Challenge Summary
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has asked to develop a simple iPhone app and reporting web application. These applications will be used to track and compile “transfers of value” (e.g. gift, meal, speaking fee) from industry manufacturers (e.g. pharmaceutical companies) to physicians. You can learn more about this app here http://www.topcoder.com/cms/open-payments-challenge/
The app user interface and development is almost complete and now we are looking for a creative icon for this application. In this contest, we would like to get an icon designed for this Open payments application.
Round 1
In Round 1, you need to submit the application icon in all the resolutions mentioned in the spec.
Round 2
In Round 2, you are required to make any changes client requests in Round 1 feedbacks.
In this contest, we are looking for an icon for Open Payments Application.
We need the icon to fit pleasantly to our existing app design. We encourage you to explore the application screens (Open_payments_screens.zip) to learn more about our colors.
You need to design ONLY ONE ICON for this application. The same will be used everywhere. But need the following versions of this icon.
(i) iPhone
120 x 120
152 x 152
76 x 76
(ii) App icon for the App Store
1024 x 1024
(iii) Spotlight search results icon
80 x 80
40 x 40
(iv) Settings icon
58 x 58
29 x 29
(v) Toolbar and navigation bar icon
About 44 x 44
About 22 x 22
(vi) Tab bar icon
About 50 x 50 (maximum: 96 x 64)
About 25 x 25 (maximum: 48 x 32)
(vii) Web clip icon (for web apps and websites)
120 x 120
152 x 152
76 x 76
You can refer the guidelines here https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/userexperience/conceptual/mobilehig/IconMatrix.html
(viii) For Desktop App Icon (see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511280.aspx#size):
16 x 16 (96 dpi)
20 x 20 (120 dpi)
24 x 24 (144 dpi)
32 x 32 (192 dpi)
(+) For all images and icons, the PNG format is recommended. You should avoid using interlaced PNGs.
(+) The standard bit depth for icons and images is 24 bits—that is, 8 bits each for red, green, and blue—plus an 8-bit alpha channel.
(+) You don’t need to constrain your palette to web-safe colors.
(+) Please use the attached icon_template.psd to arrange icons.
(+) For desktop icons, please submit individual PNGs also in the correct DPI as mentioned above (along with that icon_template.psd submission).
Requirements:
Icon must be submitted as VECTOR format source files and saved in CS4 format or earlier.
Colors are open to the designer but must work within Open payments UI colors.
Design Considerations:
The icon should be appealing and related to the purpose of the app. Heavy treatments or gradients should be avoided.
Target Audience:
— An employee of a healthcare manufacturer
— A physician
Judging Criteria:
Icons will be judged based on the following:
— Simplicity - Are the icons a good representation of the respective track?
— Concept - while the icons should be simple, we're looking for something sharp and "Professional"
Preview Image: Please create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024px JPG in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place your icon within it. You are free to resize or crop your submission to fit this size, but do not add any filters or elements for dramatic effect, such as drop shadows or reflections.
Submission Files: All requested Contest Deliverables in PNG file format.
Source Files: All original source files of the submitted design. Files should be created in VECTOR with Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape and saved as layered AI or EPS files.
You may be asked to modify colors as part of final fixes.
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.