The message is clear: Ethereum is finally treating UX as core infrastructure 🛠️✨ For designers and builders, this opens the door to creating crypto apps that feel as smooth as Web2 *but way more powerful*

Even on the leadership side, Ethereum is getting more product-focused Vitalik is stepping back so others can push UX-forward initiatives faster. There's a real appetite to make the protocol feel modern ✨

What about fees? Median gas costs are down to ~$0.18 thanks to block size increases 📉 That means lower transaction anxiety and more confidence in the UI - especially for mobile users and new wallets

There’s also a quiet transformation around wallet design ✨💸 Ethereum is moving toward seedless recovery (think passkeys or social recovery). This kills the "write down your phrase" step that stops so many new users cold ✍️

These upgrades let wallets behave more like smart contracts - bundling steps, enabling gasless transactions, and reducing signature popups - a shift from power-user tooling to real usability: smoother flows for things like approvals or staking mean less friction and drop-offs

Ethereum rolled out the Pectra upgrade, introducing features like EIP-7702 and EIP-3074 Most see this as a backend change, but it’s a big deal for UX/UI too Here’s why it matters 🧵

APR vs APY shouldn’t require a PhD Use tooltips, helper text & onboarding tours Great UX explains crypto simply

Cross-Chain = Cross-Messy Most bridges overload users with steps, jargon, and zero context Here's a better way to guide users across chains 👇 >Hints for every step >Human-readable summaries >No surprises

@hedera 9/ This tool is about more than transactions - it’s about enabling trust, coordination, and transparency at the highest level of decentralized governance.

@hedera 8/ Component System 🧩 To scale the UX, we built a flexible component library: - Custom modals - Status banners - Button hierarchy - Signature states > Each designed for security-first environments.

@hedera 7/ 🎨 Design Language The tool feels as trustworthy as its cryptographic backbone: - Light and Dark UI Theme - Color-coded status & roles - Accessible typeface - Thoughtfully layered UI for clarity

@hedera 6/ Logo Design We created a custom monogram of overlapping "T"s to represent transactions and direction. Arrowheads at each end symbolize movement — a nod to the flow of approvals, signatures, and submissions across the Hedera network.

@hedera 5/ Transaction Flows 📁 We designed streamlined flows to guide users through complex coordination steps - from creation to submission. Multiple paths were mapped out for creators and signers, each tailored to different transaction types and governance roles.

@hedera 4/ User-first Roles 👤 We designed role-specific flows: - Council members: quick access, clarity in approvals - Hedera users: all Hedera transactions in one place and fully customisable - Stakeholders: keep the right people informed with in-app and external notifications

@hedera 3/ Key capabilities🔐 - Draft Hedera transactions - Collect multi-party approvals (multi-sig) - Submit to the Hedera network - All within a secure, transparent, and auditable interface > UX design had to reflect this precision

@hedera 2/ Managing Hedera’s infrastructure demands trust and coordination The Transaction Tool enables secure, multi-party governance, empowering those who make critical network decisions

The @hedera Transaction Tool is an open-source app for preparing, signing & submitting Hedera transactions. We designed the full experience to support council members, devs & power users Here’s a breakdown of how we built the UX 👇

@MetaMask @base @arbitrum @Optimism 7/ TL;DR: Better gas UX = more adoption 🚀 If your dApp expects users to understand gas, you’re designing for devs, not users > Abstract when possible > Educate when needed > Design with clarity and context UX around gas isn't just a dev task - it's a design challenge 🧑‍💻🎨

@MetaMask @base @arbitrum @Optimism 6/ Design tips: how to present gas fees better in your UI Use real-world equivalents: eg “~$0.03 fee” Explain why there's a fee in human terms (“fee to record this action on-chain”) Avoid technical jargon unless in advanced mode Offer multiple fee tiers, not just one number

@MetaMask 5/ Layer 2s make gas UX a LOT better L2s like @base, @arbitrum, and @Optimism reduce both fees and complexity ✅ Faster, cheaper transactions ✅ Easier for apps to abstract gas behind the scenes ✅ Some L2s allow batching or bundling txs - less touchpoints for users