"It's really a shame that a small company that does good, award-winning work, doesn't really waste time or money, and genuinely cares about giving clients more than they deserve can't survive."

I can't post comments on his site, so I'll do it here. I'm curious whether he uses the phrase "award-winning work" to mean the company did excellent work, or that they actually won awards. Industry awards are primarily a tool for impressing clients, or your boss. There are too many award-winning sites that suffer from basic usability issues.

Posted by: Jack on August 4, 2002 10:05 PM

 

Jack, that was an award winning comment.

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on August 4, 2002 10:24 PM

 

Almost forgot... two more categories:

1) When awards are given by a company or organization, a chief purpose is to draw attention to the entity giving away the award. Chamber of Commerce awards are a good example, to get a "grip and grin" photo into the local newspaper.

2) Alumni awards are often given to prospective donors to get their pocket books open.

Posted by: Jack on August 5, 2002 04:02 AM

 

I know Andrew personally and professionally, and he's an award-winning guy ;-)

Posted by: Stefan Smagula on August 5, 2002 03:06 PM

 

How weird to show up here... Hi Stefan.

By award-winning I meant that defcom won a bunch of industry awards. They had them hanging in the bathroom.

That personal statement's getting a bit rusty feeling. Maybe I should update it.

Posted by: Andrew on August 7, 2002 03:37 AM

 

Andrew wins my Best Information Architect in Berlin award.

Posted by: Victor on August 9, 2002 06:22 PM