Challenge Summary
Welcome to the TopCoder Member Stats Infographic Design Contest. The TopCoder community is growing and we want to display out growth statistics in a fun and engaging way! As of today, the total number of community members has passed 400,000 members! We would like to create an infographic that illustrates this historic achievement but also incorporates other numbers and growth concepts that illustrate the amazing TopCoder community.
Round 1
For round 1 we are looking for your infographic rough concept and short explanation. For this round, the concept and overall look/feel of your infographic should be apparent, but we will expect that this is the rough graphic version, which will be cleaned up and finalized in round 2.
Round 2
For round 2 you are expected to submit your final version of your infographic design. This submission should also contain your text description of what information it is meant to convey to the user.
Contest Details
TopCoder is looking for a cool Infographic poster that illustrates the growth of the community and any of the provided stats we have provided below. We want this graphic to be fun and engaging! (have fun creating it!)
You are encouraged to submit rough concepts in round one (so we can provide you feedback on your directions and overall graphic/illustration choices) and then clean them up/finalize your design for Round 2. Please note that we are looking for inforgaphics ONLY. You should include a text file that contains a short description of what information your infographic is meant to convey.
Stats to pull from:
- See attached Excel document (view all the tabs)
- See attached Member count
Concepts we are intererested in (what do you think should be included? - what are we missing?)
- TopCoder Communty (400,000 members!)
- TopCoder Community growth (see attachments)
- Number of Commercial Events (choose a number for the design)
- Number of Non-Commercial Events (choose a number for the design)
- Prize Money Awarded (see attachments)
- Prize Money Awarded by Countries (see attachments)
- Number of countries represented by TopCoder community
- Growth of mobile application competitions (choose a number for the design)
- Growth of “big data” competitions (choose a number for the design)
- What concepts/numbers would be interesting to a "non-TopCoder" viewer
Think of the TopCoder community "400,000" member theme
- What type of graphics/concepts do you think of?
- What should the icons/steps/concepts portray to the user graphically?
Note:
- Focus on the "Infographic" aspect of this - show us your concepts! We are interested in what stats should be shown in the poster and how it should be illustrated.
- If you have an idea for a stat/community item that we are not providing - ask us and we will try and find the information
- In Round one your design doesn't need to be perfect - show us your concepts, ideas and illustrations - so we can provide you feedback/art direction.
Infographic and creative references :
Reference 1
Reference 2
Reference 3
Target User
- TopCoder Community Member
- TopCoder Clients
Judging Criteria
- Is your design engaging?
- How well you represent / convey information in your infographic design.
- Cleanliness and creativity of your infographics design.
Branding Guidelines : Should relate to TopCoder
Color : Open
Fonts : Open to designer, Please be aware of font delivery requirement.
Size : Open to designer, but your infographic should fit into the standard 960px width website content area. Ideally it will be "poster like" so more vertical then horizontal.
- We could post it on the blog
- We might print it poster size
Submission and 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
Submit JPG/PNG for your submission file.
Source Files
All original source files of the submitted design. Layered Photoshop or Illustrator files.
Final Fixes
As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify your graphics (sizes or colors) or modify overall colors. As part of final fixes you may be asked to fix or update your screens to meet any missed requirements, forum requirements or milestone requirements.
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.