Asterisk Live Site Builder

Optimizing real-time event management for hackathon organizers.

Role

I worked as a UX Designer along with 5 other designers and 5 developers.

My major contributions included designing the interfaces for the Sponsors page and Challenges & Prizes page.

Duration

December 2020 - April 2021

Introduction

Before I joined Asterisk, I was an event organizer for Hacklahoma, my alma mater’s annual hackathon. I had the pleasure of working with a few of Asterisk’s team members through Hacklahoma, and it was inspiring to see a group of individuals who were genuinely interested in helping the hackathon scene grow beyond the collegiate level. Luckily, I had an opportunity to join the Asterisk team as a visual designer and got to learn more about organizing hackathons and other events.

Problem

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., Asterisk had to quickly adapt to hosting our hackathons virtually.

As we grew more accustomed to producing these events, we noticed that there were some common processes that were slowing us down, such as creating the “live site” website for each hackathon from scratch. These live sites acted as the central informational page for the event, where you could view the schedule, real-time announcements, sponsor information, countdown, and more.

Across hackathons, much of the main information stayed the same. To optimize this workflow, we went about creating a live site builder tool that didn’t require the use of writing code, along with templates that would make it easier for our team and clients to set up a live site.

Solution

Quickly build a live site with preset templates

Focus more on the content of the live site rather than building out each section and page from scratch.

Customize and edit content with no-code solutions

Easily update the content of the live site before the event starts or in real-time.