Detect Crypto Threats before they strike.
Detect Crypto Threats before they strike.
The Problem
The Problem
The Problem
The DeFi space offers opportunities but carries significant risks. Scams like rug pulls, honey pots, and liquidity traps have cost investors billions. Many users struggle to understand smart contracts and blockchain data, making them vulnerable to financial losses.
The DeFi space offers opportunities but carries significant risks. Scams like rug pulls, honey pots, and liquidity traps have cost investors billions. Many users struggle to understand smart contracts and blockchain data, making them vulnerable to financial losses.
The DeFi space offers opportunities but carries significant risks. Scams like rug pulls, honey pots, and liquidity traps have cost investors billions. Many users struggle to understand smart contracts and blockchain data, making them vulnerable to financial losses.
The Solution
The Solution
The Solution
The Hounds is a blockchain security tool that scans smart contracts for vulnerabilities using advanced algorithms. It helps users identify risks like rug pulls across multiple blockchains through an accessible interface, enabling informed investment decisions regardless of technical expertise.
The Hounds is a blockchain security tool that scans smart contracts for vulnerabilities using advanced algorithms. It helps users identify risks like rug pulls across multiple blockchains through an accessible interface, enabling informed investment decisions regardless of technical expertise.
The Hounds is a blockchain security tool that scans smart contracts for vulnerabilities using advanced algorithms. It helps users identify risks like rug pulls across multiple blockchains through an accessible interface, enabling informed investment decisions regardless of technical expertise.
Kickoff
Kickoff
Kickoff
The project began as a simple landing page with key screens for launch and basic results tracking. The client, a crypto developer, shared brand assets like the logo, palette, and early design references. My goal was to translate those into a clean, engaging interface. As the scope expanded, it became clear that static screens weren’t enough — the product needed interaction, feedback, and structure.
The project began as a simple landing page with key screens for launch and basic results tracking. The client, a crypto developer, shared brand assets like the logo, palette, and early design references. My goal was to translate those into a clean, engaging interface. As the scope expanded, it became clear that static screens weren’t enough — the product needed interaction, feedback, and structure.
What started small evolved into a full web app, introducing UX challenges around navigation, interactivity, and performance. The client also wanted AI-generated dog visuals to strengthen the brand identity. Some elements were predefined, but I had freedom to shape the user experience. Most collaboration happened live on Twitter Spaces and chats, which helped us move fast and refine ideas in real time.
What started small evolved into a full web app, introducing UX challenges around navigation, interactivity, and performance. The client also wanted AI-generated dog visuals to strengthen the brand identity. Some elements were predefined, but I had freedom to shape the user experience. Most collaboration happened live on Twitter Spaces and chats, which helped us move fast and refine ideas in real time.
Design
Design
Given my background in crypto and deep understanding of the product vision, I opted to bypass low-fidelity wireframes and move directly into mid/high-fidelity designs. This approach enabled more meaningful iterations with the client, replacing abstract layouts with concrete visualizations that clearly communicated the product's value proposition and functionality.
Given my background in crypto and deep understanding of the product vision, I opted to bypass low-fidelity wireframes and move directly into mid/high-fidelity designs. This approach enabled more meaningful iterations with the client, replacing abstract layouts with concrete visualizations that clearly communicated the product's value proposition and functionality.
Given my background in crypto and deep understanding of the product vision, I opted to bypass low-fidelity wireframes and move directly into mid/high-fidelity designs. This approach enabled more meaningful iterations with the client, replacing abstract layouts with concrete visualizations that clearly communicated the product's value proposition and functionality.
The landing page balances security with accessibility through the DeFi Guardian concept. Geometric hound visuals create a bold, modern aesthetic that reinforces protection and trust. Gold accents with a dark theme enhance premium positioning, while responsive layouts across devices complement core sections like features and pricing, maintaining flexibility for future growth and testimonials.
The landing page balances security with accessibility through the DeFi Guardian concept. Geometric hound visuals create a bold, modern aesthetic that reinforces protection and trust. Gold accents with a dark theme enhance premium positioning, while responsive layouts across devices complement core sections like features and pricing, maintaining flexibility for future growth and testimonials.
The landing page balances security with accessibility through the DeFi Guardian concept. Geometric hound visuals create a bold, modern aesthetic that reinforces protection and trust. Gold accents with a dark theme enhance premium positioning, while responsive layouts across devices complement core sections like features and pricing, maintaining flexibility for future growth and testimonials.
The experience starts with a secure, minimal login flow that sets a clear tone. From there, users can scan smart contracts across chains by simply pasting an address. Match percentages, creation dates, and metadata are returned instantly in a layout designed for clarity. Every step removes friction, helping users act quickly without losing trust or context.
The experience starts with a secure, minimal login flow that sets a clear tone. From there, users can scan smart contracts across chains by simply pasting an address. Match percentages, creation dates, and metadata are returned instantly in a layout designed for clarity. Every step removes friction, helping users act quickly without losing trust or context.
The experience starts with a secure, minimal login flow that sets a clear tone. From there, users can scan smart contracts across chains by simply pasting an address. Match percentages, creation dates, and metadata are returned instantly in a layout designed for clarity. Every step removes friction, helping users act quickly without losing trust or context.
The interface is built for focus and flow across desktop and mobile. A dark theme, consistent iconography, and structured data layouts turn complex results into something easy to scan and understand. Tables, ranked lists, and subtle motion help guide the user through analysis without distraction — making contract verification fast, intuitive, and repeatable.
