I think most of it is either laziness or stubbornness. To first time participants, the whole idea of doing a timed reboot is pretty scary (my first time will probably be this time next year, just in time for college ), and just finishing the design and making it look like the mental picture they have is the hardest part. So they don’t try after a certain point, as if to say, “What more do you want of me?”

For designers, however, trying to keep that picture intact is sometimes more important than keeping the body of the design intact, which is a major failing in my opinion. Designers should be able to embrace both standards and beauty in one, and that’s what the reboot is all about.

I think it’s going to be great. The outpouring of criticism over last year’s ridiculous flop of a standards reboot should set some people straight this year. And in addition, to make everything better, hope that a certain someone will surprise us tomorrow