NASA - Infographic Design Contest

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Challenge Summary

Welcome

Welcome to the NASA Quest for Quakes Infographic Challenge

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 in the forums.

Contest Objective

Design a professional & engaging infographic to promote a new project.

Infographic Use

  • The infographic will be used in future contest specs, social media, and in marketing emails.

  • The infographic must clearly explain the project, the issues surrounding earthquake forecasting and the benefits if we're successful.

 

Requirements

  1. Please follow the general theme of these infographics that we’ve created for NASA in the past:

    1. NASA Asteroid Data Hunter Infographic

    2. NASA AE Infographic

    3. NASA DTN Infographic

    4. OpenWARP Infographic

  2. The infographic must include the following logos (click here to download):

    1. NASA Tournament Lab

    2. QuakeFinder

    3. Topcoder

    4. Harvard

    5. Amazon Web Services

  3. In terms of content, we’d like to see:

    1. Project Title: NASA’s Quest for Quakes

    2. Call to Action: To learn more about the project, and to register to participate, visit topcoder.com/questforquakes

    3. Explainer: Explain the project at a high-level. Refer to the Project Background doc for more details.

    4. Be creative!

Judging Criteria

  • How well your submission meets the requirements

  • How the design engages a user

  • Originality and execution

Submission File

JPG or PNG files at a high resolution (300 dpi).

Source Files

All original source files for the submitted design. Files should be created in Adobe Illustrator and saved as layered Ai file OR in Adobe Photoshop as a layered PSD file.

Preview Image

Create a 1024x1024 JPG or PNG file in RGB color mode and place a screenshot from your submission within 

 

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

You must include all source files with your submission.

SUBMISSION LIMIT:

Unlimited

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