Of course more time would be better. However, nearly everything important can be done in 15 seconds. The really critical things. Like getting the generators at the hospital up to keep the ICU running. Closing gas mains. Taking the scapel out of the guys brain during surgery.

You can't drive home from the grocery store and strap yourself into bed in 15 seconds, but you can do a lot of really really important things in that time.

Rob:

It occurred to me while reading through your comments and paging over to the entries that perhaps you might be wanting to stay too close to home with the new design. One of my recommendations in this regard would be to get a little more "gutsy" with your judgments. I can appreciate the necessity of some ground rules and the non-changeable nature of some slashcode components, as well as the comfort level that comes along with choosing a new design that closely resembles the old, but that may negate the point of the exercise.

Given the scope of the redesign and the nature of the contest, I'd be interested in seeing some of the more revolutionary entries (more of a 2.0 than a 1.1, to put it another way). I understand it's your party and you'll make the calls, but figured I would throw my pennies in.