Challenge Summary

Welcome to the SunShot - SolarAgs - App Landing Page Design F2F Challenge. In this challenge, we are looking for you to come up with app landing page that helps users to know about the SolarAgs mobile app and helps them download!

We are looking for the Topcoder Design Community to develop a complete "user experience" (UX) through a solid user interface design.


For this F2F challenge, we are looking to create a landing page that lets users know about the application..

Design Considerations:
- Looking for modern, intuitive user interface
- Focus on the design being a great user experience, think simple but effective solutions!
- Give importance to the overall layout and think on how a user would interact with the content on the page.
- We had attached the SolarAgs application designs, please include them appropriately in this page and also follow the look and feel from these designs!
- Feel free to use assets from the attached designs
- How quickly could you find information?
- Stock Photos: Feel free to use any images related to this concept.

Branding Guidelines:
Use of design elements associated with Texas A&M is REQUIRED. More information can be found at the url: http://brandguide.tamu.edu/
- The use of the block ATM logo and SolarAgs logo is required.

Design Size:
We are looking for responsive design solutions:
- Desktop: 1024px width and height as required
- Mobile: 640 x 960 px

About the SolarAgs Application:
Our application focuses on making solar energy more attractive to the average person by improving accessibility and economizing the initial process. With our application, the user captures a photo of the roof from the exterior of their home, answers a series of questions to determine goals and objective of their interest to “go solar” as well as economic considerations. The overall product has two developmental parts: the front end which resides on the smartphone and the back end which resided in a cloud server. The front end is responsible for providing a functioning camera, GPS and compass data, and the entire user experience. After one or more images and data have been sent from the front-end to the backend, the backend processes the data through a series of algorithms. Lastly, the back-end returns one or more images and data to the front end, smartphone app, for presentation to the user.

Flow of SolarAgs Mobile Application:
Please go through the attached designs to help you understand the flow of the app, in simple:

This application lets the homeowners do the following:
- It allows the users to take a picture of their home and submit it to get multiple solar design solutions.
- Once they choose a solution, they will be able to submit the chosen design to one of available installers in their location or look to get this done by themselves by finding the required materials from one of the DIY store.

Challenge Assets:
We had provided SolarAgs mobile app designs which were designed for Android mobiles!

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2MK5NncVSuQfl9CWms3S3FCQ085V0pMTmhOb01uaEVSdG5vWWdBcUxWbGtjalRIRnRyb1k&usp=sharing

Required Page:
We are looking for your ideas to create this single App landing page for the users that allows them to download this mobile application. This app landing page will be accessed from http://solarags.tamu.edu/, we will create a sub-navigation under the existing left sidebar with the name “2105 DoE Catalyst Project” (clicking on this takes the user to this marketing page which you are creating)

Explore App Landing Page References:
Please go through the reference designs to get an idea on how the App landing page can be put up..please DO NOT COPY
- https://www.pinterest.com/search/?q=app+landing+page
- http://www.thedesignpixel.com/responsive-mobile-app-landing-pages-for-inspiration.html
- https://dribbble.com/tags/app_landing_page

Above references should of great help in getting you started, below we have shared what you can include this page (You are not limited to these, feel free to show your ideas)
- Use the title of the page as “2105 DoE Catalyst Project”
- Include features of the application (see below..go through the screenshots - What you think highlights the app, you can look to include them as features of the app)
- Include Screenshots of the app
- Provide an option to download the app (Include Play store icon)
- Provide links to the app’s social networking links (facebook, google+, twitter)
- Anything else that can included in this page?

F2F GUIDELINES:
This F2F is subjective - so the first solution that the client likes and fulfill the required updates will win.

We will review ALL submissions until we declare a winner based on
1) Task Requirements
2) Client is happy with how it looks/works
3) Time the solution was submitted

Target Audience:
Demographics include..
- Upper middle-class and upwardly mobile
- Environmentally conscience
- Tech-savvy but not necessarily a technologist
- Sophisticated, intelligent buyer

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 Photoshop and saved as layered PSD file, or Adobe Illustrator as a layered AI file.

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.

CHALLENGE LINKS:

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

You must include all source files with your submission.

SUBMISSION LIMIT:

Unlimited

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