TCO14 Sponsorship PDF and Presentation Design Challenge

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Challenge Summary

Welcome to the TCO14 Sponsorship PDF and Presentation Design Challenge! For this challenge, we need your creativity and skills to create an appropriate and enticing PDF graphic document and Powerpoint presentation to help showcase the event to possible sponsors. We already have PDF sponsorship document from TCO13, you just need to rebrand this document to create 2 page PDF document and 2 slide powerpoint presentation. 

Round 1

For your Round 1 deliverables please submit the requested PDF and Powerpoint design.

Round 2

Final design will contain all the requested PDF and Powerpoint design plus any updates from client feedback.


Primary Goal & Design Considerations
The primary goal of this challenge is to create a PDF document and Powerpoint presentation that would help showcase TCO14 to sponsors with the help of appropriate content and enticing graphical elements. 

Branding and Guidelines
- Overall look and feel of both PDF and Powerpoint presentation should be similar with TCO14 website and with the provided TCO14 assets
- Colors should complement the colors of TCO14 theme.
- Add the new topcoder logo somewhere in your design on both PDF and Powerpoint presentation
- Fonts are open to creativity. However, we would like them to match the TCO14 theme. Use the fonts wisely to make the design attractive, not busy. Declare your fonts according to the Studio font's policies. 

PDF Requirements
- Files must be created in vector format in CMYK mode.
- Size should be 8 1/2" x 11" in 300dpi.
- Content will be similar as with the provided TCO13-Sponsorship.pdf but use TCO14 branding (logo and colors).
- You will need to create 2 page PDF document similar with the provided TCO13-Sponsorship.pdf
- Generate PDF files for print and for web use. 

Powerpoint Presentation Requirements
Slide #1:
- this will be the title or teaser slide
- the content of this page or slide should only contain the title of the powerpoint presentation
- the title will be "NEW SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS FOR THE TOPCODER OPEN" without the quotes and the font case will be open to creativity.
- the design should match the design of the PDF version with TCO14 branding.
- size of this presentation will be default PowerPoint setting of 10 inches by 7.5 inches which translates to 1024 x 768 pixels at 96dpi if you use jpg/png to make it exact size with the slide

Slide #2
- this will be a content slide or secondary page
- this secondary page should have a title and content
- the content will come from the PDF version, you can use dummy text whenever needed
- look and feel should still follow TCO14 branding    

Target Audience
- Sponsors 

Judging Criteria
- Graphics appeal and clean execution of content.
- Quality.
- Originality and design execution. 

Submission & Source Files
Preview Image
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. 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 File
All requested challenge 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, and PPT (for presentations) created with PowerPoint or similar. 

Final Fixes
As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify your graphics, images (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.

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

  • Vector AI files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar
  • PDF file
  • PPT (for presentations) created with PowerPoint or similar

You must include all source files with your submission.

Submission limit

Unlimited

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