Telegram Designers

🏆 Design Competition 2024, Round 2: Results

It was our pleasure to see so many great contributions from the contestants who already delivered amazing high-quality concepts in Round 1!

We carefully reviewed each submission. Even if you didn’t secure a prize place this time, don’t worry – the competition was intense. We’ll be hosting more contests like this in the future, giving you more opportunities to polish your skills and make into the winners' list next time.

Without further a do, please meet the winners!

1st PLACE – $4,000
🥇Eager Duck – View Channel
🥇Dandy Mammoth – View Channel
🥇Swift Shark – View Channel
🥇Ace Bat – View Channel

2nd PLACE – $2,000
🥈Small Mantis – View Channel
🥈Able Bat – View Channel
🥈Mad Spider – View Channel
🥈Gifted Puma – View Channel
🥈Desert Bass – View Channel
🥈Stylish Gecko – View Channel
🥈Nimble Sheep – View Channel
🥈Happy Squid – View Channel

3rd PLACE – $1,000
🥉Kind Kiwi – View Channel
🥉Nimble Tiger – View Channel
🥉Gentle Bull – View Channel

Congratulations to the winners and have a nice week ahead!

Design Competition 2024, Round 2: Submissions

We received 135 submissions for the Design Competition, Round 2.

Everyone is welcome to view the submissions while the Telegram judges conduct their own checks.

App Icon Competition: Submissions

We received 252 submissions for the App Icon Competition.

Each participant is now required to post demo.png below their entry (you can also provide an optional comment):

1. Go to contest.com, login with the account you've used to submit your work.
2. Open your submission.
3. Attach demo.png.

Good luck!

P.S. Contestants who failed to post demo.png within the next 24 hours, may not be considered for evaluation.

🏆 Android Design Contest: Results

We are pleased to announce the results of the Android Design Contest. The judges thoroughly reviewed each of the 89 submissions.

The contestants brought several solid concepts and intriguing ideas to life – though even the top entries can’t be utilized without further polishing and refinements. Despite that, we are happy to award Stout Pony, Eager Jackal, Bold Crab and Happy Squid with 🥇 1st PLACE. These entries carefully considered multiple aspects in their designs and the judges were unanimous in their selection.

Meet the winners!

1st PLACE – $2,500
🥇 Stout Pony
🥇 Eager Jackal
🥇 Bold Crab
🥇 Happy Squid

2nd PLACE – $1,500
🥈 Mighty Unicorn
🥈 Cute Lemur
🥈 Swift Shark
🥈 Keen Pony
🥈 Mad Spider

3rd PLACE – $750
🥉 Posh Hamster
🥉 Perfect Dodo
🥉 Busy Phoenix
🥉 Mellow Llama
🥉 Hardy Wolf
🥉 Huge Puffin
🥉 Neat Kangaroo
🥉 Nice Pony
🥉 Mighty Falcon
🥉 Holy Eagle
🥉 Fancy Unicorn
🥉 Cool Lion
🥉 Tanned Cat
🥉 Nimble Sheep
🥉 Humble Cockroach
🥉 Able Bear
🥉 Holy Gecko

Congratulations to the winners and a happy Friday to you all!

ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Telegram App Icon Competition.

Start the bot, choose “App Icon Competition”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
- A ZIP-archive with the following structure:

submission.zip/
├─ 📁icon_1/
│ ├─ 📁android/
│ │ ├─ folder_contents
│ ├─ 📁ios/
│ │ ├─ folder_contents
├─ 📁icon_2/
├─ demo.png

Where:
- submission.zip – is your archive;
- icon_1/2/3, etc. – are separate folders for each icon; the folder must contain the source files.
- android and ios – are platform-specific folders inside the icon folders;
– folder_contents – your icons adapted for the relevant platforms. For Android you must additionally follow the provided sample structure.
– demo.png – is an image that provides a summary of your work and serves as a brief overview. This can be a single canvas with all icons placed in a grid so anyone can take a quick look. Please avoid sending home screens packed into device mockups, they are not helpful.

