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(Pavel)

🏆 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.

⚠️ 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.)

🏆 Design Competition 2024: Results

This was by far the most thrilling design contest we've ever held! We would like to express our sincerest gratitude and admiration to each and every contestant – both those who took their very first steps in the challenging world of design and the noble design veterans who set aside some time from their projects to contribute to a better Telegram of tomorrow. ✨

You all are amazing, and we thank you a lot for your fantastic designs! 💙

Now, let us shed some light on the judging process in this competition. The Telegram Design Team joined forces with the Telegram Contest Department, and each judge spent dozens of hours watching and sorting through all the submissions. Once the judges completed their solo evaluations and highlighted the most promising discoveries, the whole jury met to watch and discuss together all the submissions that were not instantly discarded. Aside from the initially mentioned core criteria, another important consideration was, "How close is this video to the ones we make for Telegram Blog?" 🏅

Thanks to this multistage checking, verification, and discussions, the members of the jury were unanimous in the prize distribution.

In order to justly apprise all the notable and solid works, we've decided to increase the prize fund by another $24,000, totaling $54,000.

📱 🤝 📱 With this competition, we are also introducing a new Contest Rewards 🤑by giving out your prizes in USD₮ on TON – to ensure smooth and instant payouts.

Without further a do, please meet the winners!

1st PLACE – $5,000
🥇Dandy Mammoth – View Channel
🥇Eager Duck – View Channel
🥇Stout Pony – View Channel
🥇Swift Shark – View Channel

2nd PLACE – $2,000
🥈Ace Bat – View Channel
🥈Desert Bass – View Channel
🥈Nimble Sheep – View Channel
🥈Bold Crab – View Channel
🥈Small Mantis – View Channel
🥈Large Turtle – View Channel
🥈Stylish Gecko – View Channel
🥈Tactful Bee – View Channel
🥈Quiet Squirrel – View Channel
🥈Funky Jaguar – View Channel

3rd PLACE – $1,000
🥉Shiny Moth – View Channel
🥉Gifted Puma – View Channel
🥉Daring Gecko – View Channel
🥉Funky Camel – View Channel
🥉Sweet Raccoon – View Channel
🥉Humble Cockroach – View Channel
🥉Mighty Unicorn – View Channel
🥉Regal Sloth – View Channel
🥉Earnest Fly – View Channel
🥉Nice Pony – View Channel
🥉Cute Lemur – View Channel
🥉Fluffy Ram – View Channel
🥉Humble Ram – View Channel
🥉Dreamy Leopard – View Channel

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

🏆 Design Competition 2024, Round 2

Prize fund: Up to $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 Dubai time @ October 10th, 2024
Who can participate: Everyone

Telegram announces the next round of the competition for UI designers. The top prize is $4,000, and the winner may get a chance to join the Telegram Design team.

The Task is to create 2 (two) short demo videos for 2 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:

Feature 1 – a general feature.
Feature 2 – a feature that is either a part of Telegram Premium or utilizes Telegram Stars.

Be creative, but don't get carried away by things like a major app redesign.

It is mandatory to cover both iOS and Android – 1 video out of 2 must be made for a different platform.

Evaluation Criteria:

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

Alignment – the video must be as close as possible to the ones from the Telegram Blog.

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.

P.S. To get an idea of what a good demo video is, take a look at the Telegram Blog and the previous round's results. Please avoid reusing the concepts from the previous round.

🏆 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!

🏆 Contest for Content Creators

Prize fund: Up to $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 Dubai time @ May 26th, 2025
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: June 2025

📱 Telegram is launching its first-ever contest for content creators.

The Task:
Create a video that highlights the innovation leadership of Telegram over WhatsApp by showcasing how Telegram introduced key features years before WhatsApp copied or adopted them.

Requirements:
– All on-screen text and spoken content must be in English;
– Your video must be no longer than 180 seconds;
– You can get inspired by the materials we’ve provided;
– You may use Al tools as a supplementary aid.

Evaluation Criteria:

Clarity, visual impact, meme potential, and virality. Your video should be well-suited for platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and other short-form vertical formats.

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

ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Contest for Content Creators.

