Telegram Contests

2023-10-26 22:46:23 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 Open / Comment

2023-10-20 12:22:21 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. Open / Comment

2023-10-19 22:52:41 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! Open / Comment

2023-10-18 23:38:42 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;
- 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. Open / Comment

2023-10-14 20:27:25 Telegram ML Competition Prize fund: $40,000 – from which the 1st place winner will receive $15,000 if any submissions qualify for 1st place. Deadline: 23:59 on October 15th (Dubai time) Who can participate: Everyone Results: October 29th, 2023 Telegram… Open / Comment

2023-10-14 16:45:19 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… Open / Comment

2023-10-14 16:45:18 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 of the 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: 324х324px, 216х216px, 162х162px and 108х108px – 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. Open / Comment

2023-10-09 22:08:34 Telegram Mini App Contest Prize fund: $50,000 Deadline: 23:59 on October 9th (Dubai time) Who can participate: Everyone Results: October 31st, 2023 Telegram is launching a contest for developers of Mini Apps like this one. One of the goals of this competition… Open / Comment

2023-10-06 13:37:53 Android Design Contest: Submissions

We received 89 submissions for the Android Design Contest.

Everyone is welcome to check out the designs on contest.com while our judges evaluate the results:
https://contest.com/android-design-2023

We ask each participant to add a comment to their submission with a brief explanation of the structure of their archive, how it is intended to be viewed, as well as of anything else that might need an explanation. Good luck! Open / Comment

2023-10-05 18:05:07 Telegram ML Competition

Prize fund: $40,000 – from which the 1st place winner will receive $15,000 if any submissions qualify for 1st place.
Deadline: 23:59 on October 15th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: October 29th, 2023

Telegram is hosting a competition for ML engineers to identify programming and markup languages in code snippets.

The Task: implement a library that detects the programming and markup language of code snippets from message text. You can use any publicly available data to train your solution.

Details: https://contest.com/docs/ML-Competition-2023.

@ContestBot will begin accepting submissions at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline. Open / Comment