Designing for bitcoin is a unique challenge. As the internet of money, it is a canvas for creativity and fresh new ways of thinking. Plus, it's permissionless, so you can blaze trails one pixel at a time together with a global community.
In 2021, Patrícia Estevão gathered some very thorough research on how people use and perceive bitcoin, via live interviews from participants all around the world. Her findings, especially the personas she created, can be very useful for guiding projects. More below... Read the full 14,000 word report. It's absolutely worth it, not only for the findings, but also the process. The Bitcoin Design Guide includes a summary for the personas for quick reference by designers and builders. And if you'd like to put your feet up and watch a video, here's the presentation by Patricia herself. It can be hard to put ourselves in the minds and contexts of the people we design and build for. Luckily we have UX researchers to help us with that.
In yesterdays Bitcoin Design Guide Jam Session, we discussed backup solutions around descriptors, user flows for miniscript-based recovery paths, multi-wallet design considerations, code resources, and an upcoming case study for @WalletScrutiny. Our next session is on November 20. Join us.