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Welcome to the 2011 Awards

Welcome to the .net Awards 2011! Now in their 13th year, the annual Awards are organised by .net magazine - the world's bestselling magazine for web designers - and are a celebration of the best in design and development. This year sees us focus on emerging talent, but we can't do it without your input! Please take a few moments to vote for your favourites in each category (new Awards include 'young designer', 'young developer', and the 'brilliant newcomer' award - presented in association with Happy Cog.) The public voting stage is open until the 30th September. Then, during October, our Judging Panel will choose a winner from the public's top three in each category. The Awards are then presented at a VIP ceremony on the 24th November. Good luck to all involved, and thank you for voting! Dan Oliver editor-in-chief at .net magazine

Vote for your favourites

Check out the categories and nominees below and select the ones you think deserve to win. You can vote in any or all of the categories then just hit submit. Voting closes 30th September 2011.

The judges decide

We will reveal the top three in each category in October, at which point our panel of 100+ judges will choose the final winners (announced on the 24th November)

1_Online game of the year

As developers continue to push the limits of gaming on the web, this category recognises the year's best online games, where timewasting is positively encouraged. Let us know your favourite!
Agent 008 Ball Angry Birds Boccia Canvas Rider Chuckville LEGO Star Wars III: the Clone Wars Minecraft Pirates Love Daisies Rawkets StreetStriker

2_Web app of the year

Millions of web apps are released every year, so those shortlisted in this category have brought something very special to the table. But which has impressed you the most?

FreeAgent GitHub HotGloo Instapaper Mobicart ltd Notable Readability Stackoverflow Wunderlist Zoo Tool

3_Best API use

APIs can form the nucleus of amazing products, enabling designers and developers to access third-party data and craft useful, original, insightful, and often crazy projects. In this category we honour the most innovative uses of APIs in the last 12 months.
Gowalla 3.0 In Glas.to Instagram Jog.fm Just One More Lanyrd.com Museum of Me Our Changing World Rumpetroll YouTube Instant

4_Podcast of the year

Whether video or audio, these 10 podcasts cover the subjects that web designers and developers are passionate about with energy, enthusiasm and authority. Tell us which you find the most entertaining and informative.
Big Web Show Boagworld Creative Coding CSS-Tricks NetTuts This developer's life Sitepoint

The ExpressionEngine Podcast Think Vitamin Podcast Unmatchedstyle

5_Social campaign of the year

Nominees in this category have captured the imagination of the internet with a fresh and innovative campaign. We honour the campaigns that got everyone talking, with a sticky concept people find difficult to forget.
American Airlines "Tweet to Win 30K Miles" Barbie and Ken EdgeShaveZone GoDaddy parody IE6 Death It Gets Better Project Jack Draws Anything (Jack and Ed Henderson) Jennifer Aniston Smartwater Muppets Warner Brothers - The Dark Knight Rises

6_Innovation of the year

Whether a new technology, technique or idea, our nominees have all been genuine game changers this year. Let us know which one's wowed you the most.
CSS3PIE Dreamweaver CS5.5 GitHub for Mac Google+ jQuery Mobile Lanyrd Sencha Touch Web design apprenticeships WebGL yepnope

7_Open source app of the year

Open source projects continue to attract some of the brightest talents in web design and development. Here we recognise the applications and creators that make the movement so great.
Drupal

Gaia open source framework for Flash jQuery Mobile Magento Modernizr 2.0 Mozilla FireFox Rails 3.0 Symphony CMS Umbraco WordPress 3.2

8_Mobile app of the year

Mobile app development has truly entered the mainstream this year. This category rewards the best and most useful new applications for mobile devices.
Basecamp Mobile BBC News C4 News Flickr for Windows Phone 7 FT app Google+ for Android iA writer for iPad Instagram iPlayer for iPad Reeder

9_Mobile site of the year

Whether they're bespoke mobile sites or responsive designs, our nominees all enable you to enjoy your online experience, no matter how small your screen size.
Designers.MX Engadget Facebook Georgetown DC Giraffe Nike Nissan Odeon Take Me Fishing

Xero

10_Site of the year

These sites all offer a compelling user experience and are rich in visual flair and imagination. But which do you feel best pushed the boundaries of the web this year?
Auris Hybrid Activate BeerCamp SXSW 2011 Harvey Nichols Nike Better World Sophie Hardach Space Log The Do Lectures Toronto Standard Union Station Neighborhood

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11_Redesign of the year

In the words of Cameron Moll, great designers realign. This category isn't about who threw the most design trends at a site refresh, but showcases examples of sites that went beyond an aesthetic makeover.
Atlantic Records CBBC Interactive Gizmodo IWC Schaffhausen Jaeger Mailchimp Sasquatch Music Festival Strada The Game of Things YouTube Cosmic Panda

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12_Brilliant newcomer award

Nominees in this category have excelled in their given field over the last 12 months. May the best web professional win!
Addy Osmani

Anna Debenham Anthony Calzadilla Feross Aboukhadijeh Harry Roberts Juanma Teixid Lea Verou Nicolas Gallagher Rob Hawkes Simon Foster

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13_Young designer of the year

Our nominees are all under 21 and have made a name for themselves in web/app design over the last 12 months. We present the rising stars who are already giving the old hats a run for their money.
Aaron Moody Ben Bate Brandon Wang Callum Chapman James Billingham Janna Hagan Joel Drapper John Moss Jonathan Olsen Lauren Thompson

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14_Young developer of the year

All under 21, our nominees are making serious waves in the world of web development. In this category we honour the youngbloods whose talent has made them stand out beyond their years.
Alex Bor Felix Krause Garrett Bjerkhoel Jake Mates Jamie Rumbelow

Joe Holdcroft Paul Davis Peter Hamilton Simon Fletcher Zachary Collins

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15_Designer of the year

Nominees in this category have all excelled with jaw-dropping, drool-worthy work. Let us know whose designs rocked your world this year.
Andy Clarke David DeSandro Jason Cotterell Meagan Fisher Mike Kus Naomi Atkinson Rogie King Sarah Parmenter Trent Walton Veerle Pieters

16_Developer of the year

Our nominees have all excelled in their field this year. This category honours the coding titans of 2011.
Jens Meiert Lorna Mitchell Mathias Bynens Matt Gifford Noah Stokes Oliver Gosling Paul Irish Rob Hawkes Simon Willison Tim Millwood

17_Agency of the year

The big one! This highly coveted award celebrates the best agency of the last

12 months. These agencies have all excelled with consistently groundbreaking work. Check out their portfolios and give us your verdict!
Big Spaceship Centresource Clearleft Digitaria Driftlab Fantasy Interactive Fortune Cookie Happy Cog HUGE Legwork Studio LBI North Kingdom Odopod Paravel Pod1 Reading Room Ribot Rokkan Teehan+Lax ZURB

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