UI/UX CoP: [2024-05-22] Design Challenge

## 👀 Overview
### Workshop Name
Design Challenge

### Workshop Description
Volunteers will be given a design prompt to work on and produce certain deliverables. This design challenge offers volunteers a hands-on opportunity to apply their skills and creativity in addressing real-world problems, fostering collaboration, critical thinking, and innovation, as well as practicing their presentation and communication skills.

### Date and Time
May 22nd, 2024 at 6pm PST

### Target Audience
Anyone that wants to improve their rapid research and design skills.

## 💻 Pre-Workshop Preparation
### Action Items
- [x] Prep FIgma file
- [x] Post announcement

### Instructions
Volunteers will work solo. Depending on the numbers of volunteers joining, at least 15, they will be divided into groups of 3-5.
Breakout rooms will be available for groups.

Choose a prompt to work on:
Prompt 1: Design a scheduling app or website for a local fitness business that streamlines class bookings and simplifies instructor and class management.

Prompt 2: Design a mobile app for a public transportation system that provides real-time updates on routes, schedules, and nearby amenities to improve the commuter experience.

Prompt 3: Design a digital platform to aid small businesses affected by challenges, like Covid-19, connecting them with volunteers, donors, and customers for financial aid, marketing, and online sales support.

Create a Design Mock Up as a final deliverable, thinking about:
a. Research Plan: What information do you need to know? What methods would you use to find that information? Who is your user? What is their goal?
b. User Flow/Journey: What are the current needs and pain points of the user? What is the context? How does your solution fit in the user's journey?
c. Design Concepts/Mock Ups: What does your solution look like? How does your solution solve the user's problem?

Present your deliverables.

Get feedback, discuss and learn!

### Resources

### Agenda
Intro and set up - 10 min
Focus Work - 30 min
1. Research, User Flow/Journey - 15 min
2. Design Concepts/Wireframes - 15 min
Present the work and feedback - 20 min

### Facilitator(s)
**Main Facilitator/s**
- [ ] Julia G.

**Additional Facilitator/s**
- [ ] Aparna G.
- [ ] Peter G.

## 💬 Communication
### Pre-Workshop Message

> Hi Community! :blob-wave: Ready to flex your design and research skills? Join us this week at our UI/UX CoP meeting for an exciting Design Exercise! :art::bulb:
> Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, this hands-on exercise is the perfect opportunity to unleash your creativity and improve your research, ux, visual, and communication skills :rocket: In this 1-hour session, you’ll work individually on a design prompt of your choice. Then, we’ll come together to present our ideas and provide valuable feedback to one another. See you then!
> :spiral_calendar_pad: Wednesday, May 22th at 6pm PST

### Reminder Message (1 day before)

> Hello everyone! :wave::skin-tone-3: Swing by our UI/UX CoP meeting, tonight at 6pm PST, for a fun Design Challenge exercise! :art::sparkles:
> You will be given 3 prompts. Pick a prompt that sparks your interest, and dive into crafting your design concept. Once you’re done, we’ll all share our creations and chat through some feedback. Depending on the number of volunteers, and due to limited time we might not be able to have everyone present but we can always provide feedback async. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
> :star2: Design Challenge!
> :spiral_calendar_pad: Wednesday 22nd at 6pm PST
> We hope it will be a fun, creative and insightful session. See you soon! :mario_luigi_dance:

## 🔄 Post-Workshop Updates
### Feedback Summary

### Next Steps

## 📝 Notes