TCAP Certificate Design Contest

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Challenge Summary

This contest is to help create a professionally, clean designed certificate that will be given to the TopCoder Asia-Pacific Programming Competition winners.

Please read the contest specification carefully and watch the forums for any questions or feedback concerning this contest. 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.

Round 1

Please submit your initial design for review.

Round 2

Please submit your final design for review, after applying milestone feedback.


Contest Details
The goal of this contest is to design a creative and professional certificate that will be awarded to the TopCoder Asia-Pacific Programming Competition winners. This certificate will be handed out to the winners, so make sure your design is memorable and truly commemorates their accomplishment. 

Certificate Design Requirements:
The elements/items you will need on the certificate are:
- Logo, for now use: 2012 TCAP logo
- Name of winner
- Handle of winner
- Accomplishment, for now use: "Calabi-Yau Champion, 7th Place, 2012 TopCoder TopCoder Asia-Pacific Programming Competition"
- Competition name
- TopCoder Logo
- Jack Hughes name and signature line

Design Notes:
- Please see the example from 2012 TCO (http://studio.topcoder.com/?module=ViewContestDetails&ct=30026759)
- Use Landscape format for your certificate design (11.5 x 8 inches).
- The only logos to be used are the TCAP 2012 logo and the TopCoder logo.
- Use provided TCO11_design.eps as template of TCAP Certificate Design.
- Put 5 placeholder for spots for sponsor logo.
- Certificate will be used for future TCAP contests, so the theme should not be tied to a specific contest.
- Fonts are open to the designer with the exception of the Bank Gothic font. Please be aware of font delivery requirements.
- Make sure the design is clean cut, professional, and simple.
- Try and make the look and feel Asia-based, or use some mathematical features - as these are the key points of the competition.



Target Audience
TCAP competitors.

Judging Criteria
Uniqueness and Originality
Creativity - How well the design displays the integrity and excitement of the TCAPs.
Quality - The quality of the graphics as well as following the provided guidelines

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.

Contest Deliverables
Submission File
All requested Contest Deliverables in JPG or PNG file format in RGB color mode at 72dpi.

Source Files
All original source VECTOR files of the submitted design. Files should be created in Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape and saved as layered AI or EPS file, or vector shapes in PSD in Adobe Photoshop with 300dpi resolution.

Final Fixes
As part of the final fixes phase you may be asked to modify colors or fonts.

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.

Stock Photography

Stock photography is not allowed in this challenge. All submitted elements must be designed solely by you. See this page for more details.

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
  • Vector AI files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar
  • Vector EPS files created in Adobe Illustrator or similar

You must include all source files with your submission.

Submission limit

5 submissions

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