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Judging the Technical Art Competition

• What's New This Year?
• What Forms Will I Need to Judge Entries?
• What Are the Evaluation Criteria?

The [an error occurred while processing this directive] Technical Art Competition consists of 17 categories. The Technical Art Competition accepts physical media and online entries. Physical media includes products that are mounted for viewing or included in a book, brochure, or other paper-based publication. Online includes art in products that depend on an electronic medium for delivery, with the exception of Adobe® Acrobat® Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

What's New This Year?

Updated Platform and Browser Standards:

  • The platform requirements have been updated to include Windows Vista and not to include Windows NT.
  • The list of standard browsers includes Firefox 2.0 and does not include Netscape Navigator 7.1.

PDF documents

Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) files are accepted only in the Technical Publications and Technical Art competitions (not the Online Communication and Online Technical Art competitions). If an entry is submitted as a publication or artwork that is distributed in Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) format, it should NOT be submitted in electronic format—it will not be accepted.

Four printed and bound copies of the publication or artwork are required. If bound, the binding should be simple, but sturdy, such as a three-ring binder or report folder. If the entry includes color that impacts how it is used, then color copies should be submitted so that the judges can evaluate it appropriately.

What Forms Will I Need to Judge Entries?

Judging Evaluation Forms for Technical Art

Comments Cover Sheets (Lead Judges)

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What Are the Evaluation Criteria?

Entries will be divided among the judges based on the 17 categories. Judges will review the entries on their own time over a period of four weeks. Then, judging teams will convene and review each entry in their team's categories.

Technical art is judged on how well it visually communicates a technical message. Judges evaluate the visual appeal, technical execution, and presentation of each entry to determine awards based on the entry's strengths and weaknesses.

An entry on the Web is judged as it exists on the day of judging.

 

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