Nominees of the Day: Best New Weblog

The nominees of the day today at the Canadian Weblog Awards are from the Best New Weblog category.

Newer weblogs accepted into this category were created after July 31, 2009, so they are the youngest and most bright-eyed among us. I love reading through new weblogs and watching them find their footing and voice, and so I look forward to each nomination in this category like Christmas.

Best New Weblog is only three strong so far, but it is strong. Take a gander and let them know you came by!

Eject
everydayINSIGHT
Swatchless

If you know of a newer weblog created after July 31st that knocks your socks off, take a moment to nominate it for Best New Weblog in the Canadian Weblog Awards.

Nominees of the Day: Best Designed

The Canadian Weblog Awards nominees of the day are from our Best Designed category. For reasons of transparency, I have to admit to you that I am a fan of all four of the weblogs that have been nominated so far, and so are a few other Canadians, if the number of nominations have anything to say about it. This will be an interesting category to keep an eye on, because there is so much diversity with regard to weblog design.

Maternal Spark
{scissor variations}
UPPERCASE
Wish Jar

Is there a Canadian weblog whose design you just love? Why not nominate it for a 2010 Canadian Weblog Award?

Nominees of the Day: Arts & Culture

As we mentioned yesterday, the nominees from a different Canadian Weblog Awards category will be highlighted every day, and today it's our Arts & Culture nominees' turn in the spotlight.

To borrow a definition from the Auckland City Council Arts Agenda, the Arts & Culture category is for weblogs that discuss "...all forms of creative expression, from individual to collective, from grassroots to professional and institutional." Check out our six nominees in this category for such things as the Monashee crate label, the surprising truth about IKEA, writing prompts, artist highlights, and an innovative magazine library in Japan:

Absurd Intellectual
Booooooom!
The Canadian Design Resource
Grace Is Over 50
UPPERCASE
Word Grrls

Do you know of an excellent weblog that would fit well into the Canadian Weblog Awards Arts & Culture category? Nominate them for the honour!

Nominees of the Day: Art & Photography

Every day, we are going to highlight a list of nominees in one of the Canadian Weblog Awards categories, because the nominees' blogroll can be a bit much to scroll through all at once. It just seems natural to go about it alphabetically, so, naturally, today's first featured category is Art & Photography.

There are 11 Canadian Weblog Awards Art & Photography nominees so far, and there is a lot of eye candy to be found with this talented lot. Take a look around their weblogs and say hello!

Alice in Paris Loves Art and Tea
Booooooom!
Marc Johns
Oceanaria
Raymi the Minx
sweet | salty
UPPERCASE
Watawa Life
Winnipeg: Love and Hate
Wish Jar
Words Are Meaningless

If you know of another Canadian artist or photographer with a notable weblog, consider nominating them for a Canadian Weblog Award.

We're Putting Ourselves Out There

Press release, anyone?

"The Inaugural 2010 Canadian Weblog Awards Bring Out Canada's Best Bloggers"

It has been sent out to a goodly number of university and city newspapers across the country.

Buttons, Buttons, and More Buttons

There are now THIRTY-SEVEN buttons for your weblog to show off the Canadian Weblog Awards and/or your status as a nominee.

There are general Canadian Weblog Awards buttons, general nominee buttons, and now nominee buttons to show off the specific categories for which you've been nominated. All you need to do is copy and paste the code for your chosen buttons into your weblog template or into a weblog entry.

Cheers!

Why the Long Nomination Period?

One thing that I have been asked quite a few times over the last several days is why the Canadian Weblog Awards nomination period is so long, running all the way from January 1st to October 31st.

The reason for this is that these awards are to be about more than who places first, second, and third. These awards are primarily about the promotion of Canadian weblogging at its finest, and the long nomination period allows for the creation of an ongoing list of nominees that we can all access and experience throughout the year.

It is an opportunity to find each other, engage each other, and enjoy the incredibly broad range of what each of us has to offer both this community here and the other communities in which we take part. It would be a disservice to have this place only be active for a couple of months out of the year when we have such a rich creative resource to tap into.

With that said, if you know of a Canadian weblog that you believe should be shared with the rest of Canada and the world, check out our criteria and take a moment to nominate it for a Canadian Weblog Award. We would love to see what's going on with our fellow creatives!