☀️ Register for UX Talks @ PROTOTHON 2025 this May 7 to 11, 2025

Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity to gain insider insights from design pros on how to jumpstart your design career this week

Hello everyone,
UX Talks at the Protothon are back, and we would love to have all of you join us again!

Join us from May 7th to May 11th for an enlightening series of ✨FREE✨ online talks and workshops led by industry experts Zhiqi Lin, Pawan Sevak, Pratik Joglekar, Kathy Wang, Pragya Srivastava, Raymond Xian, Sahin Gumus, and Ashish Gupta.

We have talks on a spectrum of design topics—from navigating the job search and building accessible experiences, to designing with AI, thriving as a solo designer, and landing your dream UX role with expert-backed advice.

So secure your spot today. Details about all talks below.

See the Full Calendar here: https://lu.ma/protothon2025

✨ Design Job Search Talks

🚀 What they don't tell you about breaking into product design with Kathy Wang, Snorkel AI

Sat, May 10, 2025, 10:00 AM PST
Register Now: https://lu.ma/vmjqfztn

🔍 The First Step: Your Design Job Search Journey with Raymond Xian, Shinden Consulting

Sat, May 10, 2025, 11:00 AM PST
Register Now: https://lu.ma/hsx1hfxg

📐 Applying Design Principles to Your Portfolio with Pragya Srivastava, CTRL PLUS DESIGN

Sat, May 10, 2025, 12:00 PM PST
Register Now: https://lu.ma/udyyg2pg

🤖 AI Talks

🤝 Designing Trustworthy AI: Creating AI Experiences That Users Actually Believe In with Pawan Sevak, Adobe AI/ML

Fri, May 9, 2025, 3:00 PM PST
Register Now: https://lu.ma/avvqekgq

🧩 The Synergy between AI and UX with thought-provoking examples by Sahin Gumus, Moving Brands

Sat, May 10, 2025, 12:30 PM PST
Register Now: https://lu.ma/oso9leow

🤖 Designer × AI: Elevate Your Resume, Portfolio & Workflow with AI Tools with Ashish Gupta, PhysicsWallah

Thu, May 8, 2025, 4:00 PM PST
Register Now: https://lu.ma/vqniox5k

🌐 Accessibility Talks

♿ How Disabled Users Navigate the Web (And What Designers Get Wrong) with Zhiqi Lin, Ingram Micro

Wed, May 7, 2025, 3:30 PM PST
Register Now: https://lu.ma/dqsn891j

🧠 Designing for All Minds: Embracing Neurodiversity in Product Experiences with Pratik Joglekar, Hubspot

Thu, May 8, 2025, 5:30 PM PST
Register Now: https://lu.ma/eu7csx5r

🕹️ Design at Work Talks

🎮 Design Alone, Not Lonely: What it's really like being the only UI/UX designer in a game startup with Sumin Shim, Bobaface (with an exclusive Figma file walkthrough)

Fri, May 9, 2025, 5:30 PM PST
Register Now: https://lu.ma/yritp71r

Have you registered for Protothon 2025 as of yet?

Our online UX Hackathon is returning this May 10 and May 11, 2025 and we would love for you to register and join us if you have not already.

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.

​Organized by DubsTech and Design Buddies

💬 Join the DubsTech Community

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.

1. Follow us on Instagram

2. Join the DubsTech Discord

3. Subscribe to us on Youtube

4. Like us on Facebook

💬 Join the Design Buddies Community

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)