very well put, but there are some other’s like moluv, I don’t know, maybe you should add it? and how did you make it so that people can rate this thread?
I just happened to stumble onto this thread thru google:)
I am the owner of DOPE Awards, and would like to add that I DO NOT give awards to just anyone, ask the other 1000 or so submissions I have recived over the last month or so:) DOPE is not here to simply give anyone an award, its here mainly to promote established as well as up and coming designers from around the world, hopefully they will make a few bucks through my DOPE award project!!
I have seen some pretty wacked sites sporting a dope awards. Unless they just peeled it and put it on their sites. But I would not put dope up there with a bombshock, but I will be watching your awards to see how things look from now on
You have to take into consideration that there is an E for Effort section in DOPE Awards, this section is for people with not so much talent, therefore the award is based off of there hard work and EFFORT:)
and yes you are correct, Dope awards is not as respected as ultrashock, fwa, etc, but eventually it will be:) I have big plans for this project in the future, but for now its simply a place for people to become inspired and enjoy a few good works from designers all over the world!!
personally i feel the Dope award E is actually offensive, its sorta like “i like your effort, you dont make it, but here, if it makes you happy”. Actaully, its really offensive, why isnt it just like:
Good Alright Hmmm Crap
the GAHC award. “congratulations, youve won a GAHC AWARD!! You will be featured in the Crap section because we recognise how sh*t your site is and would like to present you with this honour.”
Sorry, needed to get that off my chest…no doubt winning an Effort award boosted my ego dramatically enuf to post this…
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lol, just had chocollaaaate, bit tippy weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
this section is for people with not so much talent, therefore the award is based off of there hard work and EFFORT
just one more thing, sean, thats really offensive, why do you give people with no talent awards…it means nothing, no one deserves to be “you’ve got no skill but you have heart…”. Thats the biggest crap ever, if someone is bad at a sport for example, i would just go “your crap, go practise”. meh…
If you said hard work and effort in large caps Sean, how does add up with “no talent”? Ive been to the effort section and many of the designers of those sites are pretty darn good if I do say so myself.
There are certain facts in life, and not having as much talent as somone else is one of them, for instance, there may be a football player that runs the 40 yard dash in 4.0 seconds, but doesnt have the heart to use it to his advantcage, he may play on the team, but he sits on the bench, the other guy(the one with not as much talent) runs the 40 yard dash in 5.5 seconds, he doesnt sit on the bench, he actually starts and is leading the team in yards and touchdowns, not because he is the fastest, but because he has the drive and motivation to become faster:)
but, may i ask how do you know if someone puts effor into their website?
If the design is solid and all the lines are straight and the font is not blurry, that tells me they have put alot of time into the small details:) To be honest, i dont know anything, i just enjoy giving someone a simple award for there hard work, if it makes them happy, then my work is done!!
Most of those award sites are wack… and whoever said that the Golden Web Award was a real good one needs to go shoot themselves. That’s absolutely the worst one you can possibly get.