Web 2.0 links
May 10th, 2006
Nice post on fontshop about web 2.0 logos and their fonts.
Over 400 web 2.0 Logos on Flickr
Nice (but 1 year old) digital web article about web 2.0
SkateMap.it Redesign
May 27th, 2005
We’re currently planning the redesign of SkateMap.it. This is what we have to do:
- Some simple graphic adjustments
- Complete Xhtml strict and css redesign
- New custom CMS in order to manage a network of collaborators, spot updates, reviews, video clips and more.
- Complete platform migration from win / iis / mysql / asp to linux /apache / mysql / php
- New features like flash map (including wether informations, accomodations and more.) Ical based calendar a thin english version and more.
Just for information, SkateMap it’s a Soolid no profit project created to help italian and international skateboarders to get updated informations about italian skateboard park, spot, ramps.
Originally started in ‘99 by Gros and Jep as back side of their Bastard summer catalog with MrRoboto as WebMaster it’s now completely managed by us. Due to lack of time some section are a bit unmanaged and some contents deprecated but the website still has 7.000 registered users, more than 4.000 unique users per day (more during winter) , more than 600 skateboard clips with italian/international skateboarders.
It’s a big, long and hard job, If you think you can help us or suggest something about, drop us a line.
The Italian Skateboard Championship, renewed
March 4th, 2005
From this year our Italian Skateboard Championship looks like other national championship with a solid backend, a good judges selection (with a training day), better quality events, and better rank management.
This is the new logo i’ve done (off course, it’s not a DeChirico, but all members voted for this one and not any of these)
And this is an “handmade” translation of the press relase:
In the first days of February, during a meeting in Monaco, Germany, has benn officially founded the European Skateboarding Association (ESA).
This Organization will represent the European skateboarding. SkateboardSociety like a co-founder of this association, will be the italian referent for this new “European Federation”.
To integrate all national championship in single european ranking the old Italian Skateboard Championship (in italian CIS, Campionato Italiano di Skateboard) the old system of contests, categories and ranking has been modified.
The goal is uniform the italian contests to the european way. The main idea is to limitate the number of official events elevating the quality. The following lines explain in chapters all the new features:
OFFICIAL JUDGES AND FORMATION
For the first time in italian skateboarding history, there will be a qualification course on 13 of March 2005 at TempleSkatepark near Reggio Emilia. During this day participants will learn the judging methods of WCS (World Cup Skateboarding). This course is free of charge and open to everyone. For more information or subscription: info(at)skateboardsociety.com.
OFFICIAL CONTESTS
Starting from the 2005 edition the Italian Championship disputed in a single category, distinction between sponsored(cat.A) and no-sponsored(cat.B) skater will no longer exixt.
Parallely to the official contest, (few in number and better selected), wiht access through qualifications, there will bee “non Point” or “Recognized” events that grants preferential access to the Official Championship Contest.
Each official event will be disputed as following: Qualification, semi finals, finals.
The skaters that satisfy to these requirement will access directly to the semi finals:
- First 10 sponsored (Cat.A) skaters in general 2004 ranking
- First 5 no-sponsored (Cat.B) skaters in general 2005 ranking
- First 10 skaters in general 2005 ranking, at time of the contest.
- EverySkater (from Italy or outside) allowed to avoid qualifications in european or world circuit
Those who does not satisfy any of these requirements, will have to dispute the contest from the qualifications.
Qualification and semi finals will be disputed as Jam (3/5 skaters in the same run). Will access to the finals, the first 12 skaters of semi-finals. In finals each skater will ride in 2 1-minuted runs. Judges will choose the best one.
“Recognized” also called “non Point”
These contest are for young / new skater, does not replace the “old” no-sponsored (cat.b) category, but act as a benchmark for not-expert athletes.
Each event will be selected by reliability of the organizer and the quality of the skate course.
Each event called “Non-Point campionato italiano” must respect some quality / seriousness requirements in agreement with SkateboardSociety. These events must be judged at least by 3 judges validated by SkateboardSociety. (in other words 3 of 5 judges must have attended the judges course (as written above). Management and promotion of these events are competence of local organizers.
For further informations check the official SkateboardSociety website. To subscribe or request some informations, write to info@skateboardsociety.com.