and evolve and it’s up to website owners to adapt. Constant attention must be given to how users and search engines interact with your site to ensure that you not only attract visitors, but give them reasons to come back. Because as every Web professional knows, the more users interact with your site, the better the odds they convert.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

1. 25-point Website Usability Checklist
   Dr. Peter J. Meyers, User Effect | 2/10/09
2. Taking the Guesswork Out of Design
   Daniel Ritzenthaler, A List Apart | 5/5/09

The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.

How the Voting Ended

Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!

The judges listed below have made their choices, and the finalists in the Design & Usability category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards are:

The Finalists

• 25-point Website Usability Checklist
  Dr. Peter J. Meyers, User Effect | 2/10/09
• Everyday Usability – 14-Point Checklist for Success
  Kimberly Krause-Berg, Website Magazine | 5/1/09
• The Cheapskate’s Guide to Usability
  Dr. Peter J. Meyers, Search Engine People | 5/4/09
• Taking the Guesswork Out of Design
  Daniel Ritzenthaler, A List Apart | 5/5/09

Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun. (Feel free to encourage them to vote for you; winners historically have actively promoted the SEMMYS to their readers.)

Here’s How to Vote

Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on January 29, 2010.

VOTE NOW IN THIS CATEGORY

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Congratulations to the following nominees in the Design & Usability category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 3-4 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.

• 25-point Website Usability Checklist
  Dr. Peter J. Meyers, User Effect | 2/10/09
• Everyday Usability – 14-Point Checklist for Success
  Kimberly Krause-Berg, Website Magazine | 5/1/09
• The Cheapskate’s Guide to Usability
  Dr. Peter J. Meyers, Search Engine People | 5/4/09
• Taking the Guesswork Out of Design
  Daniel Ritzenthaler, A List Apart | 5/5/09
• Web Design Industry Jargon: Glossary and Resources
  Cameron Chapman, Smashing Magazine | 5/21/09
• 8 Tips for Account Registration
  Linda Bustos, Get Elastic | 12/7/09
• Persuasion 101: Ask Yes/Yes Questions
  Dr. Peter J. Meyers, SEOmoz | 12/8/09
• 10 Usability Crimes You Really Shouldn’t Commit
  Chris Spooner, Line 25 | 12/16/09

Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2009 SEMMY Award in the Design & Usability category is … drum-roll, please …

Three Reasons Your Visitors Don’t Convert to Leads
Bryan Eisenberg, ClickZ | 4/25/08

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

Visitors must trust you. If they don’t, they don’t become leads or often they become bad leads. Visitors may even fill out a lead form if they mistrust you. Sometimes they are just going through the motion of getting proposals and pricing and are planning on buying from your competitor. You might have the better solution for them but the site or the lead process doesn’t instill enough confidence to take you seriously.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

1. 25 Design Best Practices for Your Small Business Web Site
   Carrie Hill, Search Engine Watch | 11/25/08
2. Let’s Talk Landing Pages
   Rebecca Kelley, SEOmoz | 4/29/08

The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.

How the Voting Ended

Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!

The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Design & Usability category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards are:

The Finalists

• Three Reasons Your Visitors Don’t Convert to Leads
  Bryan Eisenberg, ClickZ | 4/25/08
• Let’s Talk Landing Pages
  Rebecca Kelley, SEOmoz | 4/29/08
• 7 Crucial Tips for Designing and Maintaining a Large Site
  Collis Ta’eed, Nettuts | 5/2/08
• 25 Design Best Practices for Your Small Business Web Site
  Carrie Hill, Search Engine Watch | 11/25/08

Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun. (Feel free to encourage them to vote for you.)

Here’s How to Vote

Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on February 2, 2008.

VOTE NOW IN THIS CATEGORY

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Congratulations to the following nominees in the Design & Usability category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 3-4 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.

• Making a Good Impression With About Us Pages
  Bill Slawski, Search Engine Land | 1/31/08
• 50 Questions to Evaluate the Quality of Your Website
  Carsten Cumbrowski, Search Engine Journal | 2/20/08
• How to Blog Design Style Guide
  Vinh Le, Blog Design | 4/15/08
• Future of Web Design London 08
  Leonie Wharton, Distilled | 4/24/08
• The 19-Hour Website Analysis, in 20 Minutes or Less
  Stoney deGeyter, Search Engine Guide | 4/24/08
• Three Reasons Your Visitors Don’t Convert to Leads
  Bryan Eisenberg, ClickZ | 4/25/08
• Let’s Talk Landing Pages
  Rebecca Kelley, SEOmoz | 4/29/08
• 7 Crucial Tips for Designing and Maintaining a Large Site
  Collis Ta’eed, Nettuts | 5/2/08
• Uncovering Site Problems for Landing Page Optimization, Part 1
  Tim Ash, Search Engine Watch | 6/11/08
• Marketing by Color: Don’t Try To Sell Blue Potatoes
  James Chartrand, Small Fuel | 8/5/08
• Building it Better — Small Business Site Architecture
  Carrie Hill, Search Engine Watch | 10/28/08
• 25 Design Best Practices for Your Small Business Web Site
  Carrie Hill, Search Engine Watch | 11/25/08
• Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : 20 signs you don’t want that web design project
  Jeffrey Zeldman | 12/4/08
• Design and Appearance: Affecting the Results in Social Media
  Patrick Winfield, 10e20 | 12/5/08