It’s THAT TIME AGAIN! I got a little bit caught up with stuff at the beginning of February, so it’s a bit late, but here it is:

MS PAINT DESIGN CHALLENGE… 2!

For those of you who remember the Challenge from last year, you should probably still read this to find out what’s new. For those of you who are new, trust me this is more fun than it looks!

The Rules:

• Your layout should not exceed 800 x 600. I recently had to design an interface in 800 x 600, and it is harder than it looks. BUT IT CAN BE DONE. So, I am limiting height this year as more of a challenge.
• All graphics must be made in Paint, except from a maximum of ONE image from this horrible clip art site.
• You may design for any site that you wish.
• You only need to supply a graphical mock up. We have had coded sites in the past, though, which were very nice!
• Design will be judged on how NICE it is. Just because you have limited space and resources is not an excuse for an ugly site!
• In the event that the winner not claim their prize, the prize will be awarded to the runner-up.
• Although GIMP is lovely and open source, it may not be used for this.
• Past winners are not eligible to win again, but may still enter for fun, if they are crazy. Sorry, Diana!

Suitable replacements for MS Paint include: : Canvas Paint, Canvas Painter,  KolourPaint. And of course, Paintbrush, for all the fancy Mac people.

Deadline for entries is March 7, 2010, and should be emailed to me at aislingbrock@gmail.com

Entries will be posted sometime that week, and put to a vote (yay democracy!).

The prize is similar to last year (I am poor and unimaginative!):

• 1 year domain registration
• free hosting on my reseller (if you need it)

So, GET CRACK-A-LACKIN, everyone! I hope the entries are as cool as last year’s!