The interface is built for focus and flow across desktop and mobile. A dark theme, consistent iconography, and structured data layouts turn complex results into something easy to scan and understand. Tables, ranked lists, and subtle motion help guide the user through analysis without distraction — making contract verification fast, intuitive, and repeatable.
The interface is built for focus and flow across desktop and mobile. A dark theme, consistent iconography, and structured data layouts turn complex results into something easy to scan and understand. Tables, ranked lists, and subtle motion help guide the user through analysis without distraction — making contract verification fast, intuitive, and repeatable.
Handover
Handover
Handover
To validate the design in a real-world context, I created a responsive Framer prototype of the landing page. This allowed for immediate testing across devices and helped identify potential implementation challenges and interactions early in the process.
To validate the design in a real-world context, I created a responsive Framer prototype of the landing page. This allowed for immediate testing across devices and helped identify potential implementation challenges and interactions early in the process.
To validate the design in a real-world context, I created a responsive Framer prototype of the landing page. This allowed for immediate testing across devices and helped identify potential implementation challenges and interactions early in the process.
The Figma file was meticulously organized with a mini design system of core elements - navbars, buttons, and their states - along with comprehensive documentation of spacing and color variables. Components and elements were structured using auto-layout to mirror modern CSS practices, ensuring design-to-development consistency.
The Figma file was meticulously organized with a mini design system of core elements - navbars, buttons, and their states - along with comprehensive documentation of spacing and color variables. Components and elements were structured using auto-layout to mirror modern CSS practices, ensuring design-to-development consistency.
The Figma file was meticulously organized with a mini design system of core elements - navbars, buttons, and their states - along with comprehensive documentation of spacing and color variables. Components and elements were structured using auto-layout to mirror modern CSS practices, ensuring design-to-development consistency.
Reflection
Reflection
Reflection
My Role
My Role
UX Researcher
UX Researcher
UX Designer
UX Designer
UI Designer
UI Designer
Developer (Framer)
Developer (Framer)
Tools
Tools
Figma
Figma
Framer
Framer
X (Twitter)
X (Twitter)
Midjourney
Midjourney
Notion
Notion
Timeline
Timeline
12 weeks
12 weeks
Process
Process
User Flows
User Flows
Style Guide
Style Guide
Design
Design
Framer Prototype
Framer Prototype
Dev Handover
Dev Handover
Working on The Hounds demonstrated how valuable industry knowledge can be when designing blockchain products. Understanding crypto enabled efficient prototyping and clear communication with the client. The project showed how security-focused products can maintain premium aesthetics while prioritizing clear user flows - crucial in DeFi where user trust is paramount.
Working on The Hounds demonstrated how valuable industry knowledge can be when designing blockchain products. Understanding crypto enabled efficient prototyping and clear communication with the client. The project showed how security-focused products can maintain premium aesthetics while prioritizing clear user flows - crucial in DeFi where user trust is paramount.
Working on The Hounds demonstrated how valuable industry knowledge can be when designing blockchain products. Understanding crypto enabled efficient prototyping and clear communication with the client. The project showed how security-focused products can maintain premium aesthetics while prioritizing clear user flows - crucial in DeFi where user trust is paramount.
As development begins and the product evolves, I look forward to refining and adapting the design to meet new challenges and user needs. The collaborative nature of this ongoing project exemplifies how design in Web3 is an iterative process, requiring both technical understanding and creative flexibility to deliver solutions that resonate with users while maintaining robust security features.
As development begins and the product evolves, I look forward to refining and adapting the design to meet new challenges and user needs. The collaborative nature of this ongoing project exemplifies how design in Web3 is an iterative process, requiring both technical understanding and creative flexibility to deliver solutions that resonate with users while maintaining robust security features.
As development continues and the product evolves, I look forward to refining and adapting the design to meet new challenges and user needs. The collaborative nature of this ongoing project exemplifies how design in Web3 is an iterative process, requiring both technical understanding and creative flexibility to deliver solutions that resonate with users while maintaining robust security features.
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Working with Filipe has been a pleasure. Having experience in creative fields, I know how hard it can be to align vision with execution, but he made the entire process seamless. His thoughtful additions and recommendations elevated the final product, transforming ideas into exceptional outcomes. He perfectly bridges the gap between concept and creation, and I look forward to continuing this fantastic collaboration.
/Jeff C. - Hounds Founder
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Working with Filipe has been a pleasure. Having experience in creative fields, I know how hard it can be to align vision with execution, but he made the entire process seamless. His thoughtful additions and recommendations elevated the final product, transforming ideas into exceptional outcomes. He perfectly bridges the gap between concept and creation, and I look forward to continuing this fantastic collaboration.
/Jeff C. - Hounds Founder
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Working with Filipe has been a pleasure. Having experience in creative fields, I know how hard it can be to align vision with execution, but he made the entire process seamless. His thoughtful additions and recommendations elevated the final product, transforming ideas into exceptional outcomes. He perfectly bridges the gap between concept and creation, and I look forward to continuing this fantastic collaboration.
/Jeff C. - Hounds Founder
Say Hello
Say Hello
Say Hello
filipe.tavaresnunes.design@gmail.com
filipe.tavaresnunes.design@gmail.com
filipe.tavaresnunes.design@gmail.com
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