Vancouver's Largest Design Hackathon
February 16 - 23, 2025
In-Person @ ECUAD
Vancouver's Largest Design Hackathon
11
10
Clients
37
41
Mentors
132
168
Participants
9
12
Judges
7
5
Workshops
11
10
Clients
37
41
Mentors
132
168
Participants
9
12
Judges
7
5
Workshops
11
10
Clients
37
41
Mentors
132
160
Participants
9
12
Judges
7
5
Workshops
11
10
Clients
37
41
Mentors
132
160
Participants
9
12
Judges
7
5
Workshops
11
10
Clients
37
41
Mentors
9
12
Judges
7
5
Workshops
132
160
Participants
11
10
Clients
37
41
Mentors
9
12
Judges
7
5
Workshops
132
168
Participants
Prizes will recognize outstanding achievements and contributions within and beyond the scope of the design challenge.
Criteria
Measures alignment with the client’s brief, requirements, and ease of implementation.
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Measures alignment with the client’s brief, requirements, and ease of implementation.
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Evaluates how intuitive, consistent, and accessible the design is, ensuring a seamless user experience.
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Evaluates how intuitive, consistent, and accessible the design is, ensuring a seamless user experience.
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Assesses how clearly and engagingly the team communicates their design process, rationale, and presentation.
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Assesses how clearly and engagingly the team communicates their design process, rationale, and presentation.
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Evaluates the aesthetics, layout, and hierarchy, ensuring a visually cohesive and user-friendly experience.
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Evaluates the aesthetics, layout, and hierarchy, ensuring a visually cohesive and user-friendly experience.
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Assesses how the solution evolves through prototyping, experimentation, and problem-solving adaptability.
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Assesses how the solution evolves through prototyping, experimentation, and problem-solving adaptability.
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Measures alignment with the client’s brief, requirements, and ease of implementation.
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This award honors the team that presents the most original, forward-thinking, and boundary-pushing design solution, utilizing unique ideas or technology in a novel way to solve the challenge.
Criteria
Evaluates how intuitive, consistent, and accessible the design is, ensuring a seamless user experience
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This award goes to the team that delivers a design with exceptional user experience, showcasing ease of use, intuitive navigation, seamless interaction, and strong accessibility.
Criteria
Assesses how clearly and engagingly the team communicates their design process, rationale, and presentation.
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This award recognizes the team with the most engaging, clear, and persuasive presentation, showcasing their design process, solution, and impact through storytelling, visuals, and confident speaking, capturing the audience and judges.
Criteria
Evaluates the aesthetics, layout, and hierarchy, ensuring a visually cohesive and user-friendly experience.
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This award goes to the team with the most compelling visual design, showcasing creativity, detail, and a cohesive style that enhances user experience through effective use of color, typography, and layout.
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Assesses how the solution evolves through prototyping, experimentation, and problem-solving adaptability.
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This award honors the team whose design is both innovative and practical, showing a clear path to real-world application with consideration for technical, financial, and resource constraints.
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As my first hackathon, FLUI24 was such a wild ride! It really pushed me to think on my feet and adapt quickly. Working with a real client was an absolute gem—we built something tangible that truly solved their needs, and it’s a design we’re super proud of.
Rayna Lai, Student @CapU
Participating in the FLUI Hackathon was a rewarding experience. It allowed me to dive deep into design systems and collaborate with a real client on a meaningful project, greatly enhancing my portfolio. The event was a fantastic opportunity to learn, network, and step into the industry mindset. Whether you're new to hackathons or looking to improve your skills, FLUI is an incredible opportunity!
James Wang, Student @SFU, Runner-Up Team
of FLUI '24
Mentoring the winning team at the FLUI design hackathon was an incredible experience. Guiding my team through their creative process, providing them a deeper understanding of user-centered design concepts, and supporting them in overcoming real world design challenges created an environment that led them to their eventual victory! I'm honored to have played a small part in their journey and watch their creative vision come to life.
Asad Aftab, Winning Team Mentor @FLUI 2024
While you’re welcome to engage with other mentors after the hackathon and seek future guidance, you are permitted to seek mentorship solely from your assigned mentors during the competition.
You can register via Eventbrite starting November 20th. Full details and instructions will be available on our website, so be sure to check back and sign up when registration opens! Kindly note, these dates may be subject to change as we get closer to the event.
Registration: Nov 20th, 2024 – Jan 10th, 2025
Hackathon: Feb 16th, 2025 – Feb 23rd, 2025
Kindly note, these dates may be subject to change as we get closer to the event. For the latest updates, please check our website regularly.
Yes, there is a participation fee it is not a free event, discounts will be available if you register during the early bird period. More details about the fees will be provided closer to the hackathon date. Stay tuned for updates!
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Yes, this event exclusively caters to students currently enrolled in recognized universities or colleges that are interested or experienced in UI/UX design.
Yes, participants can choose their own groups. You must register as a pair or a group of 4. If you register as a pair, you will have the opportunity to partner with another pair to form a full team.
FLUI 2025 welcomes participants with basic design knowledge. While we encourage learning, it's important to have a foundational understanding of design principles. Skills like pitching or collaboration are also valuable, so bring your strengths and be ready to grow!
Participants will work in teams of 4 to address design challenges provided by industry clients. The event includes workshops, mentorship sessions, and networking opportunities.
Unfortunately, there will be no remote attendance options. All the ceremonies will be held solely in-person.
No, all workshops will be conducted online. You can participate from anywhere, allowing for flexible learning and engagement throughout the hackathon.
Challenges will be based on real-world problems provided by industry clients, focusing on various aspects of UI/UX design.
There will be prizes for the top 3 finalists, along with additional awards for teams based on specific design criteria. Full details about the prize categories and evaluation criteria will be shared closer to the event.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three finalists chosen during the event. In addition, this year we’re introducing special awards for teams that excel in specific areas of UI/UX design. Full details about the prize categories and evaluation criteria will be shared closer to the event.
Participants should have a basic understanding of UI/UX design principles. It’s also helpful to review case studies, design tools, and industry trends.
