Advent of Design (AOD) is an annual UX/UI design event by Inova that takes place each December (since 2022), offering a series of fun design challenges. It’s designed (no pun intended) to bring together designers and design enthusiasts, from beginners to experts, to stretch creative muscles in a festive and competitive environment. Last year we decided to open up the AOD beyond Inova’s employees. The competition has no entry fee.
There will be ten design challenges released daily or by-daily at 8:00 AM CET through-out December, with a new design challenge appearing all the way to (almost) Christmas. End of the AOD is on 19th of December (we don’t want to get in the way of your last minute Xmas purchases). New challenges are never posted on Saturdays and Sundays. Design challenge is always open until the start of the next task/challenge. This year we also have a Inova Special AOD challenge that will have a reward on its own.
You must use Figma for designs and prototypes. As a delivery fig. file is needed for evaluation of the task. Some tasks will also require a description.
In your Figma menu go to File > Save as fig. and upload that file into our uploader. Please only submit one particular design solution in one .fig file.
You can join at any time until the end of the AOD, but you cannot make up for lost points that resulted in you missing the previous design challenges (which is ok! if your sole motivation was not winning).
We have a two-judge panel consisting of Inova senior designer and one highly creative PM. They will be marking your entries in line with the criteria they have ready for each of the design challenges and assign points to each entry. Judges will not see who the entry is from when evaluating.
At the end of all AOD challenges we will reward the best 3 participants according to the score that is the sum of all submitted design challenges. In case of delays please remember that our judges are human. A special challenge is judged individually and has its own reward. If Chuck Norris competes, he automatically wins.
In case you were puzzled by the amount of points you have been assigned you can request a re-check of the points count on a detail page of a particular past challenge after you have submitted the design. Please do this only if you think there has been a mistake.
Each challenge has a scenario description. Please read it carefully. Some tasks are more UI oriented, others look more closely at the UX or your prototyping skills. Originality and creativity is accounted for only where specified and is never the prime criteria (due to the difficulties of evaluating it). Some deliveries might also ask for explanations that you must enter into the text field while submitting the design.
IMPORTANT: All designs must be your own creations. We won’t tolerate plagiarism and we will not tolerate AI.
Design Aesthetics: use of color, typography, visual coherence, capturing the given theme Concept Execution: effective execution of the concept Usability and User Experience: intuitive navigation, features, platform specifics Interactivity or animation: well-executed prototypes, meaningful interactive elements Relevance: relevant content to the theme, platform, context and audience
We will collect and process your personal data, such as name, email address, and other competition-related details, solely for the purposes of administering the competition and communicating with participants. We will not claim ownership of or assert any intellectual property rights over the submitted designs.
You can read all about data protection and privacy in the GDPR section.
Congratulations! Make sure your e-mail is specified in the profile section. We will contact you for additional info we might need to send you the reward.
For any other questions you can write to us at aod@inova.si