The Challenge

Bad UI Hackathon 2025 - 2025-11-18

Your Challenge: Build the Worst User Flow Ever

Create the most hilariously terrible user flow you can imagine. The challenge is open-ended - you can build any flow you want, as long as it's technically completable. For example, you could create an unsubscribe flow that requires 47 confirmation steps, makes you solve a captcha between each step, and sends you back to the beginning if you make a single mistake. Or create a checkout process that hides the "Complete Purchase" button until you've clicked through 20 unnecessary pages. The key is: make it terrible, but make it possible to complete. The worse the UX, the better your chances of winning!

Requirements

•Must be a functional prototype
•The flow must be technically completable from start to finish
•The worse the UX, the better your chances of winning
•Must be presentable in 3 minutes
•Open-ended - any user flow is acceptable (unsubscribe, checkout, signup, etc.)

Inspiration & Ideas

📧 Unsubscribe flow: 47 confirmation steps, captchas between each

🛒 Checkout process: hide buttons, add unnecessary pages

🚨 Excessive security prompts for simple actions

🎨 Aggressive color schemes that hurt to look at

📱 Buttons that move when you try to click them

⏱️ Unnecessary loading screens and delays

📝 Forms that require re-entering all info on any error

🔔 Notification spam for every little thing

🎵 Autoplay sounds or music

❌ Confusing error messages

🔄 Infinite loops that send you back to the beginning

🎯 Hidden or disappearing UI elements

Remember

The goal is to be creatively terrible!

Make it functional but frustrating. The more creative your terrible design, the better your chances of winning.

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