Criteria & Scoring

Design (40 Pts)

Consistency of Design (10)

design format should be consistent from page to page

Pleasing to The Eyes (10)

design should be pleasing to the eyes

Positioning and Quality of Graphics (10)

positioning of the graphics as well as the quality of the graphics is important

Creativity (10)

there are two types of creativity adaptive and innovative.......adaptive takes what is already done and makes it better (ex. pen).........innovative creates something totally new (ex. the first wheel).

Now that you know there are two types of creativity..........how creative is your site.

Content (45 Pts)

Interesting (10)

is the content interesting.......we look at all content as if we know nothing about it

Beauty (Art, Poetry, Photography) (10)

does the artistic additions add beauty to your site

Contact Info (5)

do you have your contact info on the site

Awards Page (5)

do you have a page setup to display your award

Disclaimer (5)

do you have a disclaimer on your site

Copyright (5)

do you have a copyright on your site to protect your work

Credit for Others Work (5)

do you give appropriate credit for others work

Navigation (10 Pts)

Internal (5)

internal links throughout the site should work properly

External (5)

75% of external links should be working properly

Load Time (5 Pts)

Load Time (5)

does the site load up by the time I can go to the kitchen and get a drink

Superior   100 pts

Gold   94-99 pts

Silver   87-93 pts

Bronze   80-86 pts

Merit   73-79 pts

Disqualifiers

site contains pornography, racist/hate material

site promotes illegal activities

no one under the age of 14 may submit a site

no awards page

site contains only links and banners

under construction signs

more than one advertising pop-up

copyright infringement

your site freezes or crashes our browsers

scripts that prevent visitors from leaving your site

sites with passwords will be disqualified if the owner does not send the judges an account they can use to view the site

Review Process

All websites that are submitted by the 15th of the month will be judged that month.   If your application is received after the 15th it will be held over for the next month.   Only winners will be notified.

What Are my Chances of Winning

What If I Win

Your award must be posted on an awards page.

Your site will be placed on my winners list once it has been verified the award is displayed and the link is up.

I reserve the right to remove a winning site from my winners list if it does not adhere to Lakota Wolf Web Design Awards policies and criteria.

What If I Don't Win

Sites that wish to reapply for my award must wait 90 days to do so.

Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy and assure you that under no circumstances we will knowingly sell, trade or barter any personal information provided on this website to a third party. All information given to this site by e-mail or awards application will be kept strictly confidential.

In compliance with COPPA I will not accept any applications for awards or list any web site created by anyone under the age of 14.