TCO19 Japan Round 2 Competitive Programming Homepage Design Challenge

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Challenge Summary

Welcome to the TCO19 Japan Round 2 Competitive Programming Design Challenge!


The goal of this 2 Hours challenge is to create a new concept design for our current Competitive Programming Homepage. This is your chance to speak up and show us how that page should look and what would you like to see on it.
 

This challenge is for TCO19 Japan Round 2 Competitive Programming Design Challenge Attendees, Japan ONLY.


In this challenge we are looking to redesign the Topcoder Competitive Programming homepage. We've been using it for a long time and our members have asked for many improvements. As an algo competitor and/or as a design competitor, this is your chance to show us how great this page can turn out.

A couple of items we would like to see included are:

- All time leaderboards (with links to see country wise leaderboard and college wise) 
- Last six month leaderboard
- Number of forum posts leaderboards - to motivate contributions
- Last Match winners with their photos
- Last Match editorials
- Last Match results with analysis as on (match archive)
- Latest News
- Latest Forums Posts

When designing, please think at the hierarchy of information. What is most important (to a competitor) and should be shown above the fold (on top part of page)?

These are just some suggestions, but we are open to your concepts and any other new suggestions to make this better. Creativity is one of the judging criteria.. We are providing a rough wireframe to use for guidance.


DO NOT copy the wireframes (if you do.. everyone's designs will look the same!) focus on creating your unique approach to this project and the user experience.

Entries must be your original work, and must not infringe on the copyright or licenses of others. All standard Topcoder Terms, Topcoder Policies apply to this challenge.

The style is open to you as a creator: it can be minimalist, modern, etc. so you don’t have to follow the existing Topcoder GUI KIT.
 

Branding Guidelines
- Up the designer. Open to suggestions.
- Font usage is up to the designer.


Design Tools

You can use any design program you wish: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, XD, etc. 

 

Are you New to the Design World?

If you have never opened a design tool before and have none installed on your computer, you can download and install Adobe XD very quickly and then check out this short tutorial we did to get started. The application is intuitive design wise and it will be easy to design in it.

 

Screen Size

Desktop view with width: 1280 px  X height as much as needed.


Submission Format Requirements: 
- Send your JPG/PNG image to keyla.blue1@gmail.com and adroc@topcoder.com before the deadline. 
- Submit what you have!

Judging Criteria
- Cleanliness of your graphics and design.
- Creativity of the design
 

Submission & Source Files
Submission File
Submit JPG/PNG for your submission files.

Source Files
You do not need to submit your source for this challenge. If you are a winner you will be asked to provide your source files.
 

Stock Artwork

Stock photography and icons are allowed in this challenge. See this page for more details.

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.

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:

  • Layered PSD files created in Adobe Photoshop or similar
  • AI files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar
  • EPS files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar
  • Vector EPS files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar
  • Sketch
  • XD

You must include all source files with your submission.

SUBMISSION LIMIT:

Unlimited

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