$1250 Pipeline Widget Storyboard Design Contest

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Challenge Summary

TopCoder has Pipeline Tool that is used for scheduling contests and to aggregate data about what will be launching on given dates, for specific projects/clients/contest types etc. You can view and test it here. Login under tester/tester. This tool is currently a stand-alone system and we would like to integrate it into TopCoder Direct Flex application (http://www.topcoder.com/direct). For this contest you will be designing the pipeline widget (or a set of widgets) that will replicate current pipeline tool functionality but UI will be in the TopCoder Direct-style.
Overall Design Concept Familiarize yourself with the Pipeline Tool by playing with it at http://75.101.195.119/pipeline/ (login under tester/tester). The pages that are in the scope of this contests are following: - Main page of the application. - Breakdown page. - Change History page. Note that Administration pages (under /pipeline/administration/) are out of the scope. It means, "Add Contest" page are not in scope too (TopCoder Direct already handles the creation of contests). "My Contests" and "Overdue Contests" pages look similar to the main page. So widget will contain these pages but they will have the design similar to the design of main page. Widget Functionality The widget(s) should replicate current pipeline functionality, notably following: - View all contests in arbitrary date range. - View all contests filtered by additional criteria. Multiple custom filters can be added so consider this in your design. - List of clients that have scheduled contests. - List of persons that have scheduled contests. - Pipeline details for the current date range. - View only contests of the custom type (e.g. Arghitecture or .NET Development) with all functionality described above. - View contests breakdown by category/client/project/status/type in arbitrary date range. Design Considerations - Widget(s) must adhere TopCoder Direct style. - Widget(s) will contain a lot of functionality (filtering, grouping by contest type, various breakdowns). So if you'll decide to come up with one widget then try to make it clean and open, don't put all elements in one page. But you're free to distribute required functionality between a set of widgets that operate together. My Projects widget We have new My Projects widget that will appear in the TopCoder Direct soon. You are provided with its prototype. This widget could be updated so that it will include pipeline view. Check it and decide whether or not to use it for this competition. Either way, the My Projects and Pipeline should be tied together somehow since they'll share common data and functionality. Required Pages If you choose not to modify an existing widget, such as the My Projects Widget, then your new widget must contain the following six screens. You are free and encouraged to create additional pages if you feel that it will better explain the user flow and interactions. - Main page with collapsed clients/persons lists - Main page with expanded clients/persons lists - Main page with expanded filters - Breakdown view - Overdue contests view (it's slightly different form the main page) - Change History view

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Stock Photography

Stock photography is not allowed in this challenge. All submitted elements must be designed solely by you. See this page for more details.

How To Submit

  • New to Studio? ‌Learn how to compete here
  • Upload your submission in three parts (Learn more here). Your design should be finalized and should contain only a single design concept (do not include multiple designs in a single submission).
  • If your submission wins, your source files must be correct and “Final Fixes” (if applicable) must be completed before payment can be released.
  • You may submit as many times as you'd like during the submission phase, but only the number of files listed above in the Submission Limit that you rank the highest will be considered. You can change the order of your submissions at any time during the submission phase. If you make revisions to your design, please delete submissions you are replacing.

Winner Selection

Submissions are viewable to the client as they are entered into the challenge. Winners are selected by the client and are chosen solely at the client's discretion.

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SUBMISSION FORMAT:

Your Design Files:

  1. Look for instructions in this challenge regarding what files to provide.
  2. Place your submission files into a "Submission.zip" file.
  3. Place all of your source files into a "Source.zip" file.
  4. Declare your fonts, stock photos, and icons in a "Declaration.txt" file.
  5. Create a JPG preview file.
  6. Place the 4 files you just created into a single zip file. This will be what you upload.

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Fonts, Stock Photos, and Icons:

All fonts, stock photos, and icons within your design must be declared when you submit. DO NOT include any 3rd party files in your submission or source files. Read about the policy.

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