Code and Craft - SSN SNUC Invente '26

Code and Craft is the premier Design & Development competition, where you can showcase your creativity and subject your development skills to bring it to life. Code it. Craft it. Show it. Guidelines: Eligibility: Open to students from all colleges and universities Team Size: 1-3 participants per team Inter-College Teams: Allowed. Participants from different colleges may form a team Inter-Specialization Teams: Allowed. Participants from differents branches/specializations may form a team. Competition Format: The competition consists of three rounds: Ideate and Create - Design and conceptualization Bring to Life - Website development and implementation Showcase - Live demonstration and Q&A Problem Statements: A theme/problem statement will be provided by the organizers at the beginning of the competition. Teams must develop their solution around the given theme. Design Tools: Participants may use any design tool of their choice; Figma is preferred. Development Tools: Participants may use any suitable technology, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, frameworks, or approved no-code platforms. Submission: All deliverables must be submitted through the official submission portal within the specified deadline. Presentation: Teams must be prepared to explain their ideation, design process, technology choices, implementation, and final product during the showcase. Rules: General Rules All work must be original and created from scratch. Templates, copied websites, plagiarized designs, and previously completed projects are not permitted. The final solution must clearly address and reflect the given theme/problem statement. Teams must adhere to the specified team size of 1-3 participants. Participants must submit their work within the specified deadline to qualify for the subsequent round. Participants are responsible for ensuring that their project is functional and ready for demonstration during the showcase. Any form of plagiarism or submission of substantially pre-existing work may result in disqualification. Round 1 - Ideate and Create Teams must brainstorm and develop their solution based on the given theme/problem statement. Teams must submit wireframes and/or high-fidelity mockups. AI tools may be used only for ideation and brainstorming. AI must not be used to generate the mockups or design assets. The submitted design must be the team's own work. Round 2 - Bring to Life Teams must develop a working and responsive website based on their submitted design. The website must include at least one meaningful interactive feature, such as an animation, quiz, form, dynamic interaction, or similar functionality. The implementation should maintain consistency with the submitted design. AI tools may be used for website implementation, but the final website must reflect the team's own design decisions. Any technology or development stack may be used, including coding and permitted no-code platforms. Round 3 - Showcase Teams must provide a live demonstration of their final website. Teams must explain: The initial idea and brainstorming process Problem interpretation Wireframes and mockups Design decisions Team members' contributions Technology/stack selection Development process Interactive features Final implementation Judges may question participants about any stage of the competition. Participants should be able to justify their design and technical decisions. Tie-Breaker In case of a tie, design quality, accessibility, usability, and consistency between the submitted design and final implementation will be scrutinized.