Challenge Summary
Best Buy is looking for creative ideas for a "Best Selling" product carousel to be displayed on the Best Buy site. Each section of the website will feature the most popular items in that particular section, with the option to scroll, get details, and link to product information.
The goal of this contest is to produce Storyboards that clearly demonstrates all of the functionality of the working carousel. For this contest, you will be designing the "Best Selling Digital Cameras" experience.
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 Best Buy will choose five (5) Round 1 winners, each will win $100 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 $1500 in prizes. Round 2 Round 2 will start with the announcement of the Five (5) $100 Round 1 winners and their design review from Best Buy
We are now in Round 2 Congratulations Round 1 Winners on your $100 Prizes: 21578 - grandee 21594 - djackmania 21582 - ali_raza_shaikh 21591 - djackmania 21595 - YomiSky Required Screens for Round 2 - Same as Round 1, incorporating the overall and the individual feedback (if applicable) Overall Feedback - Make sure all designs adhere to the attached brand guidelines - The carousel initial state should show product image, name, rank and price - Hovers will include special offers, price, ratings, review and add to cart - Designs should include both a "drag bar" version and an "arrow" version (see examples) - See individual feedback for specifics - Size: The plan is to make this best-seller carousel a interchangeable asset on our category pages, so the size would likely be similar to our "featured products" banners on the Best Buy site. Good luck!
Challenge You must design an interactive and intuitive product carousel that Best Buy can use to display their "Best Selling" Products across their site. The design needs to be engaging and attractive, while being easily adaptable to any type of product Best Buy sells. For this contest, you will be designing the Digital Camera experience. Goals The goal of this carousel is to easily display many selected products to consumers in a highly visual and interactive way. Requirements - Follow the Best Buy Design Guide - The carousel structure needs to be adaptable to be used for many different types of products easily - The user experience should be simple, and intuitive - Should give users a way to see the top items at a glance while providing easy ways to get to more information Your carousel must include the following tabs: - Cameras - Bags - Memory - Lenses - Other Accessories Users must be able to scroll horizontally easily to see many items. Hovering over an item will show at minimum: Item name, price, rating and a link to the Details page. Colors and styling must be consistent with Best Buy look and feel. You may add any other functionality that enhances the user experience as you see fit. Examples The following link(s) are meant only for research purposes. You must not copy any of the design elements or functionality directly. This is only a small sampling of examples that are available online. Under "Most Wanted in Computers & Accessories": http://www.amazon.com/computer-pc-hardware-accessories-add-ons/b/ref=sa_menu_pc4/182-5127603-4640753?_encoding=UTF8&node=541966&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-nav-1&pf_rd_r=0QCEK5E3E6Q2PGBBGDWJ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=328655101&pf_rd_i=507846 In the animated feature at the top, click on page "2": http://www.walmart.com/Computer/cp/3951 Target User - Best Buy Customers - Reach new customers that are not necessarily Best Buy customers yet. Design Considerations - Research! - Showing an intuitive interface that is easy-to-use. - Creating a clean, simple and professional design that does not feel "cramped" or "stuffy" or "corporate". REMIX Parameters and Constraints - What is Remix http://remix.bestbuy.com - REMIX Challenge Homepage http://www.remixchallenge.com - Remix Forums at TopCoder Contest Submissions Requirements Tournament Round 1 (minimum requirements): - Main Carousel - Screen(s) showing how interactions would look/function to the user - Hover window detail - Notes.txt (A file that explains your design and solution and intentions Tournament Round 2: All screens as finished and completed design solutions. 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. Stock Photography For this contest you are allowed to use product images from the Best Buy website and only the Best Buy website. Submission & Source Files 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 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. Additional Information In this competition, Best Buy employees (other than those in the group sponsoring the competition) may participate, however, they may not use any Best Buy resources when participating in the competition, and also may not have any contact with members of the group sponsoring the competition about the competition, other than through TopCoder and the public 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 Best Buy will choose five (5) Round 1 winners, each will win $100 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 $1500 in prizes. Round 2 Round 2 will start with the announcement of the Five (5) $100 Round 1 winners and their design review from Best Buy
We are now in Round 2 Congratulations Round 1 Winners on your $100 Prizes: 21578 - grandee 21594 - djackmania 21582 - ali_raza_shaikh 21591 - djackmania 21595 - YomiSky Required Screens for Round 2 - Same as Round 1, incorporating the overall and the individual feedback (if applicable) Overall Feedback - Make sure all designs adhere to the attached brand guidelines - The carousel initial state should show product image, name, rank and price - Hovers will include special offers, price, ratings, review and add to cart - Designs should include both a "drag bar" version and an "arrow" version (see examples) - See individual feedback for specifics - Size: The plan is to make this best-seller carousel a interchangeable asset on our category pages, so the size would likely be similar to our "featured products" banners on the Best Buy site. Good luck!
Challenge You must design an interactive and intuitive product carousel that Best Buy can use to display their "Best Selling" Products across their site. The design needs to be engaging and attractive, while being easily adaptable to any type of product Best Buy sells. For this contest, you will be designing the Digital Camera experience. Goals The goal of this carousel is to easily display many selected products to consumers in a highly visual and interactive way. Requirements - Follow the Best Buy Design Guide - The carousel structure needs to be adaptable to be used for many different types of products easily - The user experience should be simple, and intuitive - Should give users a way to see the top items at a glance while providing easy ways to get to more information Your carousel must include the following tabs: - Cameras - Bags - Memory - Lenses - Other Accessories Users must be able to scroll horizontally easily to see many items. Hovering over an item will show at minimum: Item name, price, rating and a link to the Details page. Colors and styling must be consistent with Best Buy look and feel. You may add any other functionality that enhances the user experience as you see fit. Examples The following link(s) are meant only for research purposes. You must not copy any of the design elements or functionality directly. This is only a small sampling of examples that are available online. Under "Most Wanted in Computers & Accessories": http://www.amazon.com/computer-pc-hardware-accessories-add-ons/b/ref=sa_menu_pc4/182-5127603-4640753?_encoding=UTF8&node=541966&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-nav-1&pf_rd_r=0QCEK5E3E6Q2PGBBGDWJ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=328655101&pf_rd_i=507846 In the animated feature at the top, click on page "2": http://www.walmart.com/Computer/cp/3951 Target User - Best Buy Customers - Reach new customers that are not necessarily Best Buy customers yet. Design Considerations - Research! - Showing an intuitive interface that is easy-to-use. - Creating a clean, simple and professional design that does not feel "cramped" or "stuffy" or "corporate". REMIX Parameters and Constraints - What is Remix http://remix.bestbuy.com - REMIX Challenge Homepage http://www.remixchallenge.com - Remix Forums at TopCoder Contest Submissions Requirements Tournament Round 1 (minimum requirements): - Main Carousel - Screen(s) showing how interactions would look/function to the user - Hover window detail - Notes.txt (A file that explains your design and solution and intentions Tournament Round 2: All screens as finished and completed design solutions. 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. Stock Photography For this contest you are allowed to use product images from the Best Buy website and only the Best Buy website. Submission & Source Files 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 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. Additional Information In this competition, Best Buy employees (other than those in the group sponsoring the competition) may participate, however, they may not use any Best Buy resources when participating in the competition, and also may not have any contact with members of the group sponsoring the competition about the competition, other than through TopCoder and the public forums.
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.