Challenge Summary
Welcome back to the NNS (NoNameSite.com) Avatar Tournament!
The goal of this tournament is to build the coolest avatars that will be used in NoNameSite.com's middle school and high school students members profile.
We want this avatars to scream cool that most popular kids in every school in America wanting to make an avatar!
NNS is a product of DARPA CS-STEM project, an internet platform for helping middle school and high school students (13-18 year old demographic) develop an interest in the S.T.E.M. fields. The platform features contests, activities, prizes and web-based entertainment shows designed to get students engaged.
This will be the second from the series of contests. For this contest, we are looking for the basic Avatar feature that will serve as the base shape and style for the next contests.
To know more about the project, please visit the following sites:
NoNameSite.com | DARPA CS-STEM
We will be giving T-Shirt as a bonus prize for TC Studio members who submit and passed screening.
THERE WILL BE UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS AND WE WILL PURCHASE ALL AVATAR DESIGNS THAT WE LIKE. First place is $500, 2nd place and any other submissions we want will be $100 prize.
Primary Goal & Design Considerations
We already have an initial avatar design, but we still need to expand them to wide variety of designs. For this contest, you are going to design an avatar with the same look and feel of the provided avatars and with the features outlined below.
Requirements
- Design 2 pairs of avatar, that is 2 boys and 2 girls with the same look and feel of the provided avatars but not exactly the same.
- Design the avatar in their basic shape and style.
- Avatars should be only wearing plain clothes (tops and/or bottoms) with no accessories.
- Avatar head should be bald when his/her hair is removed.
- The source file should have organized layer groups (hair, clothes, face, etc...)
Branding Guidelines
- fit yourself in the shoes of a high school student, then think of the coolest avatar you want to have that screams loud and cool!
- sizes should follow the two version sizes of the provided avatar design (274px by 253px and in 100px by 100px sizes)
Target Audience
- middle school and high school students (13-18 year old demographic)
- there will be two student groups who will actually judge the submissions
Judging Criteria
- Your avatar design should scream cool
- Cleanliness, Creativity, and Graphics Appeals
Submission & Source Files
Preview Image
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.
Submission File
Please upload PNG/JPEG images in a zip file with all requested contest requirements stated above.
Source Files
All original source files of the submitted design. Files should be created in Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator (or equivalent) and saved as layered PSD/AI files.
Final Fixes
As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify your graphics, images (sizes or colors) or modify overall 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.