Judging Procedures
JUDGING CRITERIA
All entries will be judged on concept, content, creativity, ease of navigation, design, functionality, and overall success in achieving the company’s/client’s goals.
AND THE WINNER IS...
The top 30% of entries will earn the Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Honors Award in its Category/Classification. Nominees have the opportunity to see the judges’ score sheets and comments. Winners will be notified by phone and e-mail.
WINNERS WILL RECEIVE...
Stunning metallic foil-stamped certificates will be sent to the Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honors winners. Grand Award winners will receive a unique framed brushed aluminum plaque. The BEST OF SHOW will be honored with a marble and crystal trophy. Unlike other web competitions, there is no charge for your prize. Should you win, your certificate, plaque or trophy is YOURS!
Judges
The iNOVA Awards are judged by top-tier professionals representing web designers, site builders, creative directors, graphic designers, communications managers, marketing communications managers, presidents, and CEOs of agencies responsible for corporate websites from across the U.S.A., Canada, Europe, Hong Kong, and Australia.
FACULTY OF DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
The International Academy of Communications Arts and Sciences (IACAS) was founded by MerComm to set high standards for various communication specialties and to give professionals in the fields higher status by establishing the definition of excellence. Membership in the Academy is considered an international Who’s Who in the communication industry.
| 33 Visual – MEXICO A. Plus Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG ACE Design – SOUTH KOREA Ad Fortune Communications Limited – HONG KONG AIR – USA Airport Authority – HONG KONG Akademie Deutscher Genossenschaften E.V. – GERMANY ANTA Sports Product LTD – HONG KONG Armacell International S.A. – LUXEMBOURG Artist Estate Studio – USA Atrevia – PORTUGAL Atrevia – SPAIN Atruvia – GERMANY Autlan – MEXICO Avila Creative, Inc. – USA Bank of China – HONG KONG Berenberg – GERMANY BESO by LLYC – SPAIN BGA Publishing – USA BP Content – GERMANY Brainds Marken und Design GMBH – AUSTRIA BrandsOnSpeed GmbH – GERMANY Burgess Strategic Marketing Services – USA CD Communications Group SDN BHD – MALAYSIA CHC Enterprises – USA China Communications Services Corporation Limited – HONG KONG China Telecom Corporation Ltd. – HONG KONG China Unicom – HONG KONG Christian Rahofer GMBH – AUSTRIA CITIC – HONG KONG Citizens Development Business Finance PLC – SRI LANKA CODE Red – GERMANY ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited – SINGAPORE Concept C Media GMBH – GERMANY Coolgrey Design Workshop LTD – HONG KONG Cope Content Performance Group GMBH – AUSTRIA Cre8 (Greater China) Limited – HONG KONG Creative Creature Company Limited – HONG KONG Curran & Connors, Inc. – USA Daimler – GERMANY Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. – JAPAN |
Daniel Kennedy Communications Services – USA Devon Title – USA DNAKOMUNIKA – INDONESIA Donnelley Financial Solutions – HONG KONG Doosan Infracore LTD – REBUPLIC OF KOREA EDICO Financial Press Services Ltd. – HONG KONG Elegance Financial Communications Limited – HONG KONG Equity Financial Press Ltd. – HONG KONG Far East Consortium International LTD – HONG KONG Fast Retailing Co., Limited – JAPAN FGI Design – USA Finar Kurumsal – TURKEY GENNEX Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG Gimmick Box Limited – HONG KONG Global Reporting Services – AUSTRALIA Great Thinks GMBH – GERMANY h2h Consulting – USA HeterMedia Services Ltd. – HONG KONG HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANY Hong Kong Broadband Network, Ltd. – HONG KONG Hong Kong Metrolpolitian Universtity – HONG KONG i.LINK Group Limited – HONG KONG Ideas On Purpose – USA IFC – USA Inbrax – CHILE Insight Creative – NEW ZEALAND iONE Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG IR & Mehr – AUSTRIA Jungheinrich – GERMANY Karin Und Walter Gedachtnisstigftung – GERMANY Kerry Properties – HONG KONG Killing Marco – REPUBLIC OF KOREA KMW – GERMANY KW Communications – GERMANY Lin Young – MALAYSIA loved GmbH – GERMANY Luke Communications Group – USA M-1Studios – USA M&M Consultancy – HONG KONG Media Genesis – USA Mens Creation Limited – HONG KONG Mensalia GmbH – GERMANY |
MetaFusion Pte. Ltd. – SINGAPORE Milenio 3 – MEXICO Miramar Group – HONG KONG MM Partners – KOREA MSI – LUXEMBOURG Newport3 Communications – GERMANY Noon Creative – USA Nova Fusion – MALAYSIA OHHH! Organisation ffor Human Health & Happiness Foundation – GERMANY Orange Financial Printing Limited – HONG KONG Pan American Energy – ARGENTINA Paradise Group – SOUTH KOREA Paragraphs – USA PepperClub – GERMANY Porfilwerkstatt – GERMANY PRATT Institute – USA Protop Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG REF Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG Reg Pauffley – UNITED KINGDOM Rethink – MALAYSIA ringzwei – GERMANY Sakaguchi Corp. – JAPAN Shian Inc. – JAPAN Shoemake Photography – USA Six Group Services AG – SWITZERLAND Smart Media – SRI LANKA Solomon Financial Press – HONG KONG SSDM – USA Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. – USA Studio 210, LLC – USA süden ad agency – GERMANY Tayburn – TURKEY The Boeing Company – USA The Charles NYC – USA The Hong Kong Society for the Aged – HONG KONG Toppan Merrill Limited – HONG KONG Tronncom KG – AUSTRIA Troy Chamber of Commerce – USA Ulled Asociados – SPAIN United Therapeutics – USA Walker Publicity Consutling – USA Wynk Design, Inc. – USA X_Design – MEXICO Xanadu Communications – USA Yellow Creative (HK) Limited – HONG KONG Yes Together – IRAN Zeev Zamir – USA |
2021 iNOVA FACULTY OF DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
| AIR Arlington, VA Laura Browning – Graphics Design Rachel Huggins – Marketing Communications Martha Mater – Creative Services BANK OF CHINA Hong Kong Angel Yip – Deputy General Manager CHINA UNICOM (HK) LIMITED Hong Kong Michelle Lam – Manager, Joeling Law – Senior Manager Enrica Lee – Assistant Company Secretary |
ELEGANCE FINANCIAL COMMUNICATION LIMITED Hong Kong Toni Chan – Creative Director Eriko Cheng – Art Director HETERMEDIA SERVICES LIMITED Hong Kong Orling Or – Business Development Director Fiona Wong – Business Development Manager |
KARIN UND WALTER BLUCHERT GEDACHTNISSTIFTUNG Hamburg, Germany Magdalena Bluchert – Vorstand MM PARTNERS Seoul, Korea Young-il Kim – Senior Director SangHyun Lee – Art Director Jong-Kook Yi – Chief Director TOPPAN MERRILL LIMITED Hong Kong Wilson Kwan – Senior Creative Director Derek Ma – Senior Art Director Iris Wong – Senior Art Director |