$1,000 2010 TopCoder High School T-Shirt Design Contest

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Challenge Summary

The 2010 TopCoder High School tournament is an online competition for TopCoder members to compete head-to-head against the best in the world in their age group. We're looking for a great t-shirt design to award to the top competitors that encompasses the challenge.
The goal of this contest is to create the limited-edition 2010 TopCoder High School tournament t-shirt. This will be the shirt that high school members around the world will wear proudly for their efforts. Learn more about the TCHS10 here: www.topcoder.com/tchs Concept, creativity and composition will be taken into consideration for this contest. Shirt Design Requirements - For this contest, you will only be designing the back of the shirt. The front of the shirt will contain the TCHS10 logo in the upper left chest of the shirt. Please do not change the front of the shirt. - Please use template provided. Your design cannot exceed the design area. - You may only use the colors listed below. Also follow the font requirements and vector requirements. These are very important. - You my use the TCHS10 logo on the back of the shirt, but this is not required. We'd rather have a good design concept that doesn't use the logo than a poor concept that tried to incorporate the logo. Target Audience The target audience includes TopCoder high school members. Judging Criteria You will be judged on the quality of your t-shirt design and relevance to the TCHS10. 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 (remember to save it in RGB!) at 72dpi using the provided template. Source Files All source files in CMYK color mode in VECTOR format provided as layered AI or EPS files. Final Fixes As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify colors or the text (fonts or wording).

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.

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.

CHALLENGE LINKS:

Screening Scorecard

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.

Trouble formatting your submission or want to learn more? ‌Read the FAQ.

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.

Screening:

All submissions are screened for eligibility before the challenge holder picks winners. Don't let your hard work go to waste. Learn more about how to  pass screening.

CHALLENGE LINKS:

Questions? ‌Ask in the Challenge Discussion Forums.

SOURCE FILES:

  • AI - Illustrator
  • EPS - Encapsulated PostScript

You must include all source files with your submission.

SUBMISSION LIMIT:

Unlimited

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