About the challenge
Get hands-on UX design experience by challenging the norm with out-of-the-box ideas. Join us in kicking off our annual Designathon from May 1st through May 4th. During this time, students will participate in various design workshops and meet new friends from other US/Canada college campuses to tackle a 0-1 design challenge together!
Register here (all members in a team must register): https://forms.gle/dRTcCr2JUuagxeQy5
And be sure to join our Discord server for all event updates, communication with organizers, and for looking for team-mates if needed!
Learn more about SB Creative Lab here: https://www.sbcreativelab.com/
Requirements
What to Build
- Please reference the Design Brief for the full prompt and submission requirements as either a beginner's or intermediate+ team, announced May 1st, 6 pm PST.
What to Submit
- Please have only one person per team submit the project, and please submit a working link of a Figma or Adobe XD prototype along with a abstract and/or description of your product.
- A 150-400 word abstract that explains how this solution addresses the target audience’s needs and solves the prompt in an innovative way
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- Hint: include any user or market research, hypotheses, or any other information/data/inspiration used to help your make your design decisions
Prizes
1st Place Intermediate +
Amazon Echo Dot or $50 gift card
1st Place Beginner
LEGO Orchid or $30 gift card
Runner Up Intermediate +
Owala Tumbler or $20 gift card
Runner Up Beginner
Bunny Night Light or $10 gift card
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Naheel Jawaid
Founder of SVSD and Product Designer @ Google
Qihag Zhang
Senior Product Designer at Chartmetric
Jason Dsouza
Independent Product Designer
Hanna Millar
Product Designer @ Better Help
Judging Criteria
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Prompt & User Research
Does this solution answer the prompt and address user needs? -
Creativity
Is this design relevant and original? -
User Experience
Is this solution intuitive for its users? -
User Interface
Does the design’s interface enforce its purpose?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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