Harry Yang

flutter

home

role

hackathon

year

january 2025

scope

code

strategy

ui/ux design

helping ignite the spark

Our very first Hackathon, my ex-case competition team banded together for another run, 2 engineering and 2 computer science students from 4 universities, powering through no sleep and all odds to create Flutter.

Inspired by the feeling we've all had of butterflies in your stomach once you've met someone special, Flutter is designed to give everyone that feeling of joy, discomfort and warmth. Planning dates are hard, with little time, little money and limited rizz, it's harder to plan the perfect meet-cute.

Flutter helps you fall in love. Put in things about you or, your special someone like their interests, their vibe, their aesthetic, your budget and how much time you have and Flutter will plan your perfect date. Each date is unique to the pair and destined to give each couple their moment. Designed as a B2B service Flutter's goal is to be integrated into dating apps to add a new dimension to relationships.

our app

Problem

As students, we know first-hand how hard dating can be, meeting someone for the first time, talking to them, finding something to do together. There are countless apps for meeting people but we noticed one of the hardest parts was to be able find something to do together.

Often, people know bits and pieces about someone they know but find it difficult to combine that information into a physical experience. Furthermore, planning dates is hard enough, having to consider reviews, locations and itineraries for love.

Our Solution

Our solution creates a smooth, intuitive experience by using suggested options and placeholders that guide users through the date-planning process. The easy input screen allows for quick customization of preferences, while elements like images and aesthetics help transform abstract ideas into immersive experiences. This design ensures users can visualize their plans and adjust them easily, giving them the flexibility to refine the date in real-time, all while keeping the process easy and intuitive yet personalized, and enjoyable.

A New Look

Through rebranding of the organization, the foundation of CREATE, our people, could be featured to resonate with new audiences. Our graphics began to feature people, by seeing friends, acquaintances in our promotional material people would engage more with our media and be more likely to stop scrolling.

Through a more rustic colour palette and design system, focused on natural colours we brought create back to it’s roots, an outdoors, youth leadership conference. Through our rebrand we clarified our messaging and allowed photos to tell stories and capture the true energy of CREATE.

Challenges

We also learned that sometimes, it's okay to let go. With grand ideas and UI Frameworks, the backend APIs turned out to be deadly. We learned that sometimes it's about the journey and not the final destination. Even though we had to cut out some features, we were able to pull through and create our final product.

Accomplishments

For three quarters of the team, Geesehacks has been our very first hackathon. We are proud of so much, we're proud of our one hackathon athlete who guided us through the mysteries of APIs, Tailwind and so much more. We're also proud of us for learning so much, being able to create a full-stack application and turn our ideas into reality is a accomplishment we will never forget.

A New Look

it was nice to meet you!

Let’s keep in touch. If you have a project, idea or just a silly joke, let me know! I’d love to hear it.

hyang746@uwo.ca

proudly made and designed with blood, sweat and tears by harry yang

it was nice to meet you!

Let’s keep in touch. If you have a project, idea or just a silly joke, let me know! I’d love to hear it.

hyang746@uwo.ca

proudly made and designed with blood, sweat and tears by harry yang