Bitcoin Design Newsletter #51
Custom spending conditions, puppets, code resources, icons, and more.
Community 🧑🤝🧑
Who is bitcoin? And why is he so misunderstood? Find out and join us in the #herecomesbitcoin channel.
Wallet Scrutiny hosted an introductory discussion on wallet security. Listen in. There’s another call coming up tomorrow.
Nostrasia hackathon submissions are due October 30. See what everyone has been working on.
The Build for Africa Hackathon just closed submissions. Finalists will be announced on October 31.
Legends of Lightning Vol 2 is still going strong. Their live streams cover many aspects of Lightning and Nostr.
Saving Satoshi is looking for testers & feedback, works on Chapter 4, and design for Chapter 5 is almost complete.
Alby has weekly community calls where they share updates and listen to feedback. More in the #alby channel.
BTCHoneybadger, Mo, and Christoph write weekly updates about their work in the spirit of Open Design.
Bitcoin design guide 🗺️
The new Custom spending conditions page is live. Learn about multiple recovery paths, timelocks, and more.
How can we let users manage multiple wallets in one application? This draft PR is looking to answer this.
There is a new page for code resources based on the guide in the works.
The Wallet Scrutiny redesign case study continues to progress.
A new version of Bitcoin Icons was released with 11 new icons.
Looking to contribute? Here’s an intro, a list of open issues you’re welcome to look into, and the Discord channel we collaborate in.
Seeking feedback 🗣️👂
Should lightning-first wallets always move incoming on-chain funds to lightning? Even if it’s 1 bitcoin? Discuss
Erik is looking into improving visual contrast for the eNuts settings UI
Mia is looking for feedback on the Mutiny Wallet send screen
How can we improve the bitcoin experience for neurodivergent users (with ADHD, for example)?
How aggressive should we be about ensuring users use appropriate security setups? Discuss
Everything else
The Secret Life of Open Source Designers provides in-depth insight into many facets of how designers work in open source
A nice introductory article on navigating bitcoin inheritance
Taproot assets launched on mainnet
The Nostr Design initiative keeps growing and doing good work
Can your on-chain transaction data give away which wallet you used? A study
The Bitcoin Amsterdam conference is wrapped up, you can watch the recordings here. Pacific Bitcoin recordings are here.
The new Zeus beta app has its own lightning node, self-custodial lightning addresses, and more. They also made accessibility improvements.
In #opportunities:
GPUtopia has several bounties out, including for design.
21Hub (a non-profit bitcoin belgrade hub) is looking for a UX Designer.
A legends of Lightning team is looking for a designer.
Bitcointalent.co also has a few roles in the newsletter.
Keep an eye out for jobs on Bitcoiner Jobs and Stacker.News
For more, visit the Bitcoin Design website and follow us.
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