The previous three design course modules (1, 2, 3) cover important background information on Web3. Now, we enter the Web3 ecosystem, starting with Decentralized Finance (DeFi). This article will quickly give UX Designers a quick understanding of what DeFi is, DeFi’s foundational products, and where DeFi is heading in the Read more…
This article will give Web3 product designers an understanding of what the blockchain landsacpe looks like today, and where things are heading in the future. We discuss the present era of Blockchain 3.0. Stay tuned for future Web3 Design Courses where we discuss emerging dApps that will disrupt the internet Read more…
This article will give Web3 product designers an understanding of how to compare Layer 1 blockchains. By the way, stay tuned for future Web3 Design Courses where we discuss other Web3 products that will disrupt the internet as we know it today. Let’s discuss the framework for comparing Layer 1 Read more…
This article will give Web3 product designers an understanding of where blockchains came from, what the current blockchain landscape looks like, and where blockchains are headed in the future. We move to Blockchain 2.0 and Ethereum the most dominant smart contract blockchain at present. Stay tuned for future Web3 Design Read more…
This article will give Web3 product designers an understanding of where blockchains came from, what the current blockchain landscape looks like, and where blockchains are headed in the future. We start with Bitcoin – the world’s first ever blockchain. Stay tuned for future Web3 Design Courses where we discuss emerging Read more…
Blockchains enable Web3. Without blockchains, we wouldn’t have crypto tokens and most of the decentralized applications that are running today. This article will give Web3 product designers an understanding of where blockchains came from, what the current blockchain landscape looks like, and where blockchains are headed in the future. This Read more…
Now that we’ve learned what a blockchain is, and understand how transactions flow through the network, let’s return back to decentralized applications, or dApps. In this section, we will break down what exactly a dApp is. We’ll start by quickly reviewing the software architecture of Web2 applications then compare it Read more…
In this section we’re going to talk about what happens on the Ethereum when a crypto wallet sends ETH to another wallet. We’re going to follow this transaction from beginning to end, from the time it’s sent from the crypto wallet, to when it is added to a block, and Read more…
Blockchains are decentralized, peer-to-peer networks. That’s a lot to take in at first, so let’s start with concepts that are familiar to us. Let’s look at how Web2 applications function on the backend. Also, this is just the beginning of Web3 tutorials for product designers. Stay tuned for future Web3 Read more…
You may be wondering where “crypto” comes into play when talking about Web3. Cryptography pervades everything we’ve talked about thus far. It’s the basis for how the average user can self-custody their cryptocurrency, and other digital assets; however, it’s not experienced directly by users. And thank god for that. We’d Read more…