🤔 What is a design process?

The design process in UI/UX design refers to a systematic approach of creating meaningful and user-centered digital experiences through stages such as research, design, prototyping, testing, and iteration.

👇 New to UI/UX? We provided a beginner’s guide with 📁 resources & 💡 tips for each stage of the design thinking process along with 🕒 suggested timelines for your CreateRU team below! Use the toggles for a cleaner experience if needed.

Keep in mind that these tips are suggested, but not required!

The 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process

<aside> 📁 General Resources

Notion Project Planning Guide

Designathon Advice
Tutorials
Tips and Tools

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🤝 Stage 1: EMPATHIZE

✍️ Stage 2: DEFINE

💭 Stage 3: IDEATE

🛠️ Stage 4: PROTOTYPE

🧑‍💻 Stage 5: TEST

Overall Suggested Timeline:

Day 1:

🌟 12**:15pm - 1:45pm** → Attend Speaker Panel (in-person)

💼 2:00pm → Start creating survey

💼 2:40pm → Send out survey

💼 3:00pm - 3:30pm → Refine problem statement

💼 3:30pm - 4:00pm → Develop a user journey map

💼 4:00pm - 4:20pm → Generate ideas & potential solutions

💼 4:20pm - 5:00pm → Finish sketching & lo-fi wireframes

🌟 5:00pm - 6:00pm → Have dinner

💼 6:00pm - 8:00 → Finish hi-fi wireframes & prototyping

💼 8:00pm - 9:00pm → Finish testing and iterating

Day 2:

💼 9:00am - 10:00am → Last minute changes/updates

💼 10:00am - 10:30am→ Fill out Devpost

🌟 11:00am → MUST BE SUBMITTED

<aside> ❕ 💼 = Tasks
🌟 = Scheduled Events

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<aside> ❕ Rolling Hours:

2:30-4:30 → Mentor hours (virtual and/or in person)
6:30-8:00 → Last minute mentor hours (in person only) </aside>