We have two student hackathon sponsored events this weekend, with one in Virginia college focused on cyber security and one New York high school introducing new people to computer science. Our custom shaped die cut stickers will be on site for everyone to enjoy.
inNOVAtion Hackathon
Starting tomorrow Northern Virginia Community College will be hosting its the 2017 inNOVAtion Hackathon. The thirty-six hour period will be filled with tech talks, programming and cyber security practice. Also, die cut stickers. The team went with a cool themed custom shape that features a yellow security badge (because cybersecurity) and network line on top (because technology). It's simple, iconic branding for their group and their event. Kudos to the design team on this.
What's unique about this hackathon -- and we sponsor our share -- is that this event will focus on secure coding to advocate for a more secure cyberspace and showcase the importance of cyber security. The computer science and related Information Technology industries have high need for capable professionals, and these events help bring together those who are passionate about this field so they get hands-on experience. Follow them live on Twitter @novahackathon.
LIHacks2
On Long Island newbies and experienced hackers alike will gather at LIHACKS2, which is Long Island's first high school hackathon (we sponsored that inaugural edition last year). There will be a 24-hour coding binge that will likely produce more shenanigans (see below) and awesome development, and we look forward to what these teams come up.
We know they are on track for success because they designed a stellar custom sticker with a triangle as their dominant shape and a pastel color mix in their logo. Then the event name is big and bold with a unique tagline: Everyone Starts Somewhere. We know this to be true because even StickerGiant had to start somewhere, and these young folks are getting a kickstart into a business world like no other. The lessons of entrepreneurship are varied, and in this case even a sticker design can help tell a story.
Follow the action live on Twitter @LiHacks and on the hashtag #LIHACKS. Big thanks to venue host LaunchPad Westbury, a business accelerator and coworking community for entrepreneurs across the Empire State.
Check this video from last year about how much fun they had.