CSSDA uses two judging systems. The first is for WOTD (Website of the Day) and is determined by the scores from the judging panel. To be considered, sites must receive an average score above 8.20 (this varies depending on quality of the sites submitted). Sites, except WOTDs, that receive above 6 receive Special Kudos. The second system is for the public vote awards and the categories include UI Design, UX Design and Innovation. Winners are determined by votes from both the public and the scores from the judges. To win, sites must receive 20 votes in one or all categories and the total average score from the judges must be above 6.
Q. What do you mean by UI, UX and Innovation?
UI refers to the User Interface design such as aesthetics and effects. UX refers to User Experience and functionality. Innovation refers to the use of new development and design ideas.
Q. Can a site win all four awards including UI, UX, Innovation & WOTD?
Yes, sites that score highly in all categories have the chance to win both the public awards and the judge's WOTD award.
Q. Is there a time limit for judging and scoring?
A time limit of 96 hours pertains to WOTD. Outstanding sites can win both WOTD and the public awards prior to this time if enough votes are received for UI, UX and/or Innovation and the judges' scores are high enough.
Q. Are the scores updated in real-time?
Yes. Revisiting the detail pages of nominees during the 96 hour time limit will display updated scores and votes.
Q. Can the public vote without a login account?
Yes. Public votes do not require a login account. Please note that a maximum of 1 vote per site applies for each of the UI, UX and Innovation awards giving a total of 3 public votes per site. A combination of IP tracking and human moderators may be used to help deter click-fraud.
Current Judges' Scores
9
Masateru Nishinaga
Designer
UI9
UX9
INN9
9.33
Federico Pian
Creative Front-end Developer
UI9
UX9
INN10
9
Michi Del Rosso
Co-Founder and Creative Director
UI9
UX9
INN9
9.73
Labib Jaffar
Senior Visual Designer
UI10
UX9.4
INN9.8
7.33
William Dollace
Creative Director
UI7
UX7
INN8
10
Will Beeching
Creative Director
UI10
UX10
INN10
10
Michael V. Bloom
Design Director and Creative Technologist
UI10
UX10
INN10
10
Emil Akhtyamov
CEO
UI10
UX10
INN10
9.67
Leo Zakour
Co-Founder & CEO
UI9.5
UX9.5
INN10
8.6
Mayra Metaxa
Founder and Web Developer
UI9
UX8.3
INN8.5
9.53
Michela Chiucini
Designer & Art Director
UI9
UX9.6
INN10
9.33
Sergio Behrends
VPE
UI9.4
UX9.2
INN9.4
9
Margherita Silvestri
Brand Director and Co-Founder
UI9
UX9
INN9
8.67
Silvia Script
Senior User Experience & Interface Designer
UI8
UX9
INN9
9.25
Troy Graham
Executive Creative Director
UI9.25
UX9.25
INN9.25
8.8
Laurent Canivet
Art director
UI8.9
UX8.6
INN8.9
9.67
Stan Kirilov
Director of Experience Design
UI9
UX10
INN10
9
Maximilian Hentschel
Creative Director
UI8.5
UX9
INN9.5
8.33
Stefan Vitasovic
Creative Front-End Developer
UI8
UX8
INN9
9.67
Pavel Kosov
Product and Visual Designer
UI10
UX10
INN9
9.07
Derek Hayes
Designer
UI9
UX9
INN9.2
8
Gianluca Procaccini
Creative Director & Visual Designer
UI8
UX8
INN8
9.67
Adam Hartwig
Senior Design Technologist
UI9.5
UX9.5
INN10
8.83
Dermot O'Shea
Digital Architect
UI9
UX9
INN8.5
9.33
Ziyun Liang
Product & New Experience Designer
UI9
UX9
INN10
10
David Guillemin
CEO & Creative Technologist
UI10
UX10
INN10
7.83
Victor Essnert
Technical Director
UI8
UX7.5
INN8
9.17
Paolo Brotto
Web designer & Founder
UI9.5
UX9
INN9
10
Hanson He
Senior UX Engineer
UI10
UX10
INN10
9.83
Fred Fenouil
Creative Director & Producer
UI10
UX10
INN9.5
9.33
Nicolas Baldovini
Partner, Vice-President, Executive Creative Director