Winner Announced: Win a Copy of Five Simple Steps

by Joshua Johnson on 3rd February 2010 with 183 Comments

Congratulations to our randomly selected winner, Marc DeCarli. We hope you enjoy the book and want to thank everyone who entered. We’ll have another competition coming soon!

That’s right, it’s time for another amazing giveaway. Are you excited? I hope so.

Read on to find out how you can win a copy of the the excellent book Five Simple Steps: A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web by Mark Boulton.

Product Information

The book features five sections, each covering a core aspect of graphic design: Getting Started, Research, Typography, Colour, and Layout. Boulton focuses on improving your knowledge of basic design principles and how to apply these ideas to create amazing web designs.

How to Enter

All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post! Easy, right? We’ll be picking the winner on Wednesday, 10th February, so be sure to have your comment posted by then. We’ll ship the book anywhere in the world.

Best of luck, and thanks for reading Design Shack!

Comments & Discussion

183 Comments

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This is awesome!
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I’m in, to win :)
Luke

Hope to win.
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Hi! I’m one of your regular readers and I’m very interested in this book ;)
Dodie

looks like an interesting ebook C:
Jordi Radstake

a comment
Galalad

I’d love to win a copy ;)
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Thumbs up!
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John

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Cool! Thanks for organizing the giveaway! :)
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My interest has been tweaked..
John

this looks good! Good luck to all :)
andrea

Eccomi!
Marius

10th February, that’s my birthday omgomg I’m so nerveus – I want to win the book :D

I need something I can give my trainee when I’m too busy to give advice… >.<
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I’ll be glad to take it off your hands, thanx -
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I would love this.
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Hope to win !
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Looks sweet!
Rey Rivera

I’m new to web design and this would come in real handy!
Erskine Harris

Okay I came running to enter.
Timo

Everybody loves to win, if you can win and learn in the same time that’s even better :)
Andre Audet

I hope to win it :)
Jason B

Looks like an excellent read; count me in and thanks!
Glenn Evens

I want this one!
Rob

Gotta be in it to win it!!
Neil Knauth

I’m a relatively new follower of the RSS feed, and I’m really enjoying the content.

Winning the contest would be icing on the cake!
Jos

Sounds like an excellent read!
Liam

i WILL win this.
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Looks like a good book!
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I am a newbie at designing and winning this book would be amazing
Mohan

looks good! count me in
Ron L

Awesome! Thank you.
shw

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nice reading, i already read it as an PDF :P

it would look good as a gift though :)
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I bet I could use a copy of that.
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Fingers crossed!!
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I’m in! Really useful book even for advanced web designers.
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Sounds like another interesting read, hope I win! =)
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i give it a try :)
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I´m in!
Erica

I haven’t heard of this book before but it sounds really helpful. I might get it even if I don’t win.
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Web Design Book…I’m In!
Martin

Yes Im in. Looks like a quality read.
Michele Agius

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Nice… :)
Greg

Maybe this time I’ll have more luck….
Peter

Cool!! I hope to win, thanks a lot!
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This book looks great! Good luck to me!
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Big Fan. Book looks great.
Billie Jo

I love books, especially books about web design. Thanks for the chance!
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Would love to win this, thanks for the contest!
Eric

Awesome! Would love a copy.
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Looks like a cool book. Want one!
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I’ve been meaning to buy this book but hopefully i’ll win it and add it to my Smashing Mag Book
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It looks great!
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Looks like a good read, would love to win. Thanks!
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:) I like to read it. So here I go.
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Actually thought about buying it b4, looks like an awesome book. Great offer.
jonpixel

Great, I love design books too. I hope to win. :)
Bruno

I’m in!
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Sounds great! Thanks!
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Joining ! ♥
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Would love to win this! Thanks for the opportunity…

R-
Stephen T

I’d like this very much indeed. Comment comment comment, win win win…
Nic P

Here’s to hoping I’m lucky ;]
Ryan K

Thanks guys!
http://www.breadson.com/ Paolo Valzania

Bellissimo e utilissimo, mi piacerebbe vincerlo!

Grazie
Ste

I need this to help me with design issues. I need to get whats in my head into pixels
Cato

For the Win!
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I want it! I want it! … please :)
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I would like to thank the good people at Design Shack for this award…
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A comment
http://twitter.com/ddavidn D.