Start the bot, choose “Contest for Content Creators”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
– A link to either a private or public channel where your video is uploaded. Your video may include an optional description and any additional details in its caption.
– An archive containing your video in its original resolution. You may also include source files if the video was created using specialized software.

You can submit your work until 23:59 Dubai time on May 27 – we’re giving you an extra 24 hours to properly prepare your submission. Please note that late submissions will not be accepted.

💡 You may optionally upload your video to Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or X using the hashtag #TelegramYearsAhead after the deadline – and share the link in your submissions channel in a separate post.

Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline. We will discard private channels from the evaluation.

🏆 Contest for Content Creators: Update

We’ve completed our evaluation and decided to further expand the list of nominees to include even more notable submissions.

The final results will be announced by July 10.

In the meantime, feel free to explore other submissions.

🏆 Contest for Content Creators: Results

The first-ever contest for content creators turned out to be a great success.

The submission count speaks for itself – we received 461 entries. After filtering out incomplete and empty submissions, we grabbed some popcorn and dove deep into the colorful kaleidoscope of hundreds of videos you created.

We’d like to thank each and every one of you – for your dedication, time, and boundless creativity. What you did was much more than simply taking part in Telegram’s competition – it was about telling the world the truth. The truth about who truly paves the way of digital innovation.

Since all of your creations are truly unique, we abstained from traditional prize places this time. Instead, we’ve defined several categories, and each video within a category below will receive a winner’s fee of $2,000.

Meet the winners!

🎨 ANIMATION

Holy Hamster – Channel | Told a fairytale about Messengerland.
Suave Kangaroo – Channel | Showed which cat is falling behind.
Noble Leopard – Channel | Made it clear: jealousy comes in green.
Caring Fox – Channel | Animated both apps in an unexpected way.
Swift Mule – Channel | Drew a spy-themed pixel cartoon.
Kooky Jackal – Channel | Deleted WA from their phone.
Hairy Whale – Channel | Made great use of a trending meme.
Fancy Jackal – Channel | Showed us the WA user's POV.

📹 CINEMATIC

Big Whale – Channel | Reminded us of classic ads – as if the company were a person.
Sexy Puffin – Channel | Documented the development of messaging civilization.
Tall Sloth – Channel | Imagined what a WA office might look like.
Merry Horse – Channel | Showed what a trivia competiton between messengers could look like.
Humble Peacock – Channel | Showcased city crime stories.
Tactful Antelope – Channel | Made us rewatch Matrix.
Sacred Gecko – Channel | Yet another twist on personification.
Small Goat – Channel | Delivered a slick ad.
Holy Skunk – Channel | Revealed a conversation between two messengers.

📱 MOTION

Quiet Squirrel – Channel | Delivered a sleek one-to-one comparison.
Nimble Tiger – Channel | Presented us who is the source.
Sexy Kiwi – Channel | Derived a formula: innovate – not just update.
Lucky Llama – Channel | Spun up a carousel of features.
Clever Kangaroo – Channel | Outlined a minimalist feature timeline.
Jolly Gnat – Channel | Explained why converting people isn’t always easy.
Stylish Peacock – Channel | Showed the clash between prehistoric tribes and alien technologies.
Sleek Gull – Channel | Told us who is the real innovator.
Tall Dragon – Channel | Left us speechless.

🤖 FIELD

Cute Cobra – Channel | Shared a story of two trains.
Agile Sheep – Channel | Portrayed WA R&D department’s daily routine in an utterly surreal way.
Small Wombat – Channel | Leaned into the trending brainrot meme aesthetic.
Quick Gecko – Channel | Sang a song.
Smart Bat – Channel | Revealed which place serves fresh food – and which one doesn’t.
Kind Spider – Channel | Uncovered the untold side of confession.


🎟 MOVIES

Sexy Beetle – Channel | Proved nothing beats a good old western.
Wise Bee – Channel | Eliminated Skynet’s servant.

If you do not see your entry among the winners – do not get upset. The competition was tough and intense, and you will definitely make it next time!

We are also expanding the scope of this contest – watch for Round 2 announcement in the next couple weeks.