Challenge Summary
Welcome to the International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month Design Challenge! In this challenge, we are looking to design a poster and an add to show our appreciate for the women within our community as well as showcase what Topcoder can do for working moms.
This is a great opportunity for all members to showcase their skills, and one fun and learning challenge experience for those that are just getting started in the Topcoder Community. Read the challenge specification carefully and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this challenge. Let us know if you have any questions in the challenge forum!
Please note that the top 25 designers will win a Topcoder Tshirt and up to 10 designers will win $100. We’re looking for your creative ideas and don’t forget to have fun!
Challenge Format
Round 1
This is a one round challenge. Submit your complete design for the final deadline.
1. Poster and Ad Design
Full Description & Project Guide
Background Overview
For this challenge we have 2 themes from which you can pick to show in your designs:
- Theme 1: Women in Tech
- Theme 2: Working Moms Having it All
Theme 1: WOMEN IN TECH
International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month both fall in March and it is a great opportunity to show how much we appreciate women within our community as well as all those around the world who took a chance and jumped into Technology. We’d like to design a poster and an ad to highly inspire and encourage every girl to try the tech fields.
Requirements:
1. For this challenge you can use any photos from our Flickr album with women within our community, but not from other stockphotos. You can make any illustrations based on that or used them as they are. When choosing photos, pick high resolution ones as the posters will be printed.
2. You can use ONE of the following taglines per submission:
a. Dream Big
b. Not Just for Boys
c. #BalanceforBetter (tag origin)
d. Your suggested tagline
3. We are looking for something unique that inspires at a glance. Think about using typography in a meaningful way.
4. You must use the Topcoder logo in the poster
Inspiration:
1. https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/beyond-curie-stem-project-women-science/
Theme 2: WORKING MOMS AT TOPCODER
For theme 2, we’d like to design a poster and an ad to showcase all that Topcoder can do for working moms! The flexibility Topcoder allows is a huge plus for women in technology who want a career and a family. This poster and ad will help them realize that Topcoder could be the place for them.
Requirements:
1. For this challenge you can use any photos from our Flickr album with women within our community, but not from other stockphotos. You can make any illustrations based on that or used them as they are. When choosing photos, pick high resolution ones as the posters will be printed.
2. You can use any of the following taglines:
a. Have it all at Topcoder
b. Mother. Designer. Topcoder.
c. Mother. Coder. Topcoder.
3. We are looking for something unique that inspires at a glance. Think about using typography in a meaningful way.
4. You must use the Topcoder logo in the poster
Stock Artwork & Icons
- Stock photo and icons are not allowed in this challenge.
Sizes
Web Add: 1024 x 512 px
Print Poster: 8.5 x 11 inch
Target Audience
- Topcoder staff and members
Judging Criteria
- Originality and uniqueness
- Cleanliness of your graphics and design
- Overall design aesthetics
- Creativity – your design should be visually engaging and exciting
Submission Deliverables
Preview Image
Please create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place your submissions 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 Contest Deliverables in JPG or PNG file format in RGB color mode at 72dpi.
Source Files
All original Sketch source files of the submitted design.
This is a great opportunity for all members to showcase their skills, and one fun and learning challenge experience for those that are just getting started in the Topcoder Community. Read the challenge specification carefully and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this challenge. Let us know if you have any questions in the challenge forum!
Please note that the top 25 designers will win a Topcoder Tshirt and up to 10 designers will win $100. We’re looking for your creative ideas and don’t forget to have fun!
Challenge Format
Round 1
This is a one round challenge. Submit your complete design for the final deadline.
1. Poster and Ad Design
Full Description & Project Guide
Background Overview
For this challenge we have 2 themes from which you can pick to show in your designs:
- Theme 1: Women in Tech
- Theme 2: Working Moms Having it All
Theme 1: WOMEN IN TECH
International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month both fall in March and it is a great opportunity to show how much we appreciate women within our community as well as all those around the world who took a chance and jumped into Technology. We’d like to design a poster and an ad to highly inspire and encourage every girl to try the tech fields.
Requirements:
1. For this challenge you can use any photos from our Flickr album with women within our community, but not from other stockphotos. You can make any illustrations based on that or used them as they are. When choosing photos, pick high resolution ones as the posters will be printed.
2. You can use ONE of the following taglines per submission:
a. Dream Big
b. Not Just for Boys
c. #BalanceforBetter (tag origin)
d. Your suggested tagline
3. We are looking for something unique that inspires at a glance. Think about using typography in a meaningful way.
4. You must use the Topcoder logo in the poster
Inspiration:
1. https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/beyond-curie-stem-project-women-science/
Theme 2: WORKING MOMS AT TOPCODER
For theme 2, we’d like to design a poster and an ad to showcase all that Topcoder can do for working moms! The flexibility Topcoder allows is a huge plus for women in technology who want a career and a family. This poster and ad will help them realize that Topcoder could be the place for them.
Requirements:
1. For this challenge you can use any photos from our Flickr album with women within our community, but not from other stockphotos. You can make any illustrations based on that or used them as they are. When choosing photos, pick high resolution ones as the posters will be printed.
2. You can use any of the following taglines:
a. Have it all at Topcoder
b. Mother. Designer. Topcoder.
c. Mother. Coder. Topcoder.
3. We are looking for something unique that inspires at a glance. Think about using typography in a meaningful way.
4. You must use the Topcoder logo in the poster
Stock Artwork & Icons
- Stock photo and icons are not allowed in this challenge.
Sizes
Web Add: 1024 x 512 px
Print Poster: 8.5 x 11 inch
Target Audience
- Topcoder staff and members
Judging Criteria
- Originality and uniqueness
- Cleanliness of your graphics and design
- Overall design aesthetics
- Creativity – your design should be visually engaging and exciting
Submission Deliverables
Preview Image
Please create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72dpi and place your submissions 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 Contest Deliverables in JPG or PNG file format in RGB color mode at 72dpi.
Source Files
All original Sketch source files of the submitted design.
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.