Challenge Summary
Long & Foster is building a web application that allows their staff to store various sales contracts and other sales related documents in PDF format and allow retrieval of these documents upon request.
The goal of this contest is to design the user interface that accurately captures the application requirments and information flow so the user has a clear understanding of how to use the CFIS application.
This contest will be run in the Studio Tournament format. Please read the contest specification carefully and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this contest. It is important that you monitor any updates provided by the client or Studio Admins in the forums. Please post any questions you might have for the client in the forums.
Tournament Format This Studio competition will be run as a two-round tournament with a total prize purse of $2000. Round 1 At the end of Round 1 on April 20, 2009, Long & Foster will choose five (5) Round 1 winners, each will win $50 and a Design Review. These winners and any member who had a passing submission in round one will be eligible to compete in Round 2 for the additional $1750 in prizes. Round 2 Round 2 will start with the announcement of the Five (5) $50 Round 1 winners and their design review from Long & Foster. ------------------------------------------------------------------ We are now in Round 2 - if you did not submit to Round 1 you are not eligible to compete in this contest. Congratulations Round 1 Winners on your $50 Prizes: 19485 - abedavera 19503 - Olesya 19504 - abedavera 19508 - joker_arif 19513 - roney_hendrix Round 2 Project Comments/Updates 1) The additional new page for Round 2 is the "View Documents" Page 2) Overall color choices have been good - remember this is a business application. 3) When creating the "CFIS" branding/header - include "Case File Imaging System" 4) All submissions need to push their design and graphic execution more. 5) Pay attention to consistency within your graphics and action items. 6) Make sure you have good contrast - this will be used by a wide spectrum of users 7) Check your spelling before submitting ------------------------------------------------------------------ Overview The Case File Imaging System (CFIS) will be a document storage and retrieval web application. The application will store various sales contracts and other sales related documents in PDF format and retrieve these documents for display when requested by a user. Documents will be submitted to the system either through the use of a document copier or through directly uploading PDF documents. Both methods will utilize a 'coversheet creation page' that will either allow users to print out a coversheet for the hard copy upload ('Create and Print') or allow users to directly upload previously existing PDF documents ('Upload and Save'). After documents are in the system, users may retrieve documents from the system and view them online, or save to their local drive as desired. The system shall also provide 4 worklist screens, that will be used by Accounting department personnel to see the status of a case as it flows through the Accounting system. 4 principle areas of the cycle are covered: Escrow with L&F, Received HUD-1, Pending Disbursement, and Money Releases. These worklist screens merely show data on the screen, there is no other functionality they are required to perform. Users look at them to see what is pending, and go to other external systems to resolve any issues that may hold up a case from processing. Because a document may be submitted to the system and may not find its way to the proper case, a 'Lost and Found' area will be available to IT System Administrators who can look at each orphaned document and attach it to the proper case. Admin users can access a Admin Delete Screen that allows them to delete any document in the system. Contest Deliverables Tournament Round 1: Add-Document.jpg = Your proposed design View-Worklist.jpg = Your proposed design Lost-Found.jpg = Your proposed design CFIS-Notes.txt = Any additional comments/thoughts Tournament Round 2: Add-Document.jpg = Your finished design View-Worklist.jpg = Your finished design Lost-Found.jpg = Your finished design View-Documents.jpg = Your finished design CFIS-Notes.txt = Any additional comments/thoughts Source files must be built as layered Photoshop PSD files or layered Illustrator AI files You must submit all requested deliverables to be considered for prizes - you may submit more pages if necessary to show your design. Logo and Branding - All colors and branding choices are completely open to the designer. There is currently no branding for this product. - Currently there is no CFIS logo or branding. Please create a CFIS logo and include it in your design. - The Long & Foster logo also needs to be used someplace on the page, secondarily to the application logo. Design Goals The design is completely open to the designer. All design choices should be focused on usability and visual cues for the user. (For example, required fields need to be clearly marked in some fashion). This site contains mostly forms and a large amount of data - your challenge is to make it a user-friendly environment. Target User This product has three target users: Sales agents: Can only use the create coversheet and view document functionality through a host app that will be using an iFrame to show CFIS. Accounting Department Staff: Will use the same create casesheet and view document functionality as the sales agent in the same way. In addition, they will use the worklist screens. IT System Administrator: Will use the same create casesheet and view document functionality as the other groups as well as administrative functionalities listed below. Wireframes You are encouraged to use the Wireframes only as reference and not as a design resource. Wireframes are meant to provide content, convey the hierarchy of information and show content groupings. Wireframes should not indicate placement of information or design concepts and styles. All of the pages should be evaluated for intuitive layout of elements while keeping the target audience in mind. Many of the pages contain mainly form data. The information should be evaluated for usability. These pages are provided in wireframes (CFIS-Wireframes) with detailed information included in the document (CFIS_Concept_Doc2.doc.) Any content questions or concerns should be addressed in the forum for this contest. Design Considerations - Research! Research modern web application design and usability. - Showing an intuitive interface that is easy-to-use. - Creating a clean, simple and professional design that does not feel "cramped" or "stuffy" Preview Image Please create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place your submissions within it. You are free to resize or crop your submission to fit this size, but do not add any filters or elements for dramatic effect, such as drop shadows or reflections. Submission & Source Files Submission File All requested Contest Deliverables in JPG or PNG file format in RGB color mode at 72dpi. plus your notes.txt file Source Files All original source files of the submitted design. Files should be created in Adobe Photoshop, Gimp, Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape and saved as layered PSD files, AI or EPS files. Final Fixes As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify fonts (sizes or colors) or modify overall storyboard colors.
