Jupitermedia's STEP Inside Design Magazine Calls for Entries for Its Annual Web Design Competition

February 21, 2007; 06:53 AM
Jupitermedia Corporation, announced today the call for entries for the STEP Best of Web Design 2007, a select Web design competition being conducted by the award-winning STEP inside design magazine. Each winner’s work will be featured in the STEP Best of Web annual (September/October 2007), the only design annual of its kind.

“The Web is truly the medium of the moment, and STEP’s unique Best of Web competition is focused on celebrating the very best design online,” says STEP editor Tom Biederbeck. “Because it’s Web-specific, and because we create an article explaining why each winner is so noteworthy, STEP’s Best of Web is the preferred competition for online designers who want their work shown in the best possible light, as well as for those who want to learn about groundbreaking work being done on the Web,” added Biederbeck.

Judges for the STEP Best of Web 2007 competition are: Hillman Curtis, hillmancurtis.com, inc., New York City; Kelly Goto, gotomedia, San Francisco; and Joe Pemberton, Punchcut, San Francisco. Entry types are: Entire Web site, Web Advertising (Web banners, pop-ups, etc.) and Motion Graphics. Entry categories are: Consumer, Business, Self-Promotion and Nonprofit/Public Service.

To be eligible, all work must have appeared live online for the first time between April 1, 2006 and April 2, 2007. The deadline for entries is April 2, 2007, and winners will be notified by May 22, 2007. For more information and to enter, please visit www.stepinsidedesign.com/bestofweb.

For information on advertising in STEP inside design please contact Megan Losher, Associate Publisher, at (309) 687-0364 or [email protected]. The online media kit can be downloaded at www.stepinsidedesign.com/2007MediaKit.pdf.

About STEP inside design Magazine

Published bi-monthly, STEP inside design magazine serves a creative audience of graphic designers at advertising agencies, design firms, and corporate design departments. STEP’s inspiring content targets the opinion-makers and feeds the palette of passion, talent, and savvy of the design community. STEP's Web site, StepInsideDesign.com (www.stepinsidedesign.com, a member of the Graphics.com Network), is an online resource that provides news, tutorials and community to creative professionals.

About Jupitermedia Corporation

Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM, http://www.jupitermedia.com), headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading global provider of images, original information and events for information technology, business and creative professionals. Jupitermedia includes Jupiterimages, one of the leading images companies in the world with over 7.0 million images online serving creative professionals with brands like BananaStock, Workbook Stock, Brand X Pictures, FoodPix, Botanica, Nonstock, The Beauty Archive, IFA Bilderteam, Comstock Images, Creatas Images, PictureQuest, Liquid Library, Thinkstock Images, Thinkstock Footage, Bigshot Media, Goodshoot, ITStockFree, Stock Image, Pixland, Photos.com, Ablestock.com, PhotoObjects.net, Clipart.com, FlashFoundry.com, AnimationFactory.com, RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, StudioCutz.com, JupiterGreetings.com and Stockxpert.com. The media segment of Jupitermedia consists of the internet.com online division, which operates four distinct networks: internet.com and EarthWeb.com for IT and business professionals; DevX.com for developers; and Graphics.com for creative professionals. The internet.com online division includes more than 150 Web sites and over 150 e-mail newsletters that are viewed by over 20 million users and generate over 400 million page views monthly. In addition, the media segment includes internet.com events, which produces offline conferences and trade shows focused on IT and business-specific topics including ISPCON, INBOX, bITa USA and Web Video Summit.