I recently participated in a web design contest and placed third. Below is my entry. I placed third among fifteen or so entrants. About a month after the contest I ran into one of the judges and they told me my work would have placed higher if I had located the "Home" button in the traditional spot which is at the left end on the navigation bar. I chose to place it in the center of the navigation bar because it was the shortest word on the navigation bar and it looked balanced when placed in the center. In the world of web design, this apparently was controversial and caused some debate among the judges. I had questioned the status quo and that didn't sit well. I don't mind this because one of my goals in design is to shake things up and challenge the status quo. How important is it to always locate the home button at the left end of the navigation bar? Would the design I used cause you to have trouble getting back to the home page? Let me know what you think.