🚨Register for Protothon 2025 - the Online UX Hackathon by DubsTech and Design Buddies 🔥
Register Now: https://protothon2025.webflow.io/
Hello, the Protothon - the Online UX Hackathon by DubsTech UW and Design Buddies is returning this May 10 and May 11, 2025.
Come test your rapid prototyping and design thinking skills at our no code, just design hackathon that is 100% online and is open to people of all skill levels. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you're bound to have a great time applying your skills and making new friends in the design community.
If this sounds interesting and you'd like to learn more and register then do visit our website: https://protothon2025.webflow.io/
🧠 A Quick Recap of How the Protothon Works
We know you’ve joined us before, but here’s a quick refresher in case you need a little reminder of what Protothon is all about.
1️⃣ Understand the Problem
Pick from one of our prompt tracks: Classic, Enterprise, Food, or City.
Each track will challenge you with a unique, open-ended design problem.
2️⃣ Ideate & Sketch
Do some user research, sketch your concepts, sort your ideas—anything goes. The goal is to explore bold ideas fast.
3️⃣ Prototype It
Use tools like Figma, Sketch, or Webflow to build out your polished solution. Make it beautiful, make it functional!
4️⃣ Submit & Win!
Your design will be judged by top UX professionals from across the industry. Best designs win awesome prizes! 🎁
🌟 Judges from Across the UX Galaxy
Get your designs reviewed by an elite panel of UX experts from companies like Microsoft, DoorDash, Adobe, T-Mobile, and more!
Our judges include familiar faces like Mookesh Patel (Arizona State University), Missy Yarbrough (Procore Technologies), Max Brettler (Slalom), Pragya Srivastava (Ctrl+Design), Sahin Gumus (Moving Brands), Pratik Joglekar (Hubspot), Evan Luputra (Expedia & Co / Savicore), and many more — plus some exciting new judges!
👥 Check out our full panel of judges and their LinkedIn profiles on our website:
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https://protothon2025.webflow.io/
🕒 Schedule -everything is 100% online
Day 1 - Saturday, May 10 (PST)
9:00 AM - Opening Ceremony: Intro to the Protothon, Prompts, and Team Building Event
9:30 AM - Breakout to Design!
10:00 AM - What they don't tell you about breaking into Product Design by Kathy Wang
11:00 AM - The First Step: Your Design Job Search Journey by Raymond Xian
12:00 PM - Apply Design Principles to Your Portfolio by Pragya Srivastava
1:00 PM - How to Prepare a Design Hand Off by Zoshua Colah
Day 2 - Sunday, May 11 (PST)
10:00 AM - Project Feedback Session
1:30 PM - Submit Designs followed by Judging
3:30 PM - Design Showcase followed by Networking Meetup
6:30 PM - Closing Ceremony: Results + Awards + Closing Notes
🤝 Need Team-Mates? Join Our Protothon 2025 Discord Community for Finding Teammates and more.
Our dedicated Discord community is perfect for you to find team members (on our find-team channel) and to ask all things related to Protothon 2025! Here we will also share important updates such as latest event announcements, schedule updates, and more.
🎤 Missed the Talks at the Previous Protothon? Watch them now.
We’re gearing up to host an incredible lineup of speakers at this year’s Protothon (stay tuned for the big reveal 👀).
In the meantime, why not revisit some of the inspiring sessions from last year? Whether you’re curious about breaking into UX, want pro tips on Figma and Framer, or just want to hear what it’s like designing in the real world — we’ve got you covered. Watch the talks now on YouTube and level up before this year’s event!
🏆 Missed last year’s winners and submissions? Catch up and check them out now!
Dive into the amazing designs from last year’s Protothon and get inspired by the creativity and innovation of our participants. If you’re looking to see how it’s done, our winners and past submissions are just a click away!
💬 Join the DubsTech Community, the largest tech community at the University of Washington, Seattle
DubsTech is the largest tech community at the University of Washington. We host workshops, hackathons, and talks on UX design, data science, and software engineering. Come join our community on Discord community
You can start to engage and network with our community on any of the platforms you find most comfortable.
💬 Join the Design Buddies Community, the largest design community in the world
Design Buddies is a community where you level up your design career. Make lifelong friends, improve your design craft, and land jobs. We have free resources, events, design challenges, a job board, fun perks, and more. Hop in here: https://discord.com/invite/designbuddies
Thank you for reading and hope you have a great day ahead. If you have any questions do reach out to us on Instagram.
See you there!
- The Protothon 2025 Team (Manav, Riya, Anushka, Madhumitha, Simran, Neel, Zosh, Grace)