Challenge Summary
Welcome to Appirio – Presentation Deck Redesign Challenge. In this challenge, we are looking for your help to create/redesign the attached “How it works” presentation (PDF) - that will act as a user guide for Appirio new customers.
Round 1
Checkpoint:
- We would like to review your slides and provide feedback.
- Feel free to add any other additional screens which are necessary to explain your concept.
- Notes.jpg: Please note any comments about your design for the Client.
- Make sure all pages have correct flow! Use correct file numbering. (00, 01, 02, 03).
Round 2
Final:
- Your Final slides with all Checkpoint Feedback implemented.
- Feel free to add any other additional screens which are necessary to explain your concept.
- Notes.jpg: Please note any comments about your design for the Client.
- Make sure all pages have correct flow! Use correct file numbering. (00, 01, 02, 03).
Challenge Details:
The Purpose of this challenge is to come up with the redesign the existing “How it works” PDF (attached) based on the look & feel of Appirio branding guidelines.
We have provided the existing screens for reference on how the existing presentation has been put up (note: the original presentation is saved as PDF), This challenge’s purpose is to redesign them with better flow and design!
You are encouraged to submit rough concepts for the Checkpoint (so we can provide you feedback on your directions and overall graphic/illustration choices) and then clean them up/finalize your design for Round 2.
Design Considerations:
- We are looking for a cool, slick, professional Infographic that helps convey the message!
- The designs you are coming up with will be used for the template that allows the user to create as many slides as required.
- Follow the look & feel, logo from Appirio website.
- Make sure your all elements in your designs are vectors, so it can be resized to any size.
- Please make sure you listed all Fonts you used on your design to avoid failed screening.
Supporting Documents:
- Current graphic (graphics.zip).
- Current Presentation (How it works.pdf.zip).
- Appirio Branding (Appirio Branding.zip).
Design Guidelines:
- No istockphoto allowed in this contest. Use your own designs and illustrations.
- Follow our Appirio design branding in your infographic design. The iconography, typography, and colors will need to fit within the existing design of our AppXpress site.
Required Slides:
- The basic flow needed in the infographic can be found below:
1. Appirio’s “First 10” Program Slide:
- Slide 3 in How it Works PDF is what we currently have.
- Please redesign this slide the way that it fits your concept.
2. How Does “First 10” Help Customers? Slide:
- Slide 4 in How it Works PDF is what we currently have.
- Please redesign this slide the way that it fits your concept.
3. First 10 Days Slide:
- Slide 5 in How it Works PDF is what we currently have.
- Please redesign this slide the way that it fits your concept.
- Customers will progress step-by-step, from left to right. So the current step they are in, should be highlighted in some manner and the other 4 remaining steps should be deemphasized:
-- Grey out activities they aren’t in.
-- Highlight for the specific activities they are in.
4. First 10 Weeks Slide:
- Slide 6 in How it Works PDF is what we currently have.
- Please redesign this slide the way that it fits your concept.
- Customers will progress step-by-step, from left to right. So the current step they are in, should be highlighted in some manner and the other 4 remaining steps should be deemphasized:
-- Grey out activities they aren’t in.
-- Highlight for the specific activities they are in.
5. Logo/Graphic for Success Measures Methodology (SM squared):
- SM.png is what we currently have.
- We want a logo/graphic to replace the SM squared in the slide.
- We want a new representation for the slide to fit the infographic.
6. Fit Slide:
- Fit.png is what we currently have:
- We want a new graphic icon for fit.
- “Fit” refers to physical fitness; how well a person is suited for physical tasks.
7. 3C’s Slide:
- 3C's.png is what we currently have:
- Create icons for “Capability, Capacity and Calendar”.
- Create new slide (better colors).
- We want a new representation for the slide to fit the infographic.
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.
Target User:
- Appirio Clients that are looking to use topcoder platform to build their products and apps.
Judging Criteria:
- Capability to explode the initial concept into a presentation..
- Originality and design execution.
- Quality of graphics
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
- Please submit PPTX/PPT (JPG/PNG Images is also fine but for final submissions, we will need the presentation templates)
Source Files
All original source files of the submitted presentation and also please look to submit any associated design files created using 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.
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.