Non-fungible tokens, or what we popularly know as NFT, had become quite the rave in 2021. While almost every news item on the internet was bragging about its awesomeness, designers across the globe had set down to create new concepts for its mobile application. Several companies invested in NFT applications and digital artists produced eccentric images to be sold as tokens on these platforms.
In short, NFT had taken the world by a storm!
We at Design Studio aren’t the ones to sit idly when something colossal is happening on the planet. So, we got off the observation deck, put our heads together and came up with a plan to launch our genius into the world. Yet again.
Challenge
Like mushrooms on a monsoon-soaked ground, new NFT applications were emerging on the surface of the internet almost every other day. Keeping all the complications of the application and the user experience aside, the real challenge was creating something that would stand out from this ever-growing crowd.
Discover
We had but two ways to tackle the big challenge: ease of use and looks of the app.
Most of the NFT applications have a simple UI and are dependent on the images that the tokens would fetch. The tokens are usually eye-catching but it would be unwise to leave the fate of any application to dynamically-fetched graphics, wouldn’t it?
Define
We decided to up the game by pushing the UI towards a perfection where it need not be dependent on the tokens to look good. One could fetch any image and the app would still look great!
There goes the story about the UI design. With UX being the other half of our forte, we made the flow as easy and intuitive for the user as possible.
One big step was to give the controls in the hands of the user. We created the application so that the user could customise the looks with just a few taps. Now, that was something unique amidst the myriad of NFT applications in the market.
Design
Without trying to incorporate fancy graphics or interactions, we kept the entire experience plain and simple.
The basic concept here was that people who are looking for books wouldn’t be interested in any other diversions. So, without any complicating matters, let’s give them what they want.
Also, since we are also including people from all age groups, all educational backgrounds as well as those from areas with low bandwidth, it would be best to keep the app lightweight.
Wireframe
Wireframe
Wireframe
Wireframe
Video of prototype
Conclusion
The big question on the internet is, “Is NFT dead?”
The answer is, “No!”
NFT is not dead. While its graph may not be rising as fast and as high as it used to back in 2021, NFT is still in the game. It’s just playing slow and steady now. The doors of the future are still open for NFT, and when it comes to the forefront again, Design Studio will be ready to support it in all its new and enhanced glory!