Challenge Summary
Welcome to TopCoder EOI Banner Design contest. We’re looking for an exciting and fresh banner design to be displayed in the new TopCoder home website. Bring on your top skills because it’s time to show off!
The goal of this banner design is to entice users about TopCoder Enterprise Open Innovation (EOI). Also important, we need to drive users’ attention to some click paths (basically pop out some buttons). The banner needs to be very interesting, think of cool concepts you can apply such as digital world map, community, innovation, ideas, individuals working together to solve enterprise problems. Your design has to be attractive, modern and clean!
Branding Guidelines
- Follow the same visual style shown in the new TopCoder home page. We’re looking forward to see sharp graphics, crisp, modern and clean design.
- The banner dimensions are 960x174 pixels. You’re provided with the original source file of the TC home website so you can place your design in there. You must use the same frame provided in the source file, it means your design must be inside the rounded rectangle. However you could use overlapping elements like the current “Learn More” button you can see in the design, that kind of layout is allowed.
- Colors are open to the designers but it must have the “TopCoder feeling”.
- Fonts are open to the designers. Be careful with the font declarations.
Banner Requirements
- The overall shapes you design need to flow, they shouldn’t be boxy.
- The banner will display text, graphics and three buttons. These buttons are: “Watch The Video”, “Learn More” and “Want To Talk?”. The most important one is “Watch The Video”, this button/link should be prominent in your design. You’re free to modify the button texts if you feel you can improve it to get users’ attention somehow.
- You’ll create one unique design but we want to try four (4) different versions for the text/content. It means you’ll design one banner BUT you’re going to provide extra versions with different texts, just a replacement (with adjustments if needed).
- Content version 1:
Digital Innovation on Demand
What can 436,911 Developers, Designers, Algorithmists & Data Scientists do for you? (numeric must be tied to “count” of community size)
Innovate Faster. Produce More. Risk Less. This is Enterprise Open Innovation.
- Content Version 2:
Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing for Your Enterprise
Development, Design, Algorithms & Analytics
Innovate Faster. Produce More. Risk Less. This is Enterprise Open Innovation.
- Content Version 3:
Innovate Faster. Produce More. Risk Less.
What can 436,911 Developers, Designers, Algorithmists & Data Scientists do for you?
The world’s largest global competitive community + an enterprise level platform = your success.
- Content Version 4:
Cloud + Crowd = Your Success
Software, Design, Algorithms & Analytics on Demand
What can a competitive community of 436,911 digital creators help you get done?
Target Audience
TopCoder customers, members and potential customers.
Judging Criteria
- Is your design original? We’re looking forward to see unique features that stand out.
- 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.
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