Cool! Crossing my fingers on this one.
mirtho

nice, hope im the lucky one this time
Steve Robillard

Count me in
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Hi Friend
as i gone through the TOC give here, this book must be very useful for the web designers.
Lets see who wins.
Please count me too…..!!!!!
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yes please!
J

So glad to have found your helpful and inspiring site.
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Hey people, thanks for the information. Ready to win!
Mindaugas

Me me me!!! :)~~~~
Mariah

Bibliomaniac designer here, always looking for something new. Thanks!
Mike

Your “How to Make Money as a Freelancer” post is great!

Thanks!
http://www.impressivewebs.com Louis

Mark Boulton is great at what he does. Would love to get a copy of that. Thanks for the offer.
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hi ;>
Nikhil Jain

That’s great,
That we’ll be helpful for creating awesome designs.
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Love your website. Lots of inspiration. Lots to learn. Thanks for everything. Would really love to get that book.
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Great offer guys!

This site is always my first stop for information
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I want to win :)
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Hope to win.
Katerina

I am in!
Brandon Diaz

I’m going on a trip soon, so it’d be great to have a new book to flip through.
Alina M.

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Willi

Wanna win this book!
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Marc DeCarli

I’m in it to win it!!
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Nice book!
count me in! :)
Allan Kakinda

Hey Hope i win really want to pimp up my designs
Ariyanna

Great giveaway! Hope I win! =)
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Would love to get to read this book.

Have been wanting to read it since the time I read about it being published. never really bought it due to shipping costs which became a issue.

Hope to get to read it this time around.

Thanks

Sunil
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would love to win!!
Chris Andrikanich

Ring-a-ding-ding-dong.
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Nice and useful book. Lucky the one who’ll win.
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Pleaaaaaaase :)
Thank for the contest !
Julie from Toulouse, France
Alfredo Arriaza

excellent thanks for the opportunity
Teo Farro

Nice book!
Amer Fatani

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iThanks …

Amer,
Andrew Male

I’d love to win a copy!
Christina Coviello

I hope I win!
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I love book
Marsha

I’d love to see it ( touch it, own it!)
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hello there,
I just discovered you guys. And I already regret the time without you in bookmarks. Keep up good work mates.
btw, I do hope I’m the winner :)
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If you pick me, I’ll share half the book with you :-)
vidya kanickairaj

Count me in.
Allan Kakinda

i would really love to win this book. Pick me please
Julie

I’ll add my name to the crowd chanting “me me me pretty please me!” :)
Shahzad

Thanks If You Send Me
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Want!
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Just got laid off. Would be nice to win this!
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This book looks awesome! Good luck to me!
Milos

I’am in!
Paul

Great competition and prize
Simon

I always enjoy a good read about new techniques and ideas. Plus I need to learn typography..

Thanks!
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What a great place to win a great book, and finally combine nice read from both sides!
It is meant to be!
CG
Federico

Count me in!
John

Delighted to have the chance. Always keen to learn something new. Cheers.
traedamatic

I JUST WANNA WIN
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I’m in!
Alan Watson

Best of luck to everybody who has entered – this is a good prize to win.
Catherine

Would love this, please enter me.
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Something that is badly needed. There’s just too much poor design out there.
Lucy Pugh

i’d love to win this!
Clementina

Thanks for running this comp. Fab prize.
Steven Taylor

Looks good.
Deborah Curwen

Would love to win :)
Bev

The book would be very useful to me and I have cleared a cute little space on my bookshelf just in case I’m lucky : D
marie

yes I would like a copy.
korky

nice prize, good luck everyone :)
Allan

Would be very handy for me.
legs21

I’d love to win a copy
Julie Cook

I want to finish our family website, this would bring it to life
RACHEL CAMERON

5 reasons why I’d love to win a Copy of Five Simple Steps: A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web…

1. Passion for graphic design
2. Keen to learn
3. Would like to enrich my website
4. Need to increase my design knowledge
5. Would love to read this book

Thank you
Anne

I’m in the middle of redesigning our website, and a copy of this book would make it a lot easier……
Victoria Boland

I would like to win this.
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Carolina

Great product- would love to win it! Thank you.
Solange

Pick me!
Richard Sutherland

Hope I win it.
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Count me in! This would be useful for us.
Paul Green

Game over this is mine!
Andy D

This would be great
Elvire Goulin

This is the kind of practical help that I sorely need.
David Sweet

very useful
deborah southby

would love to have this
heather

What a cool prize! count me in!
Stuart Morrow

Hi, Hope I win.
Ian Brooks

I am a webdesign newbie, eager to get to grips with all this Dreamweaver, CSS etc, this book would really help give me a edge on my classmates as I am 15 years older than them!!
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Awesome PRIZE!
http://www.educating.co.nz Roly Hermans

I’ll bite!

Roly

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