Website Awards
Japanesetemari.com has developed over several years. I began the website on August 16, 2004, as a photo gallery for my temari students to find inspiration for stitching new designs or re-creating old designs with different colored threads. Our local technical college has programs for continuing education and there I found classes in Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Pagemaker and InDesign to help me improve pattern writing and website design.
Recently, I've discovered that are a host of web angels willing to look over my website and give me constructive the feedback necessary to take Japanesetemari.com to the highest professional design level. And they give beautiful awards :)
Thank you, web angels, for your help!! I've learned so much from studying your sites and from your feedback. Bless you.
List of Awards
1. March 20, 2007. Seven Wonders selected Japanesetemari.com as their site of the day worth bookmarking.
2. The Learning Fountain recognized Japanesetemari.com for excellence on the internet in March,2007.
3. May 5, 2007. The American Association of Webmasters awarded this website a Gold Award of Excellence. "Congratulations! Your site at Japanese Temari by Barbara B. Suess, Japanese Arts and Crafts has been selected to receive The American Association Of Webmasters™, "Gold" Award. We see all the hard work and dedication that you have put into constructing your web site and your efforts are well deserved. Your site displays a nice clean Design and Layout of Website, with quality content and informative information for your visitors. Congratulations once again on a wonderful website and contributing interesting content to the World Wide Web We wish you all the best." Donna Snyder - CEO Awards Committee - American Association Of Webmasters™ Rated With AS! 5.0 - World's Elite Award
4. May 6, 2007. WOW Factor awards program awarded the site its highest level award, the Platinum Award. "It is my great pleasure to announce to you that your site 'Japanese Temari' has won the very first Platinum WOW Factor Award ever awarded. A technically sound site. An aesthetically pleasing site. An all-round gem of a site. The Maneki-neko on the site has done its work. It has brought the site the credit it so richly deserves. Please keep up the good work. Congratulations!" Arnold Goodway.
5. May 13, 2007. Firestarter Awards gave Japanesetemari.com
a Silver Award. "We all really enjoyed our visit to your delightful
website with a pretty design and interesting content. The graphics are
pleasing and the colors are well coordinated. The subject matter is very
well researched and credible. This website has a lot to offer! The enlarged
versions of the temari balls are GREAT!" Jo Phillips
6. May 13, 2007. Firestarter Awards also award
Japanestemari.com its Art Site Award. " I would also like to
give you our Art Site award. You are the first winner for this year,
so - congratulations! Thank you for giving us the opportunity of viewing
your wonderful work. I had never heard of Japanese Temari before
viewing this site, so it was a wonderful experience! Good luck with
your business and here's wishing you great success for the future." Jo
Phillips
7. May 24, 2007. Mond Awards (from Austria) gave Japanesetemari.com a Gold Award. "Before I had the luck to be allowed to visit and evaluate your Website I did not know anything about Japanese Temari. I thank you for the extraordinary pleasure to have become acquainted with your marvelous little balls on a wonderful Website. Not only your Temari are manufactured affectionately and devotedly, but also your website. It is perfect in design, navigation and load time.
Anita, my Evaluator in the MOND AWARD team, wrote enthusiastically:
Well finally! Is it not a really a sweet site over the small embroidered "Japanese
temari"? Nevertheless, the site leaves open no wishes! The design
is consistent and adequate to the subject; the navigation functions and
the information content is gigantic. A really affectionately provided
site! I do not need myself at all long detain: This is the place for
the MOND AWARD!!! Namely in Gold! I would not know what I could make
better!
This is my opinion too. It
is to me a big honour and joy to be allowed to present you my MOND AWARD
in GOLD. Congratulations and good luck for the future!" Jenny,
the MOONLADY
8. May 29, 2007. Timeslines awarded JapaneseTemari.com it's highest award - the Gold. "Thank you for your interest in Timelines Award Program and inviting me to visit your site. I really enjoyed surfing your pages meeting high standards of design, W3C and accessibility. Your beautiful artwork I like too. Congratulations, your site Japanese Temari wins Timelines Gold Award of Excellence. Gold Award of Excellence is presented to sites that show excellence in content, presentation, design and coding, one of Timelines’ Top Award." Friedrich, Webmaster Timelines Award Program
9. June 23, 2007. Fun Tyme Entertainment Awards Program awarded a Gold. "A very well done showcase for your subject. I really liked viewing your site and learning about this great form of art. The jewelry offered was very reasonable and beautiful. The subject content on the site was well written and explained very clearly about this ancient art form. Well done Barbara!" Sandra Gerbers.
10. July 9, 2007. Flower o' the Web awarded Japanese
Temari a lovely award. " I'm happy to find my first flower
o' the web - this lovely site on Japanese Temari.
The focus is on the content - and there's plenty of it. From information
on the history of these thread balls to free patterns and instructions
for new comers to the craft, it's a must-see site for anyone who enjoys
crafts, for the content alone.
However, its good points do not stop with the content! The design seems
simple at first glance - but that's just because the designer chose to
make the content the focus instead of the design. It's a subtle beauty,
and it works very well. From the subtle texture in the background to the
lighter solid color behind the text, and the bold black lines which help
ties everything together ... all in all, a well done site." Heather,
Flower o' the Web Awards Program.
11. July 15, 2007. Jerry D presents a Silver Award. "Hi and Congratulations! Your site - Japanese Temari from Barbara B. Suess - has been accepted as a winner of JerryD's Silver Award, Rated AS! 5.0. We were impressed with your site as a great contribution to the internet. Your site has nice graphics and wonderful navigation. Our awards are not easy to win so keep up the great work." JerryD
