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Today we are pleased and proud to announce the 2010 BlogHer Voices of the Year!
This year we expanded the Community Keynote concept that we started in 2008 (thanks to Eden Kennedy's brainstorm and ongoing curation) to allow us to shine a spotlight on even more great work. As we announced in March, that means that below you will find 90 finalists across five categories, including three finalists per category who will also present their work as part of the 2010 Community Keynote on Friday August 6th.
That same evening the Voices of the Year Gala will include an art auction, curated by kirtsy, featuring custom-commissioned artwork that evokes the spirit of these 90 Finalists.
This year we received nearly 1,000 submissions, so I must start by thanking our Voices of the Year Committee who helped us arrive at the 90 amazing pieces you'll see below, and hear a sampling of at the Community Keynote:
Curator: Eden Kennedy from Fussy.org
BlogHer: Elisa, Jory and Lisa, BlogHer Co-founders and Jes Ferris, Conference Programming Manager
Phase 1 "Pay It Forward" Judging Committee (all former Community Keynoters):
Danielle Henderson
Deb Rox
Grace Davis
JD from I Do Things
Karen Walrond
Laurie White
Liz Gumbinner
Mike Adamick
Stephanie Bergman
Tanis Miller
Phase 2 Judging Committee:
Annalee Newitz, journalist and IO9 founder
Heather and Jessica from Go Fug Yourself
Katie Orenstein, founder of The Op-Ed Project
Lizz Winstead,Comedian and co-creator of The Daily Show
Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman
Riccardo Spina, Creative and Brand Director for brands such as Walmart.com, Sun, Intuit, Disney and BlogHer
Stacy Morrison, author and former editor-in-chief of Redbook Magazine
Thanks to you all!
Now, without further ado, here is the list of the 2010 BlogHer Voices of the Year!
We'll reveal the specific work chosen to represent the non-presenting finalists, but in order to maintain some suspense for the Community Keynote itself, we won't reveal which post or design is being presented by the Community Keynoters until immediately following the Keynote. (Editor's note: Updated below!)
Go. Read. Enjoy. And remember to check back after the event to check out the Community Keynote works and to bid on the art pieces all of the below Finalists inspired.
Category: DESIGN
Finalists:
Bill Colgrove for the MamaPop site design
Calliope for the Creating Motherhood masthead
Katherine Center for the KatherineCenter.com site design
Krystyn Heide for the GwenBell.com site design
Laurie Smithwick for the Leap Design logo
Maria Melee for the Unfinished Dad masthead
Nap Warden for the Full of Snark masthead
and...
BlogHer 2010 Community Keynote DESIGN Presenters:
Jill Smokler from Scary Mommy showed the process behind her self-designed blog logo
Roxana from Everyday Treats shared how she redesigned her blog
Stephanie Roberts from Picture of Hope showed and read about the Pictures of Hope project.
Category: GEEKY/NERDY
Finalists:
Amy Tucker: I Miss Gaming
Ann Imig: What To Expect: Your First Blogiversary
Cabinessa: I Love Country Music
Cecily Kellogg: Thin-Skinned and Proud Of It
Celeste Lindell: How Average Jane's Brain Works
Dawn Rouse: Teacher Thoughts
Eden Riley: Blogging Out Loud
Elizabeth Kate Switaj: Lady Gaga, Pop-Absurdity and Telephone
Jenna Hatfield: The (Non)Lament of the Mommy Photographer
Juliet Terzieff: New Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Ugly
Kate from The Urban Primate: Real Science
Kate Bladow: My Name is Kate & I Am a Listener
Kristen Howerton: Social Networking: Sucking Time, Saving Lives, and the Gray In-Between
Mardi from Eat, Live, Travel, Write: Graine de Macarons!
Megan Hook: The 140
RJ from Vampire Vocab: BlogHer: There really isn't anything I can say to describe it. Really.
Veronica Arreola: Does Science Ever Trump Human Lives?
and...
BlogHer 2010 Community Keynote GEEKY/NERDY Presenters:
Liz Henry from BadgerBag read What Is Geek
Liz Rizzo from Everyday Goddess read Phone Karma
Sarah Kimmel from Tech4Mommies read Online Scams, Chains and Hoaxes
Category: HUMOR
Finalists:
Alice Bradley: Oh,
