TopCoder Video Project Banner

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Challenge Summary

Welcome to TopCoder Video Project Banner contest. We need a banner design to promote a TopCoder video project. We’re looking for a design that allows us to outstand, to be interesting and competitive.


The banner you’re designing has to be attractive, modern and interesting! We are building a video through Tongal, a video contest community. TopCoder wants to create a video that emphasizes the power in the multiplication of the individual and helps companies better understand EOI (Enterprise Open Innovation).

The banner will be used to announce our video contest, it has to be great!

Branding Guidelines
- You will the design the banner in six (6) sizes: 650x300, 697x212, 212x212, 450x208, 300x250, 120x600 pixels.
- Use TopCoder logo.
- Colors are open to the designers but it must have a “TopCoder feeling”.
- Fonts are open to the designers. Be careful with the font declarations.

About TopCoder EOI
So, what is EOI? TopCoder’s “Enterprise Open Innovation” (EOI) is the evolution of crowd sourcing. Basically, a company comes to TopCoder with a problem. Then TopCoder launches competitions that engage their community of almost a half million people from around the world – highly talented individuals with global perspectives, varied skill sets, and unique life experiences – to come up with the best solutions. In terms of the age-old adage, if 2 heads are better than 1, then 400,000 heads are definitely better than 4.

Banner Requirements
- We would like this banner to convey the main TopCoder EOI philosophy, many minds, many geniuses, many talents, access to this talent!!! But it still has to be very interesting and a very curious banner, provoking, bold, make you want to know, make someone think!
- The banner must display the TopCoder logo somewhere.
- The banner must display the following text: “What is EOI?”, “$24k Video Project”.
- Tongal provides some basic guidelines for the banners they use to showcase (attached). You can also check the projects page where the banner is going to be published so you have an idea of how they make their banners look. DO NOT COPY ANYTHING FROM THAT PAGE.

Target Audience
Writers, Directors, Graphic designers, Video developers in general.

Judging Criteria
- Inclusion of TopCoder EOI philosophy in the design.
- Creativity.
- Quality of design.

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
  • AI files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar

You must include all source files with your submission.

SUBMISSION LIMIT:

Unlimited

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