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! image
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 (). He’s responsible for the stunning Offline Cash notes and the Bitcoin Magazine Bukele Buck. 🌐 Checkout his work: 🎙️ Listen to his journey: image
Jason, John, and V shared some great insights and accessibility resources for designers and developers yesterday. Links are in the description.
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. To see the updated prizes, check out the event site:
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: image
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?
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. image
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.
Thanks to @erik for organizing the ecash workshop, and putting together these animations. Prepping for the Designathon is a whole creative project in itself.