Tournament Format This Studio competition will be run as a two-round tournament with a total prize purse of $2000. Round 1 At the end of Round 1 on April 20, 2009, Long & Foster will choose five (5) Round 1 winners, each will win $50 and a Design Review. These winners and any member who had a passing submission in round one will be eligible to compete in Round 2 for the additional $1750 in prizes. Round 2 Round 2 will start with the announcement of the Five (5) $50 Round 1 winners and their design review from Long & Foster. ------------------------------------------------------------------ We are now in Round 2 - if you did not submit to Round 1 you are not eligible to compete in this contest. Congratulations Round 1 Winners on your $50 Prizes: 19485 - abedavera 19503 - Olesya 19504 - abedavera 19508 - joker_arif 19513 - roney_hendrix Round 2 Project Comments/Updates 1) The additional new page for Round 2 is the "View Documents" Page 2) Overall color choices have been good - remember this is a business application. 3) When creating the "CFIS" branding/header - include "Case File Imaging System" 4) All submissions need to push their design and graphic execution more. 5) Pay attention to consistency within your graphics and action items. 6) Make sure you have good contrast - this will be used by a wide spectrum of users 7) Check your spelling before submitting ------------------------------------------------------------------ Overview The Case File Imaging System (CFIS) will be a document storage and retrieval web application. The application will store various sales contracts and other sales related documents in PDF format and retrieve these documents for display when requested by a user. Documents will be submitted to the system either through the use of a document copier or through directly uploading PDF documents. Both methods will utilize a 'coversheet creation page' that will either allow users to print out a coversheet for the hard copy upload ('Create and Print') or allow users to directly upload previously existing PDF documents ('Upload and Save'). After documents are in the system, users may retrieve documents from the system and view them online, or save to their local drive as desired. The system shall also provide 4 worklist screens, that will be used by Accounting department personnel to see the status of a case as it flows through the Accounting system. 4 principle areas of the cycle are covered: Escrow with L&F, Received HUD-1, Pending Disbursement, and Money Releases. These worklist screens merely show data on the screen, there is no other functionality they are required to perform. Users look at them to see what is pending, and go to other external systems to resolve any issues that may hold up a case from processing. Because a document may be submitted to the system and may not find its way to the proper case, a 'Lost and Found' area will be available to IT System Administrators who can look at each orphaned document and attach it to the proper case. Admin users can access a Admin Delete Screen that allows them to delete any document in the system. Contest Deliverables Tournament Round 1: Add-Document.jpg = Your proposed design View-Worklist.jpg = Your proposed design Lost-Found.jpg = Your proposed design CFIS-Notes.txt = Any additional comments/thoughts Tournament Round 2: Add-Document.jpg = Your finished design View-Worklist.jpg = Your finished design Lost-Found.jpg = Your finished design View-Documents.jpg = Your finished design CFIS-Notes.txt = Any additional comments/thoughts Source files must be built as layered Photoshop PSD files or layered Illustrator AI files You must submit all requested deliverables to be considered for prizes - you may submit more pages if necessary to show your design. Logo and Branding - All colors and branding choices are completely open to the designer. There is currently no branding for this product. - Currently there is no CFIS logo or branding. Please create a CFIS logo and include it in your design. - The Long & Foster logo also needs to be used someplace on the page, secondarily to the application logo. Design Goals The design is completely open to the designer. All design choices should be focused on usability and visual cues for the user. (For example, required fields need to be clearly marked in some fashion). This site contains mostly forms and a large amount of data - your challenge is to make it a user-friendly environment. Target User This product has three target users: Sales agents: Can only use the create coversheet and view document functionality through a host app that will be using an iFrame to show CFIS. Accounting Department Staff: Will use the same create casesheet and view document functionality as the sales agent in the same way. In addition, they will use the worklist screens. IT System Administrator: Will use the same create casesheet and view document functionality as the other groups as well as administrative functionalities listed below. Wireframes You are encouraged to use the Wireframes only as reference and not as a design resource. Wireframes are meant to provide content, convey the hierarchy of information and show content groupings. Wireframes should not indicate placement of information or design concepts and styles. All of the pages should be evaluated for intuitive layout of elements while keeping the target audience in mind. Many of the pages contain mainly form data. The information should be evaluated for usability. These pages are provided in wireframes (CFIS-Wireframes) with detailed information included in the document (CFIS_Concept_Doc2.doc.) Any content questions or concerns should be addressed in the forum for this contest. Design Considerations - Research! Research modern web application design and usability. - Showing an intuitive interface that is easy-to-use. - Creating a clean, simple and professional design that does not feel "cramped" or "stuffy" Preview Image Please create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place your submissions within it. You are free to resize or crop your submission to fit this size, but do not add any filters or elements for dramatic effect, such as drop shadows or reflections. Submission & Source Files Submission File All requested Contest Deliverables in JPG or PNG file format in RGB color mode at 72dpi. plus your notes.txt file Source Files All original source files of the submitted design. Files should be created in Adobe Photoshop, Gimp, Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape and saved as layered PSD files, AI or EPS files. Final Fixes As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify fonts (sizes or colors) or modify overall storyboard colors.
Please read the challenge specification carefully and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this challenge. It is important that you monitor any updates provided by the client or Studio Admins in the forums. Please post any questions you might have for the client in the forums.