About

Emerging Technology Studio and the Library Makerlab is hosting Designer's Edge, a Design Competition similar to a hackathon but for design!

The competition lasts 30 hours, BUT you do not need to be present the whole time. 

You will be tasked to design a product centered around a theme and create a presentation to compete with for awards and prizes in different categories!

Award Categories

There are 4 Award Categories for this event:

  • Best 3D
    • Any 3D Render, Model, etc.
  • Best 2D
    • Any Art, Graphic Design, etc.
  • Best UI/UX
    • Any UI/UX design for a website, game, etc.
  • Best Physical
    • Must present a physical item during judging!

Requirements

What to Submit

In order to be eligible for a reward, you must submit progress checks throughout the event to show that you have been consistently working on your submission.

If you do not submit a progress check on time, you will be ineligible for an award.

Please fill out this team registration form if you have a team!

Please let an staff member know if you missed any Progress Checks.

Submit your final submission on devpost

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Prizes

4 non-cash prizes
Best Physical
1 winner

One 10 Day Pass Pad Climbing Binghamton

Best 3D
1 winner

One 10 Day Pass The Pad Climbing

Best 2D
1 winner

3 Strange Brew Gift Cards

Best UI/UX
1 winner

2 Robot City Games and Arcade Gift Cards

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

ETS Judges

ETS Judges
Emerging Technology Studio

Makerlab Judges

Makerlab Judges
Bartle Library Makerlab

Judging Criteria

  • Theme
    How does the project embody the theme?
  • Design and Innovation
    How innovative and intentional are the design choices? Note: If your submission is more aesthetics based, this category will be judged for aesthetics instead.
  • Creativity and Originality
    How is this project distinct from existing work?

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