Artisan Awards
About
This Award...
This award
is given to outstanding sites that are aesthetically
pleasing and have something unique. It is given for
artistry, design skill, originality, and content.
Business sites may apply, but please have something
creative to share.
Turn-around
time may be up to 180 days, depending on the number of
sites to be reviewed. Only winners will be notified.
Please do not reapply within six months of submission.
Criteria
follows (if you have any questions, please email me). If you are interested in
applying for the Artisan Studio Design Award, please read
the entire criteria. Sites that do not follow the
criterea will be disqualified. If you can't take the time
to read and understand this, I won't take the time to
view your site.
Privacy
Policy: your information will not be submitted to any
third parties. It is used solely for the purposes of site
review.
SPECIFIC CRITERIA
View
The Winners list to get an idea of
what is sought.
Take
the Self Test.
If
you do NOT take the self test,
you will not know the CODE WORD
to put on the application form, and will be
disqualified.
Please
take note of COPPA (Children's Online
Privacy Policy Act). You have to be 14 years or
older in order to submit a site. If not, there
has to be a permission letter by the parent/guardian.
If
your site is commercial, that's fine... but bear
in mind that creativity is part of what this
award is about. If you are a small business/commercial
enterprise, your site will be exceptional and
unique in order to qualify.
Popups
are irritating... not an instant disqualifier,
but definitely a drag.
This
is not a "beginners" award. I will not
go past the first page of a typical "homepage"
format.
No
vulgarity. This is a judgement call on my part.
Art and poetry sites will be given latitude here,
but must be tasteful. No adult, violent, or hate
themes. I am simply not interested in these.
Load
time... fast. I rarely wait over a minute for a
page to load. Graphics should be well chosen, and
midi/wav files should be fairly small. Overuse of
Java Scripts and such will disqualify the site.
Also, please spell check prior to applying.
The
site should be extremely well thought out, well
integrated, and it should flow. I am not
interested in animated "dance" pages,
or collections of links. There should be content,
and that content should be interesting to a wide
audience. Layout is very important... do not just
center everything or left justify everything. Use
a little imagination and creativity. TABLES....
and they do NOT always have to have borders!
If
your site is a tribute to a lost or disabled
loved one, it should have content that really
conveys this. Often I see pages that are a
collection of photographs and a short paragraph.
I will not give this award based on empathy or
sympathy. This is a site DESIGN award, not a good
cause award.
Please
give due credit for graphics and borrowed items.
Originality is a plus. Stolen bandwidth will
disqualify the site.
Some
things you can do to test your site... You can
Check your HTML with validators that are
available online, such as the W3C HTML Validation
Service,
WDG
HTML Validator, or Doctor
HTML.
Check all your links at NetMechanic, LinkAlarm, or Link
SleuthTM, or purchase a program
such as LinkScan. Also, check for browser
compatibility using the free services at Web Site Garage, ANYBrowser.com, Bobby, or the Web
Page Backward Compatibility Viewer.
Signing
my guestbook is NOT a requirement, and will have no
impact on your review. You are welcome to do so,
if you wish.
Lastly,
please bear in mind that I must LIKE the site.
Yes, this is subjective... but that is just the
way it is. This does not mean I must agree with
your opinions, or that I will disqualify you if
you happened to choose my least favorite color.
It means that I must like the way the site is put
together, and the overall look and feel of it.
- How I will
rate your site...
I
do not use a scorecard, but if the page contains
over 3 spelling errors or broken links/images,
your site will be disqualified. This is a very
cubjective award, and is based on presentation
and content. If the content, itself, is rather
dry BUT is presented in a way that makes it
interesting, your chances are pretty good. I am
looking for intelligent design. Quality layout.
You don't need to use high-tech flash or other
elements to get my attention... a good, clean,
creative site can stand on its own merrit.
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Please
view The Winners list to get an idea of
the quality of site I am looking for. The Artisan
Award is meant to reflect only the best of the
best... these sites are flawless or nearly so.
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If I have
not frightened you away... please continue to the self
test. I will review EVERY site submitted with the CORRECT
CODE WORD. Only winners will be notified. Please
allow up to 180 days for review. Good luck!
next... SELF TEST
 
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