IDEATE is a two-day virtual designathon filled with awesome speakers, workshops, and a design challenge to explore how design and innovation interact. Ideate aims to observe how design thinking can be applied across fields, and is open to design aficionados, curious newcomers, and everyone in between! Participants will create design prototypes of digital solutions to the track they choose with no coding required.
Eligibility
- Students must be currently enrolled in a university
- Teams must be <= 4 students
Requirements
- A max. 3-min video demo explaining your team's prototype
- Include a link to your Figma prototype with your DevPost submission
- Answers to these 2 questions with your DevPost submission:
- Describe the problem your solution addresses? (150 word limit)
- Why did you pick this solution and how does it address the problem? (150 word limit)
- Low/medium-fidelity (visual design not included) prototype of 1 flow (~3 to 5 screens or more)
- 1 high-fidelity screen to demonstrate visual design
- Incorporate this screen into your prototype
- High-fidelity prototype (visual design included) of 2-3 flows (~6 to 15 screens or more)
Prizes
$2,400 in prizes
Inequality Track Best Beginner Project
$400 towards a charity organization of your choice.
Inequality Track Best Experienced Project
$400 towards a charity organization of your choice.
Health Track Best Beginner Project
$400 towards a charity organization of your choice.
Health Track Best Experienced Project
$400 towards a charity organization of your choice.
Education Track Best Beginner Project
$400 towards a charity organization of your choice.
Education Track Best Experienced Project
$400 towards a charity organization of your choice.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Melvin Hines
Shreya Shankar
Whitney Robinson
Bahaar Rokhva
Jamal Cromity
Sanjana Galgalikar
Erin McCue
Kait Gaiss
Queenie Wu
Valery Zanimanski
Ida Strom
Akshara Anand
Vicki Lu
Michelle Zhang
Sam Chan
Maggie Pan
Akshara Anand
Mary Jiang
Megan Woodruff
Judging Criteria
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User Research
Does the solution address a target audience & their needs? -
Ideation
How original, innovative and scalable is the concept of the solution? -
User Experience
Is the prototype / wireframes usable and intuitive? Can the information be easily interpreted? -
Visual Design
Is visual design used in a thoughtful and meaningful way? How consistent is the design across the app?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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