"Design Eye for the Usability Guy" (Meyerweb)

Many have complained of the blot on the design landscape that is Jakob Nielsen's website, UseIt.com, but finally some people have got around to doing something about it, with a competition launched by Built for the Future to create a revamped site design, ReUSEIT.

In the words of Built for the Future, "Design a usable, intuitive layout and navigation, organize the content with usability in mind, and create a work of art which still reflects the importance and influence of Nielsen's work."

The contest is a friendly project being run with the blessing of Nielsen, although he doesn't plan to use the winning design, apparently. The deadline is the end of October.

Postscript: The organisers have promised to put a woman or two on the judgin' committee, after comments expressed by yours truly and others. "You're in collusion, aren't you?", said Bob Sawyer. Well, no, we just all seem to have the same startlingly obvious idea at the same time.

Well now Elizabeth Castro has been invited on board....as has Molly E. Holzschlag....