Comments on: Choice cuts from the Sandbox Designs Competition

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:22:32 +0000

Thanks very much for your kind comments about Takimata. Being limited to designing only with CSS forced me to think out of the box. It was fun working with Sandbox and trying out some new ideas. And my favorites are on your list.

By: adam

adam — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:26:29 +0000

thanks. although, i should say, i’m not for hire. one of the things i realized during the competition, that i’d been noticing for a while.

i work way to slow for anyone to reasonably be asked to put up with. i’m only happy when i’m pushing limits, be they my own or the sandbox structure’s, or the browser’s.

designing templates is like designing for myself. i have no one to listen to or respond to. we see how well that lack of accountability has served me. which is why i’m happier doing this as a hobby than as a professional.

i agree whole heartedly with your other choices

By: Morango Design Blog

Morango Design Blog — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:38:06 +0000

[...] Today I noticed a post by Scott, who organised and ran the Sandbox Designs Competition, about his picks from the competition entries. [...]

By: Daniela

Daniela — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:56:44 +0000

Thanks, Scott for mentioning my design here:-)

My favorites are:

Diurnal, for its clean yet stylish looks and the idea behind it

Oriole, because it is simple but complete.

Essay, very good use of typography.

By: Will

Will — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:36:50 +0000

Thanks for the props on Moo-Point.

My favorites were in now paticular order:

Takimata – For the bold break from typical “blog” design.

Shades of Gray – Minimalistic beauty and nice layout with the cool bottom sidebar.

Essay – For the solid design and layout aspects. It’s just a nice clean design where the content is put first.

By: Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:18:36 +0000

As soon as Promised Land was available for download I had it on my test blog to show off to the guys at work. I’m not sure if I can come up with a better compliment for Adam than that one. It’s just so inventive.

I’m glad you like the “Essay”, Scott. Thanks!