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Challenge Summary

Welcome to NASA Challenge Infographics Design Contest. We need two professional looking infographic designs to represent information about a specific topic we explain below, NASA’s Disruption Tolerant Networking. It’s fun! Come and join.

Round 1

For your R1 deliverables please submit the requested infographic designs.

Round 2

Final design will contain all the requested infographic designs plus any updates from client feedback.


The primary goal of this contest is to design professional looking graphics with text that explains space internetworking concepts. These images will be used for web as a start, but they are planned to be used for printing too.

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.

Branding and Guidelines
- Files must be created in vector format in RGB mode.
- TopCoder and NASA Tournament Lab logos must be used somewhere in your designs.
- Colors and overall feel should match the NASA website.
- You can use any graphics from the NASA website or NASA Gallery BUT make sure to note the images URL as stock items in your submission declaration. IMPORTANT! Again, make sure to provide these stock items in your submission declaration otherwise you'll fail screening.
- 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.

Infographic Requirements
- You are designing two infographics from NASA_DTN.pdf as reference.
- Infographic #1 must be taken from page #22, figure 3.1.
- Infographic #2 must be taken from page #27, figure 4.1.
- Use the following text somewhere in the graphics “To learn more about NASA’s Disruption Tolerant Networking challenge, please go to: www.topcoder.com/DTN”.
- The graphics must be interesting and creative, and help to explain the concepts in a visual manner, along with supporting text.
- Both infographics must be displayed in two dimensions. One with 800pixels width and another with 360 pixels width. Height is up to you but try to take a large amount of vertical space, not a rectangle.
- We expect to receive four (4) screens in total to review.


References
Use the following resources as infographic concept inspiration, DON'T COPY ANYTHING.
- Sample 1.
- Sample 2.

Target Audience
Wide audience, design needs to be friendly.

Judging Criteria
- Capability of explaining the graphics.
- Quality.
- Originality and design execution.

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 Illustrator and saved as layered Ai 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:

2014 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

  • AI files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar

You must include all source files with your submission.

Submission limit

5 submissions

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