The last thing I did before I had my baby was launch the EffectiveUI website. Actually, I didn’t do this alone 
I worked with an awesome team of designers and developers to put this unique site together. The site launched the day before I went into labor.
I didn’t really think much about the site until I returned to work and found out that it’s won some awards. Sure is a nice welcome back:
W3 Awards http://www.w3award.com/webapp/winners/show/gold/4/E
GOLD Award: Self Promotion
GOLD Award: Visual Appeal
GOLD Award: Professional Services
Davey Awards http://www.daveyawards.com/awards
GOLD:Web Site: Animation category
BEST IN SHOW: Web Site: Self Promotion category
About the W3 Awards:
The W3 Awards honor creative excellence on the Web, and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award-winning sites, videos and marketing programs. Simply put, the W3 is the first major Web competition to be accessible to the biggest agencies, the smallest firms and everyone in between. Small firms are as likely to win as Fortune 500 companies and international agencies.
The W3 is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts <http://www.iavisarts.org> , an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Conde Nast, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, HBO, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Victoria Secret, Wired, Yahoo! and many others.
About the Davey Awards:
The Davey Awards are the largest and most prestigious awards competition exclusively for the “Davids” of creativity. David defeated the giant Goliath with a big idea and a little rock – the sort of thing small firms do each year. The annual International Davey Awards honor the achievements of the “Creative Davids” who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than stratospheric budgets.
Top entries win a Gold Davey Award, the highest honor. Other outstanding entries win a Silver Davey Award. The Academy awards one “Best in Show” honor within each of the 10 mediums, chosen from among the Gold Winners.
The 2009 Davey Awards featured an outstanding pool of more than 4000 entries from the best small firms in the world. Being honored with a Davey Award is truly a great accomplishment. The awards are sanctioned by The International Academy of Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from acclaimed media, advertising and marketing firms.
