Challenge
Create a product that could meaningfully protect photosensitive users while still being feasible to prototype, explain, and demo inside a tight sprint.
Hackathon Catalogue / 2026
Workday Hackathon 2026
Built Lavender over a single sprint weekend, turning a high-stakes accessibility problem into a clear prototype, a working demo, and an award-winning final presentation.
Duration
48 Hours
Focus
Accessibility Safety
Output
Winning Demo
Project Frame
What We Built and Why It Mattered
Approach
Focused the build around real-time detection, fast visual shielding, and a presentation flow that made the user risk and solution obvious within seconds.
Outcome
Lavender won both UI/UX and presentation awards, validating the concept, the product framing, and the quality of execution under pressure.
Weekend Timeline
From Problem Framing to Award Stage
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01
Problem Lock
Defined the seizure-safety problem, narrowed the scope to a high-impact browser protection flow, and aligned the team on what had to work for the demo.
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02
Prototype Build
Built the working extension behavior, user-facing states, and pitch-ready interface cues in parallel so the experience felt real, not hypothetical.
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03
Pitch Polish
Refined the story, tightened the final walkthrough, and delivered a presentation that made both the technical work and user impact immediately legible.