Challenge Summary
Welcome to CSFV PipeJam Infographic Design Contest. We need a professional looking graphic inspired in traffic elements and geometrics that explains how to play an online game. It’s fun! Come and join.
Round 1
For your R1 deliverables please submit the requested infographic design.
Round 2
Final design will contain all the requested infographic design plus any updates from client feedback.
The primary goal of this contest is to design a professional looking graphic that explains how to play a game. This image will be placed on a web home page.
Infographics are commonly used to represent complex information in a very easy way to understand. For this contest, “easy to understand” should be a key point to consider as design challenge. You’re provided with game graphics and how to play instructions so you can analyze these and provide an “easy to understand” solution with very nice graphics.
Branding and Guidelines
- Use Minisite.psd as baseline for your work.
- Replace the infographic placeholder with your graphic, that’s your workspace. Don’t modify the width. Modify height as necessary.
- Colors and overall feel should match the provided site.
- Fonts are open to creativity. Use them wisely to make the design attractive, not busy. Declare your fonts according to the Studio font’s policies. If you don’t have any of the fonts from the provided storyboard replace them with Arial and add a note about it. You will be asked to replace the font if you become a winner.
Infographic Requirements
- See GameAssets.zip for graphic reference about the game elements. You can use them or design similar items; your choice.
- Readme.txt (from GameAssets) and the following text explain how to play the game. You need to analyze this information and extract/elaborate instructions to play that are easy to understand in your design (it’s not necessary just to copy/paste everything - analyze):
GAME BRIEF/INTRO
The goal of Pipe Jam is to get the highest score possible. Players can achieve this by collecting bonus points and reducing clash penalties.
HOW TO PLAY
1. Click on blue widgets to change their configuration. Match the widget to the color square in the top left corner of the widget to get bonus points while avoiding clashes.
2. To navigate larger levels, drag the background to move around and press the +/- keys to zoom in and out.
3. To reorganize the network, players can drag widgets and links around the level as they please.
4. Maximize your score!
References
Use the following resources as infographic concept inspiration, DON'T COPY ANYTHING.
- Sample 1.
- Sample 2.
- Sample 3.
Target Audience
Players are expected to be fans of science, space exploration, technology, science fiction.
Judging Criteria
- Capability of explaining how to play the game.
- Quality.
- Originality.
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.