Register Deadline: May 1
(beginning of Opening Ceremony)
Get hands-on user-centered design experience by challenging the norm with out-of-the-box ideas. Join us in kicking off our 4-day challenge May 1st through May 4th. During this time, students will participate in various design workshops and meet new friends from other US college campuses to tackle a 0–1 design challenge together!
Eligibility: any undergrad or grad students in US can participate
See information on submission requirements, experience level criteria, event rules, prompts, and more
See Design BriefClick here to submit your project!
Reminder: You'll need to sign up or create an account for Devpost.
Submit ProjectSee qualifications, and how your project will be graded.
Note: Minimum 7 distinct screens and 2 hi-fi screens required, see rubric for more details.
See qualifications, and how your project will be graded.
Note: Minimum 10 distinct hi-fi screens required, see rubric for more details.
Naheel Jawaid
he/him
"The Magnetic Power of
Going All-in"
Naheel Jawaid
he/him
Founder and Product
Designer
Hannah Millar
she/her
Product Design @
Better Help
Jason Dsouza
he/him
Independent Product
Designer
Qihang Zhang
he/him
Senior Product Designer @
Chartmetric
Katherine Sun
she/her
VP Judicial Affairs @ AKPSI
Designer @Gaucho Creative
Qihang Zhang
he/him
Online Mixer
Hannah Millar
she/her
UX Research
Gift card and subscription prizes will be emailed and all other physical prizes will be mailed
A designathon is an event where teams of designers are tasked with designing a solution to a given prompt. It's also a fun way to practice your skills, meet new people + win awesome prizes!
Any college student in North America may participate in the designathon. We welcome designers from all levels and backgrounds!
SB Creative Lab events are all free of charge! You do not have to pay to participate in the event. Register on our registration form!
Absolutely! We are requiring students to compete in teams of 2-3 designers.
We will be hosting workshops catered towards guiding you through some important step for creating your projects! We will also be having some speakers come in to share some tips!
The event will be hybrid this year with work sessions available for UCSB students at the library. We are using Discord and Zoom to host the designathon.
