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 AIR – USA Airport Authority – HONG KONG SAR PRC Akademie Deutscher Genossenschaften E.V. – GERMANY ANTA Sports Products Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC Avila Creative, Inc. – USA Bank of China – HONG KONG SAR PRC Beijing Pengtu Culture & Art Communication Co., Ltd. – PRC BESO by LLYC – SPAIN BGA Publishing – USA Brainds Marken und Design GmbH – AUSTRIA Bright Visuals – SLOVENIA Burgess Strategic Marketing Services – USA California Water Services Group – USA CD Communications Group SDN BHD – MALAYSIA China Communications Services Corporation Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC China Telecom Corporation Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC China Unicom – HONG KONG SAR PRC CODE Red – GERMANY 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 Daniel Kennedy Communications Services – USA Design Kommune – GERMANY DNA KOMUNIKA – INDONESIA 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 Fulkrum Studio – USA Genesis Energy – NEW ZEALAND GENNEX Financial Media Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Global Reporting Services – AUSTRALIA Granato Creative Group – USA Great Thinks GmbH – GERMANY HeterMedia Services Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANY HNB Assurance – SRI LANKA Hong Kong Metropolitan University – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hong Kong Police Force – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hong Kong Tourism Board – HONG KONG SAR PRC Hyphen Group – SOUTH KOREA Hyundai Motor Group – SOUTH KOREA i.LINK Group Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Inbrax – CHILE Insight Creative – NEW ZEALAND iONE Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Jessica Qian – USA Journal International The Home of Content GmbH – GERMANY JUJU Studio – USA Jungheinrich – GERMANY Kanro Inc. – JAPAN KD1 Designagentur – GERMANY Kerry Properties – HONG KONG SAR PRC Killing Mario – SOUTH KOREA KMW – GERMANY KPR – SOUTH KOREA KW Communications – GERMANY Lin Young – MALAYSIA LLYC – SPAIN Lorraine Gregory Communications – USA M-1 Studios – USA M&M Consulting Ltd. – HONG KONG SAR PRC |
Mag & Me – GERMANY M Digital Partners Company Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Media Genesis – USA Mensalia GmbH – AUSTRIA Meta Fusion Pte. Ltd. – SINGAPORE Milenio 3 – MEXICO MM Partners – SOUTH KOREA Ngong Ping 360 – HONG KONG SAR PRC Nova Fusion – MALAYSIA NZ Post – NEW ZEALAND Ocean Park Corporation – HONG KONG SAR PRC Orange Financial Printing Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC PepperClub – GERMANY Profilwerkstatt – GERMANY PRATT Institute – USA Quaker Houghton – USA RBK Advertising & Design – USA REF Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Reginald Pauffley – UNITED KINGDOM RE:think – MALAYSIA ringzwei – GERMANY Sakaguchi Corp. – JAPAN Sequel – USA Shian Inc. – JAPAN Six Group Services AG – SWITZERLAND Smart Media – SRI LANKA Solomon Financial Press – HONG KONG SAR PRC SS Digital Media – USA Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. – USA Studio 210, LLC – USA Symrise – GERMANY Tayburn – TÜRKIYE Territory – GERMANY The Hong Kong Society for the Aged – HONG KONG SAR PRC Toppan Nexus Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC United Therapeutics – USA Walker Publicity Consulting – USA Wynk Design, Inc. – USA X_Design – MEXICO Yellow Creative (HK) Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC Zeev Zamir – USA |
2024 iNOVA FACULTY OF DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
| BGA PUBLISHING Brightwaters, NY Beau Gardner – President FGI DESIGN New York, NY Trevor Paccione – Creative Director Susan Weiss – Senior Vice President HETERMEDIA SERVICES LTD. HONG KONG Orling Or – Sales & Business Development Director HYPHEN GROUP Seoul, South Korea Kim Young-il – Senior Director Yang Jung A – Art Director Youn Su-keun – Planning Director |
INDEPENDENT Los Angeles, CA Jessica Qian – Art Director KREATIF FABRIKA Istanbul, TURKEY Umut Aktas – Head of Agency Miray Bingöl – Group Account Director Efsane Uzan – Creative Group Head KERRY PROPERTIES LIMITED HONG KONG SAR PRC Michelle Lam – Senior Director, Sustainability & Communications MARK JOSEPH PHOTOGRAPHER Chicago, IL Mark Joseph – President |
TOPPAN NEXUS LIMITED HONG KONG Grace Fung – Senior Designer Derek Ma – Art Director Amy Leung – Senior Designer ULLED ASOCIADOS Barcelona and Madrid, SPAIN Mercè Balañá – Partner Ana Cabello – Account Executive Judith Marrase – Account Manager Sara Navarrete – Account Manager Lucia Pérez – Account Manager Nerea Rubio – Account Manager Loli Santamaria – Copywriter Mar San Segundo – Account Executive Eva Serra – Account Manager Susana Vilas – Account Manager |