Big field wins web awards

Leederville-based website designer and developer Sumo Group and Subiaco-based Freckle Creative were equally matched at the third annual WA Web Awards, each winning two prizes from 13 categories.

Duncraig-based graphic design studio Moments of Colour Design was awarded the "Fast-Hit Most Outstanding" award for its self-designed website.

The awards, from the Australian Web Industry Association, are the largest of their kind in Australia.

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Western Australia's best Web Designers and Developers have been honoured with awards in 13 categories at the third annual WA Web Awards.

WA Web Awards Chairman, Myles Eftos, said website designers, developers and business people nominated in record numbers for the Awards, which are the biggest event of its type in the country.

According to Markus Weichselbarm from Gold Sponsor, TheBroth.com, "WA is quickly shaping up to become the Silicon Valley of Australia."

The big winners included Leederville-based Sumo group, which won two categories and was a triple finalist in the Corporate Category.

Small graphic design studio, Moments of Colour Design, which produces cards and invitations, won the "Fast-Hit Most Outstanding" award for their own website.

The dinner and presentation on Friday night, the 17th of August, was an official event organised by AWIA, the Australian Web Industry Association (formerly Port80 Inc) and was hosted by Gerry Gannon at Perth's Duxton Hotel.

The 2007 Web Awards Winners are:

FastHit Most Outstanding
Moments of Colour Design in Duncraig.

Corporate (31+ staff)
Sumo Group for "Satterley Property" website redesign

Small Business (1-5 staff):
Clever Starfish for "Ken Drake Photographic"

Business (6-30 staff):
Bam Creative for "Bam Creative"

Government (State, Local or Commonwealth):
Freckle Creative for "2007 State of the Environment Report"

Not for Profit or Charity:
Spin Technologies for "Soil Quality" (Soil Quality Institute)

Best Online Sales/E-Commerce:
Moments of Colour Design for "Moments of Colour Design" (Moments of Color)

Best Online Media (radio, TV, newspapers, magazines):
Freckle Creative for "Perth Norg"

Best Online Advertising:
Market United for "Bankwest Instant Saver photo gallery"

Best Online Application:
Sumo Group for "PADC Creative Hub"

Best Use of Flash:
Market United for "Discoverers Welcome"

Best Personal Website or Blog (no commercial content
Gary Barber for "Man with No Blog"

Best of Field - Student:
Daniel Roffman, Alex MacRae, Moe Aung, Keith Atkinson, Andrew Ellis for "Risbec Design and Drafting" - http://www.risbec.com/

Awards Gold Sponsor, Edith Cowan University was delighted with the quality of the student finalists' entries. Spokesman Joe Luca said, "ECU is keen to have our students enter the industry with relevant skills and this gives us the opportunity to see where the standard is and to ensure our students are there or beyond."

A spokesperson for Microsoft, said recent innovations on software and services were radically changing the way people worked, collaborated and socialized and Microsoft was committed to supporting the Australian Web industry by its Gold Sponsorship of the Web Awards.