Design matters to our sponsors. Without them, this contest would not be possible.

Premiere Sponsor: Six Apart

In addition to the work of volunteers Arvind, Jesse, and Elise, Six Apart has generously provided the resources needed, in both management time and money, to help make the style contest a reality. Many thanks to Six Apart's Jay Allen, Lilia Ahner, Jacquie Harrison, Randy Reddig and Nick O'Neill, who have been instrumental at securing sponsorships, recruiting judges, coding tips and providing overall guidance, support, and advice. And special thanks to Byrne Reese for tireless help in organizing this all.

Not only did Six Apart bring a great sense of community to this Contest, they contributed in many other ways to the contest. Here are a few:

• $4000 in cash for the grand prize winner.
• $1000 in cash for each category winner.
• Discount codes for designers to use when testing with LiveJournal and TypePad.
• A great deal of promotion on the company site.

Premiere Sponsor: Adobe

Adobe has consistently been on the leading edge of design, but they're not resting on their laurels. Helping make this contest possible is just another one of the ways they're giving back to the community. Here are some things that Adobe is bringing to this contest:

• The grand prize winner will recieve Adobe Web Bundle (valued at $1800), compliments of our Premiere Sponsor Adobe.
• Each category winner can pick an Adobe point product (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks) valued from $300 to $700.
• $50 off any $350 purchase at the Adobe Store for all qualified entrants. (Limited time offer)

Sponsor: WestCiv's StyleMaster

Style Master is the number one cross platform CSS development tool, from people with over a decade's CSS and standards based web development expertise. With unrivaled hand coding and WYSIWYG support, tight integration with blogging and CMS tools like Moveable Type, Typepad and Live Journal, and a powerful, intuitive user experience, Style Master makes working with CSS more productive, and more enjoyable. After all, web development should be fun. Download an unlimited 30 Day demo right now for Mac OS X or Windows right now!

Here are some things that WestCiv is bringing to the Style Contest:

• All winners recieve a free copy of Style Master (valued at $100).
• All qualified entrants recieve a 25% discount on a purchase of Westciv's Style Master.