Challenge Summary
Welcome to the EMC Professional Services Ecosystem Display Graphics Contest Part I. The goal of this contest is to create some initial information graphics that will help define the EMC Professional Services Ecosystem. The Professional Services group is looking to refine and simplify their message through some simple graphics and icons. We want to help viewers quickly understand how Professional Services organization is organized interally and how the Professional Services employee fits into this ecosystem.
Note: We are looking for high quality graphics and icons that can be used throughout many types of presentations and design materials. We are going to focus on powerpoint presentation format for this contest but the graphics need to be interchangable and reusable (vector format)
Round 1
Your submitted graphics for a client review.
Graphic/visual showing the new Professional Services model/eco-system
- Simplifying the differences between 3 Professional Services talent groups and how they work together to address business/talent demands, both short and long term
- Make sure to include Customers (consumers of Professional Services) and Partner Organizations represented
- Remember - simple and professional!
- Number your images! (00,01,02,03) in the order that we should view them
Round 2
All Final designs!
- Graphics - Ecosystem
- Graphics - Work Group detail
- Graphics - Practices detail
- Graphics - Geo's detail
- Plus any Checkpoint feedback or changes
- Number your images! (00,01,02,03) in the order that we should view them
Contest Details
We are looking for you to review the provided content and help refine and define the EMC Professional Services messages. Similar to how the community has defined the TopCoder factory modal over the years - we need you to make use of good visual aids, icons and graphic design in order to generate a solid first impression on the viewer.
Submissions Deliverables
For this contest you need format your submission as stated below
1). Design your graphics to fit within a 1024x768 presentation slide
2). Any original graphics must created as vector format from Adobe Illustrator (.ai) source files.
Design Problem
EMC has an internal Professional Services group that wants to refine their messaging and overall graphics. They need easy to understand graphics that quickly illustrates to their audience how they are internally organized.
EMC has reorganized in order to staff resources who are the best fit for the work regardless of alignment to Geo or Work Group, transform skill sets and capabilities of employees to deliver EMC's continously evolving portfolio and provide a career structure that attracts, retains, and develops the best talent.
Definitions
Geos (Geographies) are the employee's local community. Employees hardline manager reside in the geo. Geos are responsible for Project assignments and performance evaluations (with work group input)
Work Groups are responsible for providing standards, methodologies, tools and functional training to their members as well as laying out viable career paths the employees may follow.
Practices are communities of expertise that provide a forum for Knowledge sharing and collaboration, Subject Matter Experts to projects and domain specific training.
Expected Solutions
- Simplifying the differences between 3 Professional Service groups and how they work together to address business/talent demands, both short and long term.
- Representing Customers (consumers of Professional Services) and Partner Organizations.
Branding Guidelines
- Design theme should follow the EMC Font and Palette information at EMC design.pptx
- New graphics should look clean, professional and modern!
- Include the logo within your slide design (EMC-Logo.zip)
Design Requirements
- See attached presentation-wireframes.pptx for content reference (treat this like a wireframe!)
- Read the notes and slides to better understand the overall process
Needed Graphics Slide 3: Professional Services model/eco-system
- We need you to show the ecosystem/relationship between "Geo", "Work Group" and "Practice".
- Design the proper graphics or icons to illustrate the relationships
- How do you representing Customers (consumers of Professional Services) and Partner Organizations in this graphic
Needed Graphics Slide 4: Work Groups
- These graphics are a breakdown of the "Work Group" information.
- After the overall ecosystem graphic we want to show details or the breakdown of each group.
-- Program Management
-- Transformation
-- Infrastructure
-- Applications
-- GTM Support
Needed Graphics Slide 5: Practices
- This slide is breakdown information of "Practices" area.
- After the overall ecosystem graphic we want to show details/ breakdown of each group.
- Treat slide #5 like a wireframe - how should this graphic work?
Needed Graphics Slide 6: Geo's
- This slide is breakdown information of "Geo" area.
- After the overall ecosystem graphic we need to show details/breakdown of each group.
- Treat slide #6 like a wireframe - how should this graphic work?
Target User
- EMC Employees
Judging Criteria
- How well you design and plan our EMC PS ecosystem
- Cleanliness of your graphics and design
- Design need look simple and professional
Submission & Source Files
Preview Image
Please create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024px JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place a screenshot of your submission within it.
Submission File
Your graphics as JPG or PNG files.
Source Files
All original source files of the submitted design. Original source files of AI / EPS (Illustrator) vector graphic files.
Final Fixes
As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify your graphics (sizes or colors) or modify overall colors.
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.