Cyanogen has launched a Themes Design Challenge, inviting artists and content creators to submit original theme packs for the Cyanogen operating system. This OS comes pre-installed on mobile devices, and Micromax is the first Indian company, which is going to launch smartphones on this OS in December.
According to the company, participants can enter designs that customize nearly all components of the mobile user interface, including wallpapers, icons, fonts, boot animations, and controls. Participants can submit their designs via Cyanogen’s initial release of Themes Studio, which today is an online tool to upload and publish themes content. Cyanogen is currently working on other features of the Themes Studio to make it easier for content creators to design and publish themes.
Qualified theme packs submitted to the Themes Design Challenge will be made available via the release of Cyanogen’s new Themes app, which will be first available on YU phones scheduled to be launched in India in December.Yu is an online brand which is a a wholly owned subsidiary of Micromax Informatics.
The Themes Design Challenge ends on December 14th at 5 PM Pacific Time. A panel of judges at Cyanogen will vote on the top three winning entries based on key criteria: creativity and uniqueness of design, artistic expression and visual effects, and completeness of required design elements. Contest rules can be found athttp://www.cyngn.com/legal/themes-contest-rules. Winners will receive a prize pack comprised of Cyanogen branded gear and a device of their choice (from two device options) to be announced with the winners in December.
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