Dev-Competition: Number of N9s to be won by designing an app icon for your S40/Symbian/N9 app
To celebrate the launch of Nokia’s new icon styles and templates, a competition running at Nokia Developer gives Devs a chance to win the highly coveted MeeGo-Harmattan Nokia N9. Hurry as it ends November 30 2011.
What you have to do is use Nokia’s new toolkits to create a compelling new app launcher icon for your app (that must run on either Series 40, Symbian or N9) – something it has to have anyway so it’s great that devs can get something extra for that. Odd how they call MeeGo-Harmattan just N9. I guess that is the only commercially available phone on that oS.
Anyways, some things to consider:
- Your app-launcher icon must be original and based on Nokia templates.
- Your icon must launch an app that runs on Nokia Series 40 phones, Symbian phones, or the new Nokia N9 device.
- Your submission must entered between 14 – 30 November.
- You must give Nokia permission to publish your icon and application description on its wiki, discussion boards, newsletters, and other mechanisms while promoting this competition and its results. (The icon remains under your copyright, however.)
- The icon must apply to ‘real’ apps. If the app is not yet public, include screenshots and a description in your email.
How to participate
Create a new app launcher icon for your app using our templates and email it to us along with a brief explanation of why it is an effective metaphor for your app. That’s it!
Here are the competition rules:
- The icon must be original work and be based on our templates
- You submission must arrive in our inbox between November 14 and Nov 30 (GMT).
- The icon remains your copyright, and we hope you’ll use it for your application!
- Nokia must have permission to publish your icon and application description on the wiki, discussion boards, newsletters, and any other mechanisms while promoting this competition and its results.
- Only icons for “real” apps are accepted. If the app is not yet public you should include screenshots and a description in your email.
See the fine print for more information.
Evaluation of entries
We will be judging the icons on how well they communicate the essence of your app, and how well they match with the platform’s icon philosophy. We’ll be looking for simplicity and purity, along with a thick serving of friendliness and fun.
The entries will be evaluated by selected Nokia UI Experts. The results are expected to be announced in December.
Cheers Vikas Patidar for the tip!
Category: Applications, Competition, Maemo, MeeGo, Nokia, Symbian
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