Here Comes Bitcoin — Our friend Bitty and team, thank you for the swag, the smiles, and the spirit you bring to every event. We’re lucky to have you aboard!
https://herecomesbitcoin.store
Plan₿ Network — Equipping the world with tools and educational content to reclaim financial sovereignty. We appreciate your commitment to global bitcoin empowerment.
Blockstream — From infrastructure to tooling, Blockstream does so much for Bitcoin. We’re grateful for their sponsorship and shared vision to push Bitcoin forward.
Bitcoin Design Foundation — Advancing the design and adoption of Bitcoin through designer support and community initiatives.
A huge thank you to our sponsors for powering the Bitcoin Designathon! Thank you for giving us the resources to create, design, collaborate, and innovate for the last 2 weeks.
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Join us on for four accessibility-focused sessions at the Bitcoin Designathon.
• 13:00 UTC – Workshop: Intro to Disability Use Cases, Assistive Technologies & Universal Design
• 15:00 UTC – Office Hours: Swing by with your accessibility questions
• 19:00 UTC – Workshop: Accessibility Testing, Tools & Design Pattern Resources
• 21:00 UTC – Office Hours: More time for your accessibility Qs
Let’s make Bitcoin design accessible—see you there!
We’re pleased to welcome Basak as a judge for the Bitcoin Designathon!
They currently lead Design & Research at Blockstream, and previously guided teams at Microsoft, SoundCloud, InVision and Foursquare.
Welcome aboard, Basak!
We’re pleased to welcome nostr:npub1xglkh5pzs6nkfnz5666jxqa3xpuehqpmm3nreplw463vald60jwqr6fmlc as a judge for the Bitcoin Designathon!
From copywriting to design to community building, he’s been with nostr:npub1x0h85ugdd0kwwlqmf3sayngd4mmph7szps6myjc020v3ede59ljq3jehv0 since day one. These days he’s running events at Bitspace and contributing to the Bitcoin Design Community.
Today, the Austin Bitcoin Design Club will host a live critique of 2–3 Designathon projects. Tune in for feedback and community insights. Thanks to ABDC for running this!
Link to call details + time:
https://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-park-austin/events/306401216/
https://github.com/BitcoinDesign/Meta/issues/797
Welcome nostr:npub1shhm32q4zkunmwd0s20z7e6qlwkju7akku7ezte9feajmyhum3jsvy56zk as a Bitcoin Designathon judge!
Johns is Founder & Art Director of Peak Shift. He has lead branding, product, and design initiatives across the bitcoin space. Johns helped inspire the first Designathon with his masterful bolt.fun hackathon initiatives.
Welcome aboard, Johns!
6 days left until submissions close for the Bitcoin Designathon! Final deadline: Saturday, May 17 at midnight UTC. As we close in on the last week, let’s keep the momentum going!
May 15th is Accessibility Day at the Bitcoin Designathon. In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day we’re hosting two workshops.
Join our workshop on disability use cases, assistive technologies, and more at either 13:00 UTC or 19:00 UTC.
Let’s make Bitcoin accessible!
We’re thrilled to welcome Tom Badley as a judge for the ecash Design-a-Note Contest!
Tom literally wrote the book on the art and design of money (https://tombadley.net/product/artandmoney_hb/). He’s responsible for the stunning Offline Cash notes and the Bitcoin Magazine Bukele Buck.
🌐 Checkout his work: http://tombadley.net
🎙️ Listen to his journey: https://jwp.news/002-tom-badley-offline-cash/
Jason, John, and V shared some great insights and accessibility resources for designers and developers yesterday. Links are in the description. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSJn6KN2Mlw
We're on day 3 of the Designathon and it's still a great time to join the action. In about an hour (15:00 UTC), we'll host a UX research workshop, and a little later (17:00 UTC) one about accessibility. You're welcome to join.
It is Designathon kick-off day and we've got one more sponsor update. Big thanks to the crew from the Here Comes Bitcoin Store for providing swag. https://herecomesbitcoin.store
To see the updated prizes, check out the event site: https://event.bitcoin.design/#prizes
https://video.nostr.build/426ac181e6bf548e06065d6b41817d8a227fe6a34a7aa938f5930b77233fc6fe.mp4
Exciting news, Blockstream is going to sponsor the Designathon. They do so much for bitcoin, and we are super thankful that they are supporting the event as well. Now let's get together and push bitcoin forward. Kick-off is Sunday.
For all the details, check the event site:
Another shout-out to Plan₿ Network, Designathon sponsor, and purveyor of excellent bitcoin education courses for many different topics (and languages). Have you already checked out their offerings? https://planb.network/en
We are incredibly excited to announce that Plan₿ Network is going to sponsor the accessibility track of the Designathon. Thank you for helping break down barriers 🙏💪🪩
Accessibility is about making things truly work for all of us, across all of our different needs (and wants). We'd love to see projects dive in and make a difference in this area.
More info, including scheduled accessibility workshops, on the event site. https://event.bitcoin.design
The Bitcoin Design Community Newsletter is live.
This time with the:
1. Designathon kicking off this Sunday
2. First ever Hackathon at Presidio in SF
And a bunch of Job Opportunities as well as how you can use AI and the Bitcoin Design Guide to review your designs.
https://bitcoindesign.substack.com/p/designathon-time-bitcoin-design-newsletter