Many time you have come across a webpage displaying the awards it has won. There is a list of web design awards you might want to participate in this year. Some of those are free and some require registration fee. Web design is a complex field that requires an excellent technical knowledge, hard work creativity, so it’s nice to be recognized for a “good work” every once in a while. Here are some of the most prestigious website design awards: Awwwards
The award is for the most renowned bloggers and designers. An international jury evaluates the submitted sites and score them from one to ten for the following criteria: 20% creativity, 40% design, 10% content, 30% UX. They also give an opportunity to get Awwwards certificates for site of the day, site of the month, site of the year. Once in a year it holds a conference and awardgiving ceremony. Webby Awards The award is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) Referred as “The Internet’s Highest Honor” by the New York Times. The have several categories from web design to app design and two honors include – The Webby Award and The Webby People’s Voice Award .The winners of these awards are selected by the online community, attracting organization members like Arianna Huffington, David Bowie, and Matt Groening. American Design Awards This is the most recognized design awards in the world. Founded in 2000, it is an internationally recognized design competition for web and graphic designers. Their aim is to find the most “creative, innovative and ethical” designs. The ADA receives 30.000 submissions each year and holds semi-annual, monthly, and student design competitions. CLIO Awards
Founded in the late 1950s. The award is primarily focus on excellence in design and advertising, but also covers honor to digital and web design as well. Recognized by Time magazine as the world’s most renowned advertising awards. Over 100 judges from 60 different countries will judge your work. The winners will receive any type of statue. Of those, less than 1% receives the gold statue. Favorite Website Awards Founded in 2000. Judgement based on design, navigation, graphics, content and personality. Previous winners referred it as “The Web Oscars”. The ‘People’s Choice Award’ is decided upon by public votes and the ‘Site of the Year’ determined by judges. There are other website design recognition includes: AddyAwards, D&AD Awards, promotion and marketing design awards, CSS awards. Choose the ones you like the most and may the force be with you. Good luck! We at IMediadesigns involved in providing cost effective web development solutions and offers custom web design services in Toronto.