Intergalactic award for data visualizationFIRST CONVOCATION · 2026

DataGrand Prix

The VOVA.TODAY Intergalactic Prize for Data Visualization

An independent review of work that turns evidence into a clear visual argument.

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Entry fee$500per submitted work
JurisdictionAll sectorsof the observable universe
MediumAnystatic, interactive or time-based
StatusOpenfirst convocation

01 / Mandate

Evidence deserves a form equal to its weight.

The Grand Prix recognizes maps, charts, data stories, research interfaces and visual systems with a visible method and a finding that can be examined.

Scale, client and audience do not determine the result. The jury looks at the work itself, including labels at inconvenient zoom levels.

02 / Assessment

The judging protocol

Every entry is reviewed against the same four measures. Reputation is not one of them.

  1. 01

    Integrity

    Sources, method and an honest scale.

    35%
  2. 02

    Clarity

    The finding is clear without an author standing nearby.

    30%
  3. 03

    Form

    Visual decisions serve the subject and the reader.

    25%
  4. 04

    Cosmic significance

    The work leaves its immediate orbit.

    10%

03 / Disciplines

Four fields of distinction

A / 01

Static form

Posters, spreads and still images designed to hold attention without motion.

B / 02

Interactive system

Tools and interfaces where interaction changes what the reader can know.

C / 03

Time-based work

Motion and video in which time establishes the reading order.

D / 04

Unclassified object

Work that resists the first three fields and still presents evidence.

04 / Procedure

Entry protocol

A short administrative sequence before the long ceremonial record.

  1. 01

    Select one work

    One project is one entry. A series conceived as a single system may be submitted together.

  2. 02

    Send the dossier

    Include a link, title, year, authorship, team roles and a concise account of the task.

  3. 03

    Pay the entry fee

    The entry fee is $500 for each work submitted for consideration.

  4. 04

    Enter review

    The jury examines the evidence, the visual system and the quality of the final execution.

DOSSIER / 2026 / OPEN

Present your work to the council.

Send the project link and credits. Submission details follow by email.

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