How does WallMag Awards voting work?
WallMag Awards rankings come from a Vote Score out of 100, calculated as an 80/20 mix of jury and community votes — not a raw popularity count.
How votes work
When someone votes (jury or community), they assign Vote Points to a project:
- 100 points — Extraordinary work
- 70 points — Strong, high-quality work
- 10 points — Just okay work
Each voter selects one of these per project.
The 80 / 20 formula
- Jury Score = 80 × (your jury points ÷ highest jury points in the award) → maximum 80
- Community Score = 20 × (your community points ÷ highest community points in the award) → maximum 20
- Final Vote Score = Jury Score + Community Score → always out of 100
This means pure popularity can never dominate — strong jury evaluation lifts a project past one that only racks up community votes.
Voting is transparent, not anonymous
- Jury votes require written comments explaining why the juror chose 100 / 70 / 10. Creators get real, meaningful feedback.
- Community vote counts and your normalized scores are visible on your project page.
- Vote Scores update every hour.
What you (the creator) can see on your project page
- Community vote points on your project
- Jury vote points on your project
- Normalized Jury Score (out of 80) and Community Score (out of 20)
- Final Vote Score (out of 100)
- Jury comments explaining their score
Full breakdown with worked examples
Power to the People — Our Award Voting System covers the full system with worked examples and tie-break rules.
TL;DR: Vote Score is 80% jury (with comments) + 20% community — out of 100. Voting is transparent, not anonymous. Final scores update hourly on your project page.