Basang Panaginip, the highly controversial blog that brought us The Sexiest Filipino Bloggers, The Sexiest Filipina Bloggers, and The World’s Most Photorealistic Vector Art have come up with a new list: the Best Designed Filipino Blogs for 2006.
I was shocked to find out that Michael dropped by to tell me I was on the list. The awards are no Philippine Webbies*, but my respect (or awe) for that award-giving body has started to erode a long time ago (here’s Mia’s story).
I’ve listed the winners here, but you should visit Basang Panaginip’s entry for visual proof. (Which means you’re under a rock and you haven’t heard of these people, much less visited their kickass sites before.)
- Avalonstar by Bryan Veloso
Best Overall - I’m Bryan Veloso by Bryan Veloso
Best Designed About Page - Caterina Fake for Flickr
Best Filipino CMS Designer - iPap by Markku Seguerra
Best Designed Photoblog - Kutitots by Gail dela Cruz
Best Designed Wordpress - How Now Brownpau by Paulo Ordoveza
Best Designed MovableType - Midori-X by Marni
Best Designed Blogger - Sacha Chua by Sandra Jean “Sacha” Chua
Best Designed Wiki Blog - Lukaret by Beng Hafner
Best Visual Aesthetic - Rebelpixel by Markku Seguerra
Best Navigation and Structure - Koray by Derek Punsalan
Best Usability - Avlack by Jolo Santos
Best Minimalist - Foliage Mod by Derek Punsalan
Best Single Column - 5thirtyone October Special by Derek Punsalan
Best Blog Design for SEO - Hinge Inquirer Productions by Gail dela Cruz
Best Designed Commercial Blog - The Last Leaf by Mae Paulino
Best Use of Color - Stellify by Sophie “ia” Lucero
Best Use of Contrast - Avalonstar by Bryan Veloso
Best Logo - Anino by Datu Arellano
Best Header - Ironwulf by Ferdinand Decena
Best Use of Background Graphics - HighFiber by Luis Buenaventura
Best Designed Comment Avatars - HighFiber by Luis Buenaventura
Best Designed Community Blog
Best use of contrast, eh? To me that means they appreciated how I used black. Wai!
But beyond basking in awe (a. that they called me Sophie; b. Caterina Fake! Avalonstar! Rebelpixel! Can you say webstarstruck?) and l33tness, I’m thankful I have a few more Filipino greats to add to my list. Of what? Shhh!
* I know I’ve read sites from around the world that use “webbys”. The proper way to pluralize a word ending in Y preceded by a consonant is to use -ies. Adding an S is used for vowels preceding Y’s. (This grammar lesson is brought to you by The Obsessive-Compulsive Grammar Police, me.)
wow — wai wai nga! congrats!!!
(black rules. mwehe.)
The “wai wai” sounds just plain funny the way you said it! Hahahaha! Thanks though.
Congrats Ia-chaaaa’ :D
Your list of… what? People from whom to suck the brains and talent when you finally transform into a brainpire? Mwahahaha.
(Ohman, now I remembered that I have to re-do Stranje.)
Yep, brainsucking. ;)
Thanks!!
Wai! I agree with basang Panaginip on including you in this list. I like site design. I have the sentiments with award giving bodies though, lie last year’s Philippine Blog Awards which caused quite a stir in the local blogging community. I’m not surprised they didn’t launch it this year.
Haloooo.. Congrats congrats! Recognition pa rin yan, in some weird way.. Hehe. :D
@Ferdz: Thank you. :) Ohwell, the problems with the Philippines! Gotta start somewhere though.
@Carlos: Haha, thanks! (Napadaan at napacomment ka rin!)
Hey, Congrats! I like the way your site’s designed.
And oh, great contrast, too! ;)
@Marni: Thank you! Congratulations as well. ;)
congrats Sophie! haha :P
ba’t andaming categories? did you apply for that or did they just find you? iunno, andami kasi eh. sana may award din for best content (I’d vote for Maddox if he were Pinoy. haha)
@Garro: No, I didn’t. I just found out in the previous post comments. It’s not an official award-giving body anyway. Best content? Design nga eh!
Congratulations, Ia!
Black and white can be stunning besides being classic. Have been dabbling with b&w photography lately and loving it!
Kutitots.com??? Is that the best Wordpress theme design a Filipino Designer can come up with? How about lastleaf.org? Best use of colors? Oh Come on… Grrrr.