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π³οΈ [VOTING] PHP 8.5 Release Page Design ContestΒ #1563
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A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their designs!
Together with the jury we carefully reviewed all entries and selected a shortlist. Our main criteria were how well the task was understood, the effort put into the submission, and the personal touch that made each design unique.
Because GitHub doesn't allow resetting reactions on issues, we're using this dedicated "Voting" meta issue for the community vote.
Each shortlisted design has its own comment below, please give a π reaction to the comments below with the designs you like most.
To give everyone enough time to review all shortlisted entries, we're extending the voting period until November 2.
The winner will be announced on November 4.
Caution
Please do not use this thread for discussions. Use Meta issue for that: #1472
All unrelated comments will be removed.
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1477 β by @asterd
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1497 β by @ad-1984
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1498 β by @minlivalievs-eng
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1509 β by @mcpad2025-crypto
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1518 β by @thiagoolivier
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1533 β by @everlastedSE (with @kattogat)
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1534 β by @hastelmakh
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1536 β by @christian-acceseo
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1539 β by @nunowar
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1540 β by @KarinCheng
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1541 β by @ben-joostens
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1544 β by @giodi
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1545 β by @tao
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1547 β by @Ayesh
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pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Design #1548 β by @lumnn
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vstelmakh commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Hello @pronskiy,
I have noticed that some designs stick closely to the existing php.net style, while others go for a full redesign. I think the goal was to keep the current brand style and just refresh the release page. Is it fair to compare both approaches together, or am I misunderstanding the requirements? π€
everlastedSE commentedon Oct 27, 2025
I agree. I followed the brief assuming the goal was to modernize the release page while keeping it visually aligned with already existing design of php.net.
If I had known that full rebranding directions were welcome, I would have approached the contest differently.
pronskiy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
@vstelmakh, @everlastedSE, good point and you're right, the original brief did say to stay on-brand with the current php.net style.
When we reviewed submissions, we noticed two directions:
Both showed a lot of effort and creativity so we decided to keep a mix in the shortlist. The only ones we excluded were those that clearly had less work put in.
This contest is also a bit of an experiment for us to see what kind of ideas appear and learn from the process. This is exactly why the scope was just one page, and not the whole website. We'll definitely learn from this and adjust next time.
Anyway, thanks for raising this! It's a fair point and helps explain the process now and hopefully make it better in the future π
In the meantime, please do not use this thread for discussions. Use Meta issue for that: #1472
robclancy commentedon Oct 27, 2025
Tinywan commentedon Oct 27, 2025
ruanmassini commentedon Oct 27, 2025
caneco commentedon Oct 27, 2025
salimibrohimi commentedon Oct 27, 2025
jagadeshanh commentedon Oct 27, 2025
asterd commentedon Oct 27, 2025
ADmad commentedon Nov 2, 2025
Where can one vote for no redesign?
pronskiy commentedon Nov 3, 2025
Thanks to everyone who took part in the voting!
Community voting is now closed. The reaction counts at this moment have been recorded, and any votes added afterward won't be included in the results.
We'll review everything and share the final results in the next few days. Stay tuned!