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Challenge Summary

Welcome to the "RUX CollegeSearch Mobile Design Flow Challenge"! In this RUX challenge, we are looking for you to design a new mobile user flow based on the provided guidance, UX strategy, and branding. 

WHAT IS A RUX CHALLENGE?
The RUX (Rapid User Experience) challenge uses the same format as our famous LUX Challenge except it is not "Live" at an event. The RUX Challenge Series provides you with an opportunity to show digital leaders from some of the largest companies in the world your ability to dig into their design problem, research and provide new ideas, concepts while showcasing your UI/UX design skills. 

RUX (Rapid User Experience) challenges are fast, fun, and have more chances for you to capture prize money! 

Note: You do not need to have RUX challenge experience to join this challenge - Just jump in and give it a try! Make sure to follow the challenge details, the challenge forum and ask questions
FULL DESCRIPTION AND PROJECT GUIDE
  • The goal of this challenge is to take the provided requirements, analyze them and quickly capture your approach to solving the design problem.

RUX CHALLENGE TIMELINE AND ROLLING CHECKPOINT
  • Submission Start: Sunday, 02nd June 2019 at 20:30 EST 
  • Rolling Checkpoint Start: Tuesday, 04th June 2019 at 08:00 EST
  • Submission End: Wednesday, 05th June 2019 at 20:30 EST 

We are offering 5 Prizes Placements
  • 1st Placement: $2000
  • 2nd Placement: $1500
  • 3rd Placement: $1000
  • 4th Placement: $750
  • 5th Placement: $500
  • Plus 8 placements for Rolling Checkpoint prizes @ $50 each!

Note: Important Rolling Checkpoint Details
  • Customer and Adroc will be available for Rolling Checkpoint Feedback!
  • We will answer questions and provide Rolling checkpoint Feedback as fast as possible
  • You must watch the Forum for your feedback!
  • *All initial qualifying checkpoint submissions will win $50 (8 Placements)

DESIGN CONSIDERATION AND JUDGING
  • Your design approach must visually leverage the "UX Strategy" shared in the challenge
  • Encourages user engagement
  • Integrates our various products and services in a compelling way
  • Uses interesting interaction paradigms that best work with the content and tools we have, etc.
  • Easy to understand and Intuitive for the user
  • Fresh and modern UI design

CHALLENGE FORUM
  • Please ask in challenge forum for any doubts/questions regarding challenge requirements

BACKGROUND OVERVIEW
  • Our company is a mission-driven organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. We were created to expand access to higher education
  • In this challenge, we are looking for you to design the mobile flow where the user (student) can create a list of colleges and sharing that list with their parents
  • The user flow should communicate how you would express a student/parent journey visually leveraging the UX strategy proposed
  • We are looking to see how you would design a flow that encourages user engagement, integrates our various products and services in a compelling way, uses interesting interaction paradigms that best work with the content and tools we have, etc

SCREEN REQUIREMENTS
  • REQUEST ACCESS IN CHALLENGE FORUM FOR THE COMPLETE REQUIREMENTS LIST 

MARVELAPP PROTOTYPE
  • Your designs must be uploaded to MarvelApp
  • Please send your MarvelApp request in the challenge forum
  • You MUST include your MarvelApp URL (in your marvel app prototype, click on share and then copy the link & share it within your notes while you upload)

SUBMISSION AND SOURCE FILES
Preview Image
  • Please create your preview image as one (1) 1024x1024px JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode at 72 dpi and place a screenshot of your submission within it

Submission File
  • Submit JPG/PNG for your submission files
  • Submit a Marvel app for your design

Source Files
  • All original source files of the submitted design. Source files may be created in Adobe XD or Sketch!

FINAL FIXES
  • This RUX might have Final Fixes!

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:

Topcoder Open 2019

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:

  • Sketch
  • XD

You must include all source files with your submission.

SUBMISSION LIMIT:

Unlimited

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