Initial discussion
Needs
UX designers to work on CIE projects People knowledgable with Figma and can help troubleshoot prototyping issues Support CIE through workshops on Figma, branding, UX Support each other with events and programs Innovation Quest, applications mid-March, finalist presentations late-April Summer Accelerator, applications late-April, 10 week startup development in summer Hatchery, open workshop times every Friday except Mar 3, finals Benefits to Iter8
New physical space to work Connections to startups and projects that Iter8 members can utilize as clients / collaborations Experience with client work, cross-team communication, workshop leading, etc Ideas
Collaboration ideas
Workshops at the Hatchery, Fridays Iter8 leads workshops about Figma, Design Thinking, Branding, and other startup needs Helps gets word out there and boosts Hatchery and Iter8 project Office hours for Figma help Skilled Iter8 members can enjoy perks at the Hatchery while providing expertise Getting to know the startup space, Fall 2023 UX Bootcamp Startups can connect with designers attending our Fall UX Bootcamp and present on their ideas Designers learn about the role of UX in a startup space Hatchery startups present projects to Iter8 PMs PMs choose which startups they want to work with and form a client agreement for UX work
Workshop ideas
Creating an impressive yet unique brand The design process, choosing typography, colors, and aligning with the industry standards Figma 101 + Jumpstart your prototypes with UI Kits Learning how to work with the most commonly used elements Optimizing your Figma prototypes for collaboration and handoff Using FigJam to synthesize ideas, understanding components and styles to ensure consistent designs, utilizing comments and coding handoff Maximizing Figma to sell your idea (1 hour) Preparing easy-to-navigate prototypes, animating designs, making impressive presentations
Meeting with Jose 2/22
a dozen hatchery teams active in product dev summer accelerator heats up speed dating mid-late march green light: Figma 101 workshop Share description / marketing materials w Jose start of next week Tuesday March 14 hatchery hop in 11-12 Hour CJ and Kylie and project managers attend and promote market to the Hatchery asap mosaic, a deeper collaboration
Promotion for upcoming events
Slack messages for each of these events + introducing Iter8 to the Hatchery
Hello from Iter8! We’re a user experience design firm run by Cal Poly students and we are thrilled to kickoff our collaboration with the CIE that will connect startups (you) with designers (us)! On March 10th and March 14th, we are inviting you to two exciting events:
Figma 101 + Jumpstart your prototypes with UI Kits
Friday March 10, 10:00 am – 11:00 am at the Hatchery 02-206 Iter8 will host a Figma 101 workshop for anyone interested in learning the basics of Figma. Bring a laptop to work on and we’ll help you to kickstart your digital prototypes with User Interface Kits! Iter8 x Hatchery Collaboration Session
Tuesday March 14, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at the Hatchery 02-206 We’re delighted to chat with Hatchery teams about fulfilling their design needs. Our designers are looking for collaboration projects to start soon — let’s talk about your venture and what we can do to make it better! We can’t wait to join forces with you! Hope to see you at these events!
Kylie (incoming lead director of Iter8) and CJ (current lead director of Iter8)
Tuesday March 14, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Iter8 will be connecting with people at the Hatchery during their open hours.
