Overview
The Uniswap Protocol is rapidly evolving. With the introduction of V4 and its hooks functionality, the platform has the potential of unlocking new possibilities for Uniswap Liquidity providers; these new opportunities amplify the need for a streamlined and user-centric experience that supports LPs in interacting with the protocol.
Enhancing the user experience for liquidity provisioning on Uniswap sets the stage for the next wave of institutions and market makers who are eager to explore the Uniswap Ecosystem.
Problem
The complexity and lack of user-friendliness associated with decentralized finance (DeFi) applications stands asa significant barrier, preventing broader adoption of Dapps.
In the case of the Uniswap Protocol, these complexities become even more apparent in the liquidity provisioning processes. With the rollout of V4, coupled with an anticipated increase in pools and decision-making for LPs, these challenges are set to increase and the need for improved solutions even more important.
Solution
To effectively navigate these challenges, we invite crypto native design teams/individuals to sub proposals for this Request for Proposal (RFP). The objective is to establish an open-source LP frontend design that can be effortlessly implemented by teams, with the aim of providing an optimal UX to liquidity providers.
The proposed design should not only emphasize the enhancement of user interaction but also strive to streamline the decision-making process for LPs by ensuring comprehensive accessibility to all relevant information.
Scope
The selected design team will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Research & Discovery: Perform a detailed analysis of the current UX for LPs in Uniswap and other DeFi applications. Identify the key pain points and areas for improvement. Conduct user research and testing to inform design decisions. Identify user flows in Web 2 and identify areas of their onboarding that you like that you will draw from.
- UX/UI Design: Based on the research findings, create a new UX/UI design that addresses the identified issues and enhances the overall user experience. The design should be intuitive, user-friendly, and should simplify the decision-making process for LPs. It should also make all relevant information readily available.
Specific considerations include:
- The design should accommodate Liquidity Provisioning on Uniswap V3 and V4. This includes a proposed solution for selecting Pools with hooks and support for pool-specific fields.
- The design should be versatile enough to cater to different user personas, such as beginner and advanced users
- Prototyping & Testing: Develop a clickable prototype of the proposed design. Conduct usability tests with a diverse group of users, iterate on the design based on feedback, and refine until optimal UX is achieved.
- Documentation: Provide comprehensive documentation on the proposed design, including design rationale, user research findings, usability testing results, and detailed design guidelines for implementation.
Deliverables
As part of the project's scoping, the team is expected to define a detailed list of deliverables for their proposal.
The deliverables for this work should be submitted in an accessible GitHub repository, and could include (but are not limited to):
- Research Report: A comprehensive document detailing the findings of user research, key pain points, and areas for improvement in the existing user experience of Liquidity Providers (LPs) in Uniswap and other DeFi applications.
- UX LoFi Mockups + Architecture: Lo Fi design files that draw from user research, that is presented to a select group of Uniswap Ecosystem members prior to moving on to HiFi. UI Architecture document detailing where all information is stored.