You will also be required to post your demo.png file on contest.com after the deadline. (An announcement for this will come at a later date)

Note:
For submissions with only 1 icon, you can directly include android and ios folders in your archive without a separate icon folder.
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P.S. Entries that fail to comply with the submission guidelines may be disqualified.

🎨 Telegram App Icon Competition

Prize fund: $10,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 19th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: October 26th, 2023

Telegram is hosting a competition for artists to draw new icons for Telegram's Android and iOS apps. The best icons may be later offered to users in addition to the default sets currently presented in both apps.

The Task

Create at least 1 icon and adapt it for both Android and iOS. Submissions featuring more than 1 icon are accepted providing that each icon is thematically different.

Each of your app icons must be based on the core form of the Telegram logo. You are free to incorporate any scenes or characters, except copyrighted materials.

Using Telegram's official sticker and emoji packs is allowed for references (you can adapt characters to create icons based on them). The use of generative AI is strictly prohibited.

App Icon Guidelines

Android
• Follows the Android UI Guidelines
• Contains a PNG of 432x432px for each icon (you must also provide the following resolutions: 324x324px, 216x216px, 162x162px and 108x108px – each is used for different screen pixel densities). The icon must contain separate background and foreground layers
• Includes source files

P.S. For further references, clipping mask samples (for non-direct versions of the app we apply the masks from the archive), other icon resolutions and the suggested structure check the provided archive below this message.

iOS
• Follows the Apple Design Guidelines
• Contains a non-transparent PNG of 1024x1024px for each icon (make sure it looks correct when resized to 270x270px, 180x180px or 120x120px, otherwise provide separate images for each resolution)
• Includes source files

Submissions and Evaluation

@ContestBot will start accepting submissions closer to the deadline. The prize fund will be distributed among the best contributors. When evaluating submissions we will prioritize the quality of each artwork, its uniqueness, and its compliance with the “App Icon Guidelines” – your contribution must be submitted in a ”ready to use“ format requiring zero adaptions or tweaks on our side.

ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Design Competition Round 2.

Start the bot, choose “Design Competition 2024 R2”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
- A link to either private or public channel that serves as a catalog where your videos are uploaded. Provide a table of contents, pin it. You are recommended to use @DesignCompetitionSample as a reference.
- An archive containing all your videos in their original resolution. Optionally, you may also include source files for your project (e.g., .aep files).

Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline.

📣 Android Design Contest Announcement

Dear contestants, kindly make sure the supplementary channel you've submitted is public now.

Your channel must contain:
– A table of contents;
– All static mockups and videos from the archive – properly labeled and sent as media.

P.S. Figma links and all extras can also be placed in the channel.

Suggested by @xalik

🎨 Android Design Contest

Prize fund: $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 5th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: October 19th, 2023

Telegram is hosting a new design contest for its Android app.

The Task:
Create a detailed redesign concept for the Telegram Android app. Your concept should maintain the app’s core essence and lightweight feel while introducing an improved visual aesthetic with updated elements.

The guidelines of Material Design 3 may also be used for additional reference. To be eligible for any rewards, your submission must include all the areas and components outlined below.

Minimum Requirements:

Chat List
• Bottom Navigation Bar

Chats
• Private Chats (including Secret Chats)
• Channels (both admin and subscriber perspectives)
• Groups (including those with topics enabled)

Profiles
• User Profiles
• Group and Channel Info pages

Settings
• Main Settings Page
• User Info

Your design should thoroughly consider various scenarios and encompass all related elements and components – such as pinned messages, service messages, shared media, stories and more.

For the Chat List you can include an optional version with a white header (and an alternate translucent appearance).

Submission Format:
1) The layouts can be implemented as static .png files. For any animation demos, use .mp4 format (without sound).
Source files and properly structured Figma projects are also welcome.
2) If you include videos, you must also provide several static .png images from each video that serve as a storyboard.
3) If you use complex animated icons, they must be in lottie json or .tgs format.

Submissions that include detailed visualizations, such as videos showcasing your project from a general perspective and offering in-depth views of elements like transition flows between screens and interface animations (including buttons) are more likely to receive a higher place in the prize rankings.
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@ContestBot will begin accepting submissions at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.

If you're looking for more contests for designers, there are similar third-party competitions being held by @CryptoBotRU.
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Design Competition 2024: Submissions

We received 185 submissions for the Design Competition.

Everyone is welcome to view the submissions while the Telegram judges conduct their own checks.

⚠️ We’ve noticed that many participants uploaded their videos as files to their contest channels.

This is not the right way – the channel should host your demos sent as VIDEOS. ✔️

Make sure to address this before the deadline. (For reference, see @TelegramTips.)

ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Design Competition.

Start the bot, choose “Design Competition 2024”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
- A link to either private or public channel that serves as a catalog where all your videos are uploaded. Provide a table of contents, pin it.
- An archive containing all your videos in their original resolution. Optionally, you may also include source files for your project (e.g., .aep files).

Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline.

Suggested by @idanial, ‘It would be good to hide elements on scroll to allow users to focus solely on the content.'

Suggested by @zakhidnyy

🏆 Design Competition 2024

Prize fund: Up to $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 Dubai time @ April 27th, 2024
Who can participate: Everyone

Telegram announces a competition for UI designers. The top prize is $5,000, and the winner may get a chance to join the Telegram Design team.

The Task is to create 3 short demo videos for 3 different features in the same manner as the demonstrations from the Telegram Blog.

Each video should offer a brief overview of a feature that currently does not exist in official Telegram apps.

You are welcome to use any ideas (e.g., in-app payments or a feed for channels). Be creative, but don't get carried away by things like a major app redesign.

It is mandatory to cover both iOS and Android – at least 1 video out of 3 must be made for a different platform. Entries featuring all videos for both platforms are likely to get higher chances in the final scoring, provided that they fulfill the evaluation criteria.

Evaluation Criteria:
While evaluating submissions, the judges may apply the following criteria to determine the winners:

Clarity – the general audience must have a clear understanding of how the feature you are displaying works.

Consistency – the video should be looped, with smooth transitions between screens and all elements should be consistent and balanced.

Completeness – you must present a finalized flow for your feature. Your video should show an entry point from existing Telegram interfaces, a brief overview of the feature's main components and a transition back to the entry point.

Submissions:
We will publish instructions how to submit your work closer to the deadline.

Suggested by @Guryev

🧠 A smart suggestion, which we instantly implemented. We sent 2000 euro to the creator of this submission to appreciate his great work 😌

(Pavel)

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🏆 App Icon Competition: Results

We were delighted to see so many interesting concepts and new takes on the Telegram icon – with a total of 252 submissions.

For this competition, we will be distributing the prize fund among all contributors who submitted at least one icon that we accepted. The award per entry is based on its overall evaluation.

While many of the submissions still require aesthetic changes, we have decided to further increase the total prize fund by an additional $2,600. This ensures as many contestants as possible will receive recognition.

Meet the winners!

$1,000
Sharp Unicorn

$600
Funky Hedgehog
Agile Raven

$400
Rich Cockroach
Night Heron
Brave Hawk
Fancy Otter
Sunny Dragon
Calm Dolphin
Sweet Raccoon
Brave Mink
Perfect Hawk
Mad Spider

$200
Fluffy Cow
Cool Lion
Tactful Butterfly
Agile Goat
Caring Phoenix
Funny Python
Mellow Beaver
Noble Ant
Gifted Toad
Agile Quokka
Happy Moth
Strict Ant
Cute Otter
Gifted Cat
Funny Meerkat
Slim Bee
Cute Lemur
Mad Mink
Jolly Elk
Sturdy Cock
Daring Ladybird
Sunny Moth
Hardy Bear
Suave Spider
Funky Chicken
Dashing Duck
Stylish Turtle
Noble Toad

$100
Modest Gecko
Desert Crab
Magic Rabbit
Mindful Wasp
Shiny Puffin
Merry Phoenix
Suave Kangaroo
Stylish Kangaroo

Suggested by @Artiosmi

Suggested by @VikaCry