Challenge Summary

Welcome to the TCO19 RUX 2 Design Round Challenge!  This challenge is a 60-minute Design Challenge, that will be used for evaluating the design finalists for the TCO19 UI Design Finals 1 Round.

The challenge starts at 03:50 PM and you must upload your submission by 05:00 PM. 

The goal of this 1- Hour RUX Challenge is to take the provided design problem, analyze the requirements and provide design concepts and visual solutions on what the best user experience would be.

This challenge is for TCO19 UI Design Finalists ONLY.  Do not register if you are not part of  TCO19 UI Design Finalist. 

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 original to you. You are allowed to 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! 

Topcoder Community Code of Conduct   


The Digital Product Catalog (DPC) is a repository for Hestia digital assets (PDF, images, 3D models, videos, etc.). Hestia websites and applications (Business to Business B2B and Business to Consumer B2C) will connect with the Digital Product Catalog to request these digital assets using API calls. 

Building on the design problem and your existing design files from RUX 1, the scope of this challenge is to design how the user works with the specification files.  

Design Problem
The user is able to see the specifications file and edit it, comment on it, delete and replace each of the product specifications as well as send a specification sheet to an email.

View Specifications File
Each specification file will include the general information stored in the search table and the actual PDF document. The general info refers to:

- Product code
- MPID (numeric key)
- Vendor product code
Vendor name 
- Date the product was added
- Filename
- Date loaded
- Completeness of the specification file (if it has all the information required or is missing some)
- Ranking of the file by usage (popularity)
- Ranking of the file by resolution (or any quality parameters)
- Status (approved, rejected) - if a specification sheet didn’t meet all the requirements, then it will be rejected

Edit Specifications File
- The user is able to edit any of the general fields here (except the MPID) as well as the PDF document.
- The user can open it and comment on the PDF document with missing information and send the file for approval.

Replace Specifications File
- The user is able to replace the file (so upload a new one) 

Design Concepts/Thoughts
- We would like you to explore how the user views and interacts with the PDF file (within the web browser)
- Assuming that there is AI/logic-based grading systems for accuracy, quality, completeness of the specification file, how would that information be presented & interacted with by Hestia employees maintaining that data?

Branding
- The customer has existing Hestia brand guidelines to use for this application. We would like you to follow the branding but focus more on creating a great user experience, and providing design concepts for solving the problem than focusing on the branding.
- You can download the logo file from here

Audience
Hestia Employees  – Users can search/create/edit the product specification sheet

Submission Format Requirements: 
- Screen size (web): width 1280px x Height as long as needed
- Upload your submission on the challenge details page
- Submit what you have!

Judging Criteria:
- Your submission will be judged on the following criteria:
- How strong your concept is
- Clean and modern design
- How much you explored the new technologies (AI, OCR)

Submission & Source Files:
Submission File
- All requested Contest Deliverables in JPG or PNG file format in RGB color mode at 72dpi.

Source Files
- All original source files of the submitted design.

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.

Stock Artwork
- Stock photography is allowed in this challenge. See this page for more details.
- Stock 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.

ELIGIBLE EVENTS:

2020 Topcoder(R) Open

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
  • Sketch
  • XD

You must include all source files with your submission.

SUBMISSION LIMIT:

Unlimited

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