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Challenge Summary

Welcome to "AppXpress - How It Works Infographic Design Challenge". The goal of this challenge is to create a design visualization that will describe step by step process how AppXpress site can help their customers. This infographic will be built as part of "How It Works" page, feel free to suggest dynamic solution when reveal some information, instead just static infographic design.

Also, the infographic design should convert some provided information quickly and clearly. Join with us NOW!!

Round 1

We would like to review your initial infographic design at checkpoint!
Notes.jpg: Any comments about your design for the Client

Round 2

Your final infographic design and files
Any updates and refinements from the Checkpoint review
Notes.jpg: Any comments about your design for the Client


We need to create an infographic for a new section that will be available as parts of "How it Works" page in the AppXpress site. 

Design Guidelines :
- No istockphoto allowed in this contest. Use your own designs and illustrations.
- Create your design in the following resolutions :
* Desktop : Width 1200px with height adjusting accordingly
* Tablet : Width 1024px with height adjusting accordingly
* Mobile : Width 750px with height adjusting accordingly
- Follow our AppXpress design branding in your infographic design. The iconography, typography, and colors will need to fit within the existing design of our AppXpress site.

Design Consideration :
- We are looking for a cool, slick, professional Infographic that helps convey the message!
- This infographic will be used in websites.
- We want to simplify this infographic by not having too much text and look overly complicated. We're looking forward to more of a graphical representation
- The graphics should convince or compel viewers to understand the provided vision map
- Make sure your all elements in your designs are vectors, so it can be resized to any size.

Screen Requirements : 
- Basic flow needed in the infographic can be found below:
1. Submitting a project
2. Connect with your community expert
3. Provide checkpoint feedback
4. Select your winner
5. Receive your deliverables
- Check images in "HIW content.docx" for very rough details about flow visualization that we expected.
- Your infographic needs to indicate step by step process that customer will go through in order to solve their problems/project using AppXpress methodology.
- Create icon/custom graphic that able to represent the step by step process mentioned above. Your graphic needs to be very clear so customer can see and understand easily the graphic purpose.
- DO NOT re-use existing icons from our AppXpress site. You need suggest new design in your submission.
- We need creative ideas represent the information inside infographic design.

Important:
- Keep things consistent. This means all graphic styles should work together.
- All of the graphics should have a similar feel and general aesthetic appearance.

Documentation 
- Existing AppXpress storyboard (download sample homepage-mobile.zip & stories-hiw.zip) : https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5pMhoyHTg-IfjFCRXVIWGFmZWFLY1cyc3B3YVY2YmVJMFh3UVRhT0VmdkhMZnUtV19TSjg&usp=sharing

References:
- Please follow good infographic design examples (please DO NOT COPY anything from these) :
http://www.bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/apple-iphone-5s-galaxy-s4.jpg
http://dailyinfographic.com/facebook-vs-google-infographic
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/50-informative-and-well-designed-infographics/
http://www.webdesigncore.com/2011/03/02/25-awesome-minimalist-infographic-designs/

Target Audience 
- Users/clients looking to have apps designed and developed.

Judging Criteria:
- How well you represent / convey information in your infographic design.
- Cleanliness of your graphics and design
- How well it will translate across different devices.
- Simplicity of design / strong, clear design concept

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
All requested contest 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 Photoshop and saved as layered PSD file, or Adobe Illustrator as a layered AI file.

Final Fixes
As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify your graphics (sizes or colors) or modify overall colors. We may ask you to update your design or graphics based on checkpoint feedback and instructions.

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:

2015 topcoder 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.

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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

You must include all source files with your submission.

Submission limit

Unlimited

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