Challenge Summary
TopCoder Studio is the competition platform that deals with design competitions. Studio competition process is well-known and documented (http://topcoder.com/home/studio/new-member-guide/) but its not perfect yet. Final Fixes in Studio competitions is completely manual process. We want to get rid of this manual process and make it automated.
This competition is responsible for TC Direct part of Final Fixes process.
Round 1
At the end of Round 1, we 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 $1200 in prizes.
Round 2
Round 2 will start with the announcement of the Five (5) $50 Round 1 winners and their design review.
Description The goal of this contest is to produce Storyboards for the TopCoder Direct Final Fix/Final Review page, as well as design the process of requesting final fixes, reviewing final fixes, accepting or rejecting final fixes and providing final fixes feedback.
Details We will start from this page: TopCoder Direct Prototype - Please think about how a Customer will work with Final Fixes/Final Review - What would you find useful? You are open to use your design ability and input into how these screens will flow.
1) Final Checkout Page
studio-final-checkout-confirmation.html page needs some added features
- option to request winner to provide final fixes
- option to say final fixes are not needed
- we want to be clear that only winner provides final fixes. Feedback to other submissions will not be sent to submitters
2) Request Final Fixes Page
We need this page to provide the following functionality:
- winning submission preview and download link for full submission
- option to add few final fixes requests. Requests can be Required and Recommended.
- option to submit final fix requests
3) Final Review Page
There might be few final fix phases. If solution submitted in Final Fix 1 phase was rejected Final Fix 2 phase will be started. Each Final Fix phase will be new tab “Final Review N”. When customer visits Final Review N tab he sees
- preview of fixed solution submitted by winner and download link for full submission
- list of final fixes requests. Each requests will be either fixed or not fixed
- option to mark request as fixed
- option to add comment to final fix request
- option to Accept or Reject final fixes
Design Concepts
- Stay within the provided design! (the referenced prototype - your new pages will fit within this existing prototype)
- Update or fix anything you feel would work better for the user
- Review the provided prototype - click through the screens - does it make sense to you? Is it user friendly?
Target User When a user comes to our application, they may be:
- Potential Customer
- Current Customer (workers and executives)
- Co-Pilots
Judging Criteria You will be judged on the following:
- Quality of your design and did you continue the desired look and feel appropriately
- How the design met the above requirements and considerations
- User Experience
Round One
Updated Final Checkout Page - Your submitted design solution for a review
Request Final Fixes Page -Your submitted design solution for a review
Please provide any additional screens you would like feedback on.
Number your screens in the order they should be viewed (example: 01-description.jpg)
Round Two
All required pages = Final Design
Please provide all screens/steps to show how your Workflow would work.
Number your screens in the order they should be viewed (example: 01-description.jpg)
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 a screenshot of your submission 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 Submission Requirements stated above.
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.