Below are the criteria I use in evaluating a website who has applied for an award.
| Category |
% Of Score |
Point Value |
Content |
20% |
|
| Concrete & interesting information for user. |
| 4 pts. |
| Negative ad banner abuse. |
| 4 pts. |
| Content grouped appropriately. |
| 4 pts. |
| Readable font, both size and color. |
| 4 pts. |
| Good spelling and grammar. |
| 4 pts. |
|
Design |
20% |
|
| Professional appearence. |
| 2 pts. |
| Unique layout. |
| 2 pts. |
| If framed, offers No-Frame version. |
| 2 pts. |
| Good use of white space/graphics. |
| 2 pts. |
| Colors which compliment each other. |
| 2 pts. |
| Continuity & Uniformiy. |
| 2 pts. |
| Minimal use of 'bells & whistles'. (Java, Flash, etc.) |
| 2 pts. |
| Pleasing to the eye. |
| 2 pts. |
| If music is used - on/off switch provided. |
| 2 pts. |
| No 'trailing cursor' scripts. |
| 2 pts. |
Graphics |
20% |
|
| Original and/or unique graphics |
| 4 pts. |
| Use of WIDTH/HEIGHT & ALT parameters. |
| 4 pts. |
| No 'tacky' animation, ie "Blinking" text. |
| 4 pts. |
| Proper use of horizontal/vertical bars & bullets. |
| 4 pts. |
| Seamless background imaging. |
| 4 pts. |
Navigation |
20% |
|
| Clear and easy navigation. |
| 4 pts. |
| ALL internal links function. |
| 4 pts. |
| 8 out of 10 external links function. |
| 4 pts. |
| If IMAP is used, alternate navigation is available. |
| 4 pts. |
| If Java/Jscript is used, alternate navigation is available. |
| 4 pts. |
Operations |
14% |
|
| Compatible with multiple browsers. |
| 2 pts. |
| Reasonable loading time per page. |
| 2 pts. |
| Proper source code - No re-direction. |
| 2 pts. |
| Non-mirrored site. |
| 2 pts. |
| Meta-Tags properly placed |
| 2 pts. |
| Viewable using multiple resolutions. |
| 2 pts. |
| All scripts, applets, etc. are functional. |
| 2 pts. |
Aesthetics |
6% |
|
| Pure subjection...My opinion |
| + / - 6 pts. |