UX Designathon is a community-driven UX initiative and registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Miya Zhang with a mission to grow the next generation of UX talent. We host and provide UX-focused hackathons, mentorship workshops, talks, and more.

Founder (building from idea to inception)

Speaker & Facilitator (leading talks and moderating panel discussions)

Experience Designer (crafting a week-long UX-focused IRL hackathon experience)

Web and Brand Designer (designing www.uxdesignathon.com)

Partnerships (Securing 7 partnerships to help grow UX Designathon)

All our events and resources (hackathons, mentorship, workshops and talks) are provided for free. We are very thankful to our partners, mentors and volunteers for making this possible.

Hosted 15 UX events, talks and workshops for +200 participants

Provided +100 hours of mentorship

Hosted a week-long UX hackathon in partnership with Miami Hack Week with 22 early-career UX designers

Secured partnerships with 7 organizations, including +$2K cash prize, $83K in educational scholarships, sponsored venue, tickets to UXDG conferences etc.

Learn more about UX Designathon below (designed by Miya from Sweeter Design!)