Last week we posted a review of a fantastic new book for web developers called Eloquent Javascript. This complete beginner’s guide to JavaScript will take you from newbie to pro in less than 200 pages.

This week we’re giving away a free copy of Eloquent JavaScript. Read on for more information on how to win!

Comment to Enter

Entering to win the Eloquent JavaScript couldn’t be easier, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post… that’s it! We’ll announce the winners here and on Twitter one week from today on July 6th. Good luck to everyone and thanks for reading!

It takes just five minutes to enter, and we’re asking you to fill out a short survey. We’ll be publishing the statistics from this in a few weeks time, to give you some awesome insight into the web design industry. Read on to find out more…

The Prize

Hosting, Domain & Gomobi

First up, you’ll receive a free one-year reseller hosting account courtesy of Heart Internet, complete with a domain name and Gomobi for easily building a mobile optimised version of your site. It’s a pretty neat package, and we think you’ll find it incredibly useful.

A 16GB Wi-Fi iPad 2

We’re going to be giving away a 16GB Wi-Fi iPad 2, usually priced at $499, in either black or white. It’s the perfect tool for any designer, and can be a fantastic companion to your existing computer.

The iPad 2 is a fantastic upgrade to the original iPad – it’s thinner, lighter, contains two FaceTime cameras, a faster processor, more memory, and the ability to snap on one of Apple’s awesome Smart Covers.

How to Enter

The competition is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. It closes in one week on 22nd June, so be sure to get your entry in before then as we’ll be closing the survey on that date.

All you need to do is fill out our short web designer survey. We’ll get in touch when the competition closes to let you know if you were chosen as the winner!

Today’s competition features a book from one of the web design community’s most respected individuals: Jeffrey Zeldman.

Read on to find out how you can win a copy of the the excellent book Designing with Web Standards: Third Edition.

Product Information

Best-selling author, designer, and web standards godfather Jeffrey Zeldman has once again updated his classic, industry-shaking guidebook. Substantially revised in collaboration with Ethan Marcotte, this third edition to the foundational web standards text covers improvements and challenges in the changing environment of standards-based design.

PACKED WITH NEW IDEAS
After years of stasis, the world of standards-based design is exploding with new ideas and possibilities. Designing With Web Standards 3rd Edition captures this moment, makes sense of it, and keeps you smartly ahead of the pack.

From HTML 5 to web fonts, CSS3 to WCAG2, the latest technologies, claims and counter-claims get broken down in classic DWWS style into their easy-to-understand component ideas, helping you pick the course of action that works best for your projects.

How to Enter

All you need to do to enter is:

• First, follow @designshack on Twitter
• Then, post your username in the comments below

Easy, right? We’ll be picking the winner on Friday, April 9th, 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!

All you need to do to enter is follow @designshack on Twitter, and post your username in the comments. It only takes five minutes, and we’ll be announcing the winners in one week – on the 19th December.

Good luck, and thanks for reading Design Shack!

Winner Announced!

Congratulations to our randomly selected winner, Erica (@estrahon). I hope you enjoy CSSEdit, and want to thank everyone who entered. We’ll have another competition coming soon!

Your details have been passed on to the developer, and you should receive a license code shortly!

We have three copies to give away, and entering is simple. All you need to do is leave a comment on this post saying why you’d like a copy. The competition will run for one week, and we’ll announce the winners on the 2nd August.

Good luck!

The designs have been put together by students at the Royal College of Art and Design, in London. Whilst it’s a big step away from what we consider to be ‘contemporary design’ online, it does capture the essence of the UK and Britain to an extent – with an abstract twist.

Personally, I’ve never been a huge fan of very abstract artwork, but I think these could prove to be an interesting talking point – and a great stepping stone for the new artists (such as Tom Price, below):

It showcases the vast differences between product design and website design. However, the idea of using contemporary thinking and new talent to re-design a corporate brand is a great one, and something that could move across equally well to online design.

What are your thoughts?

Please read on to find out more about the prizes along with how to enter. Be sure to use a valid email address so that we can contact you if you are a winner!

Prizes & Conditions

Top Prize: A 1 year business web hosting package. Includes free setup, 3 free domain names, £30 Google AdWords voucher, SSH, 100GB disk space and 1000GB bandwidth.

Runner Up Prizes (3): A 1 year home web hosting package. Includes free setup, 1 free domain name, £20 Google AdWords voucher, 3GB disk space and 100GB bandwidth.

The competition closes on Monday 23rd June and winners will be chosen completely at random. The lucky few will be announced on Design Shack the day after. We’ll be in touch with details on how to claim your prize.

How to enter

Entering the competition is simple, and will help Design Shack evolve over the coming months. All you need to do is fill in the following form telling us:

• Two website designs which have recently inspired you
• One article or tutorial which you would like to see on Design Shack

We’re looking forward to hearing your ideas and hope to be inspired from you, our readers!

The competition is now closed!

About UK2

UK2 have been a major player in the web hosting industry since 1998, today having sold over a million domain names. They host thousands of websites and dedicated servers for customers in various countries. UK2 are one of the biggest and fastest growing web hosting companies in the UK, offering services including domains, dedicated servers and e-commerce packages. You can read more about UK2 at their website.

We have four questions to ask you – it will take somewhere between 30 seconds and a minute to answer them and you stand a chance of winning a copy of CSSEdit.

CSSEdit is a highly acclaimed piece of software, allowing you to design beautiful websites with greater ease. Our introduction to CSSEdit highlighted some of the application’s features, along with how to get started using it.

You can click the link below to fill out the survey – be sure to include your email address and we will be in touch if you are a winner!

The project up for grabs is a one page XHTML design with a three day turn-around – a value of $249. All designs are cross browser tested, with fully commented code.