BoxSMP

Transforming a creative studio's digital presence through strategic branding and modern web development.

Disclaimer

You’ve probably heard countless times how great hackathons are and why you should definitely take part in them. So instead, I want to share my own take on what this hackathon was really about.

As a heads up, we in no way shape or form came anywhere near first place haha, however looking back the day wasn’t about the overall prizes. It’s about what you took away from it. Admittedly, our product wasn’t the best on the night, but I feel as though our team took many more learnings from the bootcamp than many there. So, here’s my take on the Hulme Hackathon 2025.

Setting the Scene

From the outside, it may just look like your run-of-the-mill hackathon. However, with the thanks of partners and fundraisers, hefty prizes upwards of £600 were available for grabs. Although this may seem like a gimmick, the Hulme Department as well as the Team at Purple were delighted to have been there - gave very clear instructions - and the logistics were carried out to perfection.

The UI was carefully crafted to seamlessly fit into the ArchMC UI Ecosystem. Although it may just look like the same font and colour scheme was used, components were upgraded, adapted and catered not only for ArchMC but for wider Minecraft networks looking to incorporate this within their server. If you’re curious, all the design related assets can be found on my Dribbble.

Final Results & Next Steps

First, further research on ArchMC had to be done. It was clear that their most popular gamemodes (Survival and Lifesteal) had the most in-game progression, gathering hundreds of users daily. With that said, I also began designing the structure of the site, breaking it down into bite-sized achievable milestones.