JUDGING CATEGORIES
Juried by Panel
Best in Design→ Best window executed across all design categories.
Best Professional/Artist Design→Professionals, artists, and designers-alike with a minimum of 2 years experience in their field.
Best Student/Recent Graduate Design→Full-time students enrolled in an accredited school of higher learning or recent graduates who have obtained a degree within a recent 2 year period.
Exhibit Window→Windows designed by the following: 1. a business owner who opts to design their own window or has their own designer on hand (not paired with a designer by the OCBC). 2. Artists/designers who choose to pay a fee to design a vacant space and not represent a business or promote retail - these windows are typically designed without any creative constraints. 3. A design team of two or more applicants who either represent a design firm or would like to design the window as a group. These windows are only eligible for "Best Exhibit Window' and "Public's Favorite Window' categories. Not eligible for a grand prize
Old City Windows 2011 Judge Panel
The OCBC will be announcing our panel of judges soon! We look forward to selecting another great panel this year, selecting people who are considered to be leaders in their field and have a sincere interest in Old City Windows.
Make sure that you do your part and sign up! Get your name out there and show your peers in the industry your work!
Judging Process + Criteria
4 independent judges give each window an individual score and focus on three main themes:
Content and Creativity, Visual Interest, Technical Skill of the designer
Judges will evaluate final concept drawings/sketches (submitted after the designer nears completion of window ) and window photos as part of the judging process.
Scores from each judge are then tallied to come up with a final score for each window.
The highest score will go to the 'Best in Design' category and then remaining scores will be tallied for the remaining sub-categories.
Juried by Public
Public's Favorite Window→Public voting takes place Oct 1st-Oct 23rd. The public is encouraged to vote for their favorite designer window by sending in text messages and online votes. The OCBC tallies all votes to announce the public's favorite.
The judges reserve the right to determine the number of entries that will be recognized with an award. Therefore, an honorable mention award may or may not be given.
Decisions of the Judges are final.
The OCBC reserves the right to disqualify an entry before, during or after the contest judging. In the case of disqualification after an awards ceremony, the entrant will be required to return the award and the OCBC may make a public announcement.
