Any preference for AI icons? (Just having fun, these will not go into the icon set)

Pretty amazing what you can do in a day with €0.5 worth of Claude Sonnet 4 credits via Github Copilot in Visual Studio Code. Man do I wish that these workflows were also available for design tasks.

Two more icons from these explorations.

Which variations do you prefer? Other ideas to try?

I'll be on an X space next week to talk about Open Design. Tune in.

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First draft of the new milestone for Bitcoin Icons. What do you think of these? As always with icons, some are more intuitive than others. Also just realizing I need to add one for faucet.

Regarding graduated wallets, the multiple wallets reference design in the Bitcoin Design Guide goes in that direction. Multiple different setups in the same application for different use cases and appropriate levels of security.

Bitcoin Design

Multiple wallets

A UX reference design for a multi-key bitcoin wallet designed for both daily spending and storing medium amounts.

Where the activity seems currently in the ecosystem seems to be around whether Ecash, Ark, Spark, etc have a place at the very low-end for really small amounts.

I'm preparing a new release for the Bitcoin Icons (https://bitcoinicons.com). We've got some requests for mining pool, bitaxe, faucet, fingerprint, and derivation path. What are some other ones that should be added?

Saving Satoshi is a very special project to me. We got invited to speak about it with Nik Bhatia yesterday on his podcast.

Are any bitcoin wallets currently implementing the "Graduated wallet" concept? Basically moving your bitcoin to more secure (and typically higher fee) layers as your funds increase. We also called this "progressive security" in the Bitcoin Design Guide (

Bitcoin Design

Design principles

The key principles to follow when designing bitcoin products.

I like asking AI to summarize and evaluate podcast transcripts (when I don't have time, or for a second perspective on certain topics). Claude is really good at this. Now for the first time I did this for a podcast that I was a guest at. Feels weird, but it is very helpful. Sounds like I am doing OK overall, but should give more specific examples and discuss design trade-offs and learnings more. Do you do this?

I was told that UX is one of the biggest problems in Nostr these days. What are people seeing that needs improvement? If this is the case, it would not surprise me. Early on in an ecosystem, it's about maturing the tech and infrastructure to a decent point. Then it commoditizes a bit, and the user experience gaps become more prevalent.

FOSS Backstage is now looking for speakers. It's a great conference. Take a look:

FOSS Backstage 2026

Call for Participation

Open Source software is not only a way of licensing code but also a model of collaboration and community. At FOSS Backstage we want to explore the ...

There appears to be a competition of who's the simplest. What does simple mean to you?

~50% of mobile users have at least one accessibility setting turned on, according to this Dutch research. Dark mode, bold text, zoom, increased contrast seem to be most used. Good to make sure our apps support these.

Accessibility Stats | Appt

Results from research amongst millions of iOS and Android users that looked at which accessibility features are actually turned on.

Just peeked into Nosta.me stats. Looks great. Anyone know why that big change might stem from? Seems a bit suspicious. How's traffic for other clients? The dashboard is public here:

Umami

@Nosta

WCAG 2.1 color contrast guidelines are a bit of a disservice to design. Color and contrast perception is much more complex than two simple ratios for small and large text. Modern operating systems have tons of features that allow users to adjust text size, contrast, etc. Perception changes based on ambient lighting and smartphones adjust the display to those conditions. There are also different font weights, and fonts with different characteristics (like the fine lines of Bodoni), as well as effects like outlines and drop-shadows. As well as different use cases - reading dense scientific material strains eyes more than a quick scan of some news headlines. WCAG 2.1 is like a blunt instrument. It can be a good starting point, but it's not the end-all-be-all (APCA is a good step forward). A more sophisticated approach also takes these other factors into consideration. Unlike designing for print, screen interfaces can be super dynamic and responsive and adjust to whatever the user needs and wants.