About the challenge:

Rice Design-a-thon: Level Up! is a three-day, nation-wide event that challenges students to use design thinking skills and collaboration to provide a solution to a modern-day problem. Students will create a prototype of an app or website (no coding required) that addresses a specific problem in their community. After three days of designing, students will showcase their final prototype. During the design-a-thon, students will have the opportunity to attend beginner-friendly workshops, receive mentorship, and meet student designers from all across the country. All experience levels are welcome!

Get started

• Join our Rice Design-a-thon Discord! All important announcements and Zoom links will be found there! Also please feel free to use our team-finding, office-hours, and social channels to meet and connect with other designers from across the nation!
• Please take a look at the Official Rice Design-a-thon: Level Up! Handbook. It contains important information such as the design-a-thon schedule, the tracks, FAQs, the judging rubric, submission requirements, and additional resources.

• User Experience
  The product is intuitive to use and exceeds user expectations. There is a clear path to complete desired tasks.
• Visual design
  The interface follows visual design principles with design choices of typography, color, and grids that seamlessly integrate with the functionality. Visual design principles for reference: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/principles-visual-design/
• User research
  Collects data from a variety of credible sources relevant to the user group. Research is conducted through both general and specific lenses.
• Design thinking process
  The product directly addresses user needs in an original and innovative way. Reasoning for design decisions is clearly provided.