Challenge Summary
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS VERY FAST CONTEST, SO PAY ATTENTION TO THE TIMELINE!! THIS CONTEST ONLY PROVIDES 50 HOURS TO COMPLETE ALL REQUIREMENTS.
Welcome to “Topcoder – Marathon Match Presentation PART 2” contest. Did you know besides running software and graphic design competition, TopCoder also holds marathon matches, where competitors write programs to solve complex algorithm problems. This started off as a pure competition and challenge for TopCoder members, but now commercial clients are also interested in holding competitions so that members can solve algorithmic challenges for their company problems in exchange for monetary prizes. In this contest, we want to create marketing material about Marathon Match division and how marathon match can help solving clients problem. This contest purpose is to create the look and feel for some slides, makes the layout attractive and add compelling graphics to the slides that can visualize the content to audiences. At the end of this contest, we’re expecting powerpoint presentation that showing the content through visual communication to the audiences using appropriate and enticing graphics.
In this contest, we need your help to create the look and feel and designing appropriate graphics for the presentation content so audiences can understand the slides material instantly be seeing the graphics. It is important for us to make the presentation content immediately catch the eye of the audience by combining some visuals content and standards content to make a great presentation deck. This presentation topic talking about marathon match definition, how it runs, sample of successfull marathon match project and how it can to solved clients company problem.
Task Requirements :
Please use TopCoder_Algorithms_PPT.zip as your base design, do not change footer, header or background of that presentation, focus only to create the content. Here is the requirements that needs to create in this contest :
1. Running an marathon match contest (slide 7), This slide should talking about example of marathon match contest that run successfully (contest link attached) and how copilot will do his duty during contest.
2. Setting Expectations (slide 8), The title here is setting expectations. we want to see how these bullet points flow into each other. The first is to stress that, in general, an algorithm problem is an academic contest that provides a solution – but not necessarily a solution the client could immediately take and put into their software pipeline. This links to the second point where I’m asking the client to consider the match similar to something that would come out of their internal R&D group. The third slide is then mentioning that you can take the solution and run some further contests on it (assembly etc.) to mold it into the form that becomes usable for the client.
3. Integrating Results (slide 9), This slide expands on the third point from the previous slide – methods of taking the “academic” solution and changing it into a form that’s usable by the client. This could be done internally by the client, by running follow up contests with TopCoder, or even by running further algorithm contests. In my head I see something like the academic solution represented flowing on those three different paths to a successful conclusion.
4. Marathon Match Road Map (slide 10), This slide is showing the future development of the marathon match platform. It’s mentioning that TopCoder’s internal pipeline includes work to improve the platform in each of the 3 areas mentioned. So it’s providing new features in the marathon match.
IMPORTANT : Please ask in forums if you still have any doubts. We will stand by to answer all your questions in forums during submission phase.
Slide and Design requirements
- Colors – It must following TopCoder colors, but use color variation to enhanced and maximized the slide appearances.
- Fonts - up to the designer to pick as long as the font is clear and easy to read. ANY fonts used in your design must be listed in your note/declaration file.
- References, We attached Topcoder new design, you can use it as your references or re-use any graphic from those files into your presentation. BUT make sure your layout presentation still consistent. (EOI-Scale-Source.ai.zip, TC-Case-Study-Source-2.1.zip, TC-EOI-Home-Source.zip, TopCoder_Ecosystem.psd.zip)
- All Graphic Design needs to be easily used in a powerpoint slides (cut off each graphic).
Target Audience :
Business professionals who will be or will potentially be running marathon matches with Topcoder
Judging Criteria :
- How well you illustrate and explain the information in your slides.
- Cleanliness of your graphics and design.
Submission and Source Files :
Preview JPG/PNG Image File
Please create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024px JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place a screenshot of your submission within it.
Submission File
All requested contest requirements/screens as PPT (Powerpoint Files).
Source Files
All original source files of the submitted design (All graphic sources and Powerpoint files).
Finalfix
As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify your powerpoint content or graphics (sizes or colors) or modify overall colors. If Milestone updates are not completed you may be asked to update them during Final Fixes.
Attachment :
1. Topcoder Logo
2. Interview.doc
3. TopCoder-Member-Stats-InfoGraphic-final-fix.zip Folder .zip
4. References (EOI-Scale-Source.ai.zip, TC-Case-Study-Source-2.1.zip, TC-EOI-Home-Source.zip, TopCoder_Ecosystem.psd.zip)
5. Existing Presentation that needs to modify (TopCoder_Algorithms_PPT.zip)
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.