Challenge Overview
Project Overview:
Welcome to the BrandX HTML5 UI Prototype Challenge! The goal of this challenge is to create a an HTML5 Prototype based on provided storyboards for BrandX Intranet Application. The prototype must follow our standards and our guidelines. Please see more details below.
As part of this challenge you will need to document all HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript code. We need clear explanation of the code to help us figure all the HTML5/CSS3/JS code functions and make it easier for future developers and the client to understand what you have built.
NOTE: This application is using Bootstrap 3 (http://getbootstrap.com/getting-started).
Tips for Success: Asking questions early and getting Copilot or PM's feedback is very important for the success of this challenge.
Competition Task Overview:
The main task of this competition is to develop HTML5 prototype based on the provided storyboard designs. Your prototype must work properly in all the required browsers.
Required Pages:
1) Dashboard page:
- User opens the application and will see Dashboard page (01_1_dashboard.png).
- Notice the active state of the main menu.
- Clicking on "My Bookmarks" at the header will expand bookmarks (01_2_dashboard.png)
- Clicking on “Add New Bookmark” link will show add new bookmark widget (01_3_dashboard.png)
- Hovering over the bookmark link will show “Edit” & “Delete” icons.
- Clicking on delete icon will delete the bookmark link.
- Clicking on edit icon will open edit bookmark widget (exactly like add new bookmark) but filled with data.
- Clicking on "Communities" in navigation will redirect user to communities page (02_Community.png)
- Clicking on notifications icon will toggle (show/hide) notifications under it they way its shown in this page.
- Links on this page are dead links.
- Use a carousel for news widget, and see how the active news article is always at the middle.
2) Communities page:
- Don’t forget the breadcrumb at the top.
- Notice the active state of the second menu.
- For Condensed Content widget, show us how you can show/hide the content for each section.
- For Sitemap widget, show us how you can show/hide the links for each section.
- For Blog Aggregator & Comments the pagination should be working.
- For Comments widget you should be able to post new comments.
Specific HTML/CSS/JavaScript Requirements:
HTML/CSS Requirements:
- Your HTML code must be valid HTML5 and follow best practices
- Validate your code - reviewers may accept minor validation errors, but please comment your reason for any validation errors. Use the validators listed in the scorecard.
- Use CSS to space out objects, not clear/transparent images (GIFs or PNGs) and use proper structural CSS to layout your page. Only use table tags for tables of data/information and not for page layout.
- No inline CSS styles - all styles must be placed in an external style-sheet.
- Use semantically correct tags - use H tags for headers, etc. Use strong and em tags instead of bold and italic tags.
- Element and Attribute names should be in lowercase and use a "-" or camel naming to separate multiple-word classes (i.e.. "main-content", or "mainContent)
- Label all CSS, JavaScript, or HTML hacks with explanations so others will understand.
- Your code must render properly in all browsers listed in the scorecard in both Mac and PC environments.
JavaScript Requirements:
- All JavaScript used must not have any copyrights to any third party. You are encouraged to use your own scripts, or scripts that are free, publicly available and do not have copyright statements or author recognition requirements anywhere in the code.
- You are allowed to use JQuery for this contest.
- Bootstrap 3
Browsers Requirements:
- IE 9+ Browsers on PC - (use HTML5shiv to support IE9 version)
- Latest Safari Browser on MAC and PC
- Latest Chrome Browser on MAC and PC
- Latest Firefox Browser on MAC and PC
Documentation Provided:
- Storyboard Screens and PSD files can be found in forums.
Final Submission Guidelines
Submission Deliverables:
- A complete list of deliverables can be viewed in the UI Prototype Competitions Tutorial.
Final Submission:
- For each member, the final submission should be uploaded to the Online Review Tool.