We’re down to just 16 competitors in the Blog Design Madness competition! The voting for this round will be open until Wednesday at 9:00 PM Eastern (US), so please take a moment to vote for the designs that you like best. Thanks to everyone that has been voting and commenting on the other rounds. Stay tuned over the next few days as the tournament will be winding down. (You can see the results from round 2 here)
GROUP 1
Freelance Switch vs. 9513
- Freelance Switch (60%, 36 Votes)
- 9513 (40%, 24 Votes)
Total Voters: 60
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Blog Design Blog vs. Reflections
- Blog Design Blog (56%, 30 Votes)
- Reflections (44%, 24 Votes)
Total Voters: 54
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Young Go Getter vs. N. Design Studio
- N. Design Studio (60%, 35 Votes)
- Young Go Getter (40%, 23 Votes)
Total Voters: 58
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A List Apart vs. PSDTuts
- PSDTuts (54%, 30 Votes)
- A List Apart (46%, 26 Votes)
Total Voters: 56
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Web Designer Wall vs. Woork
- Web Designer Wall (61%, 36 Votes)
- Woork (39%, 23 Votes)
Total Voters: 59
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Monofactor vs. Kineda
- Kineda (58%, 39 Votes)
- Monofactor (42%, 28 Votes)
Total Voters: 67
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I Love Typography vs. Elliot Jay Stocks
- Elliot Jay Stocks (52%, 26 Votes)
- I Love Typography (48%, 24 Votes)
Total Voters: 50
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Viget Labs vs. Squawk
- Viget Labs (71%, 34 Votes)
- Squawk (29%, 14 Votes)
Total Voters: 48
Loading …Thanks for voting!
12 comments from readers
1 Tyler Apr 1, 2008 at 11:06 pm
This is a cool idea. Nice choices
2 nitos Apr 2, 2008 at 12:19 am
wow.. difficult choices..
I read woork and Webdesigner wall..
And I LOVE both designs…
3 new zealand tourism Apr 2, 2008 at 6:58 am
There are some great choices here and it was hard who to decide who to vote for. Good luck to them all!
4 NJ WebGuy Apr 2, 2008 at 8:26 am
…and I thought the choices were tough earlier on in the competition!
Some of these matchups were almost impossible for me to call.
5 Rose / interhuss Apr 2, 2008 at 1:55 pm
No kidding!
6 Wags Apr 2, 2008 at 8:22 pm
After three votes I realized I was always in the minority as to which site had the best design, so I decided that I would make my choice and then guess which design I thought others would choose.
I was wrong every time.
Does this mean I’m a failure as a designer? I’ve always suspected as much:)
7 Vinh Le Apr 2, 2008 at 9:00 pm
@Wag: I think everyone judges a design with their own set criteria and just because yours doesn’t match what most people think is great, doesn’t mean you are a failure. Cheer up! The competition is meant to spark some insight and inspiration, more than make you feel bad.
Personally I judge a design by going with my gut, which takes about less than two seconds. If you asked me why I liked a particular design or not, I would have to think about it and draw reasons based on my conclusion of whether I thought it was great or not. It works pretty much backwards and there is no hard science on the matter.
8 Vandelay Design Apr 2, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Wags,
Like Vinh said, it’s really just a matter of opinion. There’s nothing wrong with not fitting into popular opinions. I’ve been surprised a number of times throughout this friendly competition.
9 online football betting Apr 4, 2008 at 8:20 am
All the new theme are really getting some wonderful view. They are really great.
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11 Brody Apr 6, 2008 at 12:29 am
Even though we didn’t make it further in the competition it’s nice to be in the Sweet 16. Thanks for including us in the contest and keep up the great work. I’ve had you guys in my feeds for a while now.
12 Bay of Islands Accommodation May 8, 2008 at 5:27 am
Some very difficult decisions there, and some great designs, good luck to all the entrants.