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 SAR PRC Above The Line Company Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC ACE Design – SOUTH KOREA Ad Fortune Communications Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC AIR – USA Airport Authority – HONG KONG SAR PRC Akademie Deutscher Genossenschaften E.V. – GERMANY ANTA Sports Product Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Armacell International S.A. – LUXEMBOURG Atrevia – PORTUGAL Atrevia – SPAIN Atruvia – GERMANY Autlan – MEXICO Avila Creative, Inc. – USA Bank of China – HONG KONG SAR PRC 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 California Water Services Group – USA CD Communications Group SDN BHD – MALAYSIA CHC Enterprises – USA China Communications Services Corporation Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC China Telecom Corporation Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC China Unicom – HONG KONG SAR PRC Christian Rahofer GmbH – AUSTRIA CITIC – HONG KONG SAR PRC Citizens Development Business Finance PLC – SRI LANKA CODE Red – GERMANY ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited – SINGAPORE Concept C Media GmbH – GERMANY COPE Content Performance Group GmbH – AUSTRIA Cre8 (Greater China) Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Creative Creature Company Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Curran & Connors, Inc. – USA Daimler – GERMANY Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. – JAPAN Design Kommune – GERMANY Devon Title – USA DNA KOMUNIKA – INDONESIA Donnelley Financial Solutions – HONG KONG SAR PRC Doosan Infracore Ltd. – SOUTH KOREA |
Dotplus Communications SDN. BHD – MALAYSIA EDICO Financial Press Services Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Elegance Financial Communications Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Equity Financial Press Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Far East Consortium International Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Fast Retailing Co., Limited – JAPAN FGI Design – USA Finar Kurumsal – TÜRKIYE Genesis Energy – NEW ZEALAND GENNEX Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Gimmick Box Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Global Reporting Services – AUSTRALIA Granato Creative Group – USA Great Thinks GmbH – GERMANY h2h Consulting – USA HeterMedia Services Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANY Hong Kong Broadband Network, Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hong Kong Metropolitan University – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hong Kong Tourism Board – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hyundai Motor Group – SOUTH KOREA i.LINK Group Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Ideas On Purpose – USA Inbrax – CHILE Insight Creative – NEW ZEALAND iONE Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC IR & Mehr – AUSTRIA Jungheinrich – GERMANY Kanro Inc. – JAPAN Karin Und Walter Gedächtnisstiftung – GERMANY Kerry Properties – HONG KONG SAR PRC Killing Mario – SOUTH KOREA KPR – SOUTH KOREA KW Communications – GERMANY Lin Young – MALAYSIA Lorraine Gregory Communications – USA loved GmbH – GERMANY Luke Communications Group – USA M-1 Studios – USA M&M Consulting Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC M Digital Partners Company Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Media Genesis – USA Mens Creation Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Mensalia GmbH – AUSTRIA Mercedes–Benz AG – GERMANY MetaFusion Pte. Ltd. – SINGAPORE Milenio 3 – MEXICO |
Miramar Group – HONG KONG SAR PRC MM Partners – SOUTH KOREA MSI – LUXEMBOURG Newport3 Communications – GERMANY Ngong Ping 360 – HONG KONG SAR PRC Noon Creative – USA Nova Fusion – MALAYSIA Ocean Park Corporation – HONG KONG SAR PRC OHHH! Organisation for Human Health & Happiness Foundation – GERMANY Orange Financial Printing Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Pan American Energy – ARGENTINA Paradise Group – SOUTH KOREA Paragraphs – USA PepperClub – GERMANY Profilwerkstatt – GERMANY PRATT Institute – USA Protop Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Quaker Houghton – USA Red Caffeine – USA REF Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Reginald Pauffley – UNITED KINGDOM Rethink – MALAYSIA ringzwei – GERMANY Sakaguchi Corp. – JAPAN Sequel – USA Shian Inc. – JAPAN Shoemake Photography – USA Six Group Services AG – SWITZERLAND Smart Media – SRI LANKA Solomon Financial Press – HONG KONG SAR PRC SSDM – USA Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. – USA Studio 210, LLC – USA süden ad agency – GERMANY Sydinvest – DENMARK Symrise – GERMANY Tayburn – TÜRKIYE The Boeing Company – USA The Charles NYC – USA The Hong Kong Society for the Aged – HONG KONG SAR PRC Toppan Merrill Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Triglav Insurance Company – SLOVENIA Tronncom KG – AUSTRIA Troy Chamber of Commerce – USA Ulled Asociados – SPAIN USA Writing Services – USA United Therapeutics – USA Walker Publicity Consulting – USA Wynk Design, Inc. – USA X_Design – MEXICO Xanadu Communications – USA Yellow Creative (HK) Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Zeev Zamir – USA |
2022 iNOVA FACULTY OF DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
| BANK OF CHINA Hong Kong SAR PRC Angel Yip – Deputy General Manager CHINA UNICOM (HK) LIMITED Hong Kong SAR PRC Michelle Lam – Manager, Enrica Lee – Assistant Company Secretary CODE RED. GmbH Dusseldorf, Germany Stefan Heinzel – Key Account Manager/Member of Management Board CONSULTANT Chichester, UK Reginald Pauffley – Independent |
CURRAN & CONNOS, INC. Ronkonkoma, NY Jeff Brandi – Chief Creative Officer Criz Malonzo – Art Director ELEGANCE FINANCIAL COMMUNICATION LIMITED Hong Kong SAR PRC Eriko Cheng – Art Director Aman Ho – Assistant Art Director FGI DESIGN New York, NY Trevor Paccione – Creative Director Susan Weiss – Senior Vice President |
KORTEMAERZWOLFF Hamburg, Germany Matthias Wolff – Manager MEDIA GENESIS Troy, MI Antoine Dubeauclard – President STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN St. Louis, MO Mary Muehlemann – Designer Teresa Thompson – Owner/Designer Bryan Wakeland – Senior Designer |