The DRH Design Award was started to show my appreciation for individuals or groups that exhibit creativity in a site's content or in the site itself. It is not used to increase site traffic, but to signify a web designers commitment to constructing a site that is conscience of the Internet and its' users.

Web sites that receive the DRH Design Award have not only met basic design requirements, but have then separated themselves from the rest of the Internet community and excelled in certain or in all of the designated categories. Good design is generated from exceeding the restrictions, requirements, and limitations that are present in all projects. These do not hinder a designer, but are incorporated and redefined in a well-conceived design.