CU
CU
Design-a-thon
Design-
a-thon
MAY 2ND to MAY 4TH 2025
MAY 2ND to MAY 4TH 2025
VIRTUAL
VIRTUAL
*OPEN TO ALL U.S. & C.A. UNDERGRADUATES
*OPEN TO ALL U.S. & C.A. UNDERGRADUATES
WHEN
WHERE
20
25
20
25
REGISTER
CU Design-a-thon is a three-day, virtual event that brings student designers together to craft innovative, user-centered solutions.
Students will work together to address a specific problem and visualize their digital product by creating an interactive prototype (no coding required!). During the design-a-thon, students will have the opportunity to learn from industry professionals through beginner-friendly workshops and meet other student designers from all across the country.
We hope to help designers grow both soft and hard skills in empathizing with users, defining a set of goals and needs, developing products, and improving confidence and creativity as a designer.
About
CU Design-a-thon is a three-day, virtual event that brings student designers together to craft innovative, user-centered solutions.
Students will work together to address a specific problem and visualize their digital product by creating an interactive prototype (no coding required!). During the design-a-thon, students will have the opportunity to learn from industry professionals through beginner-friendly workshops and meet other student designers from all across the country.
We hope to help designers grow both soft and hard skills in empathizing with users, defining a set of goals and needs, developing products, and improving confidence and creativity as a designer.
CU Design-a-thon is a three-day, virtual event that brings student designers together to craft innovative, user-centered solutions.
Students will work together to address a specific problem and visualize their digital product by creating an interactive prototype (no coding required!). During the design-a-thon, students will have the opportunity to learn from industry professionals through beginner-friendly workshops and meet other student designers from all across the country.
We hope to help designers grow both soft and hard skills in empathizing with users, defining a set of goals and needs, developing products, and improving confidence and creativity as a designer.
About
CU Design-a-thon is a three-day, virtual event that brings student designers together to craft innovative, user-centered solutions.
Students will work together to address a specific problem and visualize their digital product by creating an interactive prototype (no coding required!). During the design-a-thon, students will have the opportunity to learn from industry professionals through beginner-friendly workshops and meet other student designers from all across the country.
We hope to help designers grow both soft and hard skills in empathizing with users, defining a set of goals and needs, developing products, and improving confidence and creativity as a designer.
Judges
Emily Romero
Product Designer @ Microsoft
Shana Sanford
Product Designer @ Uber
Branden Thornton
Product Designer @ Reddit
Kelly Dern
Product Designer @ Google
Workshop Leads
Naheel Jawaid
Product Designer @ Google
Barron Webster
Founding Product Designer @ Sandbar
Charithra Sathyanarayanan
Mentor + Product Designer @ Deloitte
Simran Chawla
Senior Product Designer @ Chase
Sharleen Tu
Design Manager @ Meta
Event Rules
All experience levels are welcome.
Registration is open to undergraduate students in the US.
Students can participate in teams of 1-4 people.
All members of a team must be an undergraduate or graduate college student with an associated institutional email. Bootcamp students are NOT allowed unless they show proof of undergraduate or graduate student enrollment.
Each team may only submit one submission.
All work submitted to CU Design-a-thon must be original work. Any submissions with plagiarized work will be disqualified.
You may not submit work previously designed before CU Design-a-thon. All designs must be made between the dates of May 2nd - May 4th.
Late submissions will not be accepted.
Event Rules
All experience levels are welcome.
Registration is open to undergraduate students in the US.
Students can participate in teams of 1-4 people.
All members of a team must be an undergraduate or graduate college student with an associated institutional email. Bootcamp students are NOT allowed unless they show proof of undergraduate or graduate student enrollment.
Each team may only submit one submission.
All work submitted to CU Design-a-thon must be original work. Any submissions with plagiarized work will be disqualified.
You may not submit work previously designed before CU Design-a-thon. All designs must be made between the dates of May 2nd - May 4th.
Late submissions will not be accepted.
Friday
May 2nd
Saturday
May 3rd
Sunday
May 4th
All meetings are
virtual on Zoom (EST)
11 AM
12 AM
1 pM
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
7 pm
8 pm
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
5 PM - 6 PM
5 PM - 6 PM
2 PM - 3 PM
12 PM - 1 PM
12 PM - 1 PM
Finalists Announced
Top 10 finalist teams revealed!
2:30 PM
Finalists Announced
All submissions due on DevPost
11:00 AM
7 PM - 8 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5 PM
Event Rules
All experience levels are welcome.
Registration is open to undergraduate students in the US and Canada.
Students can participate in teams of 1-4 people.
All members of a team must be an undergraduate or graduate college student with an associated institutional email. Bootcamp students are NOT allowed unless they show proof of undergraduate or graduate student enrollment.
Each team may only submit one submission.
All work submitted to CU Design-a-thon must be original work. Any submissions with plagiarized work will be disqualified.
You may not submit work previously designed before CU Design-a-thon. All designs must be made between the dates of May 2nd - May 4th.
Late submissions will not be accepted.
CORNELL UX DESIGN CLUB
MAY 2ND - MAY 4TH
CU
Design
A-thon
PARTICIPANT
11 AM
12 PM
1 pM
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
7 pm
8 pm
Friday
May 2nd
Saturday
May 3rd
Sunday
May 4th
All meetings will take place virtually on Zoom in EST.
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
5 PM - 6 PM
2 PM - 3 PM
12 PM - 1 PM
12 PM - 1 PM
Finalists Announced
Top 10 finalist teams revealed!
2:30 PM
Submissions Due
All submissions due on DevPost
11:00 AM
7 PM - 8 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5 PM
Sponsors
Sponsors
Sponsors
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
Who can participate?
When does registration close?
Can I still participate if I do not have a lot of design experience?
Do I have to be part of a team to participate?
What is the maximum number of people in a team?
What if I do not have a team before the event?
What design tools should I use?
Where do I submit my project?
Who can participate?
When does registration close?
Can I still participate if I do not have a lot of design experience?
Do I have to be part of a team to participate?
What is the maximum number of people in a team?
What if I do not have a team before the event?
What design tools should I use?
Where do I submit my project?
Cornell UX Design
We create a centralized community for UX/product designers at Cornell to learn and grow together both professionally and socially.
© Cornell University Design-a-thon
Get in touch
Cornell UX Design
We create a centralized community for UX/product designers at Cornell to learn and grow together both professionally and socially.
© Cornell University Design-a-thon
Get in touch
Emily Romero
Product Designer @ Microsoft
Shana Sanford
Product Designer @ Uber
Branden Thornton
Product Designer @ Reddit
Kelly Dern
Product Designer @ Google
Judges
Workshop Leads
Naheel Jawaid
Product Designer @ Google
Barron Webster
Founding Product Designer @ Sandbar
Charithra Sathyanarayanan
Mentor + Product Designer @ Deloitte
Simran Chawla
Senior Product Designer @ Chase
Grace Chen
Product Designer @ Instagram
Sharleen Tu
Design Manager @ Meta