{"id":13210,"date":"2023-04-03T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/?p=13210"},"modified":"2024-05-06T16:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T20:00:23","slug":"help-your-project-stand-out-to-voda-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/help-your-project-stand-out-to-voda-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"Help your project stand out to VODA judges\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tips for designers preparing\u00a0submissions for the Value of Design Awards (VODA)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018Garden Avenue Laneway Home\u2019 by Suzanne Wilkinson Interiors Inc. (Suzanne Wilkinson).<\/p><\/div>\n

IDC\u2019s Value of Design Awards (VODA) shine a spotlight on Canadian interior designers by providing a forum to showcase the benefits of design thinking: an empathetic, inventive, and iterative process focused on the human experience within interior spaces.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some helpful tips from past judges to help you prepare this year\u2019s submissions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Be clear and concise<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Think from the perspective of the judges, who are often your peers. Try to eliminate fluffy, corporate language and focus on specific explanations that clearly summarize your project, objectives, obstacles, and outcomes. Remember to explain the \u2018why,\u2019 especially in solving design challenges (ex: why the design approaches are innovative, or why some challenges were impactful in the process). <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Images should support your descriptions<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Your text should reflect your images, but, more importantly, your images should support the story of your design. Elaborate on hidden features. Often, much of a company\u2019s culture requires behind-the-scenes \u2018solutions,\u2019 which are difficult to capture in a photograph. Avoid including additional PDF documents with your image submissions. The information contained in the PDFs should be part of your submission text but do consider including floor plans. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Write, edit, proofread\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Once you\u2019ve answered all the questions and included your attachments, proofread your submission form to ensure all fields are complete and there are no editorial errors. It\u2019s a good idea to have another person proofread your work before submitting it. Judges do not like to see grammar or spelling mistakes. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. Tell your community<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Keep in mind that furniture manufacturers and other collaborators on your project would love to hear that you are submitting the project for the VODA competition. Keep them in the loop as a partner and resource for the big event. If your project is selected as a winner, they would love to cheer you on at the awards gala.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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          Deadline to submit is\u00a0May 17, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

          VODA winners will be honoured at an awards celebration this fall. In addition, all winning projects will be profiled on IDC\u2019s website, newsletter, and promoted on IDC\u2019s social media channels.<\/p>\n

          Learn about IDC\u2019s 2023 VODA recipients.<\/a><\/p>\n

          DOWNLOAD GUIDE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong>SUBMIT APPLICATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

          Contact\u00a0communications@idcanada.org<\/a>\u00a0with inquiries.<\/p>\n

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          IDC’s Value of Design Awards (VODA) provide interior designers with a forum to showcase the benefits of design thinking. Here are some helpful tips from past judges to help you prepare this year\u2019s submissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":13231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13210"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18313,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13210\/revisions\/18313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}