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Challenge Summary

Welcome to another TopCoder site design contest. We’re glad to introduce this challenge to our great design community, the TopCoder Events Page. We need you to design this page using a defined layout. It’s very basic and simple. 

Round 1

For your R1 deliverables please submit all screens you consider necessary to show your solution.

Round 2

Final design will contain all screens you consider necessary to show your solution plus any updates from client feedback.


The primary goal of this contest is to design the look and feel of the TopCoder Events Page. We’re looking for a fresh and modern look, according to the NEW design of the TopCoder sites (you’ll see attached).

TopCoder Events Page will host a set of links of the existing events held by TopCoder during the year. All TopCoder events have their own individual site (already working, won’t be designed here). This page will be a portal to those existing sites, displaying short information and links to those events sites. There’s a very rough mock up attached for reference, but it’s just REFERENCE, there’s nothing written on stone yet. We want you to put thoughts on this, to browse the sites and think in a smart way to group the TopCoder events in one single page.

Branding and Guidelines
- Use the new TopCoder look graphic guidelines (attached) as reference for your designs (icons, layout, colors).
- Use TopCoderEventsBase.PSD as base for your work. Don’t modify the header, footer or background.
- Use web-safe fonts for the page/s content.
- Your design must fit 1024 pixels wide screen resolution.
- Colors are open to designers but keep in mind the current overall the new TopCoder look.
- The design must be something simple, don’t overthink this.

Storyboard Design Requirements
- Use the TopCoder Events logo attached (replace the webinar one).
- Remove the search bar.
- The head area will work the same as displayed in the sample (upcoming events slides). It will display three upcoming TopCoder events, nearest from a chronological perspective. Instead of having a “Register” button it will be “Attend to event” or “View more details”. We could probably get rid of the image placeholder and use a logo from the upcoming event. Think of a nice solution.
- Show two versions of this site for the head area. One with the calendar and another one without the calendar (make the proper adjustments).
- “Our Events” area will display the grouped information/links of the events TopCoder hosts. You are encouraged to think in another title for this section (please). We need you to think in a simple way to group the events, either if it’s grid, list, etc. Also, we want the users to be able to see the history or archived editions of all the events, in order to provide access to all the events held by TopCoder.
- These are all the events sites of TopCoder you need to represent (browse and get familiar with them, feel free to use the sites logos, etc):
     - TopCoder Open http://community.topcoder.com/tco12: Besides the current TCO site you can find here a bit of history for past events.
     - TopCoder Roadshow http://www.topcoder.com/roadshow: check the two attached editions for imagery.
     - TopCoder Innovation Summit - http://www.topcoder.com/innovation-summit: only one edition so far.
     - TopCoder Customer Round Table - http://www.topcoder.com/customer-roundtable: it had a previous edition held in Chicago, May 15th. 

Target Audience
TopCoder members, customers, visitors.

Judging Criteria
- Consistency with new TC site concept.
- Creativity.
- Quality of design.
- User Experience.

Submission File
All requested contest requirements/screens as JPG or PNG files at 72dpi.

Source Files
All original source files of the submitted design. Files should be created in Adobe Photoshop and saved as layered PSD files.

Preview Image
Create a 1024x1024 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode and place a screenshot from your submission within it.

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.

ELIGIBLE EVENTS:

2013 TopCoder(R) Open

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

  • Layered PSD files created in Adobe Photoshop or similar

You must include all source files with your submission.

Submission limit

5 submissions

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