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Recently, UI Stencils had the opportunity to sponsor the AppCamp4Girls. The app camp was started in 2013 by Jean MacDonald after receiving funding through a successful indiegogo campaign. The goal of the camp is to teach and inspire girls to pursue careers in the tech industry.
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Their process is simple and effective. Girls collaborate with women designers and developers from the industry to concept and build iPhone apps. Novel idea, right?
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The camp mentors aim to show the participating young creatives that making apps can be a fun, collaborative and fulfilling experience. So far, it’s gone over really well.
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The girls own every part of the process from brainstorming, pitching, designing, developing and presenting their final work. It doesn't hurt that they have a great time doing it as well.
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An essential component of design and collaboration, cupcakes are often overlooked by some of the major players in the field of UX/UI development.
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A travel app from the yellow team, a.k.a Casually Scientific Scripters.
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Frankly, it is the opinion of this author, that graduate students have often failed in accomplishing as much as these girls have in such a short amount of time. For more information about the AppCamp4Girls visit their website and don't forget to spread the word. These folks are doing awesome things for our future generations.