Sixth Annual Best Web Sites of the Year Ceremony

St. Louis -- February 15, 2005 -- Since 1999, the St. Louis Web Developers Organization has sought to recognize and publicize quality in local Web design and development by organizing an awards competition and ceremony. The "Sixth Annual Best Web Sites of the Year Ceremony" was held at the St. Louis Science Center with first, second, and third place winners chosen in eight categories.

Sites were nominated by members of the group and judged on functionality, usability, visual appeal, and overall web site experience. Functionality criteria included the sites usefulness, comprehensiveness, accuracy, interactivity, personalization, and search capability. Usability criteria included the sites ease of navigation, page load time, concise/complete content, and browser compatibility. Visual appeal criteria included the sites use of color and consistent use of icons.

This year's winners were:

• Best Corporate Web Site

first: bigwidesky and ETG for St. Louis Children's Hospital -- stlouischildrens.org
second: Deck Internet Solutions for NB Web Express -- nbwebexpress.com
third: Habañero for Build-A-Bear Workshop -- buildabear.com


• Best Non-Profit Web Site

first: SCORE Technology for thESource -- youthesource.com
second: WebSanity for American Civil Liberties Union -- aclu-nj.org
third: SteadyRain for Deaconess College of Nursing -- deaconess.edu


• Site with Best Web Content

first: Bent Mind Creative Group for SauceMagazine.com -- saucemagazine.com
second: WebSanity for Saint Louis Zoo -- stlzoo.org
third: Brian H. Marston for STL Syndicate -- stlsyndicate.com


• Best Web-Based Application

first: MonsterWebdesign for MonsterCommerce -- monstercommerce.com
second: Kevin Pasnik for Workforce Employment Solutions -- visitworkforce.com
third: Technisonic Interactive for Live The Madness -- livethemadnessincentive.com


• Most Visually-Appealing Web Site

first: Big League Productions for Big League Productions -- bigleagueprod.com
second: Erin Delanty for Custom Web Connections -- customwebconnect.com
third: Paradigm New Media Group for Molly Irene -- mollyirene.com


• Most Usable Web Site

first: Robert Roslauski, Steve Gorline, Ken Duncan for -- commercebank.com
second: ThoughtProcess for Residential Design Services -- justgarageplans.com
third: City of St. Charles for City of St. Charles, Missouri -- stcharlescity.com


• Best St. Louis-Oriented Web Site

first: Habañero for COCA (Center of Creative Arts) -- cocastl.org
second: ZeroLevity, Inc. for Urban St. Louis -- urbanstlouis.com
third: Ted Hindes for St. Louis Gateway Arts -- gatewayarts.net


• Best Personal Web Site

first: Ashley Warren for LostHumans -- losthumans.com
second: Erin Delanty for Mark and Kim -- customwebconnect.com/markandkim/
third: Robert Horner for Bob Horner -- bobhorner.net

The St. Louis Web Developers Organization is a local chapter of the International Webmasters Association. For more information about the 2004 web site awards, please visit http://www.stlwebdev.org/resources/awards/.

related links:
St. Louis Web Developers Organization: www.stlwebdev.org
International Webmasters Association: www.iwanet.org