Urbit is a decentralized peer-to-peer OS designed to replace centralized platforms, offering users complete ownership of their digital experience. As Head of Design at dcSpark, I led the UX/UI efforts to integrate Urbit into the broader web ecosystem, designing key browser extensions that simplified workflows and enhanced usability.
I was responsible for the design and usability of three essential Urbit tools:
Urbit Visor: A browser extension that integrates Urbit with web apps, making it easier to interact with the decentralized network.
Twitter UV: A tool that enables seamless interaction between Twitter and Urbit, allowing users to archive and share tweets.
Urbit Dashboard: A web-based control center for managing and organizing Urbit-hosted data.
By designing these solutions, we bridged traditional web experiences with Urbit’s decentralized environment, helping drive 5,000+ active installations.
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Head of Design
dcSpark Inc.
Figma
November 2021 – July 2023
Urbit’s decentralized nature required an intuitive and seamless integration with traditional web tools, which was challenging due to:
The complexity of decentralized workflows for new users.
The lack of accessible UI/UX for managing Urbit environments.
The need for mainstream adoption by integrating with commonly used platforms.
Our goal was to streamline access and improve usability to encourage broader adoption of Urbit-powered tools.
Designed and developed three key browser extensions to enhance Urbit’s accessibility.
Created a seamless user experience that simplified complex Web3 interactions.
Integrated Urbit with widely-used platforms like Twitter, bridging decentralized and mainstream tools.
Developed a unified dashboard to help users manage their Urbit environments efficiently.
5,000+ developers actively using the apps, increasing Urbit’s adoption.
Seamless Web Integrations enabled smooth interaction between Urbit and major web platforms.
Enhanced User Productivity by making decentralized workflows more intuitive and accessible.
Nicolás Arqueros
CEO & Entrepreneur in Crypto
By integrating Urbit with traditional web tools, we made decentralized workflows more intuitive and accessible, increasing adoption within the developer community. The success of Urbit Visor, Twitter UV, and Urbit Dashboard showcases the power of design in simplifying complex technologies, making them more user-friendly and scalable.
These tools played a crucial role in expanding Urbit’s reach beyond the Web3-native audience, bringing decentralized solutions to a wider user base.
