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title: Flutter Create

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A contest that challenges developers to build something

interesting, inspiring, and beautiful with Flutter

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<h2>Flutter Create</h2>

<p>

Flutter Create is a contest that challenges you to build something

interesting, inspiring, and beautiful with Flutter using 5KB or less

of Dart code. Congratulations to all the winners this year! We were

impressed by the ingenuity and creativity of your apps. For everyone who

submitted an app, thank you.

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<h2 class="mt-0">Flutter Create Highlight Reel</h2>

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<h2 class="mt-0">All Winners</h2>

Check out <a href="https://medium.com/p/40980f2d20b3">this article</a> to read more about this year's results.

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<h2 class="mt-0">Grand Prize Winner</h2>

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<h3>Compass by Zebiao Hu</h3>

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<h2 class="mt-0">Category Winners</h2>

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<h3> Visual Beauty</h3>

<h4> Relax by Erin Morrissey </h4>

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<h3> Code Quality</h3>

<h4>Pocket Piano by Rody Davis</h4>

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<h3>Overall Execution</h3>

<h4>TimeFlow by Fabian Stein</h4>

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<h3>Novelty</h3>

<h4>Events by Noel Jacob</h4>

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<h6>What to make:</h6>

<h2 class="mt-0">Create a novel experience with Flutter in 5KB or

less of Dart&nbsp;code</h2>

<p>This contest is now closed.

The winners will be announced at Google I/O 2019.</p>

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<h4>Judging:</h4>

<p>Entries will be judged by a panel of Flutter experts against the

following four criteria:</p>

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Visual beauty

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Code quality

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Novelty of idea

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Overall execution

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<h4>Prizes:</h4>

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<h6 class="text-muted">Grand prize:</h6>

<h3>Fully-loaded Apple iMac Pro</h3>

<p>(worth over $10,000)</p>

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<h6 class="text-muted">4 Winners:</h6>

<h3>Google Home Max</h3>

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<h6 class="text-muted">Up to 25 Winners:</h6>

<h3>Google Home Mini</h3>

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<div class="col-12 mt-8">In addition, all submissions will receive

a digital certificate of completion.</div>

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<h4>Submission guidelines:</h4>

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<p>Your application must be submitted in the form of a ZIP file

containing everything needed to run it on a target Android or

iOS device.</p>

<p>You should include a <code>README.md</code> file that includes a

brief description of the application and any special instructions

for running it (for example, if the application is designed for a

specific platform target).</p>

<p>Code should be licensed with an open source license (we recommend

BSD, MIT or Apache), so that we can judge it and others can

benefit from your work.</p>

<p>We will run the application by unpacking the ZIP file and running

the command <code>flutter run --release</code> to execute it

on an attached Android or iOS device.</p>

<p>The ZIP file may contain other files and directories that are

created using the <code> flutter create </code> command, such as

<code>pubspec.yaml</code>; it may also include asset files

(e.g. images, fonts) or data. We recommend running

<code>flutter clean</code> before creating the ZIP file to

strip out unnecessary binaries.</p>

<p>With the exception of packages (see below), all executable content

must be included in the ZIP file.</p>

<p>All code needed to load and execute the application must be

written in Dart, with the exception of any packages

(as mentioned below).</p>

<p>Dart code must appear in a file that has a filename ending in

<code>.dart</code>. The total size of all Dart files in the ZIP

file, excluding unit tests that are not executed, must be no

more than 5,120 bytes as (for example) measured by the

command <code>find . -name "*.dart" | xargs cat | wc -c</code>.</p>

<p>The application may use Flutter packages that are a) published

on <a href="https://pub.dev">pub.dev</a>;

b) have broad applicability (e.g. not written solely for the

purpose of circumventing the 5KB file limit, in the opinion

of the judges).</p>

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<h4>Contest rules:</h4>

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<p>Full details and rules in our

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12GT0_LT9Pet9eWTPYtziQjzKdc8mTfAL1zB-um2WoJQ/edit">Official Rules</a>.

But here’s a quick summary of some of the key points:</p>

<p>All work must be that of the contest entrant.</p>

<p>Only one submission per entrant.</p>

<p>Do not submit a project that already existed before the

announcement of this contest.</p>

<p>Entries may not be submitted by any person who is a minor at the

time of entry.</p>

<p>Google employees and contractors, contest judges, and members of

their immediate families are not eligible to enter.</p>

<p>Persons from the following countries or regions can submit but will not

be considered eligible for the contest due to local rules,

including exclusion from judging and prizes: Italy, Brazil, Quebec,

and Mexico.</p>

<p>Submissions from the following embargoed countries will not be

considered eligible for the contest, including exclusion from

judging and prizes: Crimea, Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, and Sudan.</p>

<p>Entries will be collected via the website using an online form.</p>

<p>Submissions must not be derogatory, offensive, threatening, defamatory,

disparaging, libellous or contain any content that is inappropriate,

indecent, sexual, profane, tortuous, slanderous, discriminatory

in any way, or that promotes hatred or harm against any group or

person, or otherwise does not comply with the theme and spirit

of the contest.</p>

<p>They must not contain content, material or any element that is unlawful,

or otherwise in violation of or contrary to all applicable federal,

state, or local laws and regulation including the laws or regulations

in any state where the doodle and supporting statement are created.</p>

<p>They must not contain any content, material or element that displays

any third party advertising, slogan, logo, trademark, representation

of characters indicating a sponsorship or endorsement by a third party,

commercial entity or that is not within the spirit of the Contest,

as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.</p>

<p>They must be original, unpublished works that do not contain,

incorporate or otherwise use any content, material or element

that is owned by a third party or entity.</p>

<p>They cannot contain any content, element, or material that violates

a third party's publicity, privacy or intellectual property rights.</p>

<p>The submission is not the subject of any actual or threatened

litigation or claim.</p>

<p>The entrant does not include any disparaging remarks relating to

the Sponsor or a third party.</p>

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<h4>FAQ:</h4>

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<p>

<b>What is Flutter Create?</b><br>

Flutter Create is a contest where new and experienced developers

can submit a project built using Flutter. It’s a fun way to learn

Flutter, try building out interfaces, and possibly win prizes.

</p>

<p>

<b>What is the judging criteria?</b><br>

Each entry will be rated against the following rubric: visual beauty,

code quality, novelty of idea, and overall execution.

</p>

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<b>Who are the judges?</b><br>

Entries will be judged by members of the Flutter team and

experienced developers from the Flutter community.

</p>

<p>

<b>What are the deadlines for the project?</b><br>

You need to have your project submitted by April 7th at

11:59pm PDT (GMT-7).

</p>

<p>

<b>I submitted my project, can I make changes to it?</b><br>

Yes, as long as your change occurs before April 7th at

11:59pm PDT (GMT-7).

</p>

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<b>How will the winners be selected?</b><br>

Judges will evaluate the entries based on four criteria:

visual beauty, code quality, novelty of idea, and overall execution.

</p>

<p>

<b>When will the winners be selected?</b><br>

Winners will be selected around April 25 and announced at Google I/O

and online.

</p>

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<b>What are the prizes?</b><br>

One grand prize winner will receive a customized

<a href="https://www.apple.com/imac-pro/">iMac Pro 5K</a>;<br>

Four additional winners will receive a Google Home Max;<br>

Up to 25 additional winners will receive a Google Home Mini.

</p>

<p>

<b>Can I submit more than one entry?</b><br>

We limit entries to one project per participant. We encourage you

to submit your best entry!

</p>

<p>

<b>I already have an approved app, can I submit that for the

challenge?</b><br>

Unfortunately, no. Only new apps or UIs can be submitted for approval.

</p>

<p>

<b>Is there an age limit to participate?</b><br>

You must not be a minor (per your local law) to be eligible to win.

</p>

<p>

<b>Can you use Flare animations? If so, does it count towards the

byte size?</b><br>

</p>

<p>

Image, video, font, and other binary asset types are not included

in the 5KB Dart code limit.

</p>

<p>

<b>Can you store data in a separate file? For example,

for a catalog of dogs, can you store the dog data in a json?</b><br>

</p>

<p>

Data is OK. However, we're counting all Dart code in the 5KB limit,

so the JSON loader would be included.

</p>

<p>

<b>Do Flutter Create contest submissions have to be formatted

by dartfmt?</b><br>

</p>

<p>

We can run dartfmt on our side. We believe code quality is

primarily driven by good structure, rather than indentation.

But of course, if the code is impenetrable to the judges even

after running dartfmt, it may be challenging for them to score

it well for code quality.

</p>

<p>

<b>Can a team of people submit a single project?</b><br>

</p>

<p>

A team of people can submit a single project, but the person

submitting the project through our form should be authorized

to submit the project on behalf of the entire team or entity,

and a winning project from a team is only eligible for 1 prize.

</p>

<p>

<b>Should we send just a .dart file or all the files as the

given size is 5 kb and all the files would be above 5 kb?</b><br>

</p>

<p>

Please submit whatever it takes to build and run your application with

`flutter run`.

</p>

<p>

<b>Should the size of the app be 5kb after creating a zip file

or without zipping the file?</b><br>

</p>

<p>

We are measuring Dart files, not the ZIP files, so the 5KB is

measured without zipping the file.

</p>

<p>

<b>Do assets (art and audio) also have to be created by

participants?</b><br>

</p>

<p>

All assets must comply with our Official Rules for submissions,

and participants must either create or have permission to use and

submit all parts of their submission.

</p>

<p>

<b>If I have more questions, where should I go?</b><br>

</p>

<p>

Take a look through our

<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12GT0_LT9Pet9eWTPYtziQjzKdc8mTfAL1zB-um2WoJQ/edit">official rules</a>.

</p>

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<h2 class="mt-0">Create a novel user experience with Flutter using 5KB or less of Dart&nbsp;code</h2>

<a class="create__cta btn btn-primary mb-8" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YrsnBlMFenKDrmGlcaPbKTbxbdWsua8_TMExoRwgyv4">Submit your app</a>

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