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Challenge Summary

Welcome to the 2013 Topcoder Open Studio Mixer Promo Design Contest! The Studio Mixer is an awesome party where designers, design agencies and design schools get to connect with each other - over a lot of really fun events. This contest requires you to design a promotional graphic for this, to accompany event descriptions where it is posted online.

Round 1

Your initial design for checkpoint review.

Round 2

Your final design, after incorporating checkpoint feedback.


Your task for this contest is to design a promotional graphic/poster that looks eye-catching and inviting, and fresh - that contains all the information about the Studio Mixer event. Remember you are designing for an event for designers, so the graphic design standards must be very high! Try to do something unique that will stand out - it could be an illustration (hand drawn or vector), a typography-based design, something minimal and clever, we're looking to see how artistic and creative you can get. This graphic will accompany event descriptions when they are posted online, you can see these guidelines for reference.

Design Requirements:
- The width of the graphic should be 609px, height is not a constraint.
- The title of the poster should be "Studio Mixer"
- The new TopCoder Studio logo must be included (attached: StudioLogos.zip)
- The following information needs to be displayed: 
 Date and time: Nov 12, from 5pm-9pm
 Venue: Capital Hilton
 Other Content: food, beverages, art gallery, and live design competition!

References 
Use the following resources as concept inspiration, don't copy anything:
- http://speckyboy.com/2010/08/10/30-creative-and-inspiring-poster-designs/
- http://www.gomediazine.com/inspiration/web-roundup/40-cool-inspiring-poster-designs/
- http://flyerheroes.com/inspirational-event-posters-from-around-the-web/
- http://inspiration.printplace.com/2012/10/04/30-stunning-event-posters-for-inspiration/

Target Audience
- Designers
- Design Agencies
- Design Schools

Judging Criteria
- Attractiveness
- Quality and cleanliness of graphics
- Originality and design execution.

Fonts and Colors
Colors are open to the designer, preferably complementary to the new Studio logo. Fonts are open to the designer, please be aware of Studio font policy and font delivery requirements.

Submission File
The requested contest requirements/design as JPG or PNG files at 72dpi.

Source Files
All original source files of the submitted design. Files should be created in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator as layered AI/EPS/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:

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

  • Layered PSD files created in Adobe Photoshop or similar
  • AI files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar
  • EPS files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar

You must include all source files with your submission.

Submission limit

Unlimited

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