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What makes a successful entry?

1. Look for appropriate projects to enter
As a general rule, the sort of projects which will do well in this competition are those where tight and specific objectives were set at the beginning and where sufficient data currently exists to allow serious evaluation against those objectives.

2. Involve clients from the outset
Entries must be made with the approval of your client. You will also need their full co-operation to obtain the sort of data needed to make a convincing case for effectiveness (see Focus on Effectiveness). For help and advice on how to gain your client's support email awards@dba.org.uk

3. Early preparation of your entry
Experience shows that the longer you have to gather supporting data for your entry the better, especially if your clients are not to be put under undue pressure to supply statistics and other information for case studies.

4. Reference previous DBA winners
We advise you to read previous Award winners as a guide to style and how much detail should be given. Click here to download case-histories free of charge.

5. Pay attention to the presentation and writing of your entry
Unlike most other design competitions, the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards are judged on written submissions. Visuals are only used to give judges an appreciation of the scope and nature of the design work. It is in your interest to produce a well presented, clearly written and logically argued case.

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On evaluating effectiveness specific to:
Corporate/Brand Identity – over/under £100,000

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6. Focus on EFFECTIVENESS
The key parts of your entry are those describing the project objectives, evaluating the outcome against those objectives, and demonstrating that design made a specific contribution to the project's commercial success. There is not one pre-determined route that can be applied to each project in order to assess effectiveness. Tips for using data in your entry and evaluating effectiveness, specific to the different categories can be downloaded from the menu above.

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