Mobile Groupware App Screens Improvement Design Challenge

Creative DesignColor ModesArtificial IntelligenceIOS DevelopmentUser Interface (UI)

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Challenge Summary

Welcome to Mobile Groupware App Screen Improvement Design Challenge! In this challenge, we are looking forward to your help in coming up with the creative designs for the native application for iOS and Android devices.

We are looking for you to provide design concepts and click-paths based on the provided requirements. Good luck and we are looking forward to your submissions!

Tips for Success: Asking questions early and getting PM's feedback is very important for the success of this challenge.

Round 1

1. Alternative Top Page
2. Company announcement list
3. Company announcement detail
5. Profile (my page)
- (One of) System Maintenance

Round 2

1. Alternative Top Page
  1.1 Global Search result
2. Company announcement list
3. Company announcement detail
4. Employee search result
5. Profile (my page)
6. Profile (other user)
7. New chat message notification in each screen
8. Quick link to the chat thread list from each screen
9. Tutorial for travel expense report
10. UI representation to encourage a user when the user complete the task

Misc screens / UI elements
1. Dialog
2. System Maintenance
3. Error Page
4. Scroll


SoftBank is a Japanese multinational telecommunications and Internet corporation, with operations in broadband, e-commerce, Internet, technology services, and other businesses.

They plan to develop the native application for iOS and Android. With this app, the client would like to improve the communication and collaboration among employees in the company.

We need to design the smartphone screens for the iOS and Android native application (having screen sizes: 750x1334). You are encouraged to show your creative ideas to create something new, with easy and innovative designs. We have created main screens in the other challenge.

In this challenge, we need to design additional screens and improve some existing design elements. We look forward to seeing your ideas from this challenge.

Requirements:

We already have a design for some screens. See the attached files for the design files and challenge requirements.

Please refer attached design requirements document (Design Requirements.docx) for the requirement of each screens in this challenge.

Target Audience:

This application is used by all employees in the company.
- Some users do not have high IT literacy. The UI should be simple and easy to use.
- Do not use small fonts.
- See and follow the color guide in the requirement.

Judging Criteria:
- How well you plan the user experience and capture your ideas visually.
- Cleanliness of your graphics and design.

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
Submit JPG/PNG for your submission files.

Source Files
All original source files of the submitted design. Files should be created in Adobe Illustrator as a layered AI file. We do not accept PSD or Sketch files.

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.

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:

2016 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

  • AI files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar

You must include all source files with your submission.

Submission limit

3 submissions

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