Challenge Summary
Welcome to the TCO21 Regional - UI Design Tournament Round 4! The Final 4!!!
Showcasing your concepts and skills in this challenge will determine your placement in the next round.
Analyze the design problem and provide a design concept and visual solution on how the application might look and work.
At Topcoder, we are always pushing you to think about the user, the human experience, and being bold in your design decisions. Take some risks and have fun designing!
This is it! 30 minutes to rapidly design a user interface (UI) that conveys your thoughts and solves the design problem!
ALL TOPCODER DESIGN RULES APPLY. 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. Your design must be created by you and be original to you. You can be inspired by design research, but copying and submitting someone else's designs is against Topcoder policies and will not be tolerated.
RESPECT OTHER DESIGNERS. If you have any doubts, ask!
CHALLENGE DETAILS
The goal of this challenge is to design the look and feel of a Tablet experience.
Let’s take a step back and think about new members at Topcoder! There are over 10,000 new people that join Topcoder a month. Once a new member registers they are presented with a Welcome to the Community page with things they can do. New members are presently presented with “Gig Work” and “Practice”. We realize that this isn’t the best experience or even the key things that matter to a member. The majority of members click on “Go To Practice”.
Problem: Start your Journey
This is the first thing a new member will experience! What should be captured here? If it’s a 50/50 (or other directional solution) page does it send members to competitions, gigs, competitive programming, and learn? We also have onboarding steps like setting up your profile and payments… this page cannot contain everything.
:30 Minutes
For the next 30 minutes, we are looking for your quick UX concepts on the new member “Start” page.
Keep it simple and inviting! Is it about capturing/showing everything or keeping it super simple with clear 1,2,3, steps? How much does the previous Round 3 challenge also play into your UX decisions?
Design & Branding Guidelines
Submission Format Requirements:
Tablet: 2048 x 2732px (format landscape/ portrait is up to you)
MarvelApp: “Reg Round 4” project is called (the format is set in lansdscape, if you go with portrait remember to change the setting)
Target Audience
Identifying information
Judging Criteria
The judges will evaluate your design on the following criteria:
Submission & Source Files
Marvel
Showcasing your concepts and skills in this challenge will determine your placement in the next round.
Analyze the design problem and provide a design concept and visual solution on how the application might look and work.
At Topcoder, we are always pushing you to think about the user, the human experience, and being bold in your design decisions. Take some risks and have fun designing!
This is it! 30 minutes to rapidly design a user interface (UI) that conveys your thoughts and solves the design problem!
ALL TOPCODER DESIGN RULES APPLY. 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. Your design must be created by you and be original to you. You can be inspired by design research, but copying and submitting someone else's designs is against Topcoder policies and will not be tolerated.
RESPECT OTHER DESIGNERS. If you have any doubts, ask!
CHALLENGE DETAILS
The goal of this challenge is to design the look and feel of a Tablet experience.
Let’s take a step back and think about new members at Topcoder! There are over 10,000 new people that join Topcoder a month. Once a new member registers they are presented with a Welcome to the Community page with things they can do. New members are presently presented with “Gig Work” and “Practice”. We realize that this isn’t the best experience or even the key things that matter to a member. The majority of members click on “Go To Practice”.
Problem: Start your Journey
This is the first thing a new member will experience! What should be captured here? If it’s a 50/50 (or other directional solution) page does it send members to competitions, gigs, competitive programming, and learn? We also have onboarding steps like setting up your profile and payments… this page cannot contain everything.
:30 Minutes
For the next 30 minutes, we are looking for your quick UX concepts on the new member “Start” page.
Keep it simple and inviting! Is it about capturing/showing everything or keeping it super simple with clear 1,2,3, steps? How much does the previous Round 3 challenge also play into your UX decisions?
Design & Branding Guidelines
- Design for your idea and what you think the best experience could be.
- Font usage is up to the designer.
- Color Palette is up to the designer.
- Don't overthink it!
Submission Format Requirements:
Tablet: 2048 x 2732px (format landscape/ portrait is up to you)
MarvelApp: “Reg Round 4” project is called (the format is set in lansdscape, if you go with portrait remember to change the setting)
Target Audience
- Topcoder Members
Identifying information
- DO NOT use your NAME or TOPCODER HANDLE/USERNAME in your submission
- We only share the submission number during the judging process (XXXXX vs. XXXXX) with the judge.
Judging Criteria
The judges will evaluate your design on the following criteria:
- Originality in your concept.
- Does the UX make sense?
- Good clean UI design
Submission & Source Files
- Submission File: submit JPG/PNG for your submission files.
- Submit your Source file (does not need to be organized)
- Upload your design to MarvelApp for review.
Marvel
- Topcoder will assign each competitor a MarvelApp before the competition. Make sure to upload your design for judging.
- MarvelApp: “Reg Round 4” project is